In the world of Android, performing a full wipe cleans the system to make way for a new ROM. However, I've seen many instances of people recommending three or more successive wipes to "completely clean" the system. I'd like to explain why I feel multiple successive wipes are unnecessary.
December 31, 2011
December 24, 2011
Christmas has nothing to do with Christ
I was recently asked why I, an ordained minister, don't celebrate Christmas. My reply was "Christmas has nothing to do with Christ".
* The origins of most Christmas traditions actually predate the birth of Christ.
* December 25th originated with the ancient "birthday" of the pagan sun god Mithra. Originally a Persian deity related to the Semitic sun god Shamash, Mithra became popularly worshipped throughout the Roman Empire. The Romans combined the worship of this deity with a midwinter celebration of the god Saturn known as the Saturnalia, which began a few days before December 25th. The festival was characterized by gift-giving, feasting and singing, as well as downright debauchery, as the priests of Saturn carried wreaths of evergreen boughs in procession throughout Roman temples.
* Nineteenth-century German immigrants to the United States were among the first to use a recognizable Christmas tree in this country, so it is often assumed that the Christmas tree hails from the traditions of northern Europe. In fact, it is more authentically a product of much older southern traditions. The Romans, too, decorated their homes and public places with evergreens near the time of the winter solstice. Among the forerunners of today's holiday gifts were strenae, tree branches presented to political and military leaders as tokens of loyalty.
* Kissing under the mistletoe is a holdover from celebrations during the winter solstice. The Celts in pre-Christian England used the plant in religious custom around the second century B.C. The Druids celebrated the start of winter by gathering the mistletoe that grew on sacred oaks and burning it as a sacrifice to their gods. If enemies chanced to meet under a tree that bore mistletoe, they were required to lay down their arms and forget their differences for a day.
* Many know the origins of Christmas traditions and yet justify observing the holiday by saying that the original meanings of these customs are not important now that they're part of such a wonderful family time that's fun for the children. Worship celebrations should follow the weekly and annual days that God chose and on which He expects us to worship Him. Anytime the worship of God is diluted with pagan religious customs, it is no longer pure.
* In the Gospel accounts, there is no record of the date of Christ's birth.
There are hints at the time of year He was born (not in winter), but nowhere in the New Testament does the early Church celebrate a day for the birth of Christ. Instead true followers of Jesus Christ are told to remember Passover, the day of His death. During the days of Jesus' apostles in the first century, the early Christians had no knowledge of Christmas as we know it. But, as a part of the Roman Empire, they may have noted the Roman observance of the Saturnalia while they themselves persisted in celebrating the customary "feasts of the Lord" (listed in Leviticus 23).
* The origins of most Christmas traditions actually predate the birth of Christ.
* December 25th originated with the ancient "birthday" of the pagan sun god Mithra. Originally a Persian deity related to the Semitic sun god Shamash, Mithra became popularly worshipped throughout the Roman Empire. The Romans combined the worship of this deity with a midwinter celebration of the god Saturn known as the Saturnalia, which began a few days before December 25th. The festival was characterized by gift-giving, feasting and singing, as well as downright debauchery, as the priests of Saturn carried wreaths of evergreen boughs in procession throughout Roman temples.
* Nineteenth-century German immigrants to the United States were among the first to use a recognizable Christmas tree in this country, so it is often assumed that the Christmas tree hails from the traditions of northern Europe. In fact, it is more authentically a product of much older southern traditions. The Romans, too, decorated their homes and public places with evergreens near the time of the winter solstice. Among the forerunners of today's holiday gifts were strenae, tree branches presented to political and military leaders as tokens of loyalty.
* Kissing under the mistletoe is a holdover from celebrations during the winter solstice. The Celts in pre-Christian England used the plant in religious custom around the second century B.C. The Druids celebrated the start of winter by gathering the mistletoe that grew on sacred oaks and burning it as a sacrifice to their gods. If enemies chanced to meet under a tree that bore mistletoe, they were required to lay down their arms and forget their differences for a day.
* Many know the origins of Christmas traditions and yet justify observing the holiday by saying that the original meanings of these customs are not important now that they're part of such a wonderful family time that's fun for the children. Worship celebrations should follow the weekly and annual days that God chose and on which He expects us to worship Him. Anytime the worship of God is diluted with pagan religious customs, it is no longer pure.
* In the Gospel accounts, there is no record of the date of Christ's birth.
There are hints at the time of year He was born (not in winter), but nowhere in the New Testament does the early Church celebrate a day for the birth of Christ. Instead true followers of Jesus Christ are told to remember Passover, the day of His death. During the days of Jesus' apostles in the first century, the early Christians had no knowledge of Christmas as we know it. But, as a part of the Roman Empire, they may have noted the Roman observance of the Saturnalia while they themselves persisted in celebrating the customary "feasts of the Lord" (listed in Leviticus 23).
December 12, 2011
Google does not support CarrierIQ
Eric Schmidt, of Google, states that CarrierIQ is indeed a keylogger that keeps your keystrokes:
"It's a key-logger, and it actually does keep your keystrokes, and we certainly don't work with them and we certainly don't support it,"
Source: Google says does not work with, support Carrier IQ
"It's a key-logger, and it actually does keep your keystrokes, and we certainly don't work with them and we certainly don't support it,"
Source: Google says does not work with, support Carrier IQ
December 08, 2011
How to improve Android for everyone
Why does it take so long for my android phone to receive an update?
Two words.. carrier customizations
Two words.. carrier customizations
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