The Rev. Rob Times
Wepolls Debate Highlights From Fred Karger, Gary Johnson, and Buddy Roemer
Politics
Written by Alex Karr Friday, 16 December 2011 22:55
On December 15th Fred Karger and governor’s Gary Johnson and Buddy Roemer participated in a debate on Wepolls.com, a social polling network. This was the first ever debate to take place on a social polling site, and only the second social media debate in history.
The candidates answered poll questions posed to them by
Republican primary voters from a wide variety of topics.
Lou Reed and Metallica: LULU Album Review
Society
Written by Rev. Robert A. Vinciguerra Saturday, 22 October 2011 08:24
Former Velvet Underground rocker Lou Reed unites with Metallica
to make an album. When these two forces unite, the result is something that no
one can quite expect.
Wepolls.com – A Social Poling Network With Something For Everyone
Sci & Tech
Written by Jeff Lopez Thursday, 13 October 2011 21:06
What is Wepolls.com? It's a social network centeralized around one simple concept: polling. I guess that explains the name "we + polls."
Stumbling across Wepolls’ Spartan homepage doesn’t reveal
the depth beneath the surface. It’s an elegantly simple list of trending polls
similar to the presentation of Reddit or Digg, where the most popular items
float to the surface. But unlike those social sites where videos, articles, and
pictures are shared, Wepolls users ask a question to find out what people
think.
9/11 Not Possible Without Religion
Society
Written by Vox Populi Sunday, 11 September 2011 23:42
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the September
11th attacks on the United Sates. This year also marks the 40th
anniversary of John Lennon’s most influential song, “Imagine.” Within the lines
of its lyrics, we are invited to imagine no heaven, no hell, and no religion.
Rick Perry to Ron Paul: Smell My Finger - Cartoon
Cartoons
Written by Vox Populi Thursday, 08 September 2011 16:28
This is what happens during a Republican presidential debate during the commercial break:
More Voters Oppose Obama than Support Republican Candidates
Politics
Written by Vox Populi Tuesday, 16 August 2011 00:44
Polling taken over the past several months shows an interesting trend. More voters overall are willing to vote for “Generic Republican” than for specific GOP candidates.
From July to August 2011 if the general election were held today and President Obama was running against an imaginary republican candidate, then he might lose. The average of major polls show that “Generic Republican” has a 0.2 percent advantage.
Add a commentSonic Generations Preview: A Hedgehog’s Redemption
Sci & Tech
Written by Rev. Robert A. Vinciguerra Sunday, 12 June 2011 00:50
Sonic is one of the most widely recognized gaming icons in history, sandwiched between Mario and Pacman in terms of fame and notoriety. Over the past decade, however, he’s become something of a joke. No matter how hard they tried, reboot after reboot, Sega couldn’t make a good Sonic game. Even 2010’s Sonic the Hedgehog 4, which saw the long awaited return of the series to its 2D roots, was an incoherent mess.
Going into E3 2011 I had no faith that Sonic Generations could be good; not given Sega’s recent track record of ruining the reputation of their iconic mascot. However, as a lifelong Sonic fan, I was pleasantly surprised by what they’ve accomplished.
POLL: Are you looking forward to Sonic Generations?
Add a commentAbsent: Movie Review – A Documentary About Fatherlessness From a Director Who Misses the Point
Society
Written by Rev. Robert A. Vinciguerra Saturday, 14 May 2011 03:37
This documentary about absent fathers by young filmmaker Justin Hunt groans under the weight of post hoc statistics and does little more to show that some people who grew up fatherless and made bad decisions while at the same time reminding us that Metallica is cool.
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Mission Accomplished - 5/1/2011
Cartoons
Written by Rev. Robert A. Vinciguerra Monday, 02 May 2011 05:44
Poll: Is the mission now accomplished?
Click to vote
The Debate Over Dog Fighting Video Games for Android
Society
Written by Rev. Robert A. Vinciguerra Saturday, 30 April 2011 23:56
Google is facing backlash for allowing “KG Dogfighting” to be sold in the Android Marketplace. This comes only days after the original app, “Dog Wars,” was pulled after a national outcry, with former dog fighter extraordinaire Michael Vick adding to the dialog.
The question is now becoming whether or not a game which depicts the illegal act of dog fighting dogs should be allowed to be sold.
Add a commentGoogle Launches ‘Google Gas’ – A Synthetic Replacement for Gasoline
Society
Written by Zadoc Paet Friday, 01 April 2011 10:12
PHOENIX, AZ – On this historic date, Google has launched it’s newest product dubbed “Google Gas.”
Unlike other product that Google has launched in recent years, such as Gmail, Google Wave, Google Docs, and more, “Google Gas” is a physical, not electronic, product that consumers can look forward to buying.
An Update from Japan – A Young Woman’s Personal Account of Tragedy and Loss of Life
Society
Written by Yumi Wednesday, 23 March 2011 07:49
As I write this I only have enough time to clean up and change clothes, my brother and I have been in Sendai. Back home in Tokyo it’s hard enough to get more water and blankets; this event is very horrifying.
We went there (to Sendai) to find his wife and children. Lucky we found them, but while there I also found so many bodies... even children. I also found great sadness.
I came across a small little girl, just five years of age. She was stuck under a car, a three door type, and I held her and tried to call help, but my brother said she will die.
That is now the way of life here. So much death, so many dead. But my brother always says, “We Japanese, we live on.” So we go back again after take a bath shower and such as that area water and communication is lost. My brother and I have been searching, just to find people and help.
Add a commentProduct Review: CraigRep.com – A Free Reputation System for craigslist
Sci & Tech
Written by Rev. Robert A. Vinciguerra Monday, 14 March 2011 00:38
Launched in 1995 and continually expanding, craigslist has become the premier web destination for buying, selling, and giving away items locally, particularly large items, surpassing even eBay.
However, even though it has been widespread for a decade, it still feels somewhat shading. That’s because what craigslist lacks is a reputation system that is found on giants like Amazon.com. Now CraigRep.com (cregrep) aims to change all of that.
Add a commentOutrage: Union Workers Revolt Across Country
Politics
Written by Vox Populi Wednesday, 23 February 2011 06:34
Workers in Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio are showing their outrage at bills introduced to strip public sector workers of their right to collective bargaining.
What these states have in common is that in 2010 they voted in Republican governors and state legislatures.
Political Cartoon: If Only We Could Undo Bush (Ctrl+Z)
Cartoons
Written by Rev. Robert A. Vinciguerra Tuesday, 14 September 2010 04:35
Wouldn't it be great to undo the eight years of George W. Bush, the tax cuts for the wealthy, and the pointless wars and wasted lives?
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The Lunacy of “Last Call” Laws
Society
Written by Rev. Robert A. Vinciguerra Sunday, 12 September 2010 23:16
Different states have different drinking laws, but one thing they all have in common is ‘last call,’ a cut off time when stores and bars are no longer allowed to serve alcohol.
It’s 1:30 am in Phoenix, Arizona, one of the least pedestrian cities in the US. Bars are preparing to close at two o’clock in the morning. Patrons have two options. They can drink as much as possible in the remaining half-hour, or they can get in their cars, already inebriated, and drive to the nearest store to buy more booze to continue the night elsewhere.
Either way, the hour between 1:30 am and 2:30 am is unquestionably the most dangerous time to be on the road. These folks who are looking for a good time aren’t walking, there’s no available public transportation, and few are calling for a cab. Be assured, they’re behind the wheel.
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Editorial: How the Catholic Church Promotes Atheism
Society
Written by Jessica Moccio Monday, 13 September 2010 03:17
The Catholic Church in Belgium recently released an independent report detailing hundreds of assertions of sexual abuse of children by priests and others working for the church from the 1950s into the late 1980s.
This is a sad truth that reminds us that history repeats itself. Pope Benedict XVI, a former member of the Nazi Youth, has repeatedly said the Vatican will seek justice for victims. What kind of justice can be given?
For the victims in these particular reports, the abusers are long deceased. What justice can you give a child who has been abused? Can you give them back their childhood? When your innocence is ripped from you at such an early age, how can there ever be justice?
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Who Cares About ‘Burn a Koran’ Day? This is all the media’s fault
Society
Written by Rev. Robert A. Vinciguerra Friday, 10 September 2010 06:31
Terry Jones is an aging nobody, a redneck gun-toting pastor in Gainesville, Florida who leads a congregation of just fifty at his Dove World Outreach Center. Yet his decision to burn copies of the Muslim holy book, the Qur’an, to celebrate the anniversary of the September 11th attacks has literally sparked international outrage. Really, though, who cares?
Ten Great Dreamcast Games That Most People Never Played
Sci & Tech
Written by Rev. Robert A. Vinciguerra Thursday, 09 September 2010 04:51
To celebrate the closing of the tenth year of Dreamcast gaming in the United States, The Rev. Rob Times proudly presents a synopsis of ten great Dreamcast games that most people never played. They’re not the ten best, but far from the ten worst. The thing they all have in common is style; the originality and quirkiness that defined Dreamcast. That, and none of them were big sellers.
Debunking Agnosticism – Why Most Self-Identified Agnostics Are Anything But
Society
Written by Rev. Robert A. Vinciguerra Monday, 06 September 2010 05:34
Agnostics don’t exist. The idea of an informed and intelligent person not being able to determine if they do or do not believe in the existence of a god or gods is incredulous at best.
The majority of self-described agnostics are really one of two things; a weak theist, or a weak atheist. And most of them fall into the atheism side of the spectrum.
Agnosticism is the belief that the existence of god and the non-existence of god are equally likely in probability. In other words, evolution and the big bang are equally as plausible as creation and magic sky pixies.
Add a commentThe Number One Religion in the U.S. May Be Egonovism, Not Christianity
Society
Written by Rev. Robert A. Vinciguerra Thursday, 02 September 2010 07:04
Christianity is commonly held to be the predominate religion in the United States. According to the Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA), 82.3 percent of Americans identify themselves as being Christian. The next largest group is Agnostics and Atheists at 11.6 percent.
However, when surveys are made that collect religious data, the pollsters never drill down to find out how religious the respondent really is. As it turns out, most people who identify themselves as a particular religion may not actually adhere to the tenets of their self-proclaimed belief.
In April 2003 the Barna Research Group did ask the deeper questions and determined that only 4 percent of American teenagers are “Bible believing” Christians.
Despite the fact that the percentage of teen Christians in the U.S. is close to that of the national average, Barna was able to come up with just 4 percent because, although many more teens identified themselves as Christians, they didn’t follow the tenets of Christianity.
The conclusion is that the vast majority of Christians do not follow Biblical law and other rules in order to ensure their salvation, or generally be a good Christian in the eyes of God.
This is an example of societal norms eroding religious doctrine. It’s not just Christianity that is affected either. The erosion can clearly be seen in American Islamic and Hindu (Brahmanist) communities as well.
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