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Re: Help Me With Something - Dilbert Comic Strip on 2019-11-16 | Dilbert by Scott Adams

Evan Pederson — Sat, 16 Nov 2019 09:03:24 -0000

My company has always tried to maintain a culture of knowledge sharing and teamwork. And they've succeeded. There are plenty of other problems there, but this one issue is the primary reason I've stayed for almost 20 years.

Re: Report: Jetliners Stolen from Libya Could Be Used to Attack U.S. on 9/11

Evan Pederson — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:58:50 -0000

There are over 200 refineries in the US and Canada. I have a map of them on my office wall. Not sure if that counts as "very few" or not....

Re: A “frustrated parent” with a degree in electrical engineering can’t solve his kid’s Common Core math problem

Evan Pederson — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:16:40 -0000

Yes. It. Will. It will cause most students to hate math and stop caring.

Re: A “frustrated parent” with a degree in electrical engineering can’t solve his kid’s Common Core math problem

Evan Pederson — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:14:24 -0000

Yes, they should be able to figure out the error. They should not have to write a letter about it.

Re: A “frustrated parent” with a degree in electrical engineering can’t solve his kid’s Common Core math problem

Evan Pederson — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:12:19 -0000

Learning grade-school level math should not involve writing letters. Period.

I also have a degree in E.E., and I could solve this problem. But if this is how I had been taught math I would have thought I hated the subject and never considered the engineering field to begin with.

This is just one of many reasons I'll be homeschooling my children.

Re: Fighting Buggy Code with Genetic Algorithms

Evan Pederson — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 03:04:40 -0000

Spacecraft have very limited memory (around 68KB for the Voyager 1 and 2), for one thing. So the programs are going to be smaller, and the functions more narrowly defined. There's no GUI on a spacecraft computer, for example.

And even so there have been some notable software failures in space, such as these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Re: Man arrested for stealing evidence from Paul Walker wreckage

Evan Pederson — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 10:32:51 -0000

Slight quibble: Canyon Country is a neighborhood :in: Santa Clarita, not near it. Just like Valencia, Saugus and Newhall.

Re: The New Evernote 5 for Windows Desktop Beta Now Available

Evan Pederson — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 14:01:52 -0000

Looks awesome!

Re: *Ugly People.

Evan Pederson — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:11:29 -0000

Oh, where do I start? Only one? Lust, pride, selfishness, greed.... It seems that no sooner do I push one down that another pops back up.

Grace is awesome, though. You know, I think it's even grace that only the ugly that God wants to work on in me is revealed to me at any given time. I'd just get overwhelmed otherwise.

Re: Prospecting for Oil or Gold? Check the Time

Evan Pederson — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:03:25 -0000

I think it's a GPS satellite.

Re: Surprise: Jobless Claims Up 78,000 First Week After Election

Evan Pederson — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:34:37 -0000

Edward Clark, I can identify. As a native of California (though I don't live there anymore), where 4,202,127 people voted for Romeny, it's annoying to see an entire state scorned because of the politics of the big cities.

Re: What does it mean to be a (real) man?

Evan Pederson — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:52:21 -0000

Jesus was a real man. I want to be like him some day. =)

Re: Cheering when God is unexpectedly mentioned in a summer blockbuster movie.

Evan Pederson — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:12:15 -0000

His interest in Christianity also seems to show up in Firefly. His Shepherd character is portrayed as a Christian and in a mostly good light (though he is more "spiritual" than Christian).

I think one of the reasons Joss Whedon is such a good writer is that his characters stay true to their background. When Captain America says that there is only one God, Joss Whedon isn't saying that. Captain America is, which is what he really might say given his background.

Re: *When God gives your buddy four more talents than you.

Evan Pederson — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:03:39 -0000

You're right, I haven't heard this preached on very often. Thank you for reminding me.

Re: Workaholism

Evan Pederson — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:20:12 -0000

This posts hits on a lot of good points. Especially regarding work becoming an idol. But there's something in it that bothers me a little, and I think it is historical perspective.

As a concept, isn't the 40-hour work week relatively new? For people struggling to get by with the basics (which includes most people in the past, as well as many people even in the developed world today), implying that they are working too much by citing a number is ignoring reality, I think.

No question, we must pay careful attention to motives and temptations in all things, including our work. But also remember that simply having the option of deciding how to allocate significant portions of our time is relatively rare.

Re: Satan's Great Desire

Evan Pederson — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:20:45 -0000

This was my first thought, too. I don't see anything that lets me assume Paul was specifically talking about a single local church as opposed to all believers. What are we missing?

Re: Not Putting Sin to Death

Evan Pederson — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:55:33 -0000

I'm not sure this is necessarily in conflict with what Owen wrote. (I haven't read the book, and I'm looking forward to the next post.) Paul talked about struggling for the Colossian church with His energy. It's one of those things where we have a responsibility but can't fulfill it on our own.

Re: Mutual Submission

Evan Pederson — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:24:59 -0000

This is aimed at no one here in particular. It's just the result of some thoughts this post prompted.

The place where complimentarianism (wow, that's a hard word to spell....) gets in trouble is when it is separated from its implications aside from a hierarchy. In other words, if we take the view that Paul is teaching that a husband and wife are a picture of Christ and the church, a whole lot of things follow, most of which have nothing to do with authority.
If, as a husband, I am supposed to be the picture of Christ in my marriage, I must look at what Christ did. He washed his disciples' feet. He laid down his very life for his church. He submitted to his Father and said "not my will, but yours." Does any of this sound like "I have authority, so I make the rules"?

I personally think we would do well to speak of responsibilities rather than roles.

Do I have authority? I think I do. My wife says I do. But if I use that authority to overrule her wishes, preferences, or desires for a reason other than for her good, or the good of our daughter, I'm not being a biblical complimentarian. If I don't serve them and lay my life down for them, I'm not being a biblical complimentarian.

I've been blessed to know many Christian men (both older and my peers) who get this. It's a beautiful thing to see, and they are great examples for me to follow.

Re: What Nature Teaches About Sexuality

Evan Pederson — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:05:47 -0000

At first I thought you were being sarcastic. It sounds exactly like the comments people make about Driscoll.

Re: What Nature Teaches About Sexuality

Evan Pederson — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:04:11 -0000

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Are we bringing honor to God and His word if we are engaging in sexual acts that pornography and the world promotes?"

By this logic, how could a Christian have sex with their spouse at all?

Re: What Nature Teaches About Sexuality

Evan Pederson — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:58:21 -0000

I also thought the comment about the cell phone was silly. For the points you made, and also because of a thing called "encryption."

Re: Our Story

Evan Pederson — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:52:05 -0000

You're right! We'll have to make some edits....

Re: U.S. Proposes Unmanned Border Entry With Mexico

Evan Pederson — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:00:40 -0000

When I read the headline I thought it was insane. But I've actually been to this spot, and after reading the article it does kind of make sense. Actually, ten years ago you could pay some guy a few bucks to row you across the river and visit the town. And the park rangers knew about it, and actually encouraged it as part of their "Jr. Ranger" program. No papers, no passport, no questions asked. I don't think they do that anymore, though....

I think this would be more about letting Americans legally visit the town to "experience Mexico" rather than being an attempt to block drug dealers or the like.

Re: iOS Apps for Christians

Evan Pederson — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:29:40 -0000

I use Evernote for syncing most of my notes between devices, including prayers.

Re: That Moment of Terror

Evan Pederson — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:08:38 -0000

Hey, that's my home territory. Never went to TMC, but I grew up in the Santa Clarita Valley. Not only that, but Lukas Van Dyke did the photography for both of my sisters' weddings. Small world.