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The Word at Easter

I’m not a preacher. But, just the same, I was asked to bring a short message for an Easter sunrise (ok, earlier-in-the-morning-but-not-quite-sunrise) service. Reposting it here because it’s relevant to a discussion I’m having with someone; also because I meant to but just hadn’t gotten around to it. But, hey, it’s still the Easter season, so it’s not even...

Apr 24th

Blue Like Jazz: Blog: Blue Like Jazz - By the... →

bluelikejazzblog: Blue Like Jazz is a small, independent movie but our numbers are huge. We have more associated producers than any film in history (We didn’t fact check that, we just assume. What other film has two credit crawls running at the same time to get all the names in?) We have 4400 investors that… This, to me, is as interesting a story as the movie itself. It’s been fun...

Mar 26th

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Blue Like Jazz: Blog: The Christian Movie... →

bluelikejazzblog: by Steve Taylor The website BoxOfficeMojo.com is full of useless statistics that I check regularly. One of its most fascinating and terrifying features happens when you click on “Genres.” Fascinating, because who knew that “Mother” was a genre (Mamma Mia!)? Or that The Matrix falls… I will say, the “us vs. them” tone may be good marketing, but it’s...

Mar 21st

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Mar 21st

Review of Blue Like Jazz: The Movie

I read Blue Like Jazz a few years ago. To be honest, I don’t remember too many specifics about the book—a few of the people (especially the ones with memorable names like Tony the Beat Poet and the swearing pastor), a couple events. When I finished the book, I remember thinking, “This is an important book.” In the years since, I’ve noticed changes in my thinking...

Mar 16th

You want me to "have a good fight?" OK, let's go.

Every time—and it happens often—I’m called a liar for saying that I’ve never had a fight with my wife, it makes it hard for me to listen to what is otherwise probably a good message. I could call out a specific preacher, but honestly, I’ve heard the same thing from enough sources that I don’t think I need to. Here’s how it usually goes: {humorous...

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Sep 10th

“Download map area” added to Labs in Google Maps... →

Very, very nice feature addition!

Jul 8th

Honduras, Here I Come

Well, tomorrow I’m headed for Honduras. The myriad circumstances that have culminated in this trip are kinda staggering. My connection with Honduras came from two different directions—my church, who is for the second consecutive year is taking a mission team to La Ceiba, and my coffee, which led me to La Union, Lempira, Honduras. We’ll be flying out tomorrow, June 12, and will...

Jun 12th

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Do away with property tax uncertainties →

Wouldn’t this be nice. Unfortunately, we’re talking about Illinois, so I’m not holding my breath.

Jun 7th

Amazon to Allow ePub eBooks on the Kindle e-Reader... →

I’m glad they’re moving in the direction of more open standards. I think I chose the right e-reader!

May 23rd

May 11th

LendleBlog: Are publishers now opting out of ebook... →

lendle: One of the reasons we’ve been so keen on tracking statistics surrounding the number of lendable books in our catalogue is that it means we’re harvesting information about an industry in its formative stages. Almost no one else has this information — and if they do, they’re not sharing it. One of…

May 3rd

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KC donates “Cranes for Kids” →

Very cool—sounds like a fun project all around!

Apr 25th

Dear Podcasters:

Please, please, listen to your podcast and adjust the volume level of your (mostly useless and probably too long) lead-in/lead-out music to match the volume level of your voice(s). Thanks, Eric

Apr 8th

Kindle’s Real Page Numbers →

I’m glad that Kindle took the time to wait and roll this out when they could do it right. I’m eager to see real page numbers on more and more books.

Mar 16th

Server Attention Span →

XKCD is spot on again. Dear anyone with a mobile site: DON’T DO THIS!!!

Mar 7th

Feb 26th

Watch

So. Cool.

Feb 24th

Windows Drivers for Kinect →

OK, this is not helping me resist buying a Kinect.

Feb 22nd

http://xkcd.com/859/ →

Feb 11th

Goodbye, Last.fm →

If there’s one thing I hate (and trust me, there isn’t), it’s companies that entice users with a free (well, ad-supported, which isn’t exactly free) or freemium product and then switches it up. Either have the foresight and honesty to charge a fair price from day one or keep your word. Fare thee well, last.fm.

Feb 7th

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficialGoogleMobile... →

This is a good move. It’s a lot nicer to look for apps on a desktop.

Feb 3rd

Feb 2nd

Google: Bing Is Cheating, Copying Our Search... →

Feb 1st

Jan 27th

The design of datalist →

This makes me way happier than it probably should. I’ve often been frustrated that comboboxes don’t exist in HTML. This will make database and form design much nicer!

Jan 11th

http://xkcd.com/844/ →

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Nov 22nd

http://m.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/11/why-making-... →

Interesting conclusion. I will say that, when I spend a lot of time making a meal, I tend to eat less.

Nov 20th

Watch

OK, even adjusting for an obviously one-sided discussion aimed at giving ammo to an audience that’s already made up their mind, this just has to stop. A choice between a virtual strip-search, sexual assault, or verbal/psychological abuse to produce an illusion of security is just ridiculous. I understand how they’re getting around the fourth amendment, but we’re talking about an...

Nov 11th

CodeSOD: Thourough Username Validation →

Best login script ever. My favorite part (that the article didn’t mention) is that it exposes every username in the database to anyone with a DOM inspector (aka, IE8+, FireBug, Safari, Chrome).

Nov 8th

Whiteside County sample ballots →

Nov 1st