Archive for January, 2009
Is Ubuntu Linux Mainstream?
The New York times recently covered the increasing popularity of Ubuntu’s flavor of GNU/Linux, attributing much of its success to Mark Shuttleworth’s leadership and wealth.
There’s a lot of sensationalism in the article. Like this:
But rather than preparing to code for the highest bidder, the developers were coordinating their largely volunteer effort to try to undermine [...]
The Church and Technology
While I am (quite obviously) a big advocate of the church putting technology to good use, it is also important to be careful and purposeful about such adoption. To that end, Justin Taylor lists Five Things the Church Needs to Know About Technological Change.
Bibleworks 8 Available
Bibleworks 8 is now available at the Westminster Bookstore.
For a helpful analysis of what’s new in Bibleworks 8, check out this series of posts.
A Modern Esau Tale: Sacrifice Friends for Food
Burger King has released a new Facebook Application that will provide you with free food, provided you are willing to sacrifice a few friends. CNet reports:
Now is the time to put your fair-weather Web friendships to the test. Install Whopper Sacrifice on your Facebook profile, and we’ll reward you with a free flame-broiled Whopper when [...]
Finite Knowledge and Humility
Picture our galaxy in your mind. Got it? You probably do. Why? Because every 10 year old is presented with a picture of it early on. It’s one of the things we just know.
Well read this. It is a helpful reminder of the limitations of science, even when it’s conclusions are so ingrained that it [...]
View All Your Documents on your iPhone
I don’t have an iPhone, but if I did this would be a likely first download. I love access to my documents…
YAPFA (Yet Another Plug for Archice.org)
Though I’ve mentioned it several times, it’s worth repeating: the Internet Archive is a truly wonderful resource. It contains a wide variety of legal downloads in the open domain. I’m currently reading a little Origen (disseration work) while listening to recent Béla Fleck Christmas Concerts.
For the latter below, go here or here, or just listen [...]
Subscribe to ESV Bible Reading Plans
My Google Reader is full of wonderful subscriptions to wonderful web sites. Little did I know that I can subscribe to daily Bible Readings courtesy of ESV. There are a number of different options available on this page. There are a wealth of different options, including a Study Bible option, Daily Reading option, and a [...]
Dropbox Saved my Butt Today
Well, I’m back after the holidays. Quess what happened on my New Years?
For reasons that boggle the mind, I decided to type in the Linux equivalent of “format c:/”. Seriously. The result? My entire Windows partition is irrevocably gone.
Not a problem. I back up my data. Everything iimportant is safe, and all my dissertation research [...]
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