Jordan Eskovitz

One of the things I recall most distinctly about group critiques in art school was the ability for college students to identify every unintentional phallic and yonic symbol that made its way into each others works.
To this day I triple check every illustration or design piece before presenting to clients or finalizing but I am sure I still miss things.

2025-04-09 14:15:23

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https://www.bestbuy.com/site/google-pixel-8a-5g-128gb-unlocked-obsidian/6578506.p?skuId=6578506
You can get an 8 for pretty cheap. Support will last till around 2030.

2025-04-09 01:52:31

Got #GrapheneOS? Use @nprofile…tdq0
#nevent1q…h0wv

2025-04-09 01:50:20

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Welcome to #nostr, Gerald ✌️

2025-04-09 01:47:31

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Speak "Fren" and enter.

2025-04-08 18:33:06

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Good [all the things] to you

2025-04-08 04:45:02

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Governance will always be carried out by some entity or group. It is an inescapable part of Creation's hierarchical design. No matter the musings of libertarians and anarcho capitalists, the role of governance will always need to be filled by somebody.
A better focus is on how best to limit the magisterial government to its proper sphere– that of justice–and keep it from intruding upon the other spheres of governance–the household, the Church, the individual.

2025-04-08 04:33:04

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+1 for affirming Classical Conversations. Even if you don't have access to co-ops in Japan, the content is great.

2025-04-07 22:31:33

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Lots of this in western Michigan too. Every time I drive through, towns that seemed to once be full of life now have a palpable feeling of being long hollowed out and sapped of vitality.

2025-04-07 19:23:58

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Haven't heard a pod with you in awhile. What have you done recently?

2025-04-07 02:10:22

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Available through @nprofile…tdq0 too 👍

2025-04-06 01:39:58

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2025-04-04 16:18:09

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Welcome to #nostr

2025-04-04 14:56:51

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2025-04-04 01:43:52

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It's from NC Wyath 👍

2025-04-03 18:50:28

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A bot would say that 😏

2025-04-03 15:59:07

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Can I sign into Camelus with Amber?

2025-04-03 14:41:37

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I have been in contexts where we began having meetings about having meetings. ☠️

2025-04-03 02:41:48

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Welcome to #nostr

2025-04-03 02:38:05

List of Businesses on Nostr:
I started this list so I could keep track but since I'm not sure if such a list like this exists anywhere else, I thought others would benefit from it too.
Many of these businesses are actively using #Nostr as a marketplace through which to sell their goods or services.
This is not exhaustive so feel free to add businesses I missed to the comments.
Here's to the early adopters, to seeing these businesses supported, and to seeing the #bitcoin circular economy grow:
@nprofile…quzg
@nprofile…mq99
@nprofile…ng8e
@nprofile…9msr
@nprofile…0s5u
@nprofile…ptx8
@nprofile…w8zx
@nprofile…t77k
@nprofile…ksjz
@nprofile…4xa4
@nprofile…dmam
@nprofile…gc7w
@nprofile…axdq
@nprofile…0qzz
@nprofile…cg74
Also shout out to @nprofile…66av. Peony Lane Wine doesn't have its own Nostr handle but Ben does actively use Nostr to connect with people and sell his wine.
And shout out to Untapped Growth. Not sure if his handle males sense on this list but you should follow him anyway.
@nprofile…h2ec

2025-04-03 00:58:22

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Or even take the time to prompt in order to respond to someone. If you don't have your own response, why go through the effort? 🤷‍♂️

2025-04-03 00:04:09

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Correct. Not all use of force is aggressive.

2025-04-02 23:04:17

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The Model Health Show
Wise Traditions
Radical Personal Finance
Haunted Cosmos
@nprofile…r4yz
Thank God for Bitcoin Podcast

2025-04-02 22:14:34

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What's a good way to reach you?

2025-04-02 21:59:09

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Appreciate the follow up. I'll add you to my growing list of products to try. Still need to order some wine from @nprofile…66av✌️

2025-04-02 18:41:59

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What client are you using?

2025-04-02 18:15:40

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iPhone?

2025-04-02 18:09:07

It is a common tendency among artists and designers to not handle compliments well. There are many reasons for this, but I think it is most often because we see all the faults in a given piece and are therefore unable to accept that others see something worthy of praise. We are quick to respond to a compliment with reasons why it is actually not as good as the person thinks or by pointing out how the piece falls short of our own artistic standards.
Sometimes we simply mistake downplaying our work as being humble. But this is really a false humility. If I am good at what I do—as compliments from other people can bear witness to—denying it is tantamount to lying.
What's more, we often think of pride as boastfulness, but its less obvious form is self-denigration—or even self-pity. The ironic thing about denying my own skill as an artist, or the effective execution of particular work, is that it forces the conversation down an channel of prideful egotism. The person is complimenting me, the artist, yes, but they are likely doing so because something about my work moved them. To then give them reasons why they actually shouldn't be moved makes the whole thing about me in the worst way.
What I have had to learn over the years is that when someone compliments my work, I should ask them what they like about it or how it spoke to them. Most often I give them the social grace of simply saying "thank you."
#grownostr #artstr #design #nostr

2025-04-02 16:55:55

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Do you shoot digital or film?

2025-04-02 16:15:35

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As one does

2025-04-02 02:06:36

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Demons masquerading as aliens exist

2025-04-02 01:27:13

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC6eHraeMes

2025-04-01 14:55:58

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Welcome to #nostr, Mimi

2025-03-31 22:36:02

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Fatherhood is indeed a gift. And all the world is downstream of it.

2025-03-31 21:38:52

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@nprofile…nkr4 pronounces it this way too

2025-03-31 21:31:06

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*are

2025-03-31 13:51:10

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2025-03-31 02:20:30

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Prudent move even for small scale or localized disasters.

2025-03-30 04:28:07

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Generating imagery is not the same as making art. The existence of an image via a prompt is not in itself evidence of art.
Art is more than mere image and the rendering of something in a particular style. Art making is deeply anthropological.

2025-03-30 03:12:02

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I would happily pay sats for that.

2025-03-30 03:09:06

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Agreed. "Human made" will be the new "hand made".

2025-03-29 18:03:34

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Very different than It's Always Sunny but it is a great show. Funny, dramatic, and has heart.

2025-03-29 17:56:20

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Chuck

2025-03-28 20:01:58

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You groan now, but only for a time. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the Ghiblified Sons of God.

2025-03-28 17:42:22

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If it is timeless design, artisanally crafted, and will outlive its user, becoming an heirloom handed down, that is a reasonable price.

2025-03-28 15:00:12

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GM, Sergio

2025-03-28 13:52:15

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It is getting eschatological now
https://babylonbee.com/news/god-confirms-our-heavenly-bodies-will-be-in-the-style-of-studio-ghibli

2025-03-28 04:27:19

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Welcome to #nostr, Ariana

2025-03-28 02:07:34

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Welcome to #nostr, Cole.
What are some of your favorite architectural movements?

2025-03-27 20:22:54

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@nprofile…970s is great

2025-03-27 19:37:26

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Heart emoji

2025-03-27 14:07:35

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Fermentation is essential.

2025-03-27 14:01:32

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Gm, sir

2025-03-27 02:21:53

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I thought it was identifying all the traffic lights

2025-03-27 02:14:17

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Isn't this just what IRL Japan looks like all the time?

2025-03-27 01:42:07

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I may start introducing my kids to a few of the films.

2025-03-26 22:26:45

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Nice. Reminds me of Aaron Draplin's work.

2025-03-26 22:11:48

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Designed yourself or did you work with a designer?

2025-03-26 21:24:19

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Any other favorites?
I watched Spirited Away often as a kid

2025-03-26 19:57:24

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💯

2025-03-26 19:39:15

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Downloaded and will try it out later today ✌️

2025-03-26 19:30:41

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Oof

2025-03-26 18:42:21

Some lessons I have learned about logo design over the years:
1. Logos are cool, and they are fun to design, but people care a bit too much about them. Especially when they change.
2. What makes a logo *good* has more to do with fittingness than pure design. It must be designed well, but does it fit the company/org/project personality and industry? Is it memorable?
3. A well designed logo and sharp visual identity does not make up for bad customer service or a low quality product.
4. A logo is not a brand. It is the beginning of a conversation, and a punctuation at the end.
5. Logos don’t have intrinsic meaning, they have imbued meaning.
6. Often a client thinks they need a new logo when they really don’t.
7. Often a client thinks they need a new logo when they really just need a refresh.
8. Logos need to be simple enough to retain legibility when being scaled down for mobile, but simple doesn’t always have to mean minimalistic and modern. Many contemporary logos really lack personality and character.
9. It can be easy to assume that *simpler* logos are easier and quicker to design, when the opposite is often true.
10. A logo doesn’t always have to be flashy or clever. Sometimes the company name typeset nicely does the trick.
Curious what other designers think, disagree with, or would add from their own experiences.
#designstr #artstr #art #grownostr

2025-03-26 16:50:45

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Sleepy slept in

2025-03-26 16:39:59

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2025-03-26 15:46:50

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Gm 🟠

2025-03-26 13:50:00

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It's the simple things

2025-03-26 03:03:01

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Welcome ✌️

2025-03-26 03:01:55

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Welcome!

2025-03-26 02:59:39

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Welcome to #nostr

2025-03-26 02:52:17

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I'm not sure it actually changes that much. Looking back at my own experiences, the students that contributed little without AI and current students contributing little with AI are, at the end of the day, probably having the same effect on the project's outcome. 😅

2025-03-25 16:34:56

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Liver may be a good place to start. If you cannot stomach it, there are liver supplaments. Check out heartandsoil.co

2025-03-25 16:23:04

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Hype ecash, fade stablecoins

2025-03-25 15:29:09

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GN, sir

2025-03-25 15:26:07

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Real intelligence is being able to babel 😏

2025-03-25 15:25:16

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2025-03-25 13:56:42

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And destroy nutrient-rich soil to in order to grow one thing that is either too poisonous to eat or to degrading to my car engine for me to want to fill my tank with it.

2025-03-25 13:42:14

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GM, sir

2025-03-25 02:17:24

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Heavy film

2025-03-25 02:09:40

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The Fountain was one of my top choices too.

2025-03-25 02:08:42

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Loved this film as a kid

2025-03-25 02:03:34

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I don't know if it is what they were going for, but this movie captured spiritual warfare in a really fascinating way.

2025-03-25 02:01:58

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I second Sunshine as underrated

2025-03-24 20:44:03

For most of human history, the household was the economic locus of society—the term economy literally duriving from the household. Households were also covanental. The husband as the covanent head of the family, the wife as his helpmeet and "oikodespot" (household manager), the children involved in the domestic and economic life of the home. Fathers were involved in raising, training up, and educating the children. Wives were very often involved in the household business.
This all changed after the Industrial revolution. The economic center shifted from the home to the factory. Fathers left the home for work. In the beginning, women and children did too. But over time, the home became the woman's domain, and the domestic life became her primarily responsibility.
As industrialization and modernization unfolded, the family fragmented more and more. Work, education, entertainment, and social life all shifted from being anchored to the household to taking place elsewhere. And, most fundamentally, society began to see its foundational and basic unit shift from families/households to individuals.
This was the context in which feminism emerged, and it grew more militant, more divisive, and more toxic as the family became more fragmented and as the household more plundered of all its richness and texture.
For the waves of feminism to subside, there needs to be a retrieval of preindustrial life. We cannot go back, but we can pull forward:
Masculine men and feminine women getting married, having children, and establishing productive households. Both parents finding ways to be involved in raising children and in domestic life. Families starting home businesses or engaging in remote work from home. Families reassuming the duties of education rather than outsourcing it to the State. Fathers training up their children, particularly their sons, in their craft, trade, or line of work. Families developing more food and finance sovereignty, growing gardens and denominating their household economies in #bitcoin. Families joining solid churches and reviving the discipline or family worship in the home.
This retrieval is happening. May it accelerate. May egalitarianism and feminism be cast into the dustbin of history. May men, women, and families flourish.
As goes the household, so goes the world.
#nevent1q…d6nn

2025-03-22 20:40:47

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Admittedly I'm not sure how you see 2 Thessalonians making any such point about the church. Nor do I see any division between church and congregation in the NT or any condemnation of the institution of the Church as a business.
I do think many modern churches *function* too much like businesses (overly focused on marketing campaigns, brandong, and numbers of congregants, corporate leadership structure rather than biblically modeled elder board, etc) but that's not the same as saying the institution of the Church or any local church *is* a business.
Correct me if I have misunderstood what you are saying.

2025-03-22 13:34:55

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If you ask your dog "do you have flees?" and it looks you in the eyes and says "yes," it might have flees.

2025-03-22 01:15:23

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Where do you see the Scriptures making a distinction between Christ's body the church?

2025-03-21 21:46:18

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Much of the Church is in a bad way right now for sure, but what you are describing sounds like mostly mainline churches which went astray long ago and are mostly hollowed out. I really don't consider them churches or really a true or meaningful part of Protestantism.
There are still faithful spiritual enclaves of Protestantism you'll find among the PCA, OPC, Lutherans, CREC, Reformed Baptists, etc.
One note regarding the earlier discussion of the crusades and a lot of Christendom past—much of the Protestant Church, even the solid churches and denoms, do often make the mistake of ignoring the first 1500 years of church history at best, denigrating a lot of it at worst. This is something I would like to see change, and am indeed seeing a slow change. We ought not be so quick to disdain and disavow our fathers.

2025-03-21 21:19:31

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We have the original Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic manuscripts, as well as the Vulgate, early Reformer translations, and the KJV.
There are numerous modern translations, some of which are garbage, most of which have strengths and weaknesses based on translation philosophy.
What versions are you referring to that are censored, edited, and omitting things due to secular politics?

2025-03-21 20:59:56

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Luther's original intent was not to cause a schism, but over time he and other reformers saw themselves as course correcting. We commonly see the Protestants as being the ones to split away, but they saw the Roman Church as doing so.
Also worth noting: prior to the Reformation, average congregants could not read the Scriptures for themselves and neither did many understand the Mass because the commoner did not know Latin. The reformers were so effective partially through their shrewd use of technology. Luther bypassed the gatekeepers and wrote directly to the common German, in his own tongue, leveraging the printing press in a way no one had done before. Other reformers did the same. In fact, without the Reformation, there would not be mass literacy. Anyone being able to learn to read the Scriptures for himself comes with the risk of various interpretations and divisions. But I would argue for all the complications this has wrought, it was worth it.

2025-03-21 20:28:31

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Likewise.
History is complex, and while I don't deny that many wars have occurred in lands under Christian rule, that is inevitable for two reasons: The first is that mankind is sinful. The second is that Christendom has spanned some 2000 years.
However, we also must recognize that not all war is the same. There is just war and unjust war. There is defensive war and offensive war. With some exceptions, nearly all the crusades were defensive wars. As were many pre-crusading wars like those against the Danes.
But as I said, Christendom is more than her wars, just or otherwise, and honoring our fathers as well as retrieval from the past is essential for the West to have any real future.