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[Don Parris]

Giggle!

On 4/1/06, Jukka <jukka.ylonen at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2006/4/2, Jukka <jukka.ylonen at gmail.com>:
> > 2006/4/2, Timothy Butler <tbutler at ofb.biz>:
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >         Well, it may be true that there is nothing new under the Sun, as the
> > > Preacher in Ecclesiastes says, but we're Linux users -- not Solaris
> > > users, right? Good, because there is something new: ChristianSource
> > > has been purchased by Google for a tidy sum that I'll use only for
> > > good causes.
> > >
> > >         This is all part of Google's continued attempt to index everything
> > > -- including as much of God as He will allow. They figured a good
> > > start would be to buy up services such as ChristianSource to get
> > > started. Google Christian will also include Blogs4God, GospelCom.net
> > > and Crosswire.org (which will create a new version of SWORD that has
> > > integrated Google Earth Bible Maps and also provides search results
> > > within Google Desktop Search).
> > >
> > >         I'll be taking a part-time position at Google as part of the
> > > transition; namely, I'll be the moderator of Google Christian's sci-
> > > tech related groups, including ones on Linux, Mac OS X and Java. As
> > > you know Google's normal motto is "Don't Be Evil," but for Google
> > > Christian, they've adopted a new one: "Be Good."
> > >
> > >         To access ChristianSource, you will need to sign in using your
> > > Google ID (often your Gmail account). You'll notice some new
> > > features, such as "Where's Was This Post Sent From?," a feature that
> > > will show you the sender's home town in Google Earth. Posts will
> > > include contextual links to appropriate Bible verses and
> > > commentaries. You'll also be eligible to be part of the limited beta
> > > testing group for Blogger Christian.
> > >
> > >         You may have heard Google also launched Google Romance today. I'm
> > > pleased to announce the subset of it for Google Christian, Google
> > > Courtship, will be launched next week. In addition, Google has agreed
> > > to include Operating System and Bible Translation compatibility in
> > > their matching profiles so that Google Courtship won't try to match
> > > CS-FSLUG users with those who use Windows, nor KJV-only folk with
> > > those who memorize passages from the New Living Translation.
> > >
> > >         If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask me.
> > >
> > >         -Tim
> > >
>
> Ha, ha - happy April 1st Timothy! :D
>
> Blessings,
> Jukka
>
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