links for 2009-01-05
January 6, 2009 – 12:00 am-
I've never owned a second battery. However, Apple is going to need to do a loaner program if you have to mail in your computer every time the battery goes on the fritz…
links for 2009-01-03
January 4, 2009 – 12:01 amTop 15 Songs I listened to in 2008
January 3, 2009 – 5:22 pm1 Five for Fighting – If God Made You 67
2 America – A Horse With No Name 59
3 Mr. Big – To Be With You 52
4 Wilco – Jesus, etc. 49
5 The Proclaimers – I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) 48
5 Steve Miller Band – The Joker 48
5 Colin Hay – I Just Don’t Think I’ll Ever Get Over You 48
8 Stone Temple Pilots – Plush 47
9 Cross-Eyed – 52 46
9 Live – Heaven 46
11 Lifehouse – Hanging by a Moment 45
11 Five for Fighting – 100 Years 45
11 Budapest Philharmonic / Adras Ligeti / Jenö Jando – Piano Concerto No. 1: Allegro Non Troppo 45
14 Extreme – More Than Words 43
14 Jars of Clay – Love Song for a Savior 43
Top Fifteen Artists I Listened to in 2008
January 3, 2009 – 5:18 pm1 Nickel Creek 499
2 Switchfoot 490
3 Justin McRoberts 417
4 Lifehouse 409
5 Astrud Gilberto 397
6 Derek Webb 349
7 Audio Adrenaline 337
8 Shane Barnard 304
9 dc Talk 302
10 Frank Sinatra 301
11 Cross-Eyed 298
12 Matisyahu 296
13 Jars of Clay 294
14 Lyle Lovett 278
15 Blood, Sweat & Tears 265
links for 2009-01-02
January 3, 2009 – 12:01 am-
1. Scale back the credit cards. [check... $0 balance on credit cards]
2. Own a home — or have a plan. [I've started saving, but I haven't determined what is earmarked for a down payment]
3. Have skills. [This is always in progress, but I'm in this mindset]
4. Give money away. [I do. I want to do more]
5. Know thyself. [see #3]
6. Know smart people. [I could definately improve in this area] -
sounds cooler than it is…
what's this "suborbital" crap?
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"Now a confirmed atheist, I've become convinced of the enormous contribution that Christian evangelism makes in Africa: sharply distinct from the work of secular NGOs, government projects and international aid efforts. These alone will not do. Education and training alone will not do. In Africa Christianity changes people's hearts. It brings a spiritual transformation. The rebirth is real. The change is good."
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via John Peterson
links for 2009-01-01
January 2, 2009 – 12:06 amSome Photo-evidence of the claimed Wildlife Sightings
January 1, 2009 – 9:38 amWasn’t able to get a good picture of all of them, but here are a few:
links for 2008-12-31
January 1, 2009 – 12:01 am-
There is nothing in the hebrew that softens the story of Jephthah…
More Wildlife on the Eve of the New Year
December 31, 2008 – 9:32 pm1. Whooping Cranes
2. Alligators
3. Javelinas
4. White Tailed Deer
5. Brown Pelicans
6. White Pelicans
All at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR, but not the one in Alaska :D)
Incomplete List of Wildlife Seen Today
December 30, 2008 – 10:32 pm1. Dolphins (at one point there were at least 12 in one group)
2. Bald Eagle
3. 3 Ospreys
4. Snowy Egret
5. Great Egret
6. Great Blue Heron
7. Little Blue Heron
8. Tri-Color Heron
9. Roseate Spoonbill
10. Long-Billed Curlew
11. Black Skimmer
12. Coot
All sorts of Terns and Seagulls
At one point the dolphins were playing with a cabbage-head jellyfish like it was a beach ball.
links for 2008-12-27
December 28, 2008 – 12:02 amlinks for 2008-12-25
December 26, 2008 – 12:01 amlinks for 2008-12-20
December 21, 2008 – 12:02 am-
The real story here is the thing is wide enough to sport a separate numeric keypad. I can finally play Civ2 on my laptop!
links for 2008-12-19
December 20, 2008 – 12:00 am-
build a laser that can light matches or pop baloons :D
links for 2008-12-18
December 19, 2008 – 12:01 am-
preference pane that automatically adjusts the sleep state
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this is the best tip I've read in at least a year
links for 2008-12-17
December 18, 2008 – 12:00 am-
Uness I missed something, this article points to the current financial crisis as proof that capitalism has failed and should be replaced, then ridicules the idea that growth is good.
If capitalism == negative growth, and negative growth == good, doesn't that mean capitalism == good ?
