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2013-05-21 03:13:22 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Lord, hear our voices. You are greater than any storm in this fallen world. Please use us to meet the needs of those who have lost homes, friends and family due to the tornados in Oklahoma. May we be Your hands, feet and voices in this time of unimaginable hardship.

2013-05-21 02:50:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

It's bedtime. Lord, prepare me for tomorrow - and give me a full-day's measure of Jesus so that I might share Him with those I meet.

2013-05-20 21:01:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Oh my. This is getting curiouser and curiouser.

2013-05-20 13:43:44 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

1 WTC spire installation sped up!

#verycool   #worldtradecenter  

2013-05-20 11:55:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Firsts require commemoration.

It is my first official day back on the bike. So I'm celebrating at the same Starbucks where I met +Noah Axon . Neither Noah or +Derwin Hider JR. is with me. But I am celebrating the arrival of today. And I am dedicating this day to them.

2013-05-19 18:37:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty

With all creation I sing praise to the King of Kings.  You are my everything.

2013-05-20 02:05:19 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

I have joy unspeakable.

Last November, I died...twice.  And I have written about it on a number of occasions since then.  But as of Friday, I have regained my grip on who I am.  

That is an odd thing to say.  My real identity is rooted in my faith.  And since my last two episodes of v-fib, I've had to rely upon that faith - and my identity as a child of God.  That's not new as I've been a Christian for almost thirty years.  But when the doctor told me last fall to stay off of my bike, a part of my fundamental identity was totally shaken.  I have been a rejuvenated cyclist since the mid-nineties.  And since 2002, I've been 'cyclingroo'.  

For the past eleven years, my identity in the world has been rooted in my identity as a cyclist - and my identity as a man with a peculiar heart condition.  While I never fixated upon these things,they were ... more »

2013-05-16 03:10:09 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I am fascinated by Google Music and its new "all you can drink" plan. I can share a full play on items that I don't have in my library. I might be tempted to go beyond the free month.

2013-05-15 20:27:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

While I'm mildly interested in the Google Music app, I'm quite excited about the new IDE.  I can't wait to get this one loaded up and functioning.

2013-05-15 01:31:47 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Android is the platform for integrators.

I love technologies - nearly any kind of technology. And I love any technology that has transformative power. At the same time, I love science fiction. That may be because science fiction gives us a glimpse of the transformations that can be driven by technology.

Sometimes, I get to mix both of these together.

Today's mix is very interesting.

1. I have the entire Babylon 5 series on an external hard drive.
2. I have the hard drive plugged into a GigE switch.
3. I have a laptop plugged into the same switch.
4. The laptop is running Plex on Windows.
5. I have the GigE switch plugged into a Powerline adapter that is plugged into the household A.C. circuit.
6. I have another Powerline adapter plugged into my Netgear router.
7. The Netgear router is running the DD-WRT custom... more »

2013-05-14 20:02:50 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Here's something rather frightening.

My wife really loves Ancestry.com. With it, she has traced both her ancestors as well as mine.  But today, I heard about the next step in ancestry research: DNA testing.  For less than $100, you can learn whether your DNA really relates to the written record (and verbal histories) that you have.  

Um, no thank you.  I want to keep the secrets a secret.  And what would happen if someone hacked Ancestry.com and their websites?  Really, no thank you. 

2013-05-14 18:15:30 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Former Victoria's Secret model Kylie Bisutti says the modeling industry “exploits young girls.”

The 23-year-old told Savannah she gave up her lifelong dream when she realized the reality ran counter to her Christian values. http://on.today.com/18IcIIb

2013-05-14 17:16:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2013-05-13 19:19:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

As a former youth leader, I am inspired by the commitment of Mormon youth.  

At the same time, I am left to wonder why American evangelicals have such a difficult time inspiring their children to willingly serve the Savior.  I know the theological answer.  It is simple: when you are saved by grace alone, there may not be the same "incentive" to strive for the Kingdom.  We sometimes allow a cheap and under-powered commitment to be substituted for the free gift of God's grace.  Lord, forgive us for valuing your sacrifice so poorly.  May our response to Your mercy be commensurate to the price that you paid..

2013-05-13 14:19:45 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Amazon says screw dollars -- it wants you to use Coins.

2013-05-13 14:15:14 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Wider scrutiny by the IRS will mean wider scrutiny of the IRS

Even Sen. Susan Collins (a RINO by any measure) sees the obviousness of the dilemma faced by the IRS.  The recent revelations of partisanship by the agency will fuel rampant public distrust of an agency that is already vilified.   

2013-05-13 03:41:26 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

My wife brought the media library when she arrived.

The best thing that happened this weekend is that my wife arrived here.  Dana and I traveled to St. Louis (for a basketball game).  We met Cindy while there.  And Cindy came home with us for the week.  I am deliriously happy.  

Along with her radiant presence, she brought my media storage server.  It had almost all of my favorite movies which I've converted over the years.  And at the same time, I've used it for a number of favorite TV shows.  Yes, Netflix is cool.  But it is really nice to have access to some shows that I've assembled over the years.  

Setting up the media for streaming was a snap.  With Plex, the WD drive and the Roku 3, I now have easy access to some of my favorite content.  And it was ridiculously simple to set all of it up.  I really love it when all the pieces fall intoplace!... more »

2013-05-10 15:11:20 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

If you want to see something disseminated widely, just announce that you are going to censor it.

With the US government trying to block knowledge itself, I expect that this "forbidden knowledge" will flourish.  Quelle surprise.  And the Pirate Bay is becoming the sponsor for this.  That's even more surprising - not!  

2013-05-10 14:43:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Today at 1:30pm ET The Mediatwits tackle the government peeking at your email, "Spreadable Media" + more. Transmedia scholar Henry Jenkins joins regulars Andrew Lih (USC), Monica Guzman (Seattle Times), and Ana Marie Cox (Guardian). See you there!

2013-05-10 13:43:12 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

This is pretty amazing.

2013-05-10 13:35:19 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

The ST:TOS episode entitled Space Seed has been redone by J. J. Abrams.

Clips from the cool new episode can be found on YouTube.  

*Note: You have to like Abrams touch to have Carol Marcus in the new film.  She was a key character from Start Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn.  So her inclusion in the new Start Trek II is oddly fitting.  

2013-05-08 18:29:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

The march towards bypassing broadcast stations and cable conglomerates continues.

PBS will be the next major franchise to eschew the old model.  I'm so very glad to see this.  This message has been brought to you by the letter "C" (for competition) and the number "1." 

2013-05-08 16:09:15 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

The DOJ and the FBI believe they don't need a search warrant to review Americans' e-mails, Facebook chats, Twitter direct messages, and other private files, internal documents reveal:

2013-05-08 12:15:52 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Crazy bout of afib... #amberlamps

2013-05-07 19:57:33 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

I am not a lemming.

Yes, I've seen it.  Yes, it made me laugh.  Yes, I wanted to share it with all of my circles.  But I decided to be one of the few people on G+ who did not post the Zachary Quinto v. Leonard Nimoy ad from Audi.  

2013-05-07 18:00:49 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 12 +1s)

Lord, I am truly a plank-eyed sinner.

Forgive me for having a judgmental and selfish heart.  Please allow me to share the compassion that You have shared with me.

2013-05-07 17:38:02 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

These kinds of articles send shivers down my spine.

Earlier this week, we had two reports of possible air strikes near Damascus, Syria.  Based upon rumors and insider reports, many feel that the Israelis knocked out one or two batteries of Fateh 110 missiles sent from Tehran to Damascus.  

Today, there are reports of explosions in Western Tehran - close to suspected military warehouses (and possible weapons stockpiles).  Certainly, the transport of any such weapons to Syria is tremendously suspect.  Second, the IDF would have ample reason to liquidate these kinds of weapons - especially if you agree with the Bush doctrine of preemptive strikes against suspected terror threats.  

But whether this is such a situation or not is unclear.  

What is clear is that tensions WILL escalate over these kinds of things.  Even if this were a legitimateaccide... more »

2013-05-06 20:37:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

The evidence is mounting up.  Someone (possibly Assad himself) has crossed the "red line" that President Obama drew in the sand.

Do you think the President will take action?  Or were his comments just a series of strategic bluffs?

2013-05-06 16:30:03 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Nuff said...

2013-05-06 16:20:12 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Four years and $100 million later, Bitcoin’s mysterious creator remains anonymous http://bit.ly/10gTs2e

2013-05-06 16:17:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Is it really that surprising? #cloudcomputing  

2013-05-06 16:13:17 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Cultures where the men are paranoid and suspicious... hmm, that could explain a lot.

2013-05-06 16:00:16 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

How will the Senate reign in our freedoms today?

How will the U.S. Senate reinn in 3D gun printing?  Is that a power that is not enumerated?  If so, then it would be up to the states to regulate 3D printing of ballistics projectors.

2013-05-06 14:51:27 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

This is gonna be messy.

Clearwire doesn't want Dish to buy them.  So Clearwire wants Sprint to acquire them.  But Sprint is going down the LTE path.  And Sprint may be acquired by Dish - if the Softbank deal falls apart.  I guess this means that Clearwire doesn't want to get left out of the dance while the suitors are pursuing Sprint.  Does that mean that Clearwire is or isn't the sloppy seconds?

2013-05-06 14:37:22 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

CM10.1 nightlies now available for the GALAXY S 4 -- if you happen to have the T-Mobile version.

2013-05-06 12:47:46 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Did you miss the National Day of Prayer last week?

Maybe you were part of the National Day of Prayer.  Maybe you were part of doing something constructive for this nation.  Or maybe you didn't even know that there was a National Day of Prayer.  Either way, please read the words of Greg Laurie.  He was the leader of this year's National Day of Prayer observance.  And his words should challenge each of us!

2013-05-06 12:43:43 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Does faith make a difference?

I am not a sociologist.  Consequently, I can't speak to the divergence of results from two different studies concerning the sex lives of evangelicals.  But it is clear that there are interesting (and challenging) ways that we can define evangelicals.  Are you an evangelical if you had a "conversion experience" or not?  Are you an evangelical if you joined an evangelical church as a child?  These questions probably matter to sociologists.  

But for me, the takeaway is clear: a single evangelical faces the same temptations that every other single faces.  Whether or not you succumb to sexual temptation depends upon how you shield yourself against these temptations.  Do you go places where sexual license is promoted?  Or do you actively attend church?  Do you drown yourself in the flotsam and jetsam of the Internet or do youactively ... more »

2013-05-06 11:34:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

"iPads as Cash Registers Are About to Go From Novelty to Norm" http://feedly.com/k/13YcSre

This was a huge initiative for my former employer. Whether you use iPads or Android devices, the trend is clear. Payment in retail stores doesn't have to occur at a previously defined queue.

But what does this mean for cash transactions? And what will be new anti-theft practices?

2013-05-05 11:41:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Mark Cavendish won stage one of the 2013 +Giro d'Italia with a brilliant sprint. Here's our coverage from the opening day in Naples

REPORT: http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538230/mark-cavendish-wins-giro-d-italia-opener-in-naples.html

GALLERY: http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/galleries/photos/34996/1/0/giro-d-italia-2013-stage-1.html

NEWS: http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538232/gert-steegmans-stressful-day-helping-cavendish-win-giro-opener.html

NEWS: http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538234/bradley-wiggins-survives-opening-day-of-giro-d-italia.html

2013-05-05 00:37:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

A Crimson Triumph

I just finished watching the latest episode of Doctor Who.  In a word: fantastic!  There were so many good points to this romp:

- The return of Vastra and Strax!
- The triumph of furnishings over the sonic screwdriver!!
- A steampunk rocket!!!

After a few weeks of let downs, I really enjoyed this episode.

2013-05-04 00:54:13 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

PlayOn Is Letting Me Catch Up.

I've really wanted to catch up on Game of Thrones.  But my uncle doesn't subscribe to HBO.  Fortunately, I subscribe to HBO in Elgin.  So I just had to figure out a way to stream content from Comcast to the Roku I'm using here in Overland Park.

After much reading and fiddling with various pieces of technology, I have arrived at a solution: PlayOn.  PlayOn is an interesting little streaming server that runs on Windows.  It can aggregate all sorts of content.  And it then sends that content to the Roku for display on a connected TV.

But why go through all of these hoops when there is a public Roku channel for HBO Go?  If I were with a different provider in Elgin, I could just use the public channel.  But HBO Go doesn't work very well with Comcast.  And it certainly doesn't work remotely.  Fortunately, I canaccess HB... more »

2013-05-03 19:18:09 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Released an update to my Google Music Chrome extension. Added a mini-player mode and fixed bugs. Install from the Chrome web store and let me know if you run into any problems/have any feature suggestions!

2013-05-03 18:36:23 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

My Adventure Teaching with Glass

As a Glass Explorer, my goal is to transform the way I teach science, making every moment a teachable moment. With the help of +CERN and +Project Glass, I've begun pursuing my goal in the most spectacular way - teaching a class of physics students from halfway around the world while touring the Large Hadron Collider. I'm so excited to share this incredible adventure with you.

2013-05-03 18:33:24 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 4 +1s)

STEAMPUNK

Because Tron.

Wallpaper version here: http://www.wallpowper.com/steampunk-tron-11652.html

2013-05-03 15:54:40 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Another conversation about my letter to my daughter happening over at The Good Men Project. You can check it out here...

2013-05-03 15:39:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Barnes and Noble relents.  Will Amazon follow suit?

2013-05-03 15:38:30 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

So how will gun control advocates respond to this?  BTW, Staples is now offering 3D printers for public purchase.  So how will we prohibit someone from creating a new ballistic launcher (i.e., gun)?  Will there be calls to limit the printers to prevent gun-printing?  Will there be limits on knowing how to build a gun?  Will plastics be banned?  I hardly think that any of the "traditional" gun control techniques will be effective as this technology progresses.

2013-05-03 15:11:17 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

The CIA apparently sampled DNA while sponsoring a vaccination program in Pakistan.  Knowledge of this program WILL affect trust in public health programs worldwide.  

But was getting to Osama bin Laden worth the impact to trust in the public health system?  If you lost a family member in New York, Virginia or Pennsylvania, then you would commend those trying to find the murderers who killed your loved one.  But if you are the parent of a child that might have been saved  by a vaccine that you wouldn't allow to be administered, then your answer might differ.  

2013-05-03 13:36:07 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Samsung receives DoD approval for smartphones and tablets provided they are running the Knox security software.

2013-05-02 19:43:15 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

This could be incredibly big!

Now that remote desktop support is available through hangouts, will a new remote control tool (other than the MSFT RDP) be bundled by Google?  It would be fantastic to see a real VNC desktop tool spruced up and released by Google.