John Dyer, PhD

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Is 30 The Breaking Point for Technology?

By John Dyer on December 29, 2010March 5, 2020

Computer scientist Alan Kay (the guy who invented the stackable-windows computer interface we all use today) once defined technology as “anything invented after you were born” to make the pointContinue readingIs 30 The Breaking Point for Technology?

Nativity Scenes: A Broken Commandment or a Medium of Theology?

By John Dyer on December 22, 2010March 5, 2020

A few weeks before Christmas, my teacher gave me and everyone in my fifth grade class just enough dough to make a single Christmas ornament. Sneaky kid that I was,Continue readingNativity Scenes: A Broken Commandment or a Medium of Theology?

Balancing The Natural and the Unnatural in a Technological World

By John Dyer on December 16, 2010March 5, 2020

When I reflect on technology and modern life, I find myself continually returning to these ancient words from God to Adam: Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it. (Gen 2:15)Continue readingBalancing The Natural and the Unnatural in a Technological World

HTML5 Reset Debug

By John Dyer on December 3, 2010March 5, 2020

I’m a huge fan of using HTML Reset, originally created by Eric Meyer and given HTML5 updates by people like Richard Clark. The only problem is that when you try toContinue readingHTML5 Reset Debug

I Marginalize My Father Through Technology

By John Dyer on November 22, 2010March 5, 2020

I have not sent an email to my dad in more than 6 years. We’re not facebook friends, he doesn’t follow me on twitter, and he doesn’t get updates aboutContinue readingI Marginalize My Father Through Technology

From Blog to Book in Two Years: What I Learned

By John Dyer on November 15, 2010March 5, 2020

Happy Birthday, this November marks the 2 year anniversary of Don’t Eat the Fruit! In November 2008, I decided to start this blog as a fun way to catalog whatContinue readingFrom Blog to Book in Two Years: What I Learned

NIV 2011: Every Last Change

By John Dyer on November 11, 2010March 5, 2020

After posting about the NIV 2010/2011 on Monday, I decided to put together a change list. At the same time, another coder Robert Slowley left a comment saying that heContinue readingNIV 2011: Every Last Change

NIV 2011: The Little Changes

By John Dyer on November 1, 2010March 5, 2020

UPDATE This post doesn’t deal with the gender issues of the new NIV – it only looks at other mostly overlooked changes. I’ve also done an analysis of every singleContinue readingNIV 2011: The Little Changes

Windows Phone Reminds You: “Be Here Now”

By John Dyer on October 21, 2010March 5, 2020

I haven’t used the new Windows Phone 7 so I have no idea how good it is, but I do love the concept of this ad: The ad is prettyContinue readingWindows Phone Reminds You: “Be Here Now”

Around the Web

By John Dyer on October 18, 2010March 5, 2020

Small Change: Why the revolution will not be tweeted – Malcolm Gladwell (famed for Outliers, The Tipping Point, Blink, and his wild and crazy hair) contrasts histories great revolutions whichContinue readingAround the Web