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When the Republican bumper stickers fade

So today a socially conservative Republican admitted to cheating on his wife. This is a politician who was being floated as a potential true Christian conservative presidential candidate. I’m not going to comment on the individual aspects of this. The situation speaks for itself there. We’re all fundamentally broken and there is plenty of judgment [...]

Filed under:politics

An sci-fi guy doesn’t like the Internet either

Ray Bradbury has this to say about the internet: “The Internet is a big distraction,” Mr. Bradbury barked from his perch in his house in Los Angeles … “It’s distracting,” he continued. “It’s meaningless; it’s not real. It’s in the air somewhere.” Funny thing is, you’d think the man who wrote Fahrenheit 451 would be [...]

Filed under:DRM, geeky, infotech

Challies, on the other hand, does not get it.

Tim Challies has a post today that talks about iPods, Twitter, Facebook, etc. It mirrors some of Anne’s assertions from a few weeks ago: But the wise observer might ask, if I have 1600 friends, why am I so lonely? Shouldn’t at least one of those 1600 friends be available when I need help painting [...]

Filed under:church, geeky, infotech

Southern Baptist leader Albert Mohler seems to “get” social networking/media.

Here’s a great post from Albert Mohler. It’s encouraging to see this kind of thing from a leader of Southern Baptists. In particular, here is the best part: Twitter has changed my prayer life. More than any development in years, Twitter helps me to know what is going on in the lives of many friends [...]

Filed under:God, church, geeky

Is Christian Contemporary dead?

Here’s an interesting post about the disappearance of CCM magazine. (found via Religious Affections Ministries…a blog I almost never agree with but usually enjoy.) My answer? Well, I’m not an insider but I have observed this world for awhile now. I think the CCM of old died about the same time the secular music world [...]

Filed under:General

Redundancy and functional failure

Had alot of fun in the data center this morning. It was sourced in the area of electricity. And to make a long story short, it was the best case of a worst case scenario. Anyone who spends any time in I.T. (or, I guess…mars landers, aviation, operating rooms, etc…..anything technical or where the failure [...]

Filed under:geeky, infotech