Posts from — April 2007

TechEBlog » A Look Back: Microsoft “Bob”:
Microsoft “Bob” was basically software that “provided a new, nontechnical interface to desktop computing operations.”

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bob… was yer friend.

Dangerous Intersection » Blog Archive » Gentle “Miranda Warning” cards for religious moderates:
–Gentle Reminder to a Theist Acquaintance–

You have publicly made a religious claim that is vague or has no trustworthy basis in fact. If I had remained silent, you might have erroneously assumed that I agreed with you. Because I value our relationship, though, I am hereby taking this moment to advise you of my disagreement. I am handing you this card to remind you of my beliefs:

* There are no invisible sentient beings such as Gods, spirits and ghosts.
* When people die, they are completely dead. They don’t “go” anywhere.
* The ancient religious scripture on which you rely is untrustworthy because it is vague, self-contradictory and historically unsupported.
* To best understand life one should employ a naturalistic worldview free of supernatural elements.
* There are many important things about life that humans simply don’t know and it is important to acknowledge our ignorance.
* I judge morality entirely on whether people demonstrate kindness to one another, not on religious beliefs.

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Just a light little guide for those who are less interested in concern for others than they might be.

Back to the playground – The Boston Globe:
American children, overprotected and overprogrammed, have ever less time and space for play. But an eclectic collection of advocates is fighting back, designing bold new playgrounds that are manifestoes on the importance of fun.

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let them go play!

Global Incident Map Displaying Terrorist Acts, Suspicious Activity, and General Terrorism News:

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another interesting mashup.

US Treaty With Tripoli 1796-97:
Art. 11. As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen; and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.

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this is probably the third time that i’ve posted this to the blog or mentioned it, and i think i’ll do it every time i see it. it is important to know who the founders of this country were.

Life Support: Let the children go on foot and on bike:
In 1972, 87 percent of children who lived within a mile of school walked or biked daily; today, just 13 percent of children get to school under their own power, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a significant parallel, before 1980, only 5 percent of children were obese; today that figure has tripled, says the CDC.

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people need to learn to walk again.

I have a request for help, if you can spare the time. I’d like to spread the word about a little project.
Here’s the link: http://superaleja.metaphorica.net/

She’d like to have a better computer:) She’d like to make the world better. We can help with the first, so she can more efficiently accomplish the second.

Kula High-Speed Jump « Second Life Games:
So first stop by Deneb to pick up your !Meta Elemental Multiform Craft. Then you are ofof to the Kula High-Speed Jump.

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Seeker has some great shots of the cross-sim jump that i’ built in kula 3 almost 15 months ago…. he has a great review. He didn’t try …. the 4 corners jump that takes you over the colloseum, but that is almost impossible now… with the Creative Commons sim under construction. The goal there is to jump from kula 4 to kula 2…. it was way cool.

Kurt Vonnegut – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (November 11, 1922–April 11, 2007[1])

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a sad day.

Cool Tool: Tool Box Grill:
Tool Box Grill
Compact travel BBQ

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yes, i have one of these, but not the gas kind, the briquet kind. it’s great.