Eddie Hinkle
  • Mar 19, 2017 Project365 day78
  • Mar 18, 2017 Project365 day77
  • Mar 17, 2017 Project365 day76
    • 6 min read tech indieweb

      User Experience and the IndieWeb

      Web browsers have also ceded ground to silos, focusing purely on navigation, tab management, and search, rather than thinking about the bigger picture. The ideal solution to this problem would be a native application for desktop operating systems and mobile platforms that places user experience at the forefront, and provides: Content consumption, Content creation, and Rich interactions
      In Reply To Jonathan Lacour on cleverdevil.io

      This is a great, well thought-out post on what is needed for the IndieWeb to get to a place of wider adoption and for these principles to begin to challenge the place of Twitter and Facebook. There is a reason that large numbers of everyday people didn’t use the internet until Myspace, Facebook and Twitter. It was the innovations around the ease of use and the fact that everything was in one place.

      I know that Jonathan’s thoughts echo what has been floating around in the back of my mind and I hope is a challenge to everyone that reads it. The building blocks that have brought the IndieWeb to the place it is have been vital and important. However, that lack of unified experience is what left me not fully engaged for years. I’ve come around to the IndieWeb recently because I believe the building blocks have begun to develop to a point that it is possible to begin thinking about what unified experiences in a “Web 2.0” Open Web world means.

    • 2 min read tech

      The web needs its own App Store

      Imagine visiting a site's landing page, getting a description and some screenshots, and then seeing a button that says "$1.99 for full access". If, as a user, you could click on that button, enter a password, and then immediately have lifelong access to the site – I bet you'd do it. $1.99 is a price lots of people are willing to pay, even if there's a risk involved with trying out the site and then finding out you don't like it.
      In Reply To Mark Hendrickson on markmhendrickson.com

      I ran across this article from 2009, it was an interesting thought piece. But one thing that sticks out to me is how much the iOS App Store has changed in the years since this was written. Back in 2009, you could sell an app pretty easily for $1.99 but in 2017 it is highly unlikely that anyone will pay $0.99 before being able to download and use your app. Instead of the web becoming more like the App Store, the App Store has actually become more like the web, trying to make an income off of subscription services or ads.

    • 5 min read faith

      The Legacy of St. Patrick: Missionary to His Slave-Masters

      Against considerable opposition from family and friends, Patrick left his newfound comforts and gave his life to the cause of gospel advancement among the Irish, who were known for idol worship. Enduring insults from unbelievers, slander from believers, imprisonment and discomfort, he held to his belief that Ireland needed Christ...After just a few decades, more than a thousand Irish would profess faith, by Patrick’s own reports.
      In Reply To Robert Wells V on imb.org

      Wow… we experience St. Patrick’s Day every year, but you would never believe the background behind who this man is and what he did for Ireland.

    • Feb 25, 2017 2 min read book

      The view from the trenches

      It is so common that we categorize people as good or bad. In history, in our fiction stories and even in our Bibles. In our stories we like to focus on heroes and villains, but to me, some of the most interesting stories involve Antiheroes. An Antihero is “a protagonist who lacks the attributes that make a heroic figure, as nobility of mind and spirit, a life or attitude marked by action or purpose, and the like.” In essence, it is the blending of the hero and the villain.
    • 4 min read faith church pastors

      The Power to Make or Break...

      There is a trend I’ve noticed in the church. It’s a trend of pastors. In the world of pastors, it is often common to focus on preaching, public leading of services and finding ways to get new people plugged in to service. The most often I see pastors engaging with the members and attenders of a service is in response to the church member’s serving in the church.
    • Feb 12, 2017 min read book

      The art that was never taught

      Okay, I will admit, this is a strange book to read. This is a strange book for me to read. When I told my wife I was reading this book she looked at me with a facial expression that could probably be summarized as “Why in the world are you reading that?”. But trust me, if you ever feel frustrated that your office or bedroom isn’t ever organized and you’re constantly trying to shift things around to get them out of your way, this is the book for you.

    • Feb 10, 2017 2 min read faith book marriage

      The one book that will change your marriage

      There are potentially more books on marriage than there are marriages today. Okay, that is a bit hyperbolic, but the point is that there is no shortage of books on marriage tell you what is wrong and how to fix yours. What thing in common with most of these books is that at the end of the book there isn’t a whole lot different. You might try a little tip here or a little tip there, but ultimately, your marriage is the exact same.

    • 3 min read faith politics

      Where Liberalism and Conservatism Meet the Bible

      Faith in America is currently at a point of high tension. Whether it’s discussions on if Muslims are being banned or if Christians are trying to reverse political policies that are seen as civil liberties, it currently seems as if faith and politics just can’t mix.