The real birthday was last week, a few days after Christmas, which is why he got the postponement. #gregory #birthday
Gregory’s belated birthday party
January 2, 2012
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A Weekly Newsletter and Blog from Martin Kelley
Reading the story of Solomon’s dedication of the first Temple, I’m struck…
December 21, 2011
Reading the story of Solomon’s dedication of the first Temple, I’m struck by how the powers of divine communication attributed to the Temple are ones that Christ brought within us. We don’t have to go to a special place in Jerusalem to get God’s attention. #bible
If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house; If thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name.
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If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;
SOPA would likely cause far more damage than it’s worth, keep the internet free…
December 15, 2011
SOPA would likely cause far more damage than it’s worth, keep the internet free from corporate censorship. #sopa #internet
Reshared post from +Sergey Brin
In just two decades, the world wide web has transformed and democratized access to information all around the world. I am proud of the role Google has played alongside many others such as Yahoo, Wikipedia, and Twitter. Whether you are a student in an internet cafe in the developing world or a head of state of a wealthy nation, the knowledge of the world is at your fingertips.
Of course, offering these services has come with its challenges. Multiple countries have sought to suppress the flow of information to serve their own political goals. At various times notable Google websites have been blocked in China, Iran, Libya (prior to their revolution), Tunisia (also prior to revolution), and others. For our own websites and for the internet as a whole we have worked tirelessly to combat internet censorship around the world alongside governments and NGO promoting free speech.
Thus, imagine my astonishment when the newest threat to free speech has come from none other but the United States. Two bills currently making their way through congress — SOPA and PIPA — give the US government and copyright holders extraordinary powers including the ability to hijack DNS and censor search results (and this is even without so much as a proper court trial). While I support their goal of reducing copyright infringement (which I don’t believe these acts would accomplish), I am shocked that our lawmakers would contemplate such measures that would put us on a par with the most oppressive nations in the world.
This is why I signed on to the following open letter with many other founders — http://dq99alanzv66m.cloudfront.net/sopa/img/12 – 14-letter.pdf
See also: http://americancensorship.org/ and http://engineadvocacy.org/
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1840 Anti-Slavery Society Convention
December 13, 2011
This is a cool painting that we’ll be using to accompany an upcoming Friends Journal (friendsjournal.org) article on Lucretia Mott.
Lots of cool things about this. #1 is that we made positive ID of the picture via Google Goggles image search (technology FTW!). #2 is that the image map on the linked page lets you pick out a number of the participants; Lucretia’s not labeled but presumably she’s the woman next to James Mott, who’s near the right side looking down. #3 is that the fiery speaker is none other than Thomas Clarkson, the Anglican whose “Portraiture of Quakerism” is a must-read for the Quaker geek set. #friendsjournal #art
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[edit] Using an Imagemap. The image map is mostly obvious as it will show you what will happen if you just move your cursor over the picture. The one thing that does confuse is trying to see a full vi…
This is pretty messed up
December 10, 2011
We’re about to see public transportation tax benefit cut in half while car commuters see an increase. The NYTimes unravels the history of politics that brought us to this backwards development. See also: commuterbenefitsworkforus.com
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Why Drivers May Get More Commuter Tax Benefits Than Bus Riders
The pretax commuter benefit has taken different forms over the years, and the 2012 version will benefit car drivers more than bus and train riders.
A cute video made from Google streetview
November 29, 2011
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An unlikely story from twitter.com/@errolmorris on a conspiracy that never was.
November 28, 2011
An unlikely story from twitter.com/@errolmorris on a conspiracy that never was.
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‘The Umbrella Man’
On the 48th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Errol Morris takes a critical look at the one man seen standing under an open black umbrella at the site.
Took a lunch-time trip to the US Mint with the 8yo today
November 28, 2011
It’s free, open Mondays, and is self-guided and thus needs no reservations. No cameras allowed though so little in the way of social media to come of it. What was most surprising is how empty the shop floor was – much of it is automated, with robots to move the heavy coils and conveyor belts to shuttle the coins in-progress. Every once in awhile you’d see someone walking across the floor, opening a machine up and adjusting something but it seemed like almost a lonely job. #g+
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The United States Mint About Us
Search searcharrow. Home; Director’s Office; EEO; Annual Report; Facilities; Tours; Careers; Historian’s Corner; Sculptor — Engravers; Artistic Infusion Program; Coin Production; Coin Specific…