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Thursday September 7, 2006

Technology: Toronto has just been WiFi’d. A new service offers free unlimited wireless internet to anyone who cares to connect. Six months from now it will begin to cost $29/month.

Theology: Rob Tombrella is have interesting discussions on the inerrancy of Scripture.

Humor: Fox reports about a granny who turned the tables on a purse-snatcher. She chased him down and demanded he return it. “‘Because if you don’t, and I get a hold of it and there’s a gun in there, I’ll shoot your ear off or I’ll take your toe, because you’re not going to take my purse away from me,’ she told him.”


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