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The iPhone and ‘Technolust’

ThinkChristian has started an interesting discussion about whether the Apple iPhone is the latest example of gadgets that encourage a destructive, self-centered focus on ourselves. I think this is a valid concern and the lure of becoming self-absorbed in our personal technologies at the expense of closer human interaction is something that ought to be taken seriously. The the problem isn’t cut-and-dried. There are some very good and thoughtful responses to this item that I encourage you to read. Of course, as someone who has been a professional computer software developer for longer than I care to remember and an admiring user of Apple computers an other products, I had to give my own response which is edited and reproduced here: Read the rest of this entry »

Mapping New Testament Social Networks

The ESV Blog has an interesting visualization of the textual relationship between people mentioned in the same chapter of the New Testament. It was done using IBM’s Many Eyes data visualization tool. Check out those links for more information.

A network diagram showing co-occurrences in the New Testament with Jesus as the hub.

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