Does this creep anybody else out? Researchers from the University of California and University of Oxford in Geneva figured out a way to pluck sensitive information from a person’s head, such as PIN numbers and bank information. The scientists took an off-the-shelf Emotiv brain-computer interface, a device that costs around $299, which allows users to…
Month: August 2012
My view of the game. Awesome seats, huh? (Taken with Instagram)
Love this. The Book of Acts in Three Minutes (from http:thechurchatbrookhills.org). Thanks, Lori Towns, for bringing it to my attention. (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Accountability Is Not Hate
There is a new article in Newsday today that reports on a group of illegal aliens who are protesting being called illegal aliens: A small group of immigrants gathered in Woodbury Monday to protest the use of the word “illegal” to describe those who have entered the United States without documentation. “By saying illegal, they’re…
The way to enjoy an evening! (Taken with Instagram)
5 year-old Andrew’s first day of kindergarten. Climbs into the car and says, “Daddy, there’s a kindergartener in your car!” (Taken with Instagram)
Beauty after the storm. (Taken with Instagram)
Love this Julia Child audio remix. Hilarious and a pretty good tribute, I think. Thanks to Russell Moore for the heads up. (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Bragging for Fun and Profit
My message Sunday was on Humility where, among other things, I talked about a not-so-rare disease called “Twitter-itis,” the condition that causes one to retweet whatever flattering thing was said to or about them on Twitter to their own hundreds or thousands of loyal, adoring followers. The problem is that this is a disease we…
don’t know if you can zoom in and read this, but if you can, you should. Good stuff from “The Valley of Vision: Puritan Prayers and Devotions” (Taken with Instagram)
Mini-Drones: Coming to a Neighborhood Near You
The “cool-factor” is very high, but when I think about neighbors potentially flying this around the neighborhood checking each other out, the “creep-factor” goes through the roof. The Parrot AR Drone 2.0, listed on Amazon just below $300, is the best way to live out one’s fantasy of being a spy. The miniature drone is…
Plan B
I like a backup plan. Sometimes I feel I need a backup plan. OK, I always feel like I need a backup plan. Maybe you do, too. After all, who’s gonna jump from an airplane without at least two rip cords, right? The question I want to ponder a little bit is this: Is…
Marty Duren: A plea to all media outlets re: ‘the Westboro cult’
I want to encourage you to read a very important post by my friend, Marty Duren, about the “Westoboro Cult.” As an open letter to the mass media, Marty calls for the end of using “Baptist Church” when referring to this fringe group claiming to be Christian, arguing that in the same way that journalists…
The Power of Words
Words are powerful, aren’t they? I don’t know that we realize that often enough until we find ourselves at the receiving end of a few choice ones. Words have amazing potential to empower people to fly higher and accomplish more than they ever thought possible…or to make them crash and burn. Culture Wars Ignited In…
