5 Things I Learned from Reading the Newspaper By BylineJohn Dyer on August 6, 2009March 5, 2020 Back in June, I decided to try a little experiment in how I receive and read the news. My goal was to read news exclusively through a newspaper every dayContinue reading5 Things I Learned from Reading the Newspaper
Roman Catholic Church Expresses Concern Regarding Social Technologies By BylineJohn Dyer on August 3, 2009March 5, 2020 The head of the British Roman Catholic church says, “I think there’s a worry that an excessive use, or an almost exclusive use of text and emails means that asContinue readingRoman Catholic Church Expresses Concern Regarding Social Technologies
From the Garden to the City: Technology in the Story of Redemption By BylineJohn Dyer on July 20, 2009March 5, 2020 This post is an abbreviated version of what I hope will one day become a book exploring technology and its role in the redemptive story of God and his people.Continue readingFrom the Garden to the City: Technology in the Story of Redemption
Why We Can’t Stop Posting, Linking, and @Replying By BylineJohn Dyer on July 13, 2009March 5, 2020 My Son, the Social Genius My 8 months old son Benjamin is becoming quite a hilarious little character. Lately, when friends are visiting and we get into a good discussion,Continue readingWhy We Can’t Stop Posting, Linking, and @Replying
“World’s First” Augmented Reality Virtual Communion! (can vs. should) By BylineJohn Dyer on July 6, 2009March 20, 2020 Every once in a while I like to do a code commentary where I program something to illustrate a broader point about technology (like the Bible reader or TwitterVoice3D). ThisContinue reading“World’s First” Augmented Reality Virtual Communion! (can vs. should)
Using Technology without Technology Using You: Got Any Tips? By BylineJohn Dyer on June 29, 2009March 5, 2020 Conference Info Next month, I’ll be doing a session at the ECHO Church Media Conference (July 29-31, 2009, Dallas) called “Using Technology without Technology Using You.” (Q&A at the ECHO blog)Continue readingUsing Technology without Technology Using You: Got Any Tips?
Learning about Reality and Information from a Coldplay Concert By BylineJohn Dyer on June 25, 2009March 5, 2020 What Is Information? My (awesome) brother recently took me to a Coldplay concert, and we had a blast together. But before we get to Coldplay (and Snow Patrol), let’s introduceContinue readingLearning about Reality and Information from a Coldplay Concert
Stop Bringing Your Bible to Church! (and don’t look at the screen either) By BylineJohn Dyer on June 15, 2009March 5, 2020 This post is the first in a series of “Media Ecology Experiments” which is about using media and technology in a different way to help understand how it affects usContinue readingStop Bringing Your Bible to Church! (and don’t look at the screen either)
Internet Fatigue By BylineJohn Dyer on June 11, 2009March 5, 2020 CNN has a report on the phenomenon of internet fatigue. I wish they would have spent more time on giving suggestions for how to understand why this happens and howContinue readingInternet Fatigue
Dostoevsky’s 1984 Saved Him from Our Brave New World By BylineJohn Dyer on June 2, 2009March 5, 2020 1984 vs. Brave New World In the introduction to Amusing Ourselves to Death, Neil Postman contrasts the worries about future technology by Aldous Huxley in Brave New World (1932) and George OrwellContinue readingDostoevsky’s 1984 Saved Him from Our Brave New World
