Oct 05, 2009

Changing the Java version on OS X is extremely easy.

Simply navigate to /Applications/Utilities/Java/Java Preferences.App and launch the app.  There you can set the version of Java to use for both Applets and Applications.

Easy Java Version Selection in OS X

Keep in mind that running a java -version command from a terminal will only reflect the Java Preferences.App settings if you haven’t specified a JAVA_HOME in your .bashrc or .profile, etc.

Sep 30, 2009

Having grown up in a house with serious financial turmoil, I understand “desperate”.

Yet, this is going a bit far.

Are these people actually praying to Obama?  Either way, in my opinion, a line has been crossed that should have been left alone.

One could argue that this is a satirical farce and is meant to make fun of the process of faith and prayer, but I don’t think so.  The Gamaliel Foundation’s mission is “to assist local community leaders to create, maintain and expand independent, grassroots, and powerful faith-based community organizations so that ordinary people can impact the political, social, economic, and environmental decisions that affect their lives;”

On the surface, that sounds good to me – aligning our governance with our morals and values.  I’m sure that scares others.  The question is faith in what?  The Gamaliel Foundation seems adamantly ecumenical in its charter and in this instance I believe they have made a mockery of faith in their attempt at inclusion.  Using a Christian liturgy makes this only more so.

Dare I quote Christian scripture warning against this kind of thing? Yeah, I dare.

Isaiah warns us of putting our ultimate trust in people rather than God:

Stop trusting in man,
who has but a breath in his nostrils.
Of what account is he?

Isaiah 2:22, NIV

What gives me more pause is the description of the consequences of this form of hubris:

The arrogance of man will be brought low
and the pride of men humbled;
the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,

and the idols will totally disappear.

Men will flee to caves in the rocks
and to holes in the ground
from dread of the LORD
and the splendor of his majesty,
when he rises to shake the earth.

In that day men will throw away
to the rodents and bats
their idols of silver and idols of gold,
which they made to worship.

They will flee to caverns in the rocks
and to the overhanging crags
from dread of the LORD
and the splendor of his majesty,
when he rises to shake the earth.

Isaiah 2:17-21, NIV

Heaven help us then…

If you’d like to watch more of this event in context, see the “official” version of it below.  While it does outline more of what they believe in regarding healthcare reform, it isn’t materially different than the above video.  Somehow I don’t think their views are what the founding fathers meant in the “Life” part of, “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”.

Aug 30, 2009

Wow, now THAT is some driving!

Now, if only all Romans drove that way…  My memories of driving in Rome are close to nightmares.  I clearly remember driving to a train station and following the signs.  I pulled up to one intersection and the sign for the “Stazione” had arrows pointing BOTH left AND right!   WTF???  Maybe that’s why the trains in Italy are never on time anyway – to give you extra time to find the dang place!  hehe

Enjoy the video!

Aug 17, 2009

This needs no introduction.

Yup, I been there.  Word, man…  Word.

Jun 25, 2009

As I write this post, I’m travelling 450 mph somewhere over Nevada, I think…

While airplane internet service has been around for a while, I’ve never had the opportunity to use it, as its only on select flights.  When they announced that it was available, I knew I had to give it a whirl.  So far…  Its the Internet, nothing more, nothing less. 

Here’s a SpeedTest Result:

SpeedTest Results

Not too bad for 30K feet!  Pretty cool!

Jun 24, 2009

This is pretty darn amazing when you think about one guy doing it all…

Jun 11, 2009