Archive for April, 2008
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
For about the last year, I've been pushing the English Standard Version of the Bible pretty hard. See here how the ESV is different from the other translations. A snippet:
There are two main kinds of Bible translations. The first is commonly referred to as (1) “word-for-word” (or “formal equivalence”) translation, ...
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Google Talk needs to add new graphical cyclops smileys. They're discriminating against one-eyed creatures everywhere.
In the meantime, we're stuck with text smileys. I suggest an "o" for the eye. Some have proposed a "-". I think the "o" looks better. I also think the smiley needs a nose...
o-)
o-P
o-|
`-) <--- Winking ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
CJ Mahaney's interview of Sinclair Ferguson struck me. Snippet:
But on the other hand I find that, because I am a sinner, I have got to work harder intellectually and mentally to see there is an even richer vocabulary for grace. Under the principle of Romans 5:20—“where sin abounds, grace ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Google Talk Goes Green
Google Book Search Now Smells Better
Gmail Custom Time
Google Calendar Wake Up Kit
Google Docs - Create a new document, click "File", click "New airplane"
Google gDay with MATE
Google China: Human Search
And the big one...
Virgle
UPDATE:
Google Weblogs Beta
UPDATE 2:
Google Adwords FrankRank
Google Adsense for Conversations
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