- Mor(e )on Christian music
- Facing the music
- The wisdom of the world?
- Two koorongs
- Is it just me, or is there a decency pattern emerging?
- Keep Your Files Backed Up, In Sync, And Always Available
- Problems with Plagiarism
- the spiritual peace my atheism provided…
- Blast From the Past: the $3398 10MB Hard Disk
- Birthers glom on to fake Kenyan birth certificate.
- Gsalr Finds Garage Sales and Plans an Effective Route [Sales]
Someone needs to make an Australian version of this.
Tag: Links
Links from August 4, 2009
A bunch of links – August 3, 2009
- #593. Being a Christian Culture Snob
- Literals
- Use Wolfram Alpha as a Writing Tool [Writing]
“If you’ve ever been stuck trying to fill out a trio of words ending in “ation,” looking for the transliteration of a foreign script, finding proper pronunciation or hyphenation, or other nerdy word tasks, Wolfram Alpha can often pull off the job with a few key words. Enter word before your term to get an overview of what Wolfram knows about a phrase, or words starting with or words ending with to fit a certain phrase into your text.” - 50 Fresh Portfolio Websites for Your Inspiration
- A coin flip isn#39;t random
Yet recent research into coin flips has discovered that the laws of mechanics determine the outcome of coin tosses: The startling finding is that they aren’t random. Instead, for natural flips, the chance of a coin landing in the same position as it started is about 51 percent. Heads facing up predicts heads; tails predicts tails. - From the interwebs part 2
A bunch of links – August 2, 2009
- For the frustrated musician
- Favorites from the Feeds #02
- 10 Words I Would Love To See Banned From Press Releases
- Top 10 Computer Hardware Fixes and Upgrades [Lifehacker Top 10]
- Convert PowerPoint to YouTube Video- PPT2YouTube
- NSFW: Trust me on the sunscreen (and the future of journalism)
- Dr. Valerie Tarico- Non-theists and Evangelicals: The IM Interview
- An Atheist Responds to a Christian’s Questions
“Children are hard wired to be credulous, to believe what they are told by adults who have authority over them and who nurture them. It’s the only efficient way for them to pick up all the information they need. They can’t afford to question and test when we tell them stoves burn you or cars squish you, so they’re built to trust us. Because they are vulnerable in this way, we have a particular responsibility not to exploit or abuse that trust. If you believe the exclusive salvific claims of Christian orthodoxy, then the end justifies the means. That, I think is at the heart of children’s ministries. But it’s only fair to admit that children are being offered metaphorical candy – and the ultimate goal of conversion isn’t always up front.”brbrFrom the Friendly Atheist’s review of the Internet Monk article also shared…
A bunch of links – July 30, 2009
- Thank you facebook
Facebook suspended Mark Driscoll’s fan page for some reason – they restored it. This is MD’s response… I can’t help but think he’s calling Facebook a great gift (rather than his restored profile) in this quote:”Rumor has it my facebook account is back up. I want to personally thank the folks at Facebook for resolving this and giving the world such a great gift.”
- Misunderstanding Markup: XHTML 2/HTML 5 Comic Strip
It’s all so much clearer now. - Synchronized blinking during movies
Amazing.
“Due to blinking, viewers of a 2.5 hour-long film like the latest Harry Potter will have their eyes shut for up to 15 minutes. But researchers have found that movie goers synchronize their blinks” - What Happened to Jimmy Hoffa?
- BREAKING: Schumacher to return to Ferrari F1 for remainder of season
Oh, but I thought he was the Stig…
Yesterday’s rumors have been confirmed: Michael Schumacher will take Felipe Massa’s place for the remainder of the 2009 Formula One season. - Ten types of people to unfollow on Twitter
- LyricRat Names that Tune with Whatever Lyrics You Can Remember [Lyrics]
- Become a Better Proofreader By Distancing Yourself from the Text [Writing Tips]
Hear, hear: “Even if it’s just your own solitary voice bouncing against the walls of an otherwise empty room, you should ALWAYS read your work out loud. Reading out loud will help to highlight any errors, missing words or lapses in syntax you might have otherwise missed.” - 6 Ways to Backup And Recover Important Data
- Never Use Hotmail Inactive Webmail as Your Secondary Email Account
- Share Your Expertise in Our Tricks of the Trade Series [Tricks Of The Trade]
- 3 Steps To Find Similar-Minded People On Flickr
- Catch Phrases That May Tip You Off to a Lie [Communication]
- Should children take communion?
- Because Nathan is bored
- Shock Jock
- Gen Y Watching
- Is this the demise of great Ethiopian coffee?
- That’s why they call him ‘Skywalker Guy’…
I was going to post this – but Phoebe beat me to it. It’s funny. - High school reunions
A bunch of links – July 29, 2009
- Pastor laments, #39;My son won#39;t raise hell#39;
Pastor Sean Welch and his wife Eleanor are concerned that their 16-year-old son isn’t turning into the hellraiser they thought he’d be.br”We’ve always heard how much trouble PK’s are, so we spent years reading parenting books and attending seminars,” said Eleanor. “It looks like all that preparation is wasted.” - Fishing net calls when it#39;s full
Clever- “Engineering at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, developed an electronic device that ‘automates’ fishing. The trap employs amplification of the sound made by fish while feeding. The acoustic signals are radiated and attract other fish who head toward the direction of the source thinking there is food there.brOnce a good catch is detected by a net weighing mechanism, it triggers a GPRS/GSM device attached to the system and the fisherman gets a call/sms informing him that his catch is ready.” - How to Buy a Mattress: Advice from a Mattress Salesman [Household]
- Free Visual CSS Editor
- How To Track Your Favourite Author’s New Book Releases Online
- Create An iPhone Document Scanner From Cardboard
- Why the Manager’s Schedule Blows Creative Productivity
- The Perils of the Subheading
- The Times really really really regrets the error
- The Case For A Four-Day Workweek
- When something you read online really bothers you, do you try to let the author know?
- Does science have all the answers?
A bunch of links – July 28, 2009
- Why I Baptize Babies
- Make Reverse-Engineered KFC at Home [Recipes]
Further to the KFC post the other day:br”So the Word of Mouth blog at the Guardian UK crowd-sourced a remix of Douglas’ seasoned flour coating, resulting in a version host Tim Hayward finds “very, very good.” It lacks the “facepunch” of mouth-filling flavor, known as umami, but it’s apparently quite agreeable—and Hayward lists both spice mixes, so you can give in to your overwhelming cravings if needed.” - On Twilight
Amy on Twilight – “Now, I could go into detail about the problems I have with the bad writing (way to regurgitate a thesaurus) and the Mary-Sueness, but we haven’t got the space.” - How to Color Correct RGB Images Quickly amp; Easily Using Photoshop
- Keep Your Social Media Life Organized with Skimmer
- Another Book Group? Are You Insane?
- There Is A Time For Everything, Except For Long Shoes
- Drumsticks
Ahh instructables – you’ve done it again. How to make Drumsticks – the icecream, not the musical implement. - Keep Your Resume Out Of The Circular File By Avoiding These Phrases
- Writing techniques for direct response ads
A bunch of links – July 26, 2009
- Staturday: Food and Gas
A $1 national increase in the price of gas results in a 10 percent decrease in national obesity rates.
A bunch of links – July 25, 2009
- Itty Bitty Weezer
- Time passes in an inking
- Wrist watch
- Don#39;t take notes in sermons
- How Five Gangsters Met Their Makers
- 5 foods you shouldn’t eat raw
- Crypo Encrypts Text on the Go [Encryption]
- 5 Online amp; Software Resources For Booksellers
- The Bookworm’s Guide to the Lifehacker Galaxy [Books]
- Pac Axe
- Shirt of the Day: Burger King
A bunch of links – July 24, 2009
- Rollerblade Rollercoaster is Really Radically Ridiculous
- Free
More on the “Free” book.br”In Denmark, a gym offers a membership program where you pay nothing as long as you show up at least once a week. But miss a week and you have to pay full price for the month. The psychology is brilliant. When you go every week, you feel great about yourself and the gym. But eventually you’ll get busy and miss a week. You’ll pay, but you’ll blame yourself alone. Unlike the usual situation where you pay for a gym you’re not going to, your instinct is not to cancel your membership; instead it’s to redouble your commitment.” - Music Royalties for Dummies
- Definitive Guide to Taming the IE6 Beast
- Card.ly Creates Attractive Online Business Cards In A Jiffy
- A place for everything
- Heads!
- mums and #39;oversharing#39;
- Pointless Post-it Notes – It#39;s about time
- Resources for pursuing sexual purity
- Mostly right
- Can dispensationalism ever accommodate pacifism?
A bunch of links – July 22, 2009
- Giant database of English medieval soldiers online
For anybody remotely interested in medieval times this is amazing…br”The detailed service records of 250,000 medieval soldiers – including archers who served with Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt – have gone online. brThe database of those who fought in the Hundred Years War reveals salaries, sickness records and who was knighted. brbrThe full profiles of soldiers from 1369 to 1453 will allow researchers to piece together details of their lives.” - Tahu quits Tahs, returns to NRL
- Google Wave Opens To Non-Developers In September
- Binge and Purge
Ben takes a stand: “As of this day, I am going to begin a 30 day vow of abstinence from all manner of typed faces. Sort of like a bloggers’ detox. Anyone with me? You won’t regret it. You even have my blessing to use the comments page of this post as a last binge. I’ll go first. Look away. “ - status abuse
- The Socratic Method, Part 1
A bunch of links – July 21, 2009
- Status symbols
- On Swearing
- New Rules
- Avoid These Automobile-Destroying Foods [Safety]
- Position Your Tongue Properly to Look Good in Photos [Photography Tip]
- UTube Ripper Saves And Converts YouTube Videos
- Navigon Almost-Free GPS For Your iPhone
- Political theology on the radio
- Apologetic issues in preaching Exodus 5-10
- Order in the physical world reflects the faithfulness of its Creator