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In Muhammad's time there were quite a few sects that denied Jesus was God. He would have been familiar with the concept before he started getting revelations.

It's interesting to note that Muhammad also taught that a lot of other historical figures were prophets too, e.g. Alexander the Great.

JacobSkyleron If Jesus Never Called Himself God, How Did He Become One?

No, the link you provided tells you what Nicaea was about. It standardised the method for calculating Easter and condemned Arianism. (Arianism denied the trinity, not Jesus's divinity.)

JacobSkyleron Fixing Windows 8

It'd be really interesting to read how your meetings go.

e.g. what MS was interested in, what did MS rule out because of other concerns, how did MS built upon/refined the ideas, etc.

JacobSkyleron Nokia moves ahead with plans for a low-end Android handset

Not really. All it means is that Nokia has to convince Android developers to upload their apps to the Nokia store too.

JacobSkyleron Toast Sandwich

You don't even need to make it at home. I used to just but all my stuff on my way into work on Monday and store it in my office. Most of the stuff we put in sandwiches (bread, butter, cheese, cured meats, pickles, condiments) will last a week or more in an air-conditioned office. Just store it in an air-tight container and give it the smell test before you eat it.

JacobSkyleron Winamp shutting down on December 20th, 2013

My strategy is to install Columns UI (http://yuo.be/columns.php) and ignore the power options to the best of my ability. So far it's working.

JacobSkyleron Elio Motors: $6800 car, 84 mpg

If I had to guess I would say it's intending to fill the niche of the family's second car. Something for Dad to drive to work in while Mum drives the kids around in the main car. The person who's so poor that they can only afford a $2,000 car probably can't afford to make an investment that will take 3 years to pay off.

JacobSkyleron Time to abandon Gmail?

>Outlook interface is the worst.

I haven't had an issue with it, and I've been using Outlook.com pretty much since it came out. Before then I was using the Windows Live Mail desktop client and before then I was using Gmail.

JacobSkyleron Putin: A Plea for Caution From Russia

He probably directed the writing of the article but I doubt he actually sat down and wrote it with his own hand.

JacobSkyleron Yahoo reveals its new logo

I like it too. The proportions look a lot nicer and so does the colour.

The only grounds I can see for criticising it is that it doesn't follow the 'flat design' aesthetic, but I don't think that's a problem. Plenty of logos don't.

JacobSkyleron Things I did to improve my English and reduce my accent

I think belonging to a church probably helps a lot too, just because I know quite a few Christians from foreign countries and all of them have pretty mild accents. Even the ones who've only been speaking English for a few years.

Language immersion would be the obvious factor there but I have a hunch that group singing plays a big role too.

JacobSkyleron Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100

I'm going to have to do something like that I think. It's the only phone I've ever needed to get a case for.

JacobSkyleron Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100

Yeah, those criticisms would make sense for a Nexus 7.

JacobSkyleron Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100

"Plasticky" is a weird way to describe a phone that's 95% Gorilla Glass.

Personally I wish the Nexus 4 was more plasticky. My phone always ends up on the floor because the glass on the back slides off everything.

JacobSkyleron Is Connectivity A Human Right?

> No. People need food, clothing, shelter, a job to survive. On the other hand, humanity has done just fine without the Internet or computers for most of its history.

The implication of this statement being that we have a right to survive, and only a right to survive.

JacobSkyleron Wozniak Says `Lot of Things Wrong’ With Jobs Movie [video]

I love that he can talk so comfortably about the strengths and weaknesses of himself and others.

A lot of people are uncomfortable talking plainly about their own importance or about other people's failings. And then you get the odd megalomaniac who's the opposite. It's refreshing to see someone who's comfortable talking about people honestly.

JacobSkyleron A year without food (2012)

I usually try to fast at least once a week, the longest I've fasted for is 5 days.

The first few days I get hunger pangs around my usual meal times, but they go away soon enough.

Around the fourth day I get the 'real hunger' feeling where it's your whole body aches for food, but the hunger pangs go away. But that had lessened by the end of my fast.

Even if you're not religious I think it's still worth giving fasting a shot, just because it teaches you about hunger. Most people in developed countries will never understand it.

JacobSkyleron iOS 7 looks familiar

The only Android screenshots that look less pretty to me are the ones taken in the middle of doing something, e.g. the Android lock screen notifications which is in the process of being pulled down vs. the Apple one which looks a lot cleaner because it's fully extended.