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Read the Bible: Greek and Hebrew Reading Experiment

By John Dyer on April 4, 2009March 5, 2020

For my BibleTech:2009 presentation (“Technology Is Not Neutral: How Bible Technology Shapes Our Faith“), I created an example site to demonstrate what I like to call “technological minimalism” in BibleContinue readingRead the Bible: Greek and Hebrew Reading Experiment

Why Johnny Can’t Preach: The Media Have Shaped the Messengers (Review)

By John Dyer on March 23, 2009March 5, 2020

The Question T. David Gordon believes that the majority of preaching today is rather poor, not so much in its content, but in its form as preaching. As a practitionerContinue readingWhy Johnny Can’t Preach: The Media Have Shaped the Messengers (Review)

Risk-Reducing Technologies Increase Risk-Taking

By John Dyer on March 21, 2009March 5, 2020

The Pope and a Harvard scientist make an interesting argument that AIDS is increasing in Africa precisely because of condom distribution.

TwitterVoice3D: Creativity, Chaos, and Order in the Online World

By John Dyer on March 19, 2009March 5, 2020

A few weeks ago, I decided that rather than write words about a technology, I would write code using technology that would hopefully communicate in a way words cannot. TwitterContinue readingTwitterVoice3D: Creativity, Chaos, and Order in the Online World

Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology

By John Dyer on March 14, 2009March 5, 2020

Better Off (2005, Harper Perennial) is probably the most clever title of any technology book I’ve read. The book is Eric Brende’s retelling of his 18 months living with aContinue readingBetter Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology

MVC Edit View Template Upgrades

By John Dyer on March 11, 2009March 5, 2020

I’m building a new LMS using ASP.NET MVC and I am making heavy use of the View templates added in RC1. (see: T4 Templates: A Quick-Start Guide for ASP.NET MVCContinue readingMVC Edit View Template Upgrades

Google CEO on Internet Learning vs. Book Learning

By John Dyer on March 8, 2009March 5, 2020

Google CEO Eric Schmidt was on Charlie Rose Friday night (3/6/9) to talk about all things Google and technology. It’s a fascinating discussion (privacy, group learning, etc.), but I justContinue readingGoogle CEO on Internet Learning vs. Book Learning

Conference Speaking Fun

By John Dyer on March 4, 2009March 5, 2020

I am excited to share that I get to speak at two conferences in the next few months. In the past, the two worlds of which I’ve been a partContinue readingConference Speaking Fun

Everything’s Amazing, Nobody’s Happy

By John Dyer on February 28, 2009March 5, 2020

Comedian Louis CK was on Conan O’Brien recently and did a hilarious job of illustrating what happens after several generations pass and the kinds of problems we see in theContinue readingEverything’s Amazing, Nobody’s Happy

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