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DevDiscussion.com

Another domain I don’t know what to do with: DevDiscussion.com. D’you want it?

Microsoft developer learning center

Microsoft has a surprisingly good-looking learning center for developers! As I’ve said in the past, I encourage everyone to learn the basics of programming.

English majors should learn computer science

At church tonight, we learned about missions in China. It was a very insightful experience, and I’m glad I got to be a part of it and have some fun with my church family. Near the conclusion of our time there, we passed around photos while praying to learn about some of the issues in…Continue Reading…

Microsoft has lost its way

This isn’t news, but it’s interesting. On Microsoft as a company:

Lewis in Meet the Robinsons (in 3-D)

Tonight I went to a midnight showing of Disney’s latest computer animated movie, Meet the Robinsons (G). It was a 3-D showing– with 3-D glasses, dual projectors, etc. I was very impressed, and not just because of the superb presentation. It’s also a compelling storyline, and it’s told in a very entertaining way. Academic types…Continue Reading…

U.S. empire going way of the Romans?

In response to an article in the Daily Trojan, U.S. empire going way of the Romans. What made the USA into the superpower that it is? Military spending. Where did most of the nation’s major technological advances in the past 100 years come from? Military spending. The atomic bomb, nuclear energy, the Internet, and so…Continue Reading…