Experimenting with the MATE desktop
Some bug bite me and, as a result, I did the unthinkable. 😉 In fact, you might know that I have been a GNU/Linux user since 2000 (fully migrated since 2002). ...
Author: Eduardo
Report: Windows 10 Anniversary Update
One of my boxes has Windows 10 installed in a drive where it coexists with Slackware 64-current, which is installed in a different partition. Over the last we...
Aquinas: The Duty of the Wise Person
While reading Aquinas’ Summa Against Gentiles, I found this little gem in the very beginning of the work: Now, the end of each thing is that which is inte...
Happy Birthday John Calvin!
Let this point therefore stand: that those whom the Holy Spirit has inwardly taught truly rest upon Scripture, and that Scripture indeed is self-authenticated; ...
Article on Borges and the Protestant Bible (In Spanish)
Today an article I wrote about the influence of the Protestant Bible on Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges was published (in Spanish) at the Paraguayan newspape...
Y Combinator’s Xerox Alto: restoring the legendary 1970s GUI computer | Ars Technica
Steve Jobs famously saw one and was inspired to create the Lisa, then the Mac. Source: Y Combinator’s Xerox Alto: restoring the legendary 1970s GUI computer |...
God’s Mercy Should Prompt Our Mercy
And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked…Â But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, ev...
A False Dichotomy
Today is Father’s Day so first things first: Happy Father’s Day! I hope you can spend this day with your loved ones and your family. So far, here i...
30 Years Without Borges
The text on the image reads, in a strictly literal (and quick and dirty) translation: Give me, Lord, courage and joy, to climb today’s summit. Those words...
New Theme Version
For some time ago I’ve been using the gorgeous Graphy theme. Themegraphy, the theme creators, now released version 2.0, and therefore I upgraded. If I c...
Senseless Killing
Today, the news reported that this early morning there was the worst shooting in U.S. history. Really; the NPR coverage I linked is sobering. At least 50 peopl...
My Only Comfort: The Modesty Debate
Sam Powell is pastor of First Reformed Church in Yuba City, CA, (USA), and the face behind the blog My Only Comfort. Browsing over Tim Challies‘ A la ...
Young Single Christian Ladies: Christ is NOT Your Husband
One of these days I was in conversation with a single young lady who was passionate in her zeal in following Christ. When the conversation turned on the subject...
Dare to be different!
I found this inflorescence at Mom’s garden and immediately struck me because of the odd flower there. Seemed to me like a living illustration of the truth...
Happy New Year!
I hope you all have a very blessed start of the year of our Lord 2016. Again, my hope is that you may be able to celebrate with joy and surrounded of the affect...
Treacherous SiteMeter
Yesterday, while I was adding the previous update, I noticed something funny. Like many other Web surfers, I have an ad blocker installed. Well, while updating ...
Happy Birthday Linus!
On this day in 1969 in Helsinki, Linus Torvalds was born! Please join us in wishing him a very happy birthday. pic.twitter.com/d0Wyc2zRZV — The Linux Foun...
This is the last post you will ever need to read on why they don’t sing in church anymore.
This is a great commentary on the sad state of congregational church worship. While I think it doesn’t cover all the causes, what this guy says is spot-on...
Merry Christmas!
I hope you have a merry Christmas. My sincere wish is that you all spend these days in God’s presence, with much joy and surrounded of the affection of yo...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Today, the U.S. celebrates Thanksgiving Day. I think this is a custom I wouldn’t mind to import here in Paraguay. 😉 Have a great day with your loved ones,...
Updated Windows 10 – November Update
I just finished updating Windows 10 to the major November update: The process was long. Very long. Some takeaways: Be ready to have the computer downloading ove...
Useless Facts about Paraguay
I saw this in the Facebook wall of a classmate. While not 100% exact, it is true and, I trust, an interesting read: 7 Absolutely Useless Facts About Paraguay En...
Published at the Zubiri Review
Remember that I graduated from Calvin Seminary as a Master of Theology? Well, if that’s the case you might also remember that i majored in Philosophical T...
Jason Franklin: Stepping Forward after Getting Knocked Back…Again
Our strength fails, but God never does. We grow weary, but God is never tired. We become discouraged, but God is Sovereign… Not that all things are good o...
Aquinas on Hope
Wherefore, in so far as we hope for anything as being possible to us by means of the Divine assistance, our hope attains God Himself, on Whose help it leans. It...
30 Little-Known Features of Facebook, Twitter, and More
Here are some social media knowledge gems I am sure will be useful to anyone: 30 Little-Known Features of Facebook, Twitter, and More.
Ed Hurst on Total Depravity
Some thoughtful words from my namesake Ed Hurst: The Fall is within us. It afflicts Creation because we don’t understand it and all our actions and though...
LaTeX, KDE 4-5 Transition and TeXstudio
When I’m at the computer, a great deal of my writing activity happens not precisely in a word processor (such as MS Word, or LibreOffice Writer), but on a...
Tim Challies on the influence of Christianity
There is a pervasive tendency to ignore our Christian heritage and how Christianity introduced a respect for life and liberty that was completely unknown before...
Upgraded to 4.0
I upgraded WordPress to 4.0. Seems to be a great update. It surely looks inviting.