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Mii

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Lynx said:
Then again, it doesn't have to have demons or witches in it to be bad.

I remember a set of youtube clips I was watching that starred a certain cartoon figure. They were short but entertaining clips, and the main character was witty, bitingly sarcastic and entertaining. But I had to stop watching those because it was affecting how I thought. I started thinking up a lot of sarcastic remarks of my own - catching myself before I said them, but still thinking them a lot - and I realized that paying deliberate attention to something so sarcastic and insulting was making my own thoughts a lot more snide.
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Yeah I'm starting to consider this concept as applying to "the company you keep" "bad company corrupts good morals" etc.

I further apply it to off-screen but that's a hard leap for a lot of people that have their favorites when someone does a clean portrayal.



It's funny that you mention that...I considered this just last night lol. There is still something to be said for desktops but your skills would require you to build the ones that look like the old external CD drives or the big external HDDs before they got smaller.
A desktop connected to even a 40 inch screen is incredibly practical and portable for presentations etc. Easier than HDMI laptop hookups.

I'm a niche person though but there's probably a sizable library market or for personal utility. That's where I saw the tiny desktops but I've been to much more rural libraries that still have the bulky compaqs from maybe 2005.

It would require boatloads of energy to keep abreast of so it makes sense to be led away from it...I was going to go the programming track from high school but I was led away from that also.
 
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Lynx

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If you're going that route you can get a computer the size of a flash drive, that plugs into your TV's HDMI port and runs like a full Windows computer. But you need to pack a bluetooth keyboard and mouse, and have an internet connection somewhere in the building that can provide wifi...

It's much easier to just carry a miracast dongle that will put your phone screen on the big screen. Your phone already has an interface and internet connection.
 
Wayne_Gearing

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Interesting thread. I play a lot of Games too

In the past, I was a huge Harry Potter fan and collected nearly every game that was made in the franchise. Didn't think anything of it, until I read an article about HP being demonic... Those games soon got sold. Nowadays I watch YouTube reviews of Games before I purchase them....
 
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Kojikun

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Wayne_Gearing said:
Interesting thread. I play a lot of Games too

In the past, I was a huge Harry Potter fan and collected nearly every game that was made in the franchise. Didn't think anything of it, until I read an article about HP being demonic... Those games soon got sold. Nowadays I watch YouTube reviews of Games before I purchase them....
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Yes I try to look at games in as much detail as I can before purchasing. I'm not a Harry Potter fan because I dislike the series as a whole. Such terms like magic are very iffy for me. Since Harry Potter is literally about Witchcraft and Wizards I dont really bother with it. I am a big fan of Goosebumps and similar series. They inspire my writing. In some Goosebumps books terms like "Magic" are sometimes used whether it be a performing illusionist (Magician) or a fortune teller. I tend to avoid those volumes I notice alot of those that use it are almost cautionary tales more often than not the characters in the book regret it. I'm not sure if it's all of them that include a cautionary aspect. I usually just avoid em to be safe. Stine is Jewish so it wouldnt surprise me if he purposely does it.
 
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See I’m not a fan of Harry Potter or DND either. Some would say “but it’s so fun!!” Yeah but do you really think it’s ok to pretend to be someone who uses dark magic?

I imagine for some who likes to play darker tabletops it would be difficult
 
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ArtsieSteph said:
See I’m not a fan of Harry Potter or DND either. Some would say “but it’s so fun!!” Yeah but do you really think it’s ok to pretend to be someone who uses dark magic?

I imagine for some who likes to play darker tabletops it would be difficult
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I don't like Harry Potter, but you don't have to necessarily play a caster or a thief in DND.
There are rangers, paladins, fighters... and they can make a pretty cool party. It makes for a good roleplay, too, if the challenge is rejecting all magic.
Paladin is a very strong class and has Lay on Hands healing.
You don't need a caster.
 
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Kojikun

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ArtsieSteph said:
See I’m not a fan of Harry Potter or DND either. Some would say “but it’s so fun!!” Yeah but do you really think it’s ok to pretend to be someone who uses dark magic?

I imagine for some who likes to play darker tabletops it would be difficult
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I tend too avoid sorcerers and Wizards for that reason. Necromancer is probably the most problematic for a Christian. Theres plenty of rpgs that dont use terms like magic and sorcery. I played one called Gamma World it was a postapocolyptic setup. It I think they had pyromancy and that was it for the more mythical stuff. I tend to pick Ranger or Paladin they both have useful skill sets. Ranger was a broken class in 3.5
 
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Mii said:
Yeah I'm starting to consider this concept as applying to "the company you keep" "bad company corrupts good morals" etc.
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Maybe good morals corrupt bad company that steers them toward God.
 
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Kojikun

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ArtsieSteph said:
See I’m not a fan of Harry Potter or DND either. Some would say “but it’s so fun!!” Yeah but do you really think it’s ok to pretend to be someone who uses dark magic?

I imagine for some who likes to play darker tabletops it would be difficult
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But if your bothered by the terms it's best to just stay away. There are plenty of other games than d&d 👍
 
Wayne_Gearing

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I have a Star Wars RPG... I play that because I can be a pilot and that's that!

I was a HP fan before I gave my life to Christ
 
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oldethennew

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oldethennew said:
first of all, we had to begin/learn how to leave our 'old-bad-habits' behind, and then,
we began to learn how to put-on-wear our brand new clothes...
it has taken a very lllllllllllllllloooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggg - tiiiiiimmmmmme.......................................
the 'in=between' has been very painful and extremely hard and telling, the releasing can be a very slow process...
PS. 101:3.
(((I will set no wicked thing before My eyes))): I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to Me.
we have found that all of the things that you have mentioned have a 'satanic-root';)
this is a Godly principle given to those who can perceive - if you know in your heart/spirit
that it is evil/satanic, then, beseech your Saviour, for He is our Helper in ALL things, (((get-rid-of-IT)))...
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we stand by our Post, but WE did NOT ADD the immicon with the (((wink)))...
 
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Prycejosh1987

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Kojikun said:
This just out of curiosity but did yall have things you had to leave behind when you became a Christian?
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You have good faith, and i feel the same way. I had to leave a lot myself similar to you, and i used to play MK myself. I am now a Nintendo man nowadays.
 
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