Trying to excuse shoplifting
I have found it interesting the way an article or two have tried to rationalise shoplifting after a recent cautioning of a prominent TV chef. I’ve seen comments that have suggested that it’s possibly due to: depression or traumatic loss the desire to feel like they can exert control the desire for the addictive adrenaline [...]
Don’t miss the point of prayer
I came across the following quote recently: Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. – Matsuo Basho This challengingly reminded me that we aren’t to pray for praying’s sake, but rather we do so to seek the face of God and a personal relationship with [...]
Harvard Justice: Lecture 1 – Murder and Cannibalism
I watched the following hour (2 episodes), that addressed murder and cannibalism. The 1+ million views on youtube point to the exceptional quality of the lecture. Is the death of 1 to save 5 right? When? Is the death and consumption of 1 to save 3 (or 300) others, right? Under all, or any circumstances? [...]
Conference Introduction: Loving God, Rev Andrew Quigley
The Rev Andrew Quigley spoke on “Loving God”. The addresses were given at our Youth Weekend in Arbroath earlier this year. This is the introduction transcript; video, audio. I want to try and challenge you this weekend, I want to engage you, because loving God lies at the very heart of who we are and [...]
Developing creativity with art
Just taking a brief break from dissertation writing to share something with you, I think I’m allowed as with the help of a friend I’ve just deactivated Facebook until after my exams are finished. My friend Karen tried doing some painting to enhance her creativity. I tried the same a while back, but unlike her [...]
Have you ever SEEN what the Bible says? Some visuals.
Visualising the consistency of the message of the bible.
Given the Bible contains almost 800,000 words, what’s it really talking about? The following two links show the most commonly occurring words for each book of the bible, with the size of the word being an indication of how often it appears for that book.
Knuth @ Glasgow
It was more a Q&A than a lecture, but I was seriously impressed with a lot of what Knuth had to say. Rob Irving got polynomial time alg for stable marriages after reading a paper by Knuth in French posing the problem, so he got a mention & asked a Q. David Manlove asked if [...]
Painless: Derek Ciccone
The first book to be finished by me of 2011 was a page turner that I accidentally started. It is a free download for the Kindle from Amazon, which was how I came across it (the publicity will help their print sales). Painless by Derek Ciccone. What the blurb says: A fast-paced thriller mixed with [...]
Photographic Challenges: Mallard Ducks
I’ve had difficulty getting the green head to look nice because the feathers are so very fine. This is one of my best: Click on it to get through to a better quality version.
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