Archive for October, 2004

Tons of Iraqi explosives missing

October 25th, 2004  |  Published in Politics

Tons of Iraqi explosives missing

Democratic presidential contender John Kerry has accused US President George W Bush of committing “one of the greatest blunders” of his administration in failing to secure the material.

So Kerry says we shouldn’t have gone to war, but now it’s a huge “blunder” to not get these explosives? Boggles the mind.

Electoral College Abolition Amendment and IRV Bill

October 22nd, 2004  |  Published in Politics

“Two bills, H.J.R. 109 and H.R. 5293, were introduced in the US House by Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL). The first is a constitutional amendment abolishing the electoral college. The latter is a bill providing for instant runoff voting in all federal elections by 2008.” (from /.)

This would be quite a move away from being a Republic. Then we could set up a pure socialistic country democracy!

Comment Posting Error Fixed

October 21st, 2004  |  Published in General

I finally figured out why, after submiting a comment, Wordpress (the software I am using to blog) spit out error messages. It seems that WP does not allow question marks in the spam filter list. It is ironic because I got the list I was using from the WP Wiki. Ah well, it seems to be all fixed now. Praise God!

Regret The Error

October 21st, 2004  |  Published in General

“A novel new blog that reports on corrections, retractions, clarifications, and trends regarding accuracy and honesty in North American media. The blog format really works well for this one.”

via SvN

Nature’s finest caught on camera

October 21st, 2004  |  Published in Photography

BBC NEWS | Nature’s finest caught on camera

Beautiful! I love how God reveals his glory through nature. Photography (and the viewing thereof) can be a worshipful experience!

Don’t Like Labels? Try Comments Instead

October 21st, 2004  |  Published in General

Apple - Pro - Tip of the Week

If you’re not a big fan of labels (color-coding files and folders by adding a ring of color around their name), you might want to try adding a comment instead.

Inventor Rejoices as TVs Go Dark

October 20th, 2004  |  Published in General

Wired News: Inventor Rejoices as TVs Go Dark

I’m getting one. No—two.

Cherry OS lets PCs emulate Macs

October 12th, 2004  |  Published in General

MacCentral: Cherry OS lets PCs emulate Macs

It’s about time. That is, if it works well.