The rest of the article is pretty good, but the first two sentences are probably two of my least favorite first two sentences of an article ever: I couldn’t help but wonder what he was thinking as he pulled out his iPhone and took advantage of a new Facebook application — right in the middle of the sermon. It was then that I realized the narcissistic machine that is Facebook. Read more

Programming Note: The new podcast, scheduled to go up today, has been delayed until Monday because of problems uploading it.  In the meantime, be sure and check out our new post by guest writer, Seth T. Hahne! Read more

In light of our recent debate on The Daily Show, this Rasmussen survey seems relevent: “Nearly one-third of Americans under the age of 40 say satirical news-oriented television programs like The Colbert Report and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart are taking the place of traditional news outlets.” Read more

Drew posts Part 3 (or so) of his series on Facebook, Does Facebook Help Build Community? Basically, he says yes, as long as it doesn’t destroy it. Read more

At the Game Developer’s Conference, Nintendo’s Keynote address featured they’re next big game, Rock N’ Roll Climber for the Nintendo Wii which uses the Wii Balance Board. Says gaming blog Fidgit: Based on the above video — “Just me, the wall, and my fight against gravity…” — it looks like the worst videogame ever devised. I was exhausted just watching the poor guy flail around looking for rock-grabbing hotspots. What a horrible misguided idea for a game. I’m sure it... Read more

How Facebook Makes People Dumber – This is a whimsical post that brings up some good points about the vast underbelly of facebook. Read more

Some words about Flannery O’Connor on the anniversary of her birth. I think I’ll read one of her short stories in celebration. Read more

How I Haunt My Friends On The Xbox 360: “Yes, my Xbox friends, you are secretly my first priority…” Read more