May 2012
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January 2012
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SOPA and PIPA Are Dangerous!
I was saving my 100th post for something special, but the urgency of this matter compels me to post now.
Thanks to the actions of some of the biggest sites yesterday you probably have heard of the bills currently under consideration in Congress (SOPA in the House of Representatives, PIPA in the Senate). Their goal is to stop—or at least curb—online piracy. This is a good thing, but the SOPA/PIPA...
July 2011
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A Disappointing Road: A Book Review
A review of After the Hangover: The Conservatives Road to Recovery by R. Emmett Tyrrell
This review is part of Thomas Nelson’s BookSneeze program. I received a free copy of this book in exchange for this independent and unbiased review.
Mr. Tyrrell explores the past, present, and future of American conservatism, but mostly the past. After an ambling report of the past full of inane...
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Anonymous asked: Tell me the best thing about your current job . . . and a description of what your dream job would be.
Anonymous asked: what is your favorite memory of/with/about your wonderful mom?
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June 2011
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Brotherly Affection
The title really should be “Brotherly (and Sisterly) Affection”.
In an increasingly uncaring world the people who invest themselves in your life are the ones that matter most.
I haven’t been to college in 10 years and yet I still have several professors who still know my name and will take the time for even a brief conversation when chance encounters occur. And I don’t...
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April 2011
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“I hear, ‘A true friend is someone who accepts me as I am.’ This is dangerous...”
– Andy Andrews, Mastering the Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success (via lydiaisamom)
He Is Risen Indeed!
Worthy is the, Lamb who was slain Holy, Holy, is He Sing a new song, to him who sits on Heaven’s mercy seat
Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord God Almighty Who was, and is, and is to come With all creation I sing Praise to the King of Kings You are my everything And I will adore You
Wishing you all the blessings of Resurrection Day!
“Revelation Song” by Kari Jobe. Lyrics
March 2011
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The Breastplate of Saint Patrick
I arise today Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Through the belief in the threeness, Through confession of the oneness Of the Creator of Creation.
I arise today Through the strength of Christ’s birth with his baptism, Through the strength of his crucifixion with his burial, Through the strength of his resurrection with his ascension, Through the strength of...
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"The Simple Joy of Being Smart"
What do Mensa and McDonald’s have in common? Apparently smart people are integral to both.
According to the latest drivel for McDonald’s - their $1 breakfast menu, to be precise - enjoying a cheap breakfast makes you smart enough to handle “difficult” relationship issues and to do so through deception. Nice. And, of course, the man comes out especially needing to be...
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Updated Messiah and What We Should Do About It
In an effort to make Handel’s Messiah more accessible to a younger audience, Grant Woolard recorded this auto-tuned version of the seventh chorus: “And He shall purify the sons of Levi”.
I can appreciate his attempt to “freshen up” Messiah - and I do find some humor in this video - but I am disappointed at the overall message.
This is a great chorus that speaks to...
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WatchThis is sort of long (about 28 minutes), but very funny and prescient.
February 2011
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January 2011
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iPhones 180x More Likely to Be Current Than...
Here is the beginning of a great article by Kevin C. Tofer that helps compare Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS in a fair way. And it also helps point out the bias against Android many main-stream tech reporters have.
I was disappointed to read one of the most disingenuous comparisons between iOS and Android version uptake this morning. TechCrunch’s MG Siegler, whom I genuinely...
December 2010
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November 2010
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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“And although it be not always so plentiful as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from want that we often wish you partakers of our plenty.” Edward Winslow, describing the first Thanksgiving feast with the Wampanoag and English settlers.
Edward Winslow. “A letter sent from New-England to a friend in these parts.”...
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Yesterday
Why do you get wrapped up in yesterday? Can you change any of them?
No. You can only make up for them by changing today and working - reasonably - on tomorrow.
THIS IS A MUST SEE: Put ‘Christ’ back in the... →
I agree with one commenter: “the shot wouldn’t be half as good were it not for the one guy looking over confused and amazed.”
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10 Amazing Android Photographs →
A neat article showing what you can do with Android. I hope you enjoy it as much I did.
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Clifford Stoll: Why Web Won't Be Nirvana -... →
This is a partly-laughable, partly-nascent article from February, 1995.
What part did the author get right?
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October 2010
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Martin Luther's 95 Theses
Happy Reformation Day!
Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences by Dr. Martin Luther (1517) Published in: Works of Martin Luther: Adolph Spaeth, L.D. Reed, Henry Eyster Jacobs, et Al., Trans. & Eds. (Philadelphia: A. J. Holman Company, 1915), Vol.1, pp. 29-38.
Out of love for the truth and the desire to bring it to light, the following propositions will...
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More than 39 Articles: The Commemoration of... →
stfrancis:
“Lord, give your people grace to hear and keep your word that, after the example of your servant William Tyndale, we may not only profess your gospel but also be ready to suffer and die for it, to the honour of your name; …” Today we commemorate the man of whom it has been not too fancifully…
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12+ Apps for New Android Users
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Android fans recently marked the second anniversary of the release of the first Android phone: T-Mobile’s G1 (HTC Dream). The phones and the operating system (OS) have come a long way in those two years, and Gartner Research recently released their findings that Android will be the second most popular mobile OS in the world by the end of 2010.
Since there are so many...
August 2010
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Death of "Death of the Book" Predictions
The following excerpt is reblogged from irisblasi.
Then, reading along just now in Nicholas Carr’s fantastic The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, I came across yet another example of this kind of paranoia:
[J]ournalism will be the whole press—the whole human thought. Thought will spread across the world with the rapidity of light, instantly conceived, instantly written,...
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“There was 5 exabytes of information created between the dawn of civilization...”
– Google, Privacy and the New Explosion of Data - Techonomy (via davemorin) (via juliaallison)
[Jim’s Note: 1 exabyte=1 billion gigabytes]
June 2010
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“From an English Football fan: “The World Cup has turned out like World War...”
– Dr. Jon Weatherly’s Facebook status (6/36/10)
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Police Arrest man near G-20 in Toronto, confiscate... →
notthatkindagay:
Early reports indicate he is a super genius and was just trying to catch the road runner.
May 2010
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Be Positive Cincinnati
positivecincinnati:
Are you tired of hearing about all the negative things happening in Cincinnati? This blog was created to publicize the positive events that happen in our beautiful city. My goal for this blog is to be a positive public documentation of events in and around the city. Every day there are great things happening but we don’t hear about them. So, bring on the positive,...
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stickybits blog: Android 1.6+ update →
We’re excited to release our next version of our Android app! It’s now compatible with Android 1.6+ and has tons of improvements to it. It also has the brand new RedLaser scanner inside, adding a much improved scanning experience.
If you didn’t notice, scanning barcodes in our iPhone app is…
April 2010
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Amazon Doesn't Want My Money, I Guess
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I’m blogging from my T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream) Android phone right now. (In the year+ I’ve had this phone, I’ve become a great admirer of the Android platform. I really ought to blog on this topic more.)
One of the benefits many people find in owning a smartphone obviously is the many things one can do on a phone that used to be limited to the computer. Like...