Tag: links

This is the awesome.

The title says it all.

Handy list of alternatives to Evite.com. You're still not using Evite, are you?

Useful information if you don't receive a new HDTV for Christmas, but still want one for the Super Bowl.

For Newton users past and present, Grant Hutchison has created a desktop wallpaper for our Macs and PCs.

For future reference.

The most honest fortune cookie fortune ever.

"Prayer–which is simply talking with God–is considered a critical aspect of faith. One prophet blurted, ‘Far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by failing to pray for you’ (1 Sam. 12:23 (TNIV)). Prayer is not some kind of pious decoration; it is the breath of the human soul. Unfortunately, some of us don’t breathe as often as we should–and it shows."

"The Internet may be a worldwide superhighway, but it's all to easy to shut it down. Governments aiming to squelch free speech in don't even have to work hard to do so: It's all too easy to restrict the Internet and keep their people in the dark.

"The practice is all too too easy, and all too common."

"Freegate is an anti-censorship software for secure and fast Internet access. It was developed and maintained by Dynamic Internet Technology Inc. (DIT), a pioneer in censorship-circumvention operation."

Is it odd that I'm a fan of Halo, even though I've never played the game with any sort of consistency? I guess it's a holdover from the days when its mythos was known as Marathon. Looking forward to the full film.

Ten life and leadership lessons from Chuck Swindoll.

"It has never been serviced or cleaned other than blowing out the dust with a service station hose. … I have typed on this typewriter every book I have written including three not published. Including all drafts and correspondence I would put this at about five million words over a period of 50 years."

A perspective on relevance younger folk need to consider regarding older folk in the church. I know I need to heed this at times, myself. And looking ahead at the last years of my 30s, I'll be in that older folk camp soon enough, if I'm not already.

For future reference, should I ever start up a podcast. Or something.

"The following story […] is a potential fictional time line for the day the dollar died. I hope not to instill fear or loathing but to give everyone some perspective on a POSSIBLE outcome which does not really take much of a reach to come to any conclusion. Despite popular belief and promises from those who wish to rob you of your savings and investments, the collapse of the dollar might just be an event measured in hours, not days as their control is not what it seems…."

"This newly-updated site helps holiday shoppers find great gifts which do not have forced or child labor in their production. Featured companies are graded on the steps they take to actively prevent exploitation from occurring. Numerous industries are at risk for forced and child labor, such as apparel, electronics and toys, to name a few. We are linked to workers around the world by international supply chains, but no longer do consumers need to support companies that engage in high-risk sourcing practices."

"Texas and California are America’s two most populous states, together numbering approximately 55 million people, which is only about 6 million less than the United Kingdom, where I live. California, as everyone knows, has a coolness factor that Texas cannot match. Hollywood, Silicon Valley, and wine. Say no more. But, unless one has been living in a cave, everyone knows that the cool state is also the broke state. […]

"Texas, on the other hand, is growing, creating wealth, and attracting the entrepreneurial and creative classes that too many people think only go to places like New York and California."

"Texas will become a magnet for new businesses by offering cheap land, a favorable regulatory environment, a business-friendly culture, and a large supply of skilled labor. Unless California revamps dramatically, expect to see its economy languish, even as the recovery takes off."