05.31.07
Posted in Science and Technology, Culture and Ideas, Business and Economy, Computers and Internet at 12:24 pm by Jeff
If you haven’t yet heard about Google’s new Street View feature, where have you been? Here’s the view from Hyde and Lombard in SF.
Here’s an article on how they are accomplishing this: http://www.boingboing.net/2007/05/31/google_maps_zoom_her.html
Update: Google Streets has certain brought out the Orwellian/Huxleyan conspiracy theorists. But maybe we actually have something to worry about. I decided to follow that little red car from my Lombard Street link above and found that the car’s license plate is easily viewable. Is a line being crossed? Are we moving into a world where “as long as you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear?”
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05.30.07
Posted in Science and Technology, Computers and Internet at 8:45 am by Jeff
Wow.
Microsoft unveils revolutionary device
“New top-secret ‘Surface’ will change the way we look at computing”
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05.29.07
Posted in Faith and Practice at 9:49 pm by Jeff
Thought provoking…
When we come to the realization that everyone has a story, it changes how we treat people. When you see a man on a plane being abnormally loud, you know that he might be that way because of something in his past, and that thing most likely isn’t his fault. Or maybe it is. Either way, there’s a story, and because there’s a story, there is grace.
Read it
Lord, help me extend this grace to others that I would so long to receive from them.
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Posted in Computers and Internet at 9:40 am by Jeff
Okay, I’m addicted. The Google Personal Homepage (now called “iGoogle“) is my new internet crack-cocaine. Especially addictive is the Google Reader for reading RSS blog feeds. Now I don’t have to visit a bunch of individual websites to find out what is going on in the blogosphere (not that I’ve never used a feed reader before, but this is the best I’ve seen).
I used to use “my.yahoo.com” as my homepage, but I’ve completely sold out on iGoogle now. The ability to add gadgets to my page is a huge selling point. Especially with gadgets like this one.
For any Fresnans out there, I’ve even created my own Google gadget so you can see what song is currently playing on 105.9 Jack FM from the comfort of your own iGoogle page.
You can make your own Google Gadgets too!
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05.25.07
Posted in Culture and Ideas, Music and Literature at 11:53 pm by Jeff
Melinda Doolittle Shortchanged On American Idol
Well I couldn’t agree more (and not just because she is (distant) family!).
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Posted in Politics and Issues, Culture and Ideas at 11:01 am by Jeff
QandO provides a well spoken reflection on some of the issues surrounding the current immigration debate.
Personally I don’t care what color my country is in 20 or 50 or 100 years. What I care most about is that my country still reflects the principles upon which is was founded 200 years ago… The conspiratorial fear-mongering being put out there by many on the right concerning illegal immigrants is simply unworthy of those who claim that it is the content of your character and not the color of your skin which matters.
Read more: The right needs to drop the racial component of their immigration argument
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05.23.07
Posted in Personal at 3:25 pm by Jeff
…is this shirt:
Jonathan Edwards is My Homeboy
(XL please)
or possibly a good father’s day gift?
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Posted in Humor and Sarcasm at 1:28 pm by Jeff
A nine-year-old German girl thought she was being resourceful by pleading for police help to clean up her disastrous bedroom! The police actually showed up and I’m sure the girl didn’t anticipate their response…
Girl calls for police help over messy room.
I hope my daughter never tries to pull this sort of thing!
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05.21.07
Posted in Faith and Practice, Culture and Ideas at 11:01 am by Jeff
Joe at the evangelical outpost has an interesting take on what he considers to be the top ten problems plaguing the evangelistic efforts of the evangelical movement. I think his point regarding “faddism” is especially pertinent.
Fads and Fixtures: Ten Deadly Trappings of Evangelism
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05.15.07
Posted in Personal at 12:00 am by Jeff
My wife turned 30 today! Now I’m not the only fogey around our house.
Happy Birthday, love.
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05.09.07
Posted in Music and Literature at 3:52 pm by Jeff
All I can say is wow. Andy McKee is certainly one of the most amazing guitar players I’ve seen.
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Posted in Culture and Ideas, Music and Literature, Computers and Internet at 3:43 pm by Jeff
Rob Paravonian is stinking hilarious. Check out his rant against Pachelbel who apparently has managed to become the bane of all cellists.
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05.07.07
Posted in Culture and Ideas, Business and Economy at 2:33 pm by Jeff
Just three more seasons of “Lost”. Now they will actually have to start closing up some loose plot-line threads!
Ahh, just three more years and I can reclaim my Wednesday nights.
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05.04.07
Posted in Personal at 10:14 am by Jeff
I’ve spent the past week in the classroom studying the Gospel of Mark; 8:30 AM to 4 PM every day and I’m exhausted. After a relaxing weekend retreat, followed by a grueling week of New Testament studies, I’m hitting the road to be back home with my wife and kids. I don’t know how many more times I’m going to be able to tolerate these 9-10 day jaunts. Especially considering what Amy endured while I was away.
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