I was reading the comments on the Slashdot article about the guy who traded an unlocked iPhone for a car, and I followed a link to this Wikipedia article about one red paperclip. Kyle MacDonald, a Canadian blogger, traded his way from a single red paperclip to a house in a series of trades spanning almost a year. You can read more at the Wikipedia article– it’s really fascinating 
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Mourning and fasting
2/18/2007Should we follow King David’s example in 2 Samuel 12:15-23? 15 After Nathan returned to his home, the Lord sent a deadly illness to the child of David and Uriah’s wife. 16 David begged God to spare the child. He … Continue reading →
Techies want to be heroes
4/21/2007First, I think this blog needs more pictures, so here’s a somewhat-related comic strip from Helen, Sweetheart of the Internet. Over at the 37signals blog, David wrote the post Don’t be a hero: Giving up is good to do. I … Continue reading →
Case Against Iraq
9/16/2002Bush said Hussein has broken every pledge he made to the United Nations since Iraq was defeated after invading Kuwait in 1990.”Saddam Hussein has defied the United Nations 16 times — not once, not twice, 16 times he has defied … Continue reading →
Another goes to work at Google
1/26/2005Firefox developer goes to Google. These aren’t people I really know, but dang. I want to work at Google too. Oh well.
Eliminate the Income Tax Without Adding a Sales Tax
5/1/2008I’ve been reading Ron Paul’s The Revolution, and have already mentioned what it says about gold. Today I’d like to quote a bit about what Paul says regarding the income tax. Essentially, he believes we should completely abolish it, and … Continue reading →