John Dyer, PhD

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Great Quote: Sigmund Freud

By John Dyer on November 28, 2008March 5, 2020

Freud had some great observations about how the technology of his day (wired telephones and railroads) were affecting his world. This quote summarizes his feelings: “If there had been noContinue readingGreat Quote: Sigmund Freud

Losers Talk about Winners and Losers in Technology

By John Dyer on November 22, 2008March 5, 2020

At the beginning of this clip is a humorously botched illustration about trade-offs with technology. (Disclaimer: Jake and Amir is like a funnier, much more crass version of Jim andContinue readingLosers Talk about Winners and Losers in Technology

Ways of Thinking About Technology

By John Dyer on November 20, 2008March 5, 2020

Two recent blog posts, one from Paul and Timothy Bible Conference the other from Justin Buzzard’s Buzzard Blog offer some helpful thoughts about social networking. The conclusions and recommendations areContinue readingWays of Thinking About Technology

The Newest “Digital Native”

By John Dyer on November 19, 2008March 5, 2020

Here is my awesome new son (Benjamin) on his second day in the hospital. This picture is significant, first because my son is awesome, and second because he will growContinue readingThe Newest “Digital Native”

Analysis of first post

By John Dyer on November 4, 2008March 5, 2020

A great way to start looking at the effects of technology is to examine

Blog Introduction

By John Dyer on November 4, 2008March 5, 2020

This blog is an attempt to catalog and analyze how technology affects us in three broad categories:

Wii + Flash + Papervision3D + C# = Alumni World Map

By John Dyer on September 16, 2008March 5, 2020

The 2008 class gift for Dallas Seminary is supposed to be a large flat screen with a 3D world that shows where in the world DTS alumni are serving. TheContinue readingWii + Flash + Papervision3D + C# = Alumni World Map

Papervision3D Bookshelf

By John Dyer on August 21, 2008March 5, 2020

I recently completed a website that catalogs books and in the development I wanted to make something really new. The backend is all ASP.NET, implementing UrlRewriter.NET and AJAX.NET libraries. TheContinue readingPapervision3D Bookshelf

Podcast on Technology

By John Dyer on August 19, 2008March 5, 2020

A few weeks ago, I was invited to speak on a podcast with the best possible name of all time: www.pontificast.com Joey and Ryan (two smart, funny, creative guys) hadContinue readingPodcast on Technology

Show Commenter's Latest Post: BlogEngine.NET Extension

By John Dyer on July 23, 2008March 5, 2020

Background Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen a few WordPress blogs that pull in the last post from a commenter’s website. I also saw a post from Mads aboutContinue readingShow Commenter's Latest Post: BlogEngine.NET Extension