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The IBM PC turns 25 years old. Back then, $1565 US got you 16 KB of memory and lord knows how much hard drive space. Now? Well, you can get way more for way less (even for a laptop computer!).
Monthly Archive for August, 2006Page 3 of 3
(By way of friday5.org)
1. Who is most likely angry at you right now?
I’ve got no idea.
2. Who were you most recently angry at?
I don’t remember.
3. How easily do you get angry?
Not as easily as I did, say, fifteen years ago. The good thing is that now I can recover from being angry quite easily.
4. How best do you deal with anger?
Vent in writing. Cry. Listen to music. Something like that.
5. How can people tell, just by looking at you, that you are angry?
A roll of the eyes, followed by a “pfft!”, or something like that. If I’m expressing it online, in writing, all they have to do is read what I’m writing. *nod*
U.S. Threatens Suit if Maine Probes Verizon Ties to NSA
Verizon customers in Maine have asked the state’s Public Utilities Commission to investigate whether the telecom giant violated privacy laws by cooperating with [the National Security Agency]. The PUC is expected to decide Monday whether to open such a probe.
In a July 28 letter to the PUC, the U.S. Department of Justice cites national security as a key reason for its opposition to a state investigation. The seven-page letter suggests a lawsuit is likely if Maine regulators decide to investigate.
“We sincerely hope that, in light of governing law and the national security concerns implicated by the requests for information, you will decline to open an investigation and close these proceedings, thereby avoiding litigation over the matter,” the letter reads.
Bah. Go Maine, go! :D
Disowning Conservative Politics, Evangelical Pastor Rattles Flock - New York Times
While I don’t agree with this minister on necessarily everything, I do like this…
Before the last presidential election, (Rev. Boyd) preached six sermons called “The Cross and the Sword†in which he said the church should steer clear of politics, give up moralizing on sexual issues, stop claiming the United States as a “Christian nation†and stop glorifying American military campaigns.
The last three I definitely agree with.
In regards to the first item (”the church should steer clear of politics”), while the article later seemed to clarify what he meant, I don’t necessarily think Christians should steer clear from politics. I think Christians should vote. I think they should write to their people in Congress/Parliament to make their views known if they want to. After all, they’re represented in Congress/Parliament as much as those of other faiths (or those without a religion/belief system).
(On the other hand, I believe the idea of “Christian Dominionism” that’s also espoused is a crappy idea.)
