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Re: SAN vs. NAS: A Tale of Two Storage Protocols

jeffholton — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 13:30:39 -0000

...data lives in volumes that are made up files and folders.

I think you're missing an "of" in there.

Re: Impresora: Epson XP-310 Series | OpenPrinting - La Fundación Linux

jeffholton — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 14:10:58 -0000

Have you checked for a problem with your Linux program?

Re: How To Install And Use Spotify On Chromebook

jeffholton — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 17:08:03 -0000

Headline says "how to install." But nothing was installed here, right? Am I missing anything?

Re: DNA evidence proves there is a God

jeffholton — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:55:08 -0000

I think you missed my point. I mean that no matter how complex you think DNA is, it doesn't come close to the articulate, intricate beauty and complexity of God. Next to God, DNA is just Legos. Click. Build. Done.

Re: Man Has Affair with Private Eye Girlfriend Hired | Web2Carz

jeffholton — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:50:43 -0000

I think Matthew was responding to Mike, not to me.

Re: Man Has Affair with Private Eye Girlfriend Hired | Web2Carz

jeffholton — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:49:38 -0000

No. That's not what I said.

Re: Man Has Affair with Private Eye Girlfriend Hired | Web2Carz

jeffholton — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:49:05 -0000

Thank you. I'm glad you two realized that. I wish more people would.

Re: 4 Signs You’re About To Do Something You’ll Regret

jeffholton — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:38:09 -0000

Loneliness is probably my biggest issue in that set.

And judging from the way it's defined, I think the solution is to disconnect from technology.

I'm not too upset that I had to read that on a blog. Just means I need to manage what and when and how I get online.

Re: DNA evidence proves there is a God

jeffholton — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 13:08:19 -0000

"DNA is so complex with its programming code and structures..."

Wut? Someone doesn't understand the elegant simplicity of DNA. Adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine. That's it. Ain't no more (unless you watch X-Files, where they add a fifth.)

If DNA is evidence of God, then God is pretty boring. My kids' Lego collection has a level of complexity several orders of magnitude above that.

Or is the Lego corporation evidence of the massive, mysterious complexity of God?

My God is way more complex than DNA. (Or Legos.) Please try again.

Re: About Rob Bell's new book (my thoughts so far)

jeffholton — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:47:00 -0000

God never uses punctuation when he speaks to me, either.

I shouldn't expect Rob Bell to do better.

Re: i’m on a jet plane (and these are my rules to travel)

jeffholton — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:52:16 -0000

I hope for your sake that we never travel together.

Re: if God is so kind and loving and sees all… then why?

jeffholton — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:03:12 -0000

Not that I prefer Star Trek to Jon Acuff, but Trek has been around longer. I recall the advice of Captain Kirk to someone who had the frustration but lacked the empowerment: "Every revolution starts with one man with a vision."

Our revolution has already begun. And the word "repentance" means, literally, a turning-away-from. Let us revolve, halfway, from whatever evil towards which we are inclined.

Carry on, soldier. I'm with you. And either I've got your back, you've got mine, or we're side by side. This fight will be fierce. And we *will*die while fighting it. It's inevitable. But it's okay. We're part of the end game, and it's worth it.

Carry on.

Re: What the New iPhone Connector Means for Your Old Accessories

jeffholton — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:04:17 -0000

You buy a lot of stuff.

Re: My Next Right Step

jeffholton — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:05:51 -0000

Well, it was nice to have you semi-nearby for a while.

I still hope we cross paths at some point. You were one of the first people to make me feel welcome on Twitter, which means that almost all of the excellent souls with whom I've come into contact are in some way an extension of all the things that are excellent about you!

On the flip side, I think I've been in Nashville more than I've been in southern California over the past decade, so perhaps the chances just increased.

Re: The Isle of Man: 'Thor' Make Everything Better

jeffholton — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:07:50 -0000

Duh.

Star Thors
Thor of the Worlds
Thor of the Roses
Thor and Rememberance
The Thorbirds [last two are miniserieses...they count?]
The Amityville Thorror
Thor Will Be Blood

Re: Man Has Affair with Private Eye Girlfriend Hired | Web2Carz

jeffholton — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:55:12 -0000

Former??! What?

Whatever this "biological urge" is, it sure makes a convenient excuse.

But anyway, it's the emotional affairs that men have that leave their wives feeling inadequate. That's what crumbles marriages.

We men need to stop falling in love outside where we are. The grass is fine and green enough at home.

Re: Geek.com is hiring writers

jeffholton — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:00:26 -0000

"Full time" is anything more than 168 hours a week.

Re: Chatty Kelly...Sometimes Teaching, Always Learning: When Do You Celebrate Easter?

jeffholton — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:53:52 -0000

It honestly warms my heart to know that I played a part in the conversation that prompted this. I also apologize if I came across as polemical, but sometimes it's hard not to when limited to 140-character blips.

The issues and reasons why are buried in a few layers of history and awkward church politics, but you're right, of course. The Resurrection was so powerful and universe-shattering, that its ripples affect time not only since it, but before it as well. It changes everything.

It's a good reminder.

Re: 18 Ways to Ruin Your Reputation on Facebook

jeffholton — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:10:56 -0000

Step further. Most of these are good for any human being, regardless of religious affiliation.

Re: Tim Tebow: The Christian Girl’s Heartthrob

jeffholton — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:50:30 -0000

It's not Adam Lambert?

I'm so disconnected from culture. Who's Tim Tebow?

Re: One Bad Apple Can Ruin the Whole Bunch

jeffholton — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:13:10 -0000

Over the past five or ten years, social media tools have exposed delicious new ways to both quickly tarnish and quickly repair our reputations.

One of my volunteer activities places me in a position to influence high school students, some of whom I continue to interact with using those same social media methods. I'm no longer astounded at some of the things they say without realizing that a post on the Internet is forever. On the flip side, some of them are listening to me when I remind them that everything they post says something about both who they are *and* who they want to be. Change the trend of your content, and you'll change the way people look at you and appreciate you.

I think the bottom line is that we can be honest about ourselves, but that it's always a good idea not to be a complete idiot and post or email anything that would reflect negatively on our characters, potential employers, friends, or family members. When you build people up in public, they will naturally repay the favor. When you ridicule people (except, possibly, if you're a keen satirist), everyone will be far less inclined to associate with you out of legitimate concern that they might be the next target.

Re: The silliest pro-abortion argument ever (is one you hear all the time)

jeffholton — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:38:11 -0000

“If you’re against abortion, you should be against war, too!”

Yup. Choose life. Radically.

Re: Intertwine, Poison and Wine

jeffholton — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:48:10 -0000

I went through a phase a few years back where I tried to dismantle my marriage. My wife, after some deep thought, decided not to let me. I'll be forever grateful.

Anyway, in the aftermath of recovering from that, this band appeared on the scene. About a year ago, I put the song on repeat play in my car. It crushes me, too, in all the right ways. For two performers who are not married to each other, they do such an amazing job of portraying the chemistry.

If the song gets you in the gut, you should try watching the video. Repeatedly. For a few hours. Amazing.

I played it for my wife and she didn't get it. At least, not yet. She wants a simple answer: "Wait? Does he mean that he doesn't love her? Or that he does?"

Uh. Yeah. Or no. Not quite like that.

Isn't it nice that the deepest relationships are so simple and easy to maintain? ;)

Re: demon Santa

jeffholton — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:22:11 -0000

You told your kids there's no Santa??

YOU'RE UNAMERICAN!! :)

Re: Are Christians Writing “Edgy” for the Wrong Reasons?

jeffholton — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:36:19 -0000

I chuckled a bit at the quote: "I don't want to write about saints."

Some of the stuff I've read about the saints is pretty edgy. Like Saint Mary of Egypt. Sheesh. Seriously.