We drove over the weekend to help with Hurricane Katrina cleanup in Pascagula, Mississippi.
Monthly Archives: October 2005
Evangelicals think we are in the end times
Pat Robertson and other evangelicals believe that recent disasters mean we are probably in the beginning of the end times. I attach this article with no editorial comment.
The Unholy Giggle
Davis’ post on singles wards reminded me of a tale – a tale involving the summer I attended the local singles ward. This is a tale of why I am going to hell. Or the telestial kingdom. Whatever.
I was either 20 or 21. My sister, 2 years younger, also decided to join me in attending that ward. We clung to each other, observing the bizarre culture that makes up the singles ward, mocking it and discussing the insanity. The mocking isn’t why I’m going to hell. I mean, sure, it probably plays a role, but it’s not the big one.
Next, they be taking over the Bloggernacle
I’m pretty sure this is news that will interest everybody: U.S. control of the internet may be about to end.
I have no idea how this will affect anything, although I am suspicious of new bureaucracies getting involved in the highly free-wheeling and successful world of the net. The story seems to say there are many unknowns.
People with more technical savvy than myself may have some input, but here is my guess: today, most of the technical decisions regarding the internet are made in the United States because it was invented here. In the future, these decisions will be made by international committees. This is how it works in the telecom world, by the way. A lot of telecom technology was invented in the United States, and international bodies have standardized this technology for the last few decades (so that people can call each other from one country to the other). If so, this change for the internet could have positive impacts. But if we end up with UN-style bureaucracy getting in the way of the internet, we all will rue the day this happened.
Prayerful Punctuation
Did anyone else ever grow up confused about the meaning of “In the name of ______________________, amen?”*. Did you have a tough time figuring that out, like I did? It’s because of bad punctuation.