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Weekly Links

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Here are some misc. links I found interesting/thought provoking this week.
Excellent article by Steve McConnell on How to Self-Study for a Computer Programming Job. I’m still mulling through Code Complete (Go buy it).

Donald Boudreaux one of the writers for Cafe Hayek, a favorite Libertarian political blog of mine, sums up nicely how I feel and many pro-freetrade/humanitarians feel on immigration. (It has nothing to do with the Republican party).
Funny stuff…
Laughable.

Even funnier, I’ll be running in the Great Columbia crossing this October, my goal is to just finish.


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Blessed are the laity

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

It’s politics as usual on capital hill, but it’s more at stake than building the next bridge to nowhwere.

Apparently Bono got the shaft from Democrats for $1 billion dollars in US pledges to fight Malaria and AIDS in Africa. Not sure which is worse the promises made by President Bush or the hypocrisy of congress.
Meanwhile the church Amy and I are attending, Imago Dei, will be sending a team to East Africa to help with various ministries. They’re partnering with an organiziation called Hope is Alive. These people include college students to young professionals with a great heart for humanity. Also a friend of ours from our bible study has been lead to go to Sudan with MedAir. What amazes me is the great risk that these individuals are taking upon themselves to help people they have no personal ties to. If anything it demonstrates the love of Christ and the willingness of regular people to imitate that love.

Our government, national healthcare, reforming social security, winning the Iraq war, winning the war on terror, political promises, technology, or more taxes will never help or save humanity. God uses the common people to be his hands and feet, the least will be first in His Kingdom.

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Disfunctionally hilarious

Friday, December 15th, 2006

All-star cast, which includes Greg Kinnear and Steve Carell, makes one of the best films I’ve seen all year. I highly recommend anyone to see the movie Little Miss Sunshine; it’ll make you cry, laugh, and reminisce at all that makes us human. The movie is just raw humanity at its most dysfunctional. Without ruining the film for those who have yet to see it, it’s about a family and their journey across the United States trying to get their daughter enrolled in a national beauty contest in California. To say the least, the way the family interacts is hilarious and at the same time frighteningly realistic, or at least I’ve witnessed just as messed up families before. A must see.


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