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How to Enter NT Textual Criticism Signs

Peter Williams (Evangelical Textual Criticism) points to Erwin Ochsenmeier’s blog which, with help from Luc Herren, shows us how to enter text-critical signs in your word processor. Very helpful!

Ghetto iPod Speakers (DIY)

I saw these photos of some stylish, low-budget, Apple-inspired-white, paper cup speakers and I just tried it myself. The sounds does get amplified, but not much at all. Certified ghetto fabulous!
This is a fun project. Four single-serving paper cups, two tooth picks (for holding cups together) + iPod with classic earbuds. The increase in volume, [...]

Against Twitter: according to Moral Philosophy

Here is a fun case made against Twitter according to moral philosophy.
Against All Tweets
24 June 2009 by James Anderson (Analogical Thoughts)
Semi-Serious Warm-Up Argument
(1) Twittering requires communication in 140 characters or less.
(2) Almost nothing of substance can be adequately communicated in 140 characters or less.
(3) Therefore, almost nothing of substance can be adequately communicated by [...]

one tweet wonders

A recent research project at Harvard Business School examined about 300,000 Twitter accounts and revealed some interesting results.
For instance:
Twitter’s usage patterns are also very different from a typical on-line social network. A typical Twitter user contributes very rarely. Among Twitter users, the median number of lifetime tweets per user is one. This translates into over [...]

Fowl’s Theological Interpretation of Scripture

Over at Christian Theology and the Bible there is an eight-part series of excerpts from Stephen Fowl’s forthcoming volume, Theological Interpretation of Scripture, in the Cascade Companion series (Cascade Books; summer 2009).
Looks like it will be a good and worthwhile introduction to this emerging research trend in biblical/theological studies. Michael Gorman’s volume, Reading Paul, in [...]

iPhone ad for iPhone-haters

Since I do not own an iPhone, I have become, for my own convenience of course, a “critic” of the iPhone. Here is a fun video from Slate V:
The iPhone Ad You’ll Never See
Apple’s iPhone ads tell you that whatever you want to do, “there’s an app for that.” [An example.] But what if you’re [...]

domaining and biblio-blogging?

Domaining is the development and making of money (monetizing) with internet domain names. I have been wondering if it is possible to become a domainer through biblioblogging? If so what would be some good domain names for a profitable sites for bibliobloggers? Or which of the existing biblioblog sites would be the most profitable?
Would [...]

27 Twitter Tools To Help You Find And Manage Followers

Here is a list of 27 Twitter tools to help you find more followers, manage them, find who doesn’t follow You back, who stops following, statistics and much, much more. (from 1stwebdesigners – love in design).

FriendOrFollow
WeFollow
Twitterless
Just Tweet It
Mr.Tweet
Who Should I follow
MyCleenr
Less Friends
Twubble
Twimailer
Your Twiter Karma
UseQwitter
Nearby Tweets
Twitblocker
Twitterator
My Tweeple
SocialToo
Twitoria
Twellow
Tweepsearch
TwitterMass
TwitterCounter Wordpress plugin + Statistics
Twitter Friends
Social WhoIs
TwitterHolic
FollowCost
DoesFollow

webmaster tools

see my new page that provides a list offering FREE webmaster tools and resources.
http://vhtnguyen.com/webmaster/webmaster-toolkit.

Oxford’s Biblical Studies Online

(HT: Jim West)
Oxford’s Biblical Studies Online (www.oxfordbiblicalstudies.com) has been launched. It is Oxford’s latest comprehensive online resource for the study of the Bible and biblical history.
Oxford Biblical Studies Online provides a comprehensive resource for the study of the Bible and biblical history. The integration of authoritative scholarly texts and reference works with tools that provide ease [...]

need to find a toilet? here’s an app

These days it seems like the answer to life’s most perplexing problems and dilemmas is to download a certain app for your iPhone. One predicament I encounter often is the need to find a public toilet worthy to sit on. Given my experiences with public toilets, it is great to see such a useful iPhone app [...]

Passion Play on Twitter

So far my post on the new Twitter, FLUTTER, has received the most views. So to return to the theme of Tweeter:
New media for Easter’s message — a Passion Play in ‘tweets’
What could be a more contemporary way to tell the Easter story than through Twitter or a virtual version of the Stations of the [...]

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