the stuff in my head

This site linked to the GodPod so I went to see what a Christian clothing blog looks like… it looks like Kubrick

Honestly though, I’m conflicted here. I normally try to stay away from Christian clothing, finding most of it cliche, poorly designed, or worst of all – copying some current trend… like the iPod ads. Apparently clothing designers who server the author of creativity… don’t have much? That’s not say there aren’t some well designed Christian T-shirts.

I own a Love shirt – it’s simple, direct and not cheesy IMHO. I’m not sure wearing it does anything, but I like it. I also own a shirt that says “Loser” on the front and has John 12:15 on the back. I purchased it to support an urban ministry that teaches youth business skills. I wear it from time to time and get more response from Christians than non Christians.

Am I a hypocrite? A discerning wearer? Too critical? I don’t know, but some of those T-shirts send a chill down my spine (in a bad way)…

Believers’ wear christian clothing blog

World Magazine Blog Discussion on the topic: Selling the gospel

Update: This is the 666th post on my blog. Eeerie! ;-|

…and it was great! Vegans, before you stone me, hear me out

McDonalds either owns or is partnering with RedBox Automated DVD Rental.

The gist is this- you select your movies (limited selection of new releases), swipe your card, type in your zip and email, and the machine spits out your DVDs (and emails you a receipt).

The cost is a buck ($1.06) a night per DVD. A screaming deal IMHO (just return them the next night by 10pm) to any location.

Even better, your first rental is FREE:

Minneapolis:
June 13th – July 11th, First Rental’s on us!
CODE: FREE

BTW- I rented Hotel Rwanda, anyone want to stop over tonight to watch it with me?

Update:

A wholly owned subsidiary of McDonald’s Corporation, Redbox is a leading renter of DVDs through automated kiosks. Redbox continues to revolutionize the DVD rental industry as it expands its footprint inside grocery stores such as Smith’s Food & Drug Stores, Giant and Stop & Shop, McDonald’s restaurants, and other locations.

I got a lungi.

It’s pretty great.

I wore it to church.

I like my lungi.

It’s not a skirt.

This is saddening. The second largest group of internet users in the world has just had their rights beaten, strangled, shot, hung, burned, and pissed on for good measure… again.

That’s not progress, thats just wrong.

China orders all blogs to register

The First Law of Sampling: The amount of sampling allowed, even with an agreement with the record company, is inversely proportionate to the amount of money that could be garnered by suing over the sample.

The Second Law of Sampling: The number of former managers, band members, and rights holders willing to sue over the smallest sample, even buried under layers of original instrumentation, is directly proportinate to the popularity of the song that contains the sample.

The Third Law of Sampling: If it goes to court, you’re probably screwed (and/or broke) whether you win or not.

The Fourth Law of Sampling: Even if you manage to settle out of court, you still may lose your livelihood, your band, and possibly your mind.

The First Law of Dealing with People Used to Making Money for the Rest of Their Lives for a 5 Minute Song They Created 20 Years Ago (and possibly did not even create, but merely purchased the rights to): They are a bunch of greedy, greedy people. Stay away from them, and don’t sample their songs under any circumstances, you’ll probably regret it.

Read all about the Bittersweet Symphony

It’s a good thing we now have Creative Commons to bring some sanity to this mess!

As many of you know, I am not a huge fan of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), or of the entertainment industry’s attempts to control how I use products I’ve purchased. Well, for once, we have a chance to fix some elements of the heinous DMCA that has been wreaking havoc on fair use and free speech for the last 7 years.

The DMCA is bad. It’s bad for you and bad for America. You may not realize it, but you probably violate the DMCA more than you know, and someday the RIAA, MPAA, or whoever has a gripe with people using their media in lawful ways may just sue you for it.

So take action now, all it takes is a few clicks.

Here’s what the EFF has to says about the issue:

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) has been wreaking
havoc on consumers’ fair use rights for the past seven
years. Now Congress is considering the Digital Media
Consumers’ Rights Act (DMCRA, HR 1201), a bill that would
reform part of the DMCA and formally protect the “Betamax
defense” relied on by so many innovators.

HR 1201 would give citizens the right to circumvent
copy-protection measures as long as what they’re doing
is otherwise legal. For example, it would make sure
that when you buy a CD, whether it is copy-protected
or not, you can record it onto your computer and move
the songs to an MP3 player. It would also protect a
computer science professor who needs to bypass
copy-protection to evaluate encryption technology.

In addition, the bill would codify the Betamax defense,
which has been under attack by the entertainment
industry through the “Induce Act” last year and the
MGM v. Grokster case currently before the Supreme
Court. This kind of sanity would be a welcome change
to our copyright law.

Last year we sent 30,000+ letters of support for the
DMCRA, and the bill got a hearing on Capitol Hill. It’s
time to double that number – take action at the link
below, then urge your friends and family to support HR
1201, too!

Take action at the EFF site.