As we all know, Facebook has become “Meta” short for metaverse as in universe. This is some sort of virtual reality concept that you can go to and interact with your friends and family in different universes. A world inside the computing space where you can create your own world, and it is perfect (another gadget to buy if you ask me). Anyway, it’s exciting to say the least, and bringing interest from rich people and investors (well, we ordinary citizens are the customers who will benefit from this type of communication, but the timing is somewhat off key). Yes, you have to buy their new virtual headset, and see this new world.
Pondering, there is something about light that emits to the eyes that astound me. This is just light being manipulated to our eyes, and you can create universes just by looking. To think about it, what kind of a world without light? If we live in darkness, is there life?
Just like a painting, light that reflects the paint gives life to it. Without light, there is no painting! We stare all day at our computer monitors that emit light, and we can see its power. It could change the world because of light. That’s how computing changed our world. Light is the source of life, and it is the first thing that God created in this real universe. Now, we could create our own worlds and universes by this same light.
“You are the source of all life,
and because of your light we see the light.”
Psalms 36:9
But, why is God the Light in the Bible? We all know that when you say you are in the Light, it means that you are on the good side, and not the dark side which is evil. So, when you have this Light then you are following God, and doing good. Therefore, you can only have Life when you are doing good. That is why it says, “God is the source of Life… because of your Light we see Light.”
Jesus is the Way, The Truth, and The Life, says in the Bible. If you follow Jesus and have Jesus in your hearts, then you will have Life, and that is the Light within.
We all have a part to play in God’s glorious plans. Even if you write a letter for a blind man, or just sit and listen to someone, or you take the mail for him, and you visit somebody or bring a flower to somebody, or wash clothes for somebody or clean the house— small things, but these are great things in the eyes of God.
Mother Teresa
There is news that the UK is having a petrol shortage because of the pandemic and Brexit. Since everyone needs to go to work, this is the best time to buy or rent electric cars.
The other day, I was watching this new company who manufactured a small electric car, and it’s become the fastest selling car in the market. It’s called, “Wu Ling,” if I’m not mistaken, and it was a collaboration between a Chinese company and an American company, General Motors. It became a hit in China. I watched the video and saw owners putting artwork like the Pikachu theme to their cute cars. But, the interesting part is how it was designed because they’ve designed it in such a way that it can be handled like a regular gasoline car. In short, they made it easy for drivers to adjust to driving their first electric vehicle without a steep learning curve.
That should be our goal in pursuing functional design for a new product, and that is to mimic as much as possible the old way of doing things. The same thing goes to designing an interface for an app, or website, or any other product.
The Lord answered, “Martha, Martha! You are worried and upset about so many things, but only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen what is best, and it will not be taken away from her.”
Luke 10:41-42
Don’t multi-task, but focus on just one thing if want to finish your work early. This is the fault of Martha, she was thinking so many things at once, and being pulled in many directions. Jesus said that you have to focus on one thing. Set your mind on just one thing at a time, and you will get the job done. Moreover, don’t forget to pray.
Praise God!
I remembered the song, “Break It Down Again” by Tears for Fears, and it’s about how all the stuff we made should be broken down into it’s original form. This is like recycling. I believe that anything CAN be recycled.
Hearing the news yesterday, they said there is a CPU shortage because of work from home mandate. This made me think of recycling old CPUs into something new.
I’ve read an article that it’s impossible to turn old CPUs into new, and it’s better to turn them into solar panels instead (which is great if you ask me).
Another thought came to me, why not make CPUs recyclable? If anything can be broken down, so why not recyclable CPUs since electronic wastes are becoming a big problem.
This idea might even save us the next CPU crunch. I know Apple uses robots to reuse old iPhone components for manufacturing a new phone, and I hope other manufacturers would do the same. It’s not just about saving money anymore, but saving the world.
Ultra-Violet light is proven to kill viruses in the air like the COVID19 viruses and other variants (more info here: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/india/uv-light-technology-has-potential-to-reduce-covid-19-transmission-indoors/ar-AAObj5i). They can be found in sunlight, which is why it’s good to have natural light in your rooms. But, what about the winter season, or rainy seasons? Or, hospital emergency rooms? There is no sunlight in those buildings.
Here is an idea. Why not insert a UV lamp inside air conditioners? Aircon sucks air inside the room, then viruses are killed inside the aircon with UV light. This eliminates the harm that UV lights can cause in direct contact with our eyes and skin because it is running inside the aircon, and it doubles as cooling the air.
Honestly, I saw this type of technology on a TV ad by LG electronics, which sells aircon with this sort of thing. However, I am not sure if it is the same UV light they use in their product.
Anyway, this kind of product is something to consider because of its effectiveness and simplicity. It should be widely used indoors and transportation like cars and buses.
So, what do you think? Is this a viable solution to our pandemic problem that could help in our battle with COVID19?
Justice simply means rewarding the good and punishing wicked people.
Is there justice in this world? It seems that the world is unfair to us Christians because we are always wronged but no one punishes those wicked people. I believe that God is always at work by seeing His justice done, and we just have to wait and endure.
Matthew 5:44
But I tell you to love your enemies and pray for anyone who mistreats you.
Then you will be acting like your Father in heaven. He makes the sun rise on both good and bad people. And he sends rain for the ones who do right and for the ones who do wrong.
If you love only those people who love you, will God reward you for that? Even tax collectors love their friends.
If you greet only your friends, what’s so great about that? Don’t even unbelievers do that?
But you must always act like your Father in heaven.
So, be glad when you suffer for Christ’s sake because there will be a great reward waiting for you.
Romans 8:17
Since we are his children, we will possess the blessings he keeps for his people, and we will also possess with Christ what God has kept for him; for if we share Christ’s suffering, we will also share his glory.
This is not your war, it is His. Don’t conquer your enemies with your might, let God conquer them. Joshua prayed for the sun and moon to stand still, and it did because God is with them. I watched a woman dying of COVID telling her husband and kids that she will fight for her life. She said she was a drunkard and has attended parties all her life, and she was telling them that COVID is no joke. Unfortunately, she still passed away. She fought for her life, but lost it. Let God fight for you. The Lord will even stop the sun and moon for you.
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