http://www.limn.org.uk Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:51:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I discovered this a few days ago whilst trawling around gumtree for bicycles: Looking for peoples interested in being involved in the Glasgow DIY festival to be held at the end of September. Either organising events, running events, or attending. We will be putting on a range of ... http://www.limn.org.uk/2009/06/glasgow-diy-festival/ Let us pray, Present in a world groaning under the excesses of consumption we acknowledge the inherent goodness of non-motorized human powered transportation and give thanks for the simple beauty of the bicycle. God of life, Hear our prayer... May the road rise to meet you….. May the wind be ever at your ... http://www.limn.org.uk/2009/06/blessing-of-the-bicycles/ Every year a few little words appear in a Glasgow University stairwell, the first time I noticed it was the summer of 2005 (photo bottom right), and when I was walking around the uni a few weeks ago it noticed it back again (top photo). Here's someone else's story: On ... http://www.limn.org.uk/2009/05/hope-lies-in-the-darkest-places-2/ Quite an busy few weeks in terms of gigs .. last week we dropped into Oran Mor to catch Duke Special and Foreign Slippers (Gabrielle Fröd). We walked in while Andy Knox finished off the last song of his supporting act, and a ... http://www.limn.org.uk/2009/05/duke-special-foreign-slippers/ The sub-heading of Chapter 20 of Understanding Media by Marshall McLuhan is unfortunately similar to the Church of Scotland's most recent project to engage with new forms of church. http://www.limn.org.uk/2009/05/monday-is-for-media-the-photograph/ An incredible gig last night at King Tut's with Foy Vance, Iain Archer (whose spouse is also german speaking it think..) and Dan Lyth. My favourite gig in a long time, and now settling down to an afternoon of sorting through some more photos (Couldn't beat the ... http://www.limn.org.uk/2009/04/foy-vance-dont-let-the-spirit-die/ http://www.limn.org.uk/2009/04/followfriday/ I'm consistantly impressed with the quality of Rowan William's youtube reflections on the church year.. it's appropriate for the medium, and there's been a bit more than the conventional "ehmm.. I suppose we'll upload the sermon" approach to using  social media. Still waiting for him to begin twittering though..! It's interesting ... http://www.limn.org.uk/2009/04/church-year-rowan-williams-on-easter/ The Electronic Frontier Foundation has an interesting article on the legality of Obama's gift of an iPod loaded with 40 show tunes to the Queen. Whoops! Of course, no one thinks that copyright owners are going to send lawyers after either President Obama or the Queen over this. But ... http://www.limn.org.uk/2009/04/opod-obamas-gift-to-the-queen/ Rembrandt: Self Portrait at the Age of 63, 1669 (oil on canvas) National Gallery, London—The subtle faint red spots on his cheeks and blotchy telangectasis under his right eye indicate rosacea Hogarth: Marriage A-la-Mode, about 1743-1745 (oil on canvas) National Gallery, London—Syphilis, in particular gummatous sores covered ... http://www.limn.org.uk/2009/04/medical-conditions-in-paintings/ Following on from the previous post on microblogging and monasticism... discovered twitturgies today.. (ht jonny baker) http://www.limn.org.uk/2009/03/twiturgy-2/ Google says its mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Google often says that it believes ads are information. What it doesn't say, but clearly believes, is that you are information to be indexed, made accessible and useful.[From Analysis: Google's ... http://www.limn.org.uk/2009/03/being-googled/