Something to think about on Christmas

Why do many Christians celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December, if that is not when he was born?

The date was chosen by the Roman Catholic Church. Because Rome dominated most of the “Christian” world for centuries, the date became tradition throughout most of Christendom.

The original significance of December 25 is that it was a well-known festival day celebrating the annual return of the sun. December 21 is the winter solstice (shortest day of the year and thus a key date on the calendar), and December 25 is the first day that ancients could clearly note that the days were definitely getting longer and the sunlight was returning.

So, why was December 25 chosen to remember Jesus Christ’s birth with a mass (or Communion supper)? Since no one knows the day of his birth, the Roman Catholic Church felt free to chose this date. The Church wished to replace the pagan festival with a Christian holy day (holiday). The psychology was that is easier to take away an unholy (but traditional) festival from the population, when you can replace it with a good one. Otherwise, the Church would have left a void where there was a long-standing tradition, and risked producing a discontented population and a rapid return to the old ways.

Happy Holidays

Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday. Will have more random thoughts soon.

E3 2010

Ahh E3, how I love and loathe you simultaneously.
A lot of good announcements came out and yet a lot of yawn worthy news came as well. Let's dive in for my take on the Electronic Entertainment Expo.

MacGruber...

It's been 8 days since seeing MacGruber and now that I have regained some IQ points, I can give a review on the movie that should have stayed on TV.

Is it stealing?

A young man opened a savings account when he was a minor, which means he really had no control over the account as his mother not only had her name on it because of his age but she also put the stipulation that he had to be 18 to access and control it.

After accruing a decent amount in the account, roughly $500.00, his mother withdraws all but $20 or so dollars. This was done without his permission.

My how things have changed

I was out driving yesterday and decided to visit my alma matter to see how much has changed since I was a student there 20 years ago. The building looked the same from the front but once inside it was very different from when I ran the halls.

Spare the rod and spoil the child?

How often has this been said? How often has it been put into practice? I am beginning to think that it's become an unwritten law after observing how children act today.

Don't Panic!!

no need to panic if you have your trusty towel. If you don't have one; get one..

Happy Towel day

Your personal info just got less personal

Why are sites like spokeo.com allowed to steal your personal info and sell it off? Who gives them the right to do it especially if you are not subscribed to their site? Looks like it's time to play whack-a-mole to keep private information private.

Who wants an iPad??

If I don't have to buy it.. I sure as hell do!

I am no lover of Apple but I can deal with a free iPad. I did try one out in BestBuy but it just reminded me a super-sized iPod touch.

Another reason to like the Amazon MP3 store over ... that other store

Another reason to like the Amazon MP3 store over ... that other store | Android Central

nice write up and now makes me loathe iTunes that much more lol

Star Trek Online

I have been a trekker for quite some time and was very excited to hear that there was finally going to be Star Trek MMO. The attempt from Perpetual Entertainment was looking like it would be the end all be all for a sci-fi themed MMO but, from 2004-2008 there was nothing more than a few artists renders and some interior screenshots. As Perpetual decides to close up shop, Cryptic/Atari get the IP rights to Star Trek Online.

Now we come to Cryptic... they did great with the City of Heroes/Villains games but ultimately sold them off to NCSoft. Their next endeavor was Champions online(which was a revamped Marvel Universe Online after Marvel pulled out of the deal) which could have been a great game but it felt too rushed.. lacked polish and content.