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Andrew Jones Interview on Blogging and New Media

August 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Blogging pioneer and missional leader Andrew Jones (The Tall Skinny Kiwi) is interviewed by five other bloggers from the GodBlogCon conference on the “emergent” (for lack of a better, less elusive term) blogosphere, live streaming, and other forms of new media.  It’s available for download and streaming here. [Ht. Steve Knight]
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Dave on the Politics of the Olympics

August 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Dave has a really great — and poignant — post on the Olympics and the politics surrounding the Olympics that I think really gets at the heart of the issue: yes, China has a not-so great record when it comes to human rights and environmental issues (OK, a horrible record actually), but so does the [...] Read more »

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Comment on Blogs from Within Google Reader

July 31st, 2008 · 5 Comments

This piece from Lorelle on Wordpress just made my blogging experience much easier.  If you use Firefox and the Greasemonkey extension it’s simple: just install the user script, restart FireFox and you’re good to go.  Now you can use the “preview” link at the bottom of each feed to comment on blogs, articles, etc without [...] Read more »

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George Orwell to become a Blogger

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments

George Orwell will become a blogger in about ten days.  According to this article in the Telegraph, Orwell’s diaries will be published online exactly 70 years after they were written: “Running until 1942 the diaries cover the start of the Second World War as well as Orwell’s own travels to Morocco following the illness and [...] Read more »

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White House Predicts Record Deficit for 2009

July 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The White House released their predictions for the next fiscal year yesterday.  The federal deficit will once again break the last record topping out at $482 billion.  Only eight years ago Bush inherited a $128 billion surplus.  The administration has posted a federal deficit every year since.  ”If they gave out Olympic medals for fiscal irresponsibility, [...] Read more »

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