Wednesday, 30 April, 2008 – 23:06
Based on conversations Amanda and I have been engaged in over the past few days, and also follow-up conversations that I have had with coworkers and friends, I wanted to pose the question of those who read regularly here:
Can a Christian in good conscience play a game like Grand Theft Auto IV?
(If you have not [...]
Tuesday, 29 April, 2008 – 12:09
“A managed environment requires behavior from us that we accept as inevitable although, of course, it is really mandatory only because it is mandated. We call it ‘professionalism.’ . . .
“Managed businesses have taken our voices. We want to struggle against this. We wear a snarky expression behind our boss’s back, place ironic distance between [...]
Tuesday, 29 April, 2008 – 07:35
Milliways: Infocom’s Unreleased Sequel to Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
The game that barely almost happened. I feel that company hijinks saved a lot of people a lot of frustration here.
(tags: awesome business interactivefiction infocom history games restaurant scifi)
Pastoral Reflections on Bible Translations: Why We Preach from the English Standard Version
Great article from Mark Driscoll of [...]
Monday, 28 April, 2008 – 07:35
Kids talk about Grand Theft Auto IV
John Davison interviews real teenagers to see what they are thinking and/or planning around the upcoming release of GTA IV.
(tags: games kids grandtheftauto xbox360)
Sunday, 27 April, 2008 – 06:57
“The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.”–George Bernard Shaw
Saturday, 26 April, 2008 – 00:57
I know and understand that I missed an entire week without writing a single thing, but I will try to make up for lost time over the weekend and into next week.
I go to my bed this night with a heavy heart and a troubled mind as I have spent some time this evening reading [...]
Saturday, 19 April, 2008 – 09:10
I would be remiss if I did not mention to you all that my wife now has a blog with a rather obvious address and that you should be reading it.
I hope only that she reveals to you all the kinds of idiot I can be (and there are many) so that when I say [...]
Saturday, 19 April, 2008 – 07:37
Those who have been reading and (like me) follow many Lutheran blogs know of the news and situations currently transpiring here in St. Louis… and like yesterday’s earthquake, being felt in reverberations in some parts of the country. You also know that I have not spoken to these issues other than a brief article at [...]
Saturday, 19 April, 2008 – 07:32
Ten typographic mistakes everyone makes
I can quite fiercely respond to this by saying, “I don’t care.”
(tags: typography howto weird)
Thursday, 17 April, 2008 – 07:36
Rage Against the Machines: Gallery of Gadget Revenge
PC LOAD LETTER
(tags: hardware violence awesome photos)
Between Medieval And Folk, Two Mass Audiences
OK, so we’re not the only ones. But please take a look at the demographics information embedded in this story.
(tags: worship music catholic church mozart)
Wednesday, 16 April, 2008 – 07:35
Blue Jeans Cable Strikes Back
Let’s just file this letter under the “oh, snap” category and move on, shall we? The last three paragraphs are *gold*.
(tags: audio awesome business legal litigation money copyright patent cables hardware ohsnap)
Download YouTube Videos as MP4 Files
A little bookmarklet and associated Greasemonkey plugin for Firefox to give you access to the [...]
Tuesday, 15 April, 2008 – 07:35
The Rather Difficult Font Game
How well do you know your fonts?
(tags: fonts typography game awesome)
Sunday, 13 April, 2008 – 22:57
I had the blessed opportunity to spend my evening with many brothers and sisters at Emmaus in St. Louis, in a service of Evening Prayer and bratwurst dinner afterwards, to the benefit of and to give thanks to God for the once and (hopefully) future ministry of Rev. Todd Wilken and Jeff Schwartz.
Of the situation [...]
Sunday, 13 April, 2008 – 00:27
Amanda and I completed a test playthrough for the first time tonight of a game quite like a shaken-up adaptation of Clue: Mystery of the Abbey. We’d been looking at it for some time, especially liking the theme of the game and the supposed changes it made to the standard “murder mystery” gametype, so this [...]
Thursday, 10 April, 2008 – 07:35
The Hip-Hop Chess Federation
Please file this under “you can’t make this stuff up.”
(tags: chess weird urban)
Tuesday, 8 April, 2008 – 07:38
Blogger ensnared in hotly contested autism-vaccine lawsuit
Validation for bloggers and their position in the “media”, or ridiculous lawsuit-mongering?
(tags: vaccination autism litigation wtf)
On Twitter
Tim Bray’s notes on Twitter and his reactions to it as a social service. Read the “Why?” section for a really good reason why I’m unhappy that I no longer have access to [...]
Monday, 7 April, 2008 – 22:49
Pinball: the lost art of gaming. I would give handsome sums of money to have one of the machines I used to play when I was in high school; there wasn’t a pinball machine I wouldn’t try.
Friday, 4 April, 2008 – 07:36
Apple passes Wal-Mart, now #1 music retailer in US
I - for one - welcome our new, non-packaged, digital retailer overlords.
(tags: apple business marketing music retail technology itunes walmart)
Thursday, 3 April, 2008 – 07:35
Happy Hour is 9 to 5 by Alexander Kjerulf
An entire book on work happiness and productivity that you can read online and then buy a copy if you want one. The author also maintains a blog speaking about this sort of thing, and it’s really good, so I’ll recommend this sight-unseen.
(tags: book business culture howto [...]
Wednesday, 2 April, 2008 – 07:35
Netflix Says They’re Sorry
Sometimes, fixing a mistake by owning up to it and making proper and public restitution for it is even better than not making a mistake at all. A great decision by a truly Internet-savvy company. The author is correct: it’s free marketing.
(tags: business management marketing)