Author Archives: Jeff Block

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About Jeff Block

Lover and follower of Jesus, the long awaited King. Husband and father. Pastor, writer, and engineer. Learning how to be Found in Jesus, and helping others to do the same.

“Democrats Target Wealth Gap and Hope Not to Hit Economy”

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Jeff Block

That was the title of a frontpage story in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, November 22nd.  The gist of the article is that the gap between the wealthy and the poor in America has been widening over the last … Continue reading →

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Book Report: Culture Warrior by Bill O’Reilly

Posted on November 25, 2006 by Jeff Block

I’ve decided to start posting book reports – my thoughts and feelings about books I’ve read recently.  I’ll warn you though.  I’m a slow reader (I have bad eyes), so these may be infrequent.  For the most part, I oughta … Continue reading →

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Tryptophan Strikes Again … and Again … and Again …

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Jeff Block

A shameless Techlore reprint… Okay, this is so wrong, but I feel compelled to be a little off today…Disclaimer:There is NO point to this blog entry. Every year I vow not to eat myself unconscious on Thanksgiving, but again I’ve … Continue reading →

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Does boycotting companies really help your cause?

Posted on November 22, 2006 by Jeff Block

It seems like I’ve received way more than my fair share of boycott emails – particularly those attempting to address grievances with large corporations.  Wal-Mart is the poster child for this kind of stuff.  Wal-Mart doesn’t pay their employees enough … Continue reading →

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The Search for (Artificial) Intelligence

Posted on November 16, 2006 by Jeff Block

  As many of you know, my company (Capable Networks) recently launched http://www.robocommunity.com, the official online community for WowWee Robotics– a brilliant little up-and-coming robotics / intelligent toy company.  WowWee is the proud parent of Robosapien (V1 evolution; V2 evolution), Robopet, Roboraptor, … Continue reading →

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Social Security: Strengthened the Country, or Sapped its Initative?

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Jeff Block

In a recent post, Brad put forth the idea that our country is what it is (extremely strong and extremely powerful) in part because it has effectively blended capitalism and socialism.  As I understand it, he argues that socialism has … Continue reading →

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