Pogue on Religion
Ever since I read this line a few weeks ago from my favorite tech reviewer, David Pogue, it has struck me as the solution to the Mac vs. PC debate: There are two kinds of people: those who value elegance, simplicity and beauty, and those who don’t. You’ll never convince either group to change their minds; it’s like a religious war.[From NYTimes.com] Aesthetics is for me indeed a religious category, because God made beauty and the capacity to enjoy it. (Note: I am not saying that PC users are...
20 Years After Tiananmen
Some months ago, my wife and I watched the fascinating PBS documentary mentioned in this fascinating article, and now there's a fascinating, never-before-seen, addition to the story. On this twentieth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, take Solomon's advice and visit the house of mourning by following those links.
49 million to 5
Do not tell anyone that I read an article by Ann Coulter in WorldNetDaily. Pretend that this is from a responsible writer and news source. (I'm not even going to link to it!) But the figures, I would have to think, are accurate. And the issue is important: a major theme in Scripture is God's tendency to take the side of the oppressed. In a country with approximately 150 million pro-lifers, five abortionists have been killed since Roe v. Wade. In that same 36 years, more than 49 million babies...
Thom Rainer on Twitter
A responsible adult with a good head on his shoulders and a year in twitterverse under his belt offers "Ten Reasons Why I Use Twitter." Here's one: 3. Information. Twitter offers a wealth of incredible information. If I want to find out about a topic of interest, I enter the topic in the search and I receive more information from fellow tweeters than I could ever use. Most of the tweets have great links that guide me to even more information. Read the rest...
Usage Determines Meaning—Ad Nauseam
Usage, ah, Usage... What a fickle goddess! No hobgoblin of little minds are you! At the end of blog posts for the last few years (notably those of JT), bloggers have been including "Hat Tips," little acknowledgments to other bloggers who have supplied the author with a good link. Something like this: HT: John Doe A "hat tip," of course, is a metaphor for acknowledgment. "HT: John Doe" means "I tip my hat to John Doe (for bringing this link to my attention)." But, O Usage! What hast thou done?...