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> Philately (/fɪˈlætəliː/ fi-la-tə-lee) is the study of stamps and postal history and other related items. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting, which does not necessarily involve the study of stamps. It is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps.[1] For instance, the stamps being studied may be very rare, or reside only in museums.
 
There's also a catalog issued by the USPS of same name (PDF, I think there's a newer one out): https://www.usps.com/stamp-collecting/assets/pdf/usa_philatelic_catalog.pdf
 
USPS store for general shopping: https://store.usps.com/store/home

https://infogalactic.com/info/Rerum_Novarum
 
I think the translation in the OP is ok
 
The papal encyclical "Rerum Novarum" encouraged certain work conditions or reforms for workers (in response to some of the excesses of the Industrial Revolution):
 
(from its first two words, Latin for "of revolutionary change"[n 1]
 
> It was an open letter, passed to all Catholic bishops, that addressed the condition of the working classes.
 
> Of primary concern was the need for some amelioration of "The misery and wretchedness pressing so unjustly on the majority of the working class."[5] It supported the rights of labor to form unions, rejected socialism and unrestricted capitalism, whilst affirming the right to private property.
 
> Fair wages are defined in Rerum novarum as at least a living wage, but Leo recommended paying more than that: enough to support the worker, his wife and family, with a little savings left over so that the worker can improve his condition over time.[15]

I'm kind of for legalizing all drugs, slowly, while also putting in place societal infrastructure for discouraging the abuse of drugs and to help people who become addicts.
 
I can elaborate on further reasons for legalization of drugs if requested; it is not however a top priority to me as a policy issue so I don't focus on it as much for that reason.
 
What do you think about drug legalization or criminalization?

meme music

I liked the idea of Colemak, but it never became faster than QWERTY for me: https://colemak.com/
 
Dvorak seems interesting just older
 
I saw some people promote "Halmak" but it's a minority interest (may have been an attempt to tweak Colemak)
 
The Carpalx people have some exotic designs: http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca/carpalx/
 
Of course going in a different direction is stenography, the open steno project: https://www.openstenoproject.org/
 
or the Characorder: https://www.charachorder.com/
 
Have you tried an alternative keyboard layout to QWERTY or an alternative to keyboard designs altogether with steno?

It's the summertime when some take more time off or vacations
 
Any tips on where to go (local or at a distance), what to do, what to pack?
 
General travel and 'cation post

https://mistcooling.com/cool-energy-ac-mister.html
 
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/19381/mistbox-energy-saving-device-proven-to-cut-ac-bill
 
Review of Mistbox with commentary: https://www.allhomerobotics.com/mistbox-review/
 
I guess the idea is to use evaporative cooling to keep HVAC units cool when it's hot?
 
Do these kinds of things work or is there a way to make them work?

Some could save money too
 
I mean when you think about it, fireworks are often a bunch of lights and sound, which could be replicated in other ways
 
Some of the ideas that came up or I tried to think of were:
 
-laser light display
-glow sticks
-bonfire
-firecracker pinata
-break old things (like a rage room)
-bubble wrap popping
-elephant toothpaste (edit: like diet coke / mentos chemical reactions)
-bubbles
-fireworkless rockets
-fly drone / rc planes

https://bisoncentral.com/press-release/july-is-national-bison-month/
 
> As part of the celebration, consumers are encouraged to add this uniquely American, delicious, humanely-raised, supremely healthy protein to their regular diets.
 
> The American Bison, whose population once exceeded 30 million animals, was decimated to near extinction in the late 19th century through hunting, slaughter, and western-introduced disease. However, the bison has made a tremendous comeback and now numbers over 400,000 head across the continent. This comeback is due to a unique collaboration among American farmers and ranchers, Native American tribes, and conservation groups, all working to restore the species to its native landscape of North America. This collaboration also made the American bison the first-ever National Mammal of the United States in 2016.

Anyone know of any remedies for people to clear our their lungs, who have been exposed to harmful air pollutants?
 
I have in mind the wildfires going on, but also pollution in some major cities, or for ex-smokers
 
I'd guess drinking water and cardio in clean air are probably good
 
Here's one link list suggested of foods: https://www.cleaneatingmag.com/clean-diet/7-natural-sources-for-stronger-healthier-lungs/
 
more ideas: https://hhma.org/how-can-i-clean-my-lungs/
 
https://www.healthline.com/health/ways-to-cleanse-your-lungs#avoid-artificial-scents
 
https://www.indiatimes.com/health/healthyliving/13-ways-you-can-purify-your-lungs-naturally-233758.html
 
Any other ideas?

Also feel free to discuss general math topics in this post

So I was outside and it was kind of quiet and suddenly an air conditioner machine turned on and it wasn't a big deal but I became aware of the issue of noise pollution
 
I was curious what people think about this issue and about what ideas you might have to improve the noise situation and to manage noise pollution in society
 
Like in the example of the air conditioner, are there mods that could be made to retrofit old machines to make them quieter? Or are there new quieter designs?
 
One thing I've thought of is to encourage people to voluntarily use loud machines on certain days of the week if possible, rather than at random times every day (for example, mowing the lawn with loud gas mowers). This may not be realistic though as some people's schedules push them to use loud machinery whenever they simply have a moment.
 
Any thoughts on how to improve the issue of noise pollution and about the topic of noise management?

https://infogalactic.com/info/Feast_of_the_Sacred_Heart
 
litany: http://www.catholictradition.org/Litanies/litany8.htm
 
I think this failed to post a few days ago so just putting it up

A site: https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/index.html
 
Wiki: https://www.typewriter.wiki/index.php/Main_Page

I've seen in programming that apparently naming things like variables or files is hard (?). So that could be a topic of discussion. I'm not sure if it's felt that hard, to me.
 
I have encountered a lot of problems with downloading files with irregular filenames, and then I can't find them, though. I'm guessing maybe that's on me to manually put the filename in whenever I download these things, but I guess sometimes I might just click "save" and the name of the file is not like a description of the file and it makes it difficult to find them when searching for them.
 
Now on the other hand, sometimes people don't want the files labeled so that people find them easily, so that's another issue too.
 
I've also wondered if a motion could be made to get more websites to automatically update certain filenames with titles of the page; for example, say a book on archive.org is gibberish, and you could select an option to automatically set that filename to the title of the page which would presumably be the name of the book.
 
Has anyone encountered either of these issues of trying to figure out how to name files, or of downloading files with lots of random names that might have a tendency to get lost without them being labeled as they are downloaded?

https://infogalactic.com/info/Feast_of_the_Sacred_Heart
 
> The Feast of the Sacred Heart (properly the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Latin: Sollemnitas Sacratissimi Cordis Iesu) is a solemnity in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church. It falls 19 days after Pentecost, on a Friday. ... The devotion to the Sacred Heart is one of the most widely practiced and well-known Roman Catholic devotions, taking Jesus Christ's physical heart as the representation of his divine love for humanity.
 
Traditional litany of the Sacred Heart prayer: http://www.catholictradition.org/Litanies/litany8.htm

https://infogalactic.com/info/Flag_Day_(United_States)
 
> [Flag Day] commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on that day in 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.[1] The United States Army also celebrates the Army Birthday on this date; Congress adopted "the American continental army" after reaching a consensus position in the Committee of the Whole on June 14, 1775.

> That any person esteem his own good or excellence to be worthy of praise is not in itself sinful; nor, in like manner, is it sinful that we should desire to see our good works approved of men. "Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works" (Matthew 5:16). Hence the desire of glory is not essentially vicious.
 
> But a vain, or perverse desire for renown, which is called vainglory, is wrong; desire of glory becomes perverse,
 
> when one seeks renown because of something not really worthy;
 
> when one seeks the esteem of those whose judgment is undiscriminating;
 
> when one desires glory before men without subordinating it to righteousness.
 
> Vainglory may become a deadly sin, if one seek the esteem of men for something that is incompatible with the reverence due to God; or when the thing for which one desires to be esteemed is preferred in one's affections before God; or again, when the judgment of men is sought in preference to the judgment of God, as was the case with the Pharisees, who "loved the glory of men more than the glory of God" (John 12:43).
 
> The term "vainglory" denotes not alone the sinful act, but also the vicious habit or tendency engendered by a repetition of such acts. This habit is ranked among the capital sins, or, more properly vices, because it is prolific of other sins, viz., disobedience, boastfulness, hypocrisy, contentiousness, discord, and a presumptuous love of pernicious novelties in moral and religious doctrine.
 
via Catholic Encyclopedia on "Glory": https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06585a.htm
 
Aquinas On The Topic: https://www.newadvent.org/summa/3132.htm

> Video games are a ubiquitous part of almost all children’s and adolescents’ lives, with 97% playing for at least one hour per day in the United States.
 
I was kind of amazed by this statistic... are kids really playing this much? Is it too much? Implications?

The interrobang is basically a combination of a question mark and exclamation mark and question mark as one symbol; instead of "!?", it is "‽", or "!?!?!?" it is "‽‽‽".
 
Many people have adopted the "/s" to indicate sarcasm as a shorthand, I think there was a symbol created for that but it hasn't caught on as much.
 
What other alternative punctuation do you think would be useful?

Militaries often encourage this habit, perhaps to give a sense of order to your life and keep things looking uniform?
 
A majority of people don't make their beds, and seem to get along fine in the world, so it may not really be "necessary" for improving a person's life.
 
However for the minority that do make their beds, apparently there is also a correlation with a majority of them reporting they consider themselves happy, while a majority of those who don't make their beds admit to being unhappy (via Psychology Today article, referenced in a Mercury News article).
 
Some people think that making your bed in the morning helps to mentally prepare people for the day, that it's a habit that sets off a chain reaction of other good habits for the day; and it's also just nice to come back to a made bed to sleep in at night.
 
Could such a little thing have a big positive impact on your life?
 
Do you like to make your bed, or what do you think of the topic?