Archive for December, 2006
The “Recent Content” section above now has a Twitter badge, displaying the latest SMS update posted. There’s a way to have the badge do multiple updates, but I’m not sure I want to take up that much space above the fold — my main weblog content is already bumped down enough as it is. (Update: [...]
Google Earth Flight Tracking Panic Moment
My brother flew out to Manila yesterday for Christmas, so I was tracking his flight using FBOWeb.com’s über-cool flight tracking in Google Earth — that’s FAA flight metadata mapped in 3D onto Google Earth and updated live! It was pretty cool to watch the progress of the flight as it headed along the transpolar route [...]
links for 2006-12-14
Will It Blend? Blendtec blenders — what will they blend? (tags: advertising tech fun food video) Google Patent Search (tags: google copyright patents search) Church Hopping: Ten Verses Never Preached On. (tags: bible faith fun) Skeptical Inquirer: Predator Panic (tags: children politics news) Radar Online: The most dangerous toys of all time. (tags: toys fun [...]
links for 2006-12-13
Metroblogging DC: Save The Waffle Shop! Classic breakfast diner across from Ford’s Theater threatened by unbridled development. (tags: dc food realestate) Twilight for the Kimono. 102 year old kimono maker in Japan laments that the art is in its final years. (tags: japan history culture) Star Wars PSA – Vader Dad. “I learned it by [...]
links for 2006-12-12
meeblog – librarian love. Librarians are loving Meebo as a web-based IM solution for their patrons. (tags: library meebo chat net) N.T. Wright: A thinking Christian | ajc.com “He combines two strengths: a passionate belief in the Bible’s authority and the intellectual muscle to defend that belief against all comers.” (tags: faith theology ntwright) Memo [...]
links for 2006-12-11
cheap and tiny // Cheap Atari Retro Games: Hardware and Software Covering the Flashback 2.0, 10 in 1 Joystick, and the Classic Games CD. (tags: cheapandtiny tech gaming shopping) Spaceflight Now | STS-116 Shuttle Report | Discovery dazzles with nighttime ascent to space. Discovery launches on STS-116, a mission to rewire the Space Station for [...]
The World According To…
After seeing Kottke’s link to the “map of the world according to Reagan,” I remembered linking to a couple of similar parody maps in the past, so I decided to hunt down more. Here’s the list so far: The World According To… Reagan Pat Buchanan New Yorkers Singaporeans Garp Herodotus Eratosthenes and Strabo Australians Americans [...]
Crucifixion Window
Sinking afternoon sun brightens the crucifixion window at First Baptist DC.
Candlelight Carol Service 2006
Just finished the Christmas Candlelight Carol Service at First Baptist tonight, as always with the Chancel Choir, the Runnymede Singers, and the Chorale of the Friday Morning Music Club. Musical highlights included Lauridsen’s O Magnum Mysterium, Mendelssohn’s Say Where He is Born and There Shall A Star, and Rutter’s Gloria. Unlike last year, David and [...]
Caturday!
Today’s feature cat photo is of Pandora licking her nose. Also check out the ones of her curled up in a ball.