I have seven time counters. (That’s for you MTG people). After some consideration I realized that one of the few things I own which cannot be replaced are the files on this laptop I now hold; a baffling amount of writing, essays, poems, shorts, and three novels, along with all manner of other important information [...]
Archive for June, 2009
In Suspension
Posted in Autobiographical on 29 June, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Great Bible Quest, Update #1
Posted in Autobiographical, Christianity, tagged Bible in 90 days, C.S., CS Lewis, Exodus, God, Lewis, Lot, Moses, New Testament, Noah, Old Testament on 27 June, 2009 | 1 Comment »
God, Lot, Noah, Moses, Exodus, Bible in 90 days, Old Testament, New Testament, CS Lewis, C.S., Lewis,
Amazon’s “Kindle,” and the End of Freedom
Posted in Articles, Literature and Poetry, Society and Culture, tagged Amazon, books, conspiracy, Fahrenhiet 451, information, Kindle, Kindle 2, ownership, Penny Arcade, Steve Ballmer, Washington Post on 22 June, 2009 | 4 Comments »
By now I imagine most of you have heard about Amazon’s new exercise in absurdity, The Kindle. I introduced and condemned the little piece of hardware in the more introductory article that ran in the April issue of the Viewpoints, which you can read on their website. What you are reading now is the article [...]
Quest Accepted: the Bible
Posted in Christianity, God and Theology on 15 June, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So pretty soon we’ll be returning to theology here at Truth is a Snare. Teddy and I (and maybe others) are embarking today on the first part of the Bible in 90 Days program/reading. You can download a PDF schedule here. In our case, however, we’re taking things a step up and doubling the amount [...]
Say Goodbye to Ownership
Posted in History and Politics, Society and Culture, tagged Amazon, fee, future, Gamefly, iPhone, Kindle, lease, Murphey's Law, Netflix, ownership, owning, purchase, rent, subscription, the, world of warcraft, WOW, Zune on 15 June, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For whatever kinds of quasi-Marxism I tend to spiral into when nursing a drink into the thoughtful hours of the night, I have always believed in the power of competition. I mean, it’s a good formula: the kind of intuitive, commonsense idea that you can retreat to in comfort when the rest of the world [...]
Post tempestas
Posted in Uncategorized on 9 June, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No entry this Monday. Latin Final will be Wednesday, so I’m working on that. For now, a shameless plug. Enjoy some bad writing. It’s a six-parter, so beware.
The Future of Gaming Technology
Posted in Games, Society and Culture, tagged 360, Croquet, holo deck, life, Lionhead, LIVE, Microsoft, Milo, NATAL, project, Project Natal, real, reality, Smash Brothers, Starcraft, Studios, virtual reality, Will, Will Sports, X-Box on 3 June, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just a quick update here to tide the blog over until after finals, at some point next week, after my Latin final has given its best shot at murdering me. I was never one for ignoring the outside world in favor of sitting around inside all day, necessarily. From our youngest days my brother and [...]
