God

Computing

The Pope Has Chosen Android

3:15PM December 8, 2011 | Sam Biddle

This, my friends, may be the end of the smartphone fanboy wars. I can give my two cents. The rest of the tech community can give theirs. But God Almighty himself, through his appointed papal mouthpiece, has picked a winner. More »


Entertainment

Arthur C. Clarke’s 31-Word, Universe-Ending Sci-Fi Story

12:40AM February 15, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

Blog of note Letters of Note has a bite sized treat from sci-fi legend Arthur C. Clarke: a 31-word short story called “siseneG”. As of March 1984, it was the only one he’d written in nearly 10 years. The tale, in its entirety: More »


Science

Stephen Hawking: "Big Bangs Happen"

12:00AM September 3, 2010 | Gary Cutlack

Hawking’s covered the end of the world, now he’s examining the beginning—writing “It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the universe going”. The Big Bang was a certainty. [Reuters] More »


Computing

Steve Jobs Jokes He’s God

7:00AM April 9, 2010 | John Herrman

Thus spake Jobs, in response to a totally benign question today about the lack of widgets on the iPad. Easy there. More »


This Is God’s Thundering Subwoofer

6:00AM December 25, 2009 | Josh Davis

My brother worships two things: God and subwoofers. More »


Cameras

Japanese Prime Minister Gives Pope A Sony Camcorder, So He Can Upload Prayers Videos To God YouTube

8:19PM July 8, 2009 | John Herrman

Yes, this picture of Japanese PM Taro Aso presenting Pope Benedict XVI with a piece of electronics on a food platter is bizarre on about four levels, but can you think of a better gift? I’d watch his vlog. [Japanprobe] More »


Online

Google Street View Car Sees the Light

8:30AM June 7, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

God has been found, and in the most unlikely of places: Southern California. Well, either it’s God, or the Street View cameras take a second to adjust to bright light, coming out of a tunnel. Probably God, though. [Thanks, Jordan!]

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Online

God Caught on Google Street View Giving the World a Hug

8:39PM February 6, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

It looks like Street View caught God on camera. Apparently, El Goderino is on a road trip to LA and he stopped at Hartsburg, Illinois, to give the world a much-needed hug. [Google-Thanks Rob]

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Gadgets

Vatican Fights the ‘Sin’ of Pollution with $US1.5 Million Solar Panel Roof

5:30AM October 6, 2008 | Jack Loftus

As part of its continuing effort to fight the “sin” of pollution, the Vatican has revealed that the first few panels of its 2,400-strong solar panel roof project were installed this week. The $US1.5 million project will require minimal maintenance over the next 25 years, and is part of an ambitious environmental project that could see the tiny European state become the first carbon-neutral body in the world. “Those who destroy the environment are also big sinners”, said Italian Cardinal Deacon Renato Raffaele Martino earlier this year. “It’s a big insult to God.” I see it as more of an insult to my lungs, Martino, but I hear you barking on that one anyway. Good form. [Treehugger]

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