For some time now I’ve been wondering (and I dare say worrying) whether or not others might justifiably label me an anti-Mormon. I came across a definition today that allayed my concern somewhat, but I want to post it here and see if people agree with it.

From the pamphlet Defending the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — A Reference Guide by Wayne D. Arnett (a joint publication of FAIR and SHIELDS):

bq. Anti-Mormon: One who opposes, attempts to find fault with, and passes judgment on the beliefs and faith of the members of The Church of Jesus Christ by way of lectures, pamphlets, books, films, etc.

So, do you agree with the definition? Whether you agree with the definition or not, would you label me an anti-Mormon? Why or why not? Don’t be afraid to be brutal.

Firefox 1.5 was officially released on Tuesday and has already received some rave reviews. I’ve been using it in various beta and release candidate stages for over a month now and absolutely love it. Mozilla has really outdone themselves with this release.

If you’ve been using 1.0+ it’s important that you upgrade to keep yourself safe from ever-increasing security threats. The new auto-updater in 1.5+ will ensure that you always have the latest version, but the upgrade from 1.0+ to 1.5 is still a manual process.

Never heard of Firefox? There’s never been a better time to get acquainted. What are you waiting for?

Well, my “I ♥ Mormons” mug arrived in the mail sometime in mid-October and I’ve been keeping it on my desk at work. As some here had predicted, it has indeed been a conversation starter. It certainly added a fun bit of character to my workspace and none of my LDS co-workers were offended by it (or at least none admitted to being offended).

Unfortunately, this morning as I was walking to the break room to fill it with coffee, I fumbled and dropped it on the floor in the hallway. It shattered into two large halves and a dozen smaller shards. I casually remarked to one of my Mormon friends that this may have been a sign from God that I should stop loving Mormons, to which he smartly replied that it was more likely a sign that I should stop drinking coffee. Touché.

[ContentWatch] has redesigned its website. The design is similar to their last one with some nice graphical improvements. The real reason I’m writing this is to point out what’s under the hood. For the first time, ContentWatch’s website is running on strict XHTML using CSS for both design and layout.

At the time of this writing I see 5 unescaped ampersands keeping the page from validating, but everything else looks great. I should mention that some of the inside pages haven’t been updated to the new tableless design yet, but I’m assuming they’re working on that.

Nice work, ContentWatch. Way to go!

I know I haven’t posted much around here. It’s so much easier to simply post a link on my sidebar than to write a full post, and I’ve become a bit lazy of late.

I really like what my friend Jordan did over at Swirlee.org. He simply gave up on full posts and made his links the featured content. I’m thinking about doing that myself, but I’m not quite ready to give up on blogging. We’ll see how things go for the next month or so.