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A Hill on Which To Die

I just finished reading A Hill on Which to Die by Judge Pressler. THIS BOOK IS AWESOME!

For those who don't know, the Southern Baptist Convention was leaning way left in the 70s. Judge Pressler (and others) saw this and saw how the SBC could be turned. This book is the story of Judge Pressler's life and his journey in bringing the SBC back to the right.

I would urge everyone to read this book. For the conservative, this book will show why the fight was necessary and document how the battle was fought.

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“Fast” Coding

Surfing the internet this morning, I came across this article on "fast" coding. In this contect, fast refers to the speed at which the page loads not the development time. What do you think?

There are many perspectives on speed. Most developers view speed as a matter of code efficiency. Code efficiency is important, but I consider the user perspective far more important. On the web, this is even more important as both latency and transfer speed become a higher priority.

 

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PM Ride

The weather finally broke today. It was great! I extended my ride this evening since I didn't ride yesterday evening or this morning. Below are the stats.

Ride Stats:
Distance: 30.5 mi
Time: 1 hr 59 min
Avg. Speed: 15.4 mph
Cal. Expended: 2443 (apx)

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AM Ride

I went out again this morning to ride. I decided I was going to do something different. I was going to ride hard for 5 min. then ride at a relaxed pace for 5 min. It ended up being a good workout. Here are the stats:

Ride Stats:
Distance: 20.1 mi
Time: 1 hr 17 min
Avg. Speed: 15.5 mph
Cal. Expended: 1604 (apx)

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When There’s No Burning Bush

I just finished reading When There's No Burning Bush. If you are a Christian "wandering" in the wilderness and feeling like you don't know God's direction for your life, you should read this book. The authors (Eddy Hall and Gary Morsch) explode six myths most people have about God's call:

Ministry is just for "Ministers"
Most Real Ministry Happens at Church
An Ordinary Job Get's in the Way of Ministry
Good Christians Never Say No
It's Best to Play It Safe
God's Calling? There's Got to be a Burning Bush

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Should We Believe Wikipedia

Well, should we? I have read several articles at Wikipedia. Sometimes they are ok. Most of the time, they are left of center. I tend to treat the information from there as I would information from NBC, CNN, etc…. Basically, in my mind, it is all about knowing your source and knowing how much credibility they ought to have. In my world, Fox News has way more credibility than CNN. Depending on the slant of the Wikipedia article, I may give it some, none, or a lot of credibility.

Here is a link to a site talking about the problems with Wikipedia.

For those of you who don't know, Wikipedia is a wiki. What is a wiki? Well, this being an area where there is little subjectivity, here is a link to the wikipedia article on wikis. In short, a wiki is a webpage anyone can edit and add to.