It can be challenging to get Tetris pieces in the right place at the right time, just as it can be challenging to get soap into all the nooks and crannies… ok, that’s probably more talk about bathing than you can handled, particularly if you visualise things as you read… these Tetris soaps from Etsy might help.
Month: May 2009
Get soap in all the right places
3D pong
This is a beautifully rendered version of the classic computer game pong – well, actually, it’s a 3D rendering of a 2D rendering of a 3D game – that is to say it’s just Table Tennis – with a table designed to look like Pong. Confused? Well check it out – it’s from this guy…
How to evangelise
The Christian world’s preeminent blogger – Tim Challies – has a post featuring a great terrible guide to evangelism from the 50s. Here’s a clip – the post has heaps more…
A bunch of links – May 26, 2009
- Kiwis who took the money and ran located through Facebook update
- Why it’s hard not to stare at facial deformities
- All-in-One Wii, Xbox 360 and Ps3 Arcade Cabinet
- 10 Killer DIY Projects for Your Extra Day Off [Screenshot Tour]
- Get New YouTube Subscription Videos Via RSS
- What is quot;rationalquot; public discourse?
- Why Richard Dawkins’ beliefs blind him to evidence for God
- Terry Eagleton: Reason, Faith and Revolution
‘snot a good idea
Here’s a classy addition for your next birthday celebration – or in fact any candle lit dinner party. Noice. Some would say a bargain at $US3.99.
There’s also his Mustard companion…
CD Burners
When I was trawling through old posts to pick my favourites for that last post – I came across this site that I linked to a while back – it’s the “God Hates Fags” music blacklist. I can’t pick a favourite part of the text on the site to quote – so I’ll include it verbatim (that’s a little play on my title too).
One of the most dangerous ways Homosexuality invades family life is through popular music. Parents, please keep careful watch over your children’s listening habits. Especially in this age of Internet mp3 piracy.
There are multiple levels of Gay Music. Some bands are what we like to call Gateway Bands. They lure children in with Pop Grooves and Salacious Melodies leaving them wanting more. They’ll move on to more dangerous bands and the next thing you know you’ve got a homosexual for a child.
We’ve taken the time to highlight the bands that are particularly Gay. Please take the time and dissect your child’s CD / iTunes catalog. If you find 3 or more of these bands in their collection it is time to take action.
We Strongly recommend that you burn the CDs. Make sure your child is watching. Make sure they can feel the heat. It is crucial that the image remains emblazoned in their young minds. They need to know that if they continue to listen to these bands they may Burn eternally as well.
I’m thrilled to see the Jonas Brothers in the list – but there are many bands there that are in my CD collection or iTunes library. Definitely more than 3.
Actually, I’m pretty sure it’s a parody…
Some of my best work…
This blog has, in some shape or form, been around for a while. 3 and a half years in fact. And more than 1,400 posts. Which is much longer than most of my current readers would realise. I think. So it strikes me that you may have missed some of my sterling stainless steel early work. Which seems a shame.
So I’m going to start digging some out of the archives – or at least linking to them – just so they don’t go to waste.
The one where I solve the Croc V Shark debate by talking to an expert
The ones where try to get the Wiggles blacklisted and take on some Nigerian Scammers
The one with the awesome recipes from my share house days
The one were I get spammed by a bunch of students from Washington State University
The one where we play six degrees of Wikipedia
The one where I pick on a dangerous ninja
The one where I tell the Tractor Joke – and the one where somebody else improves it.
The one where I rant about emoticons.
The one where I took on a crazy Japanese tourist and turned it into a film noir novella.
The one where some people want to build a giant crucifix shaped conference centre.
The one about environmentally friendly dating services.
The one where Craig and I liveblog a Garage Sailing Adventure.
That’ll do. For now.
A bunch of links – May 25, 2009
- 40 Beautiful Examples of Minimalism in Web Design
- Multiplying fears: Islam and the demographic freedom of the church
- Multiplying fears: Islam and the demographic freedom of the church
- Anglican Churches in the Northern Region of Sydney
- today…
I guess the argument in the video that’s the topic of this post is that you should have three kids – one for Peter Costello, one for your baby bonus, and one for Jesus… but I haven’t watched the video yet. The post is interesting in its takedown of some obvious scaremongering.
To me, this pretty much sums up the problems with the Sydney Anglicans – so many churches in such a small geographical space. It’d be interesting to plot the number of evangelical churches around the rest of the country in comparison.
Calvin and bobs
It’s Calvin’s 500th birthday this year. Not the comic character – the predestination guy (for all you Arminians out there).
To celebrate this milestone our church is putting on a Calvin Conference – at which I am presenting something as yet undetermined about his interactions with government. Exciting times. To get me in the mood I’m thinking I may purchase one of these John Calvin Bobble Heads.
Offensive offensive
Yesterday while I was thinking about Guerrilla Evangelism, it occurred to me that road safety ads could be easily edited to be ads about not leaving a decision about Christianity to the last minute. Death bed confessions only work for people who know they’re on their death bed.
This ad is slightly disturbing… so only watch it if you want to fully appreciate my argument.
Would you have a problem with an “offensive” ad like this – ie one designed to shock – being used to promote Jesus? I know a uni group copped some flack a few years back for dressing up as death and running around harvesting people with sickles.
I suspect imminent mortality is one of the only things that atheists find confronting.
Eurovisions of grandeur
What do you get when you cross Eurovision rehearsals and some awesome Segway moves? This post. That’s what.
Bran-ded data
Cereal and computers don’t mix. Trust me. I’m speaking from experience when it comes to mixing milk and circuitry. This guy has found a way to turn this all into a winning formula…
A bunch of links – May 24, 2009
- Officials unprofessional: Hasler
- Religious fascination, bad institutions and challenging evil
- How Facebook, MySpace and YouTube Killed eBay
- How Long Did It Take for the World to Identify Google as an AltaVista Killer?
- Herbal Tea Adds a Flavorful Kick to Your Coffee [Coffee]
Not really my cup of tea – but interesting.
Guerrilla Evangelism
I’ve been toying with the idea of how Christians can use emerging technologies and the public sphere to conduct “guerrilla evangelism” (not to be confused with gorilla evangelism).
I know gospel proclamation occurs best in the context of an actual person to person relationship – but that doesn’t discount the idea of keeping Christianity in the public eye.
Here are five ideas I think are perhaps worth considering if you’ve got some time on your hands:
- Calling talkback radio – there are myriad talkback topics that lend themselves to Christian content – if I had a job that allowed me to call radio stations during the day, I would.
- Writing letters to the editor – but not the angry “religious right” type, or the terrible capitalising on current events type – more the classy Christian commentary where appropriate… this already happens to a degree in Sydney – but not enough elsewhere. Those are the low hanging fruit though… here are some evangelism 2.0 ideas…
- Find contentious Wikipedia entries and edit them as often as possible to present orthodox evangelical views on particular hotbed issues – or even the basics. Given that Wikipedia is both the primary source of information for most people and user generated it lends itself to this sort of concerted effort…
- Comment on popular blogs – and major media outlets – but again, not in the “flame an atheist” or condemn people to hell kind of way that has been made popular by theological ingrates.
- Share/bookmark/vote for good Christian articles – this one’s for the technologically literate – Digg, Reddit, Delicious, and Google Reader shared items are all popular sources of information for people – they tend to have a thoroughly atheist bent. Particularly Digg. I’ve seen one Driscoll article make it into the “What’s hot on Google Reader” feed – and not many turning up on the main page for Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon – or any of the other services that are out there.
- Putting evangelistic comments in your status on Twitter and Facebook is a bit cliched – but at least in some cases it satisfies the relational criteria of evangelism.
Any other ideas?
Design brief
I have a new design – that’s obvious for those of you visiting – but for the subscribers you should perhaps stop by and check it out.
Robyn doesn’t like it though – so I may have to change it if I want her posting more often.
Also, apparently commenting is difficult for some people (not the general vibe but a specific) – I think it’s got something to do with the OpenID plug-in I’m using. If commenting has been a problem – can you try commenting on this post without including a website in the website field – that will confirm my suspicions if it works.
Oh yeah, feedback on the design/design issues would be more than welcome.
May 25, 2009