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August 3, 2005

Some cool OSX apps

Time for some geek posts.

But before that, something totally out of topic: I was listening to the latest Stupid Church People podcast and would like to share something that was said about blindly accepting religion. It should be clarified though that the statement only applies to people who simply follow religion blindly – if you are confident about all aspects of your faith, then this probably doesn’t apply (though I dare say that it should, because no one should be so arrogant to assume that they are sure about something they couldn’t possibly fully understand). Anyways the gist of it was:

The trouble with religion is that it tries to kill the questions more than it tries to provide the answers.

Amen.

Now back to geekdom.

If you’re an apple user, if you do websites, if you know what’s good for you, get these apps now!

July 28, 2005

Podcast roundup

I’ve been subscribing/unsubscribing to a bunch of podcasts recently and have collected quite a list. I still try to trim it down because let’s face it – I can’t listen to all of them.

I don’t have the patience to collect all the URLs and RSS feeds for the podcasts that I’m about to mention. Instead, I invite you to go to Podcast Alley, do a search, and get more information on them… should you feel the need to do some extra research.

Another tip is that do not use iTunes’ podcast directory… at least for now. It sucks, Podcast Alley has a much, much more comprehensive listing (and frankly a better implementation in itself). You still can add the XML feeds to iTunes (4.9 and later), via the advanced function: simply select advanced > subscribe to podcast. It will probably entail more clicks, but I find it more reliable.

The reason I actually wanted to post was to promote one particular podcast called “Stupid Church People,” because they basically epitomize my whole take on the “structured” church. More info below.

June 23, 2005

WebStuff!

When was the last time I posted some webstuff? Well the post right before this one was, but I mean like my usual “webstuff” webstuff. So now I’m posting some stuff I came across, in no particular order, some of which may be old news which I just decided to comment on today.

June 22, 2005

Legal Music Downloads At 35%, Soon To Pass Piracy

Legal Music Downloads At 35%, Soon To Pass Piracy

bonch writes “Entertainment Media Research released a study stating that 35% of music listeners are using legal download services, and that the percentage will soon surpass illegal downloads, currently at 40%. Slashdot has also previously reported on services like iTunes gaining in popularity over P2P services. “The findings indicate that the music industry is approaching a strategic milestone with the population of legal downloaders close to exceeding that of pirates,” said Entertainment Media Research chief executive Russell Hart.'”

via Slashdot

June 7, 2005

Apple and Intel, sitting on a tree

There are mixed feelings about the whole Apple-Intel marriage. It’s pretty clear now that Apple is indeed switching to Intel processors by June 2006

So there’s no use in speculating what their intentions are: whether it was a sincere move in the spirit of innovation, or a simply marketing move to ensure stock/market growth are all beside the point at this juncture. Instead, it would be better to think about what possible benefits/consequences/implications this development entails.