We thought the rapture came
We thought the rapture came and the cushions believed in Jesus. -Clay (Trying to explain the mysterious disapearance of all the couch cushions.)
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Woz NOT against Intel transition and NOT for "spinning off the iPod"
In addition to this site, I have a site, The Macintosh Guy where I host a number of email discussion lists focused on various Mac themed topics.
One long time member of my lists is Steve Wozniak. Recently many of the Mac news sites made a big deal about an article that included what it now sounds like are misrepresentations of the truth. The following are comments directly from Steve in response to seeing the article.
From: Steve Wozniak
Subject: Re: [Ti] The Word according to The Woz [OT]
I was in New Zealand and am just now back home. I saw a couple of headlines that were way off base.
As for Microsoft's desire to be more like Apple (creative, not the Dark Empire), I have insights into that aspect. It's opinion but why be constantly negative, like saying that bad things from the past mean MS will always be a bad guy. I myself am not known for taking the enemy approach to anything.
As for "spinning off iPod" I heartily deny saying this. The reporter asked some such question and I laughed it off as ludicrous. Why would Apple spin off something so successful. Then the reporter suggested that it could be like a separate division. Well, organizationally, it must be so already and I acknowledged the question I was asked in that way. Then the reporter asked if it made sense to have the iPod division somewhere else and I gave a mixed response, a logical response. I likened it to HP divisions when I worked at HP. There is a nice environmental effect in separate divisions. But then I mentioned that the HP divisions were making very different product lines, whereas the strength of the iPod came from treating a music device as a 'satellite' to a computer, and the intertwining of iTunes and the iPod made this possible. I did NOT say that the iPod division should be spun off and I feel used in that regard.
As for Intel, I have consistently backed that decision. But virtually every issue ever is not black or white. In this case the only thing I've ever said slightly negative, myself, is that I'd hoped for a new low power silicon technology that would extend for future generations, a'la IBM's copper technology back a ways. I said that I had hoped for more than just a good design to keep as much of the chip inactive as possible. The reporter again pushed me to say I was negative on the transition. That's a laugh, as anyone who is close to me can tell you, but I did acknowledge that some might be against it because of our 'big enemy' stance and so much of our Macintosh history riding on being different than the masses. That statement must have been stretched into being one about my own thinking.
I'm extremely short of time, organizing things after a long trip (mostly email requests for my time) so if any of you can spread my comments around, all the better. The problem with thinking is that if you think out a 30 second explanation, it passes over the 5 second sound-byte crowd.
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Autistic high schooler scores 20 in debut!
This is an incredibly amazing story. The kind of thing that you only see in movies. The video explains it all! I just love the fact that the crowd was cheering for him when he first went into the game.
Link: Autistic high schooler scores 20 in debut - Other Sports - MSNBC.com.
Experiencing God in the context of Marriage
April and I had a really wonderful Valentines evening lat night. It was one of the rare times when I did everything right and really showed her she was special. We had dinner at a new little Italian restaurant where the service is normally wonderful.
Thankfully last night, the service was amazingly slow. The full dinner including desert took about two and a half hours. That gave us a long time to talk about everything under the sun. We even exchanged gifts at the dinner table just like the do in the TV commercials.
I've been wanting to figure out for a long time, what it means to have our relationship be more spiritually connected. We occasionally pray together and talk about what God is teaching us, but it seems that most of the times we experience God together is in the context of a prayer meeting or something at church.
I think part of the deal is just taking the time as it seems there are always normal family things that we talk about first, kids, work, home, bills, etc. When we have the time and energy left, we talk about spiritual things. Not that this is the best but it seems to just work that way by default.
So last night, we were able to get past the basics and spend quite a bit of time talking about our spiritual growth, our hopes for the future, how we see God working, and how we're learning to understand God and his love for us more. All in all it was a really great evening and I think we're learning what it means to experience God as a couple.
A second reformation
At AD Venture tonight we Andy Hine of Saddleback Church talked about the
idea of a second reformation. The first reformation was one of thought. The
idea of a second reformation is one of behavior. How can we trust God to
show us the areas where he wants to change our behavior to show God's love
to the world?
Who God Notices
Some interesting thoughts by Pastor Justin. I love finding things in the Bible that expand our view of God and especially ones that break down the idea that everything before we know Christ is worthless. The whole concept of "story" is a beautiful one. Not only did God choose you before the foundations of the world to be his, he has been working through every aspect of our lives to draw ourselves to him.
Link: A Good Conversation by the Fire: Who God Notices.The Second Chance
Same Book, Same God, Different Worlds.
Link: The Second Chance Movie - February 17, 2006.Rees on Prayer, The trilogy is complete.
Here is the final week of Rees' talk on Prayer. It has been really exciting to see what God has been doing in our community AD Venture in the area of prayer.
