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tcpipThe next issue of MS-Windows promises to bring a whole new world of monopolistic behaviour to the computing world. Specifically MS-Windows 8 will require that secure boot will be installed for certification, which is fine in itself; BIOS really is a technology past its use-by date. However this will, in all probability, be used to prevent dual-booting with other operating systems like you-know-what. I have a presentation (PDF) on this topic from last Tuesday at Linux Users of Victoria and the policy we have developed. Since then ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
zey has pointed out that "the slow moving train wreck" of a company has decided it would be good to include in its terms of service the right of the company to remotely kill or delete applications that you have purchased.
On Sunday gave an address at the the Melbourne Unitarian Church on aliens, or more specifically entitled "Is Anybody Out There? Little Green Men and the Fermi Paradox", which gave a brief introduction to the issue that space is so big and old and yet otherworldly life has yet to be discovered. Of course, people always raise the cost of scanning the sky for such and whilst it is notable, it is certainly preferred to most military expenditures. Apropos churchy matters, I have made a substantial start on the three-chapter bloc on studies on Abrahamic religions and should have the Judaism material finished this week. Finally, tonight the Melbourne Atheist Society is having a discussion on "Science and the Objectivity Myth", which hopefully will deal with pragmatics rather than just representational realism.
There have been some significant changes at work; from a staff of around fifty, six positions were made redundant, two others took voluntary redundancy, managers took pay cuts and other staff reduced their hours. I was one of the latter group, adopting what should be a pleasant four-day working week over summer. Nevertheless, I really feel for those people who have lost their jobs, an awful experience for those with families and mortgages etc. Although on the latter matter, we were doubly fortunate this week in shifting our mortgage (with our strongly recommended union-owned, ME Bank) to an offset account which, coupled with a recent drop in interest rates, now has the lowest rate in the country - and resulting in a "not insignificant" saving.
zey has pointed out that "the slow moving train wreck" of a company has decided it would be good to include in its terms of service the right of the company to remotely kill or delete applications that you have purchased.On Sunday gave an address at the the Melbourne Unitarian Church on aliens, or more specifically entitled "Is Anybody Out There? Little Green Men and the Fermi Paradox", which gave a brief introduction to the issue that space is so big and old and yet otherworldly life has yet to be discovered. Of course, people always raise the cost of scanning the sky for such and whilst it is notable, it is certainly preferred to most military expenditures. Apropos churchy matters, I have made a substantial start on the three-chapter bloc on studies on Abrahamic religions and should have the Judaism material finished this week. Finally, tonight the Melbourne Atheist Society is having a discussion on "Science and the Objectivity Myth", which hopefully will deal with pragmatics rather than just representational realism.
There have been some significant changes at work; from a staff of around fifty, six positions were made redundant, two others took voluntary redundancy, managers took pay cuts and other staff reduced their hours. I was one of the latter group, adopting what should be a pleasant four-day working week over summer. Nevertheless, I really feel for those people who have lost their jobs, an awful experience for those with families and mortgages etc. Although on the latter matter, we were doubly fortunate this week in shifting our mortgage (with our strongly recommended union-owned, ME Bank) to an offset account which, coupled with a recent drop in interest rates, now has the lowest rate in the country - and resulting in a "not insignificant" saving.
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Date: 2011-12-18 06:27 am (UTC)1 To see "x" in action
2 It's a good example of Sufi tolerance and appreciation of other religions , unlike Wahabi and Salafi violent fanaticism and hatred .
Flag this messageLA MISTERO DE LA NASKO DE JESUO KRISTOSaturday, December 17, 2011 6:41 PM
From: "Bayo Afolaranmi" <spiritualdigest@yahoo.com>Add sender to ContactsTo: spiritanutrajxo@yahoogroups.com
Estimataj,
LA MISTERO DE LA NASKO DE JESUO KRISTO
"Cxar infano naskigxis al ni, filo estas donita al ni, kaj la regado estos sur lia sxultro, kaj lia nomo estos: Mirinda, Konsilisto, Potenculo, Patro de Eterneco, Princo de Paco" (Jesaja 9:6).
Ni estas en alia kristnaska festo! Gxi estas festo apartigita rememori la naskon de nia Savinto kaj Sinjoro Jesuo Kristo antau du mil jaroj. La festo estas unu el la plej celebrataj festoj tra la mondo. Estas multaj debatoj por kaj kontrau la festo. Kelkaj diras ke la festo havas idolanan deveno. Aliaj prave observas ke la 25-a de decembro ne povis esti la naskodato de Jesuo Kristo. Multaj homoj kiuj celebras gxin dedicxas la feston al la naskigxo de Jesuo Kristo. Tamen, ne gravas via opinio pri la festo, cxu vi iam pripensis la misteron de la nasko de Jesuo Kristo? Kio estis speciala je Lia nasko?
La Infano kiu estis naskita en Betlehem de la Virgulino Mario estas la Regxo de regxoj. La Filo kiu estis donita al ni estas la Kreinto de la cxieloj kaj la tero. Kiel la Potenca Dio, Li estas tiel potenca ke Li ne bezonis ian ajn helpon porti la regadon de cxi tiu mondo sur Lia sxultro. Li estis naskita kiel ordinara nove naskita infano, sed Li estas la Patro de Eterneco. Li estas la Mirinda Konsilisto kaj Princo de Paco.
La nasko de cxi tiu speciala Infano alportis lumon, pacon kaj gxojon al la vivoj de multaj homoj precipe homoj kiuj fidas tute al Li. Li regas je iliaj vivoj nuntempe. Sed Li regos sur la tuta universo unutage kiam Lia regno estos senfina.
Ne gravas cxu vi kredas je la festo de Kristnasko de Jesuo Kristo au ne. Tio kio gravas estas: cxu vi jam spertis la lumon, pacon kaj gxojon kiujn Jesuo Kristo alportis al cxi tiu mondo? Cxu vi havas Liajn enajn pacon kaj gxojon? Cxu vi partigas cxi tiujn lumon, pacon kaj gxojon kun aliaj homoj? Cxu vi briligas Lian lumon al la mallumo de la mondo? Cxu vi regos kun Li kiam Li finfine starigos Sian eternan regnon sur la universo?
Je la servo de Dio,
Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastoro).
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