I love Star Trek, and have a soft spot for the Legion of Superheroes, but this could go horribly, horribly wrong.
Greenflame
Jottings on science, religion, technology, pop culture, photography and faith from the Aotearoa New Zealand
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Dennis Ritchie, Computing Pioneer, C Creator Dies | Stuff.co.nz.
One of the first computer science books I ever bought was ‘The C Programming Language‘ by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie. (The original, not the ANSI C updated edition). Even now, after multiple culls of books, it’s one book that has so much emotional and nostalgic connection that I still have it (along with Kernighan and Pike’s ‘UNIX Programming Environment‘).
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Ministry of Education’s new e-learning support site.
See enabling e-Learning – enabling eLearning
Hat tip to: Derek at Core-Ed: New online ICT-related education hub launched
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The Rugby World Cup is generating all sorts of interesting discussion on the interaction religion and sport as popular culture. Here are a couple of recent examples:
- World Cup 2011: Why rugby and religion can mix to great effect | Robert Kitson | Sport | guardian.co.uk
- Cathedral scores All Black icon – Anglican Taonga
Updates:
- Rugby World Cup | Rugby Players Reveal Their Gospel… | Stuff.co.nz More here: TSCF | ‘Godzone’: Rugby-themed Gospel
- The Chapel of Our Lady of Rugby (Thanks, Em)
Related to this is the BBC documentary from last year:
BBC iPlayer – Heart And Soul: Is there room for God on the football pitch?
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Apparently it’s Comic Book Month at Auckland Libraries this month.
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This Saturday it’s the annual TANSA / Vaughan Park Meeting | Vaughan Park Retreat Centre.
(TANSA = Theology and the Natural Sciences in Aotearoa)
Christian Faith and Postmodernity
Saturday 17 September
Postmodernity has not only challenged our understanding of truth it has also opened us up to new ways of accessing and understanding the truth, and has given us new challenges in transhumanism and in the interaction with artificial intelligence. A number of speakers will look at issues of truth, postmodernity, and Christian faith.Speakers include Prof. Wilf Malcolm The Nature of Rational Truth in Mathematics and Theology; Yael Klangwisan, The Road to Awe: Art, the Poetic and Truth; Stephen Garner The posthuman in popular and academic cultures?
Time: 9am-2pm (including lunch)
Cost: $25
Venue: Vaughan Park Anglican Retreat Centre, Long Bay
You need to RSVP – see the link above for details.
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It’s the 45th birthday of Star Trek so a couple of links from io9 are in order:
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Hat tip to Derek for the cartoon about the always connected life.
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Two upcoming events in October related to media, popular culture and religion.
Contemporary Religion and Popular Culture Symposium, Arts, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia21st October, 2011
9am – 6pm
Monash University Caulfield CampusWhen Religion Meets New Media: Symposium on Digital Religion at Texas A&M University
6 Oct 2011 at Texas A&M University
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Rymill Park
Cacti & Succulent Garden
Adelaide Cityscape looking over Torrens Lake
