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“The rejection of science seems to be part of a politically monolithic red-state fundamentalism, textbook evidence of an unyielding ignorance on the part of the religious. As one fundamentalist slogan puts it, “The Bible says it, I believe it, that settles it.” But evangelical Christianity need not be defined by the simplistic theology, cultural isolationism and stubborn anti-intellectualism that most of the Republican candidates have embraced. Like other evangelicals, we accept the centrality of faith in Jesus Christ and look to the Bible as our sacred book, though we find it hard to recognize our religious tradition in the mainstream evangelical conversation. Evangelicalism at its best seeks a biblically grounded expression of Christianity that is intellectually engaged, humble and forward-looking. In contrast, fundamentalism is literalistic, overconfident and reactionary.”

- The Evangelical Rejection of Reason - NYTimes.com
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The Spirit of Volunteerism: Notes from Jorge

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:34:06 -0500

The Spirit of Volunteerism: Notes from Jorge :

spiritofvolunteerism:

Washington DC
This is my first time in United States, and I think it was a wonderful idea to start in DC, all activities were interesting and well organized, however I would like to mention Mr. Akram´s presentation, for me, he was great, it was very illustrative to learn about

See Regina Kozyra's photos of the trip to the Arctic!

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:08:06 -0500

See Regina Kozyra's photos of the trip to the Arctic!

Photo

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:33:06 -0500

puppiesandpearls:monogrammed slippers? YES PLEASE

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:10:05 -0500

puppiesandpearls:

monogrammed slippers? YES PLEASE

Business Bullpen / Our Team Blog: SEO copywriting: AutoSport

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:26:06 -0500

Business Bullpen / Our Team Blog: SEO copywriting: AutoSport:

businessbullpen:

Gary and I are pretty psyched about the work we just tag-teamed for our client AutoSport. The job consisted of two parts: an SEO analysis performed by Gary, followed by SEO copywriting performed by yours truly. For the copywriting, my mission was to take AutoSport’s 25 most popular pages and…

andrew:strle:10,000,000,000 posts party on the Tumblr...

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:45:05 -0500

andrew:

strle:
10,000,000,000 posts party on the Tumblr dashboard!
RIGHT NOW!!

The 20s: Additions Needed To The Hurricane Irene Playlist. Our colleagues at...

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:10:06 -0500

The 20s: Additions Needed To The Hurricane Irene Playlist. Our colleagues at...:

the20s:

Additions Needed To The Hurricane Irene Playlist. Our colleagues at NBC New York came up with this playlist of songs for your weekend facing Hurricane Irene, but there are many glaring omissions, particularly when it comes to tracks by the Scorpions.
• “Rock You Like A Hurricane,” Scorpions
• “Over the Edge,” Hurricane

blakewhitman:vimeo:Crop factor might sound like some sort of...

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:15:06 -0500

blakewhitman:

vimeo:
Crop factor might sound like some sort of agricultural term, but it’s actually an important topic to keep in mind when selecting both cameras and lenses. Crop factor is just a number really, but it has an important effect on how your camera and lenses interact. I know, I know, that’s kind of vague. Read on, my camera-loving comrades!

In a previous lesson, we reviewed what image sensors are and talked about some of the more common sensor sizes found in cameras. These varying sensor sizes have a big impact on image quality, and they also interact with lenses differently. Most, but not all lenses have a focal length based on being paired with what’s called a full frame sensor.

The term, “full frame sensor” is derived from the era of film-based cameras. Some of you might remember loading 35mm film into your cameras. The dimensions of a 35mm negative are now used as a reference size for modern DSLR sensors. When a sensor fills that original 35mm film size, it’s known as full frame. Those sensors produce great image quality, but they are more expensive than smaller sensors. In mid-level and lower end DSLRs, you’ll see smaller sensors, with the most common being the APS-C sensor. APS stands for Advanced Photo System, but you don’t need to worry about that right now. Just keep in mind that these are the type of sensors typically found in most entry and even mid level DSLR cameras.

Now that you’ve watched the video, everything is crystal clear to you now, right? No? Then shimmy on over to read the full lesson in the Vimeo Video School!

Meet you there!
Some super useful info here people!

w.k.macura: Creating an Ubuntu-based AMI for use as an Elastic Bamboo Agent

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:10:05 -0500

w.k.macura: Creating an Ubuntu-based AMI for use as an Elastic Bamboo Agent:

teknika:

We want a custom AMI to use as an Elastic Bamboo build agent. In our case, preloaded with PostgreSQL, Mercurial, and a few other goodies. The typical Elastic Bamboo solution is to use an attached EBS instance with initialization scripts, but in our case we don’t want the overhead of installing and…

billboard:Sneak peek of this week

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:15:05 -0500

billboard:

Sneak peek of this week

SHLambert: Sriracha- cha

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:10:05 -0500

SHLambert: Sriracha- cha:

sdhlambert:

Over the past year, my love afffair for sriracha (that spicy red asian hot sauce that comes in a squeeze bottle with a green cap) has grown exponentially.

Credit goes to our neighborhood fave restaurant Joseph Leonard (if you don’t know it, let’s keep it that way) for introducing me to…

apt2n:Stirred, not shaken

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:10:06 -0500

apt2n:

Stirred, not shaken