Entries from February 2007
I originally posted this about a year ago, but this is so important that I am posting it again.
The following is a list of sermons from Church of the Advent in
Birmingham, AL. Included is a series of talks by Rod Rosenbladt
entitled, “When Good Fathers Die, It’s Always Too Soon“.
This is good stuff. Some of it [...]
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Tags: Theology · fatherhood · fathers · rosenbladt
On February 23rd, 2007 at 12:01 AM EST, the FCC removed the Morse Code requirement for all Amateur Radio licenses. The previous requirement was a 5 word per minute proficiency to operate on the 10 meter (28 mhz) and lower frequencies. These frequencies are more commonly known as the “shortwave” or “HF” bands.
I [...]
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Tags: Uncategorized · amateur radio licenses · arrl · class licenses · ham radio · hf bands · instant gratification · morse code requirement · obscurity · shortwave · technician class
Epic Church is affiliated with The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, a biblically conservative branch of the Lutheran Church.We stand on the authoritative Word of God and uphold moral values. Visit the LCMS website at www.lcms.org for more details.
from epicwired.com
Frank at Putting Out the Fire is currently hammering Epic Church’s series on Sex at his blog. [...]
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Tags: Theology · ascetics · authoritative word · conservative branch · devotion · joel osteen · megachurch · moral values · southern baptist convention · word of god
… and there are lows.
I think it was C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity that I first heard about how the Christian life is a series of peaks and valleys. Well, I’ve been in a valley for the past year. Yes, a year is a long time to be away. In that time, I [...]
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Tags: Life · Religion · c s lewis · i confess · personal defeat
A former Hewlett-Packard worker could barely wait for their non-disclosure-agreement to end so they could spill 14 company secrets to The Consumerist.
1: Many HP Printers, like their laser printers, have a built-in page-count after which they won’t work. This resides in the a transpart sometimes called image or drum kit. Rather [...]
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Tags: Uncategorized
It’s a hoot!
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It amazes me that people think that since they paid $X,000 for a computer, that they can still ask for absorbent amounts of money even though it’s been 2, 3, or more years ago.
The fact is that computers depreciate very quickly. A few years ago they liked to say that your computer was obsolete [...]
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Tags: General Tech
I recently received an invitation to join a discussion group at the local NBC affiliate. Today, I spoke with the coordinator about the length of time needed for this event and other things. After I hung up the phone one thing stuck with me more than any other. He said that he [...]
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Tags: GeekSpaces · blogger · bloggers · daily kos · discussion group · instapundit · libertarian · michelle malkin · msm
On February 23, the FCC will eliminate the CW (morse code) requirement for all General Class licenses. A lot of Ham, including myself, find CW to be intimidating. However, it is obviously not impossible.
I propose that all who read this take the time to study for both the Element 1 (5 WPM CW) [...]
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Tags: General Amateur Radio