Faith and Theology:
A reader informed me that today is the 95th birthday of the great Catholic theologian Edward Schillebeeckx. So in his honour, I'm re-posting a short piece from a couple of years ago:Among modern Catholic theologians, there’s no one I like better than Edward Schillebeeckx. I pay visits to Rahner and Balthasar and Ratzinger, (Read More)
TreeHugger:
Or so they are trying to tell us. The Vinyl Institute claims that vinyl is sustainable, versatile, energy efficient and durable. They even built a website, Vinyl in design, to "familiarize architects and designers with the range of solutions vinyl provides for today's and tomorrow's design challenges."No mention of its man (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Users are brutally honest when they're searching Google, TweetDeck for iPhone updates, and Google's open-sourced a new programming language. The Go Programming Language Google launches their own open-source programming language. It's called Go, and it's aiming to be fast, safe, and fun. We'll see! Locking SafeSearch Goog (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Web application Norbt (short for "no robot") creates web pages with encrypted text; only people who can answer your challenge question can access the text. Got anything secret you want to share? Norbt uses browser-based cryptography to secure your information and keep it safe until someone with the correct answer to your c (Read More)
Lifehacker:
One of the best ways to cut down on holiday stress is proper planning. Our gift-planning template makes it simple to plan, track, and budget for your holiday purchases.
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Lifehacker:
You've always wanted to learn how to build software yourself—or just whip up an occasional script—but never knew where to start. Luckily, the web is full of free resources that can turn you into a programmer in no time. Since the invention of the internet, programmers have been using it to discuss software development tech (Read More)
Lifehacker:
When it comes to keeping your Windows PC secure, all of the scare tactics and overblown virus stories out there make it hard to feel safe online. The fact of the matter is that you don't need to pay for Windows security. From time to time we like to go on long, opinionated rants about subjects that bug us. This is one of th (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Google Maps Street View makes its way to Hawaii, Firefox for Mobile beta is ready for a limited set of phones, and tips for living longer by avoiding death traps. Escape to Paradise on Your Phone Google Maps adds Street View for Hawaii for the full 50 state Street View experience. Aloha! [Google Mobile Blog] AT&T: iPhone t (Read More)
TreeHugger:
"This wasn't just folks with a bunch of good ideas and a Hollywood star"Global Green USA, a charity founded in 1993 by the last Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, may be best known for its work with celebrities like Leonardo di Caprio. But far from the glare of Hollywood, the group has done some of its most important work (Read More)
Lifehacker:
A lot of people aren't that keen on the current look of most Google applications—hence the popularity of redesigned user skins. On the other hand, many users really like the look of Google Wave, the newest invite-only service from Google. (See our first look, or just read the book.) If you happen to be one of the people who (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Five years ago, an open-source browser called Firefox—one that didn't ship with your computer—was available as a 1.0 download. To say it's changed the world's web experience is understatement. Let's take a look back at five years of the 'fox. Read on for an overview of the life of Firefox, including its journey from fro (Read More)
Lifehacker:
If you're looking for a simple time-tracking tool with visuals that are easy to read at a glance, Yast fits the bill. Yast can track multiple projects and tasks each with their own color code. The week-at-a-glance view is great for seeing how projects are unfolding over the week. You can generate reports and save them to yo (Read More)
TreeHugger:
Bonfire Image credit:WikipediaFor those concerned about global warming, all eyes are on December's U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The stakes could not be higher. Almost every new report shows that the climate is changing even faster than the most dire projections of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Cha (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Readers offer their best tips for running multiple instances of Dropbox at once, using Twitter to jot down notes and ideas for yourself, and using Google Docs to manage money between friends. Don't like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About the Tips Box: Every day we receive boatloads of great (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Sure when you go to a carrier's website you can see a map of their coverage and it usually looks pretty awesome. What about in the real world? DeadCellZones catalogs user-reported dead zones to show you real-world coverage. Plug in a zipcode, city, or street address into DeadCellZones and it scours the 100,000+ entry databa (Read More)