Well, here it is, in all its rendered lego glory, Noah’s ark. Now you may notice a larger cube next to it (sort of a timber borg-cube?). That’s Utnapishtim’s ark which, although shorter, is considerably wider and taller (well, it is cube shaped). The latter also has more than three times the volume, making for…
Month: May 2009
warp speed now even warpier?
Well, I ventured out and watched the new Star Trek movie. On the whole it was quite enjoyable. But I suspect it has rendered the warp speed calculator obsolete. Was I mistaken, or was there dialogue like this: Kirk: “How long ’til we reach Vulcan?” Chekov: “3 seconds…” Three seconds? It used to take hours…
job 42:3 — too marvellous or too difficult?
In English translations, Job 42:3 is usually rendered as follows: “Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?” Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. The reference to “things too wonderful for me” appears to be a little odd given the context, following…