Internet
Microsoft And Integrity
Bruce Schneier: “Honestly, security experts don’t pick on Microsoft because we have some fundamental dislike for the company. Indeed, Microsoft’s poor products are one of the reasons we’re in business. We pick on them because they’ve done more to harm Internet security than anyone else, because they repeatedly lie to the public about their products’ […]
Why Post To Newsgroups?
> Hey Rowland ! What is a Christian doing posting in these Humour groups…? Full of filth ! Do you have a purpose..? Bigbazza Good question Big Bazza! 1. To do what Christians have always done – evangelize in a pagan world… 2. Laugh 3. Direct people to our website – and 10,000 hits a […]
Cyber Church
The International Christian Internet Church (ICIC) has launched its English language worship services in cyberspace. Its Hungarian co-founder, the Rev. Lazlo Banfi, said: “Many people live in countries such as Saudi Arabia or China where being a Christian can be dangerous. Christian television may be better, but in many countries that is not allowed…The internet […]
Internet Pornography
Internet pornography frequented by 20% of U.S. adults, studies show by Ken Walker COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BP)–Two surveys of Internet pornography use show a growing addiction ensnaring millions of Americans and threatening the health of the church, public safety and national productivity. Both found that a fifth of American adults visit sexually oriented websites, leading […]
Beliefnet And The News
April 29, 2002 2002-106 Religion reporters say sparkling grains hide in dull stained glass by Debra Wagner (ENS) It won’t surprise many Episcopalians that when top religion reporters, online producers, and academicians get together to talk about religion and the media, the institutional church is often seen as an impediment to an interesting story. So […]
The Internet And The Gospel
If I may, I’d like to encourage you to help me with one of my favorite causes: promoting the use of the Internet for spreading the faith. How do we define and practice faith online? That is the topic of a survey being conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project at Princeton University […]
An Internet Christmas…
T’was the Internet Night Before Christmas ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the Net, There were hacker’s a surfing. Nerds? Yeah, you bet. The e-mails were stacked by the modem with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there. The newbies were nestled all snug by their screens, While visions of […]
Aus.Religion Origins
“D.Castles” wrote: > > Richard, > Is there a record for the longest, most rambling thread on this NG.? This whole newsgroup (aus.religion) started because of a long rambling thread in aus.jokes. Somebody told a joke about Aboriginal deaths in custody and it was on for young and old. In the end we had to […]
A Poem For Computer Users Over 30
A computer was something on TV From a science fiction show of note. A window was something you hated to clean, And ram was the cousin of a goat. Meg was the name of my girlfriend, And gig was a job for the nights. Now they all mean different things– And that really mega bytes. […]
How Newsgroups Work
In a nutshell, newsgroups are a means of “public discussion”. Newsgroup articles (messages) look like e-mail, but they can be read (potentially) by millions of people all over the world. This note describes “how newsgroups work” in the sense of what happens to articles after they are posted. To find out “how newsgroups work” in […]
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