We’ve all had one of those, and if we’re honest, we’ll admit we’ve wanted to do something like this man does. I hope you get a chuckle out of this guy’s frustration. If this is too much like your day, take a deep breath, say a prayer, and thank God for the patience He can give you through tribulation, even of the technological kind!
No, I’m not talking about an archaeological project in the Holy Land, but a new website that is to news of interest to Christians the way Digg.com is to news of interest to the general public. GospelScoop.com purports to be “your voice in the news world. You the viewer has control over what content hits the front page. You vote, You comment, You are in Control.” Like Digg, a free, easy registration process at GospelScoop allows you to submit Internet news items (URLS) of interest to you. If others also find these interesting, they can “digg” (er…I suppose…”scoop”) these stories also. Those with the most points rise to the top of the home page. You can also “undigg” them by hitting the negative [-] symbol to reduce their rank.
I like digg.com and often find “blog fodder” there, but sometimes the items people “digg” only reflect the godlessness, immoral popular culture surrounding us, rather than hard news. We’ll see if GospelScoop rises above that, and if the content there reflects a Christian worldview. Most articles from that perspective will never have a chance on Digg.
When it comes to comfort, Kirk Christie’s cows have it all?a new barn, a flat-screen television and waterbeds. That’s because of the dairy farmer’s philosophy that a happy cow is a productive cow. More milk means more money, so Christie doesn’t mind providing the frills. I wonder if the farmer installed digital cable or satellite TV. If he did, I can’t say I’m not a little jealous of those lucky bovines. I’m just a little surprised that a steady diet of Oprah and Dr. Phil doesn’t sour the milk.
I hope you enjoy this weird story from CNN.com while I’m in cow country (Kansas City) meeting with Nazarene Publishing House about web technology.
Wow, it’s been a busy day so I’m just now getting around to sharing my weekly technology post. During the workshops I attended at the Evangelical Press Association convention, I picked up some helpful links for those involved in Web 2.0 development.
Website stats from just a URL: Try Quantast.com to check your own website or anyone else’s. It’s free and no code need be altered.
Quick, easy podcasting: Make an audio podcast from any phone or cell phone with Utterz.com. No special equipment is needed and it’s free!
A smarter feed reader: Attensa.com offers a free feed reader that is smarter than your average reader. It watches the posts you actually read and subsequently moves similar feeds to the top of the list.
Memorial Day is the time when we remember those who have given their lives to defend our freedoms. Over a millions soldiers have died during times of war in the history of our country and almost one and a half million have been wounded. We should thank God for these men and women and their sacrifices.
This morning my quiet time took me to Psalm 33 and I was reminded that God, not a strong military or valiant soldiers, is the source of a nation’s strength.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
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