* Posts by Benjamin Johnson

2 publicly visible posts • joined 12 Jun 2008

Maven and Eclipse strive for Visual Studio 'power'

Benjamin Johnson

Matisse & Netbeans

Take a look at Netbeans and project Matisse (which is included by default.) It may be a little shy of Visual Studio for drag and drop development... but it's not as far off as one might think.

-Benjamin

God makes you stupid, researchers claim

Benjamin Johnson

Study 2000 years too late...

What I think is ironic is that the Bible already said as much thousands of years ago -- "science" is just now figuring it out:

1 Corinthians 1:20-31

Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength.

Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."

-Benjamin