How did I miss the Association of Religion Data Archives so long? Forgiving a moment that they don’t include the District of Columbia in national data breakdowns, there’s lots to love here. They’re based at the Sociology Department of Pennsylvania State University, which is the kind of credentials I would want to use the information […]
The $100 per child laptop, now formally (but inconsistently) known as the Children’s Machine, is verging towards US$150 delivery price and the name — well, it reminds me of an ill-fated crusade centuries ago.
News has it that people in the wealthy West can buy one of these computers — originally forbidden — provided the purchaser […]
I know I’ve been blogging a lot about computers lately, but I have many interests and save links to things I find at del.icio.us. It really is a wonderful resource — I know other bloggers use it — especially if you work away from your own computer a lot and want to record and use […]
For the last few years (but much less last year) I gamed the congregational certification numbers Unitarian Universalist Association-member congregations submitted each year to qualify for voting at General Assembly. I said I wouldn’t be making a play-by-play anymore because it was a terrible and mostly useless time suck. But this year congregations are […]
A couple of weeks ago, I bought a second new desktop system, returning the Mac Mini (and eating the $60 restocking fee). The Acer Aspire L310 advertized at CompUSA — $310 after rebate — has a larger hard drive, shares with the Mac a built-in wireless network, is very quiet, has a card reader and […]
Aye! I read today a little comment about Moleskine journals at Arbitrary Marks (and pointing back to an article at Gathering in Light; link fixed) about adopting those cute, if overpriced, journals to the “Getting Things Done” mode of personal productivity.
I’ve tried it, didn’t like it and already had plans to write about another approach. […]
I usually avoid “the gay issue in church” on this blog because I feel like gay persons (myself included) are being scapegoated as “the problem” for evangelism and church unity, while bigger issues (in evangelism and church unity among others) sit fallow.
I don’t like the storm and smoke “the issue” usually generates. I’m also not […]
To continue a thought. . . .
I expect to get some push-back (that’s OK) from people who know and feel differently, but I feel confident that desktop Linux is not right or not ready for some people.
These include:
avid gamers, because few games are ported to Linux
most new-to-Linux [...]
I know ethanol, mainly from corn, is seen by some as an alternative to petroleum fuel but I’m very uneasy about the sustainability of such a project if serious conservation and profound alterations to our (US and world) energy usage doesn’t accompany the change.
Corn isn’t oil; it takes a lot of energy input — by […]
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The Rev. Adam Tierney-Eliot asked “What is Linux?” Perhaps that’s not so profound a question as “What is truth?” but Adam is a lot nicer […]
