• Archive for June 5th, 2008

    We Can Be The Change

    NiallJune 5, 2008

    A man whom I respect, love and admire, Dave Andrews, has a website called wecan.be -calling on us all to be the change in the world and not to let the extremists from both ends and all reglions and factions set the World’s agenda. He says that small changes - little changes by individuals may just be that - little changes, but that cumulatively, when teh same action or joined, they are BIG changes.

    Dave calls us to go from Plan A - Treat others Like They Have Treated Us - to go to Plan Be; Treat Others Like We Would Like to Be Treated. This, the Golden Rule, is a common thread for all major religions. But, as Andrew says,

    “The strength of the Golden Rule is that everybody agrees that it is great place to start. Its weakness is that though its nice and warm and fuzzy people find it a bit vague as guideline.

    Which is why Jesus of Nazareth spent so much time unpacking the specific implications of the Golden Rule in his Sermon on the Mount - summarising his suggestions in his Beatitudes.

    But the trouble is, few people who would claim to be admirers of Jesus - even among those who would call themselves “believers” – take the Be-Attitudes seriously as ethical guidelines.”

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    Big Buck Bunny - Very Funny!

    Niall

    Thanks to a blog that I read - No Fat Clips - I discovered the very funny and delightful open source software-produced short film - “BIG BUCK BUNNY“. The short follows Big Buck Bunny as he awakes from a sleep to enjoy a beautiful day on the meadow, sniffing flowers and being entranced by butterflies, but his day is about cgange when he meets the spiteful squirrels!

    The film was produced to highlight the open source software - Blender - and the production took place in the Netherlands with a team from around the world. I screened it on my Mac for the wife and kids - and had the three kids roaring with laughter, not to mention my wife was laughing with the kids! The film is a delight to watch and an amazing credit to the software and team that that made it.

    The film has a pretty comprehensive website with news about the film and it’s production. So, worth checking out! They are also selling a DVD of the film - but in my view the price is waaay too high for the short film and the extras they have included. Come on guys - don’t be too greedy!

    But be sure to download the film and enjoy it with your kids (and spouse!). The film has a Creative Commons Licence and is available in multiple formats and sizes! Spread the word and enjoy the film - I would love to hear your thoughts about it.

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