Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Ballarat
I will be going to Ballarat soon for a conference. After I get back, I intend to make some more philosophical posts.
Programming in Hell
I was recently pointed at Malbolge, a programming language so unfriendly that it's used in Hell.
Equally strange is Whitespace, a programming language consisting only of spaces, tabs, and newlines. It actually works, but all the programs look like this:
Equally strange is Whitespace, a programming language consisting only of spaces, tabs, and newlines. It actually works, but all the programs look like this:
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Index Cards
Every so often you stumble across (or, more frequently, are pointed at a blog that's a true gem. As in this case:
Friday, January 19, 2007
2 Timothy 1:7
Kitty pointed me at this verse, full of good counsel about carrying out our mission in life:
ου γαρ εδωκεν ημιν ‘ο Θεος πνευμα δειλιας αλλα δυναμεως και αγαπης και σωφρονισμου
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline
There are three words here for the spirit God gives us:
Power (δυναμις or dynamis, from which we get "dynamic"), for with God all things are posible (Matthew 19:26). This looks forward to the task at hand.
Christian love (αγαπη or agape), as described in 1 Corinthians 13. This looks sideways to other people.
Self-discipline (σωφρονισμος or sophronismos). This word comes from the roots "sozo" (to save) and "phren" (mind). This looks inward. From what should we save our mind? From sin, from distractions, and from unnecessary self-doubts.
ου γαρ εδωκεν ημιν ‘ο Θεος πνευμα δειλιας αλλα δυναμεως και αγαπης και σωφρονισμου
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline
There are three words here for the spirit God gives us:
Power (δυναμις or dynamis, from which we get "dynamic"), for with God all things are posible (Matthew 19:26). This looks forward to the task at hand.
Christian love (αγαπη or agape), as described in 1 Corinthians 13. This looks sideways to other people.
Self-discipline (σωφρονισμος or sophronismos). This word comes from the roots "sozo" (to save) and "phren" (mind). This looks inward. From what should we save our mind? From sin, from distractions, and from unnecessary self-doubts.
Monday, January 08, 2007
A puzzle I heard last year
Professor M visits the local convenience store to buy four items. Since the cash register isn't working, the flustered attendant pulls out a calculator, multiplies the four prices, and gets $7.11 as the answer.
When Professor M points out that addition would have been more appropriate, the even more flustered attendant adds up the prices, and still gets $7.11 as the answer.
What were the four prices?
When Professor M points out that addition would have been more appropriate, the even more flustered attendant adds up the prices, and still gets $7.11 as the answer.
What were the four prices?
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Hobart
Have spent a lovely summer break in Hobart, enjoying the scenery, the food, my family, and worship at St John's:
And, of course, I couldn't visit Hobart without dropping in on Salamana Market:
And, of course, I couldn't visit Hobart without dropping in on Salamana Market:
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