Power Corrupts
As any Google watcher knows, the company seems to have strayed further and further from its motto of “Don't be evil” as it has grown more powerful. That's why some news today worries me:
Handling more than 70 billion domain name system (DNS) requests each day, Google is now the largest public DNS service on earth, the Web giant announced today.
Somehow I just don't think it is good for the web that the largest search engine and advertising network is also the largest DNS provider. I'd recommend using OpenDNS instead.
More Snow
Perhaps it shouldn't be notable when it snows in the winter, but this year, it has been. Today brought the second snowfall in less than a week. And, like last time, I was on the Lindenwood campus while it lightly snowed. The scene while walking across campus today amidst big fluffy flakes was beautiful.
Delightful!
Abelard
Collin Morris gives a very true observation about Peter Abelard: he “had a talent for expressing new truths in an awkward form.”
Creation Study Report
If you are looking to understand various readings of Genesis 1-3 within the PCA, you could do far worse than to read the Report of the Creation Study Committee. It does a superb job of breaking down some of the more complex views within the bounds of our denomination, including the Analogical Day and Framework views.
More importantly, it models the humble attitude we should take towards those with whom we disagree on such matters:
Nevertheless, our goal has been to enhance the unity, integrity, faithfulness and proclamation of the Church. Therefore we are presenting a unanimous report with the understanding that the members hold to different exegetical viewpoints. As to the rest we are at one. It is our hope and prayer that the Church at large can join us in a principled, Biblical recognition of both the unity and diversity we have regarding this doctrine, and that all are seeking properly to understand biblical revelation. It is our earnest desire not to see our beloved church divide over this issue.
But, At Least
Donald Bell writes in a review of iPod touch alternatives for CNet:
This little guy is tough to recommend, but at least the $179 price comes in under the iPod Touch's.
Yes, the screen is small, dim, and plagued with a horrible viewing angle, but let's look on the bright side. The sound quality holds up well, audio and video format support is surprisingly broad, and the small size is very convenient.
Sounds like a winner.
493.17
I'm more than a little puzzled at what caused AAPL to jump up $16.49 per share today. There have been some rumors about the iPad 3 circulating — but nothing terribly surprising. In any case, I'm not complaining, and I do expect the iPad 3 to be a significant upgrade (the Retina display alone ought to guarantee that).
Werewolves, Again, Get Passed Over for Vampires
John Dickerson writes on Slate:
The GOP nominating race has become a clash of vampires and zombies. Candidates like Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich appear to die only to rise again, while Mitt Romney walks around not quite alive. In the wild narrative authored by cranky voters (who must not have heard the smart people who declared the race over months ago), the newest plot line is the battle between Rick Santorum, a candidate defined by his conviction, and Mitt Romney, one who has been defined by his lack of same.
So which one's Edward, anyway?
Fascinating
I commented earlier today on Facebook that the Missouri Presidential Primary was rather uninteresting. Think about it, on the Democratic side, of course, there was no real race, despite a bunch of names on the ballot. On the Republican side, one of the four major candidates wasn't even on the ballot. And, there were no delegates at stake — the election was merely a “preference poll.”
All that said, the results of the Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado races did turn out different than I expected. It'll be interesting to see if Missouri's caucus next month goes the same way as today's vote or if those who go to caucuses are of a different mind.
Is it just me?
I seem to be having issues using OpenDNS tonight. Right now, all sites hosted by my server are unavailable via OpenDNS, as is Facebook. I switched temporarily to Google DNS and everything seems to be working. Weird.
If you are reading asisaid via a connection that utilizes OpenDNS at the moment, please let me know.
The Voice
Surprisingly, I have been looking forward to watching TV tonight for a very long time. Anyone who knows me knows that is rather odd. But, in this case, I've been looking forward to what was on tonight since last June. No, I didn't watch the Super Bowl — I tuned in afterwards to watch the Voice.
It is going to be incredibly hard for this season to replicate what made the first season so good, but it got off to a great start tonight. If you missed out the first time around, you should tune in for the second night of blind auditions tomorrow night. I suppose technically this show fits into the reality/talent show genre, but I love that it is centered around talented people actually performing (and being encouraged) as opposed to tearing apart folks.
