The Klingon in the Basement

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2009-08-05T09:52:00.001-05:00

1:1 | The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ { Note: Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) both mean “Anointed One” } , the son1:1 of David, the son of Abraham.1:2 | Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.1:3 | Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron.

2006-08-01T10:22:00.000-05:00

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2006-03-07T10:00:00.000-06:00

This is a little used blog.Testing post-dating.

2004-04-23T16:03:00.000-05:00

"If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly." GK Chesterton First off: I don't really believe that Chesterton was offering a carte blanche excuse to do a crummy job. But I understand that, as is noted on www.chesterton.org, he consistly defended the amateur against the professional, or the "generalist" against the specialist,

2004-03-30T09:28:00.000-06:00

The Klingon in the Basement There is a Klingon in my basement. No, really. If you are at my house, and all is quiet, every now and then you might hear a guttural voice call out something like "wa'maH wej wa'maH vagh." You'd know (well, I would) that that meant it was 1:30 PM thanks to the tlhIngan tlhaq (Klingon Clock) installed on one of my computers in the basement. I understand that sounds

2003-10-21T19:24:00.000-05:00

Testing 1, 2, 3 Koko's Halloween costume! Koko playing peek-a-boo! A mountaintop experience!

2003-09-22T16:06:00.000-05:00

MrKlingon LIKES Slide Rules! Click or Click HERE

2003-09-19T10:02:00.000-05:00

Amen! I've got mine! "Dad says that anyone who can't use a slide rule is a cultural illiterate and should not be allowed to vote. Mine is a beauty - a K&E 20-inch Log-log Duplex Decitrig." From Have Space Suit - Will Travel, 1958, Robert A. Heinlein

2003-09-17T21:50:00.000-05:00

compare and contrast:

2003-07-03T22:07:00.000-05:00

2003-05-09T08:10:00.000-05:00

Diving In!

2003-05-08T11:23:00.000-05:00

Holmey The latest HolQeD came yesterday (Klingon Language Institute Journal). In an editorial, the head of the KLI remarked how he was interviewed recently and got the usual "why study Klingon" (i.e. why waste time on an imaginary language). He got ready to launch into his regular spiel about the values of studying an artifical language, then just said: "do you speak any other languages?" No.

2003-04-19T17:11:00.000-05:00

The Tomb Not Used

2003-04-10T08:52:00.000-05:00

What the minister should have preached on: Matthew 10:29,31 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. ... Fear not therefore, you are of more value than many sparrows. A lot of modern translations add "'s will", that is: "one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father's will." But the Bible just uses the word

2003-03-06T08:18:00.000-06:00

I'm a member of the Planetary Society (planetary.org) and this was in the latest magazine - devoted to interstellar travel. Friedman and Murray are certainly serious space folk - but much more in the robot camp, especially Murray, I think. From "The Planetary Report" January/February 2003. "Bridging the Gap: A Discussion with Freeman Dyson" (interesting discussion about the ways and means

2003-01-29T13:14:00.000-06:00

Not so great dictators.. I like this from markshea.blogspot.com. .....you find contemparies like Tolkien referring to Hitler as "that ruddy little ignoramus" and that "ignorant cad". He is, for the generation that defeated him, but a puny little humbug. But as the Holocaust and the full depth of Hitler's evil has taken root in the imagination of passing generations, something has happened that

2003-01-20T09:23:00.000-06:00

Picture of the day - in Ascii graphics. Sunday, after church we went to Wendy's for lunch, then dropped Liv off at the library to study, while we went shopping. On the way home, when we were driving by the St. Paul Campus, we saw three wild turkey's sauntering across the street by the frat houses. Here's my rendition of one of them: .---------------. /

2003-01-18T22:06:00.000-06:00

2003-01-16T16:32:00.000-06:00

NOTE New CD drive installed and it works GREAT!

2003-01-08T08:15:00.000-06:00

Why I think Computers are probably NOT a fad... This morning I was paying for some work at our service station and the mechanic noticed my "Windows 98" travel mug. A computer discussion ensued. "I was working on my brother's Windows ME machine last night.. man, I really hate that that operating system!" Comparing notes, we found both of us had upgraded systems from Windows ME to XP and

2003-01-05T11:38:00.000-06:00

No one reads this... so I'll use it to sketch out my next AnderBlog entry. Favorite sights/sites in London: One thing I was very interested in seeing in London was the Babbage calculating engines at the London Museum of Science. Charles Babbage designed this computer in the 19th century, but (despite long effort and personal, as well as government, investment) it never was built. The museum

2002-11-22T08:07:00.000-06:00

Hm. guess not - it seems to work fine.

2002-11-22T08:06:00.000-06:00

Just checking. I had a report that there is some change in the BLOGGER terms of service. Is there a delay?

2002-11-18T09:26:00.000-06:00

Great Value! Great Theater. This weekend we went to 4 plays! 3 of the 4 performances of "The Pajama Game" - produced at my daughter's High School. And the touring company of the darling of Broadway, "The Producers". The High School show was really a good production, lots of work done by the kids and it showed. Tunes to hum, lots of action, laughs, all on a shoestring budget. Then to

2002-10-03T12:29:00.000-05:00

MEMORY: Years ago I wrote a paper about what I called the "mnemonic theology" of Deuteronomy. Memory Activates Law, was my thesis, that is, that the response to God (i.e. keeping His Law) was motivated and activated by the memory of what he had done. I've been thinking of that lately, after re-reading Lorayne and Lucas's The Memory Book. Good book, and worth review. It has helped in working

2002-06-30T18:55:00.000-05:00

MrKlingon's Translation of the Ten Commandments, from Exodus 20 MrKlingon's Translation of the Ten Commandments, from Exodus 20 notes: I did this after a request for "the Ten Commandments in Klingon". Rather than do the whole of chapter 20, I pulled the commandments text out, in the Lutheran/Catholic traditional numberings. I've tried to give a pronunciation

2002-06-22T14:44:00.000-05:00

You shall not covet your neighbor's house. jIllI' juHmo' yIghalQo' jihl-lih-uh jukemoe-uh yIggrhahlkkho-uh jIllI': your / neighbor (n) juHmo': due to / home (n) yIghalQo': you(imp:sg/pl) don't!/ be jealous (of), envy (v) (no.object)/him/her/it You shall not covet ...anything that is your neighbor's. jIllI' vay'mo' yIghalQo' jihl-lih-uh vie-uh-moe-uh yIggrhahlkkho-uh jIllI':

2002-06-22T14:25:00.000-05:00

You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. jIllI'mo' yInepQo' jihl-lih-uh-mo-uh yihnepkkho-uh jIllI'mo': due to / your / neighbor (n) yInepQo': you(imp:sg/pl) don't!/ lie, fib (v) (no.object)/him/her/it

2002-06-22T14:22:00.000-05:00

You shall not steal. yInIHQo' yih-nikkh-kkho-uh yInIHQo': you(imp:sg/pl) don't!/ steal (v) (no.object)/him/her/it

2002-06-20T11:57:00.000-05:00

You shall not commit adultery yInenqu': loDnallI' be'nallI' pagh yInga'chuq!. be-really-adult: your-husband your-wife either-or you-have-sex-with (i.e.not with someone else) yih-nehn-kkhoo-uh loadnahl-li-uh be-uh-nahl-li-uh pahggr yih-ing-ah-uh-chuck yInenqu': you(imp:sg/pl) really/ be mature/adult (v) (no.object)/him/her/it loDnallI': your / husband (n) be'nallI': your / wife (n)

2002-06-20T11:45:00.000-05:00

You shall not murder. yIchotQo' yih-choet-kkho-uh yIchotQo': you(imp:sg/pl) don't!/ murder (v) (no.object)/him/her/it

2002-06-20T11:43:00.000-05:00

Honor your father and your mother SoSlI' vavlI' je yIquvmoH your-mother your-father and you-honor-them showsh-lih-uh vah-lih-uh jeh yih-koov-moke SoSlI': your / mother (n) vavlI': your / father (n) je: and, also (conj) yIquvmoH: you(imp:sg/pl) honor (v) (no.object)/him/her/it

2002-06-19T22:07:00.000-05:00

[FYI - I'm working my way through the ten commandments in Klingon. Any and all interested are welcome to use these, improve on them (the translation, NOT the commandments - they aren't up for debate. I'm including a rough guide for pronounciation. I'll even put them online eventually in one spot. NOTE: read the original in Exodus 20.this is an interesting study, a minor Bible study for me

2002-06-19T22:01:00.000-05:00

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. joH'a' jaj yIquvmoH. jajvam le'qu' 'e' HochvaD yIja' God's day you-cause-to-honor. This-day very-special-is that to-everyone you-tell joke-uh-ah-uh jahj yihqoovmoke. jahj-vahm leh-uh-qoo-uh uh-eh-uh kkhoch-vahd yih-jah-uh joH'a': God (n) jaj: day (n) yIquvmoH: you(imp:sg/pl) cause to/ be honored (v) (no.object)/him/her/it jajvam: this /

2002-06-19T09:50:00.000-05:00

You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain. nepmo' joH'a' pong yIlo'Qo' in-order-to-lie God's name don't-you-use-it! nehp-ho-uh joke-uh-ah-uh pong yih-low-uh-KKHoe-uh nepmo': because of/ lie, fib (v) joH'a': God (n) pong: name (n) yIlo'Qo': you(imp:sg/pl) don't!/ use (v) (no.object)/him/her/it

2002-06-18T21:53:00.000-05:00

hmm... here is a challenge - the ten commandments in Klingon. Someone asked, and here is a start ... I promise you, there are far, far better Klingonists to do this. I welcome anyone else to do the job. (OTOH, if you DO come up with your own... go post it! ) So far I've only got the first command done. Anyone in a hurry can get a sloppy semi-translation at bible.mrklingon.org hmm - give me

2002-06-15T22:13:00.000-05:00

Robert Heinlein, in The Rolling Stones, under Aspects of Domestic Engineeing, describes a rocket engine (after describing the incredible complexity of cars Despite their mad shortcomings, these "automobiles" were the most characteristic form of wealth and the most cherished possessions of their time. Three whole generations were slaves to them) : ... a rocket engine is a the simplest of all

2002-06-15T14:09:00.000-05:00

New blog - hopefully a log of missle flights from Buford Avenue

2002-06-15T14:08:00.000-05:00

Just attended some sessions at the annual Chesterton conference - excellent, including a "vist" from GKC himself, on the 66th anniversary of his demise. Some good SF-ish thoughts from Father Brown: when he listened again it was again Father Brown who was speaking: "Reason and justice grip the remotest and the loneliest star. Look at those stars. Don't they look as if they were single diamonds

2002-06-13T15:17:00.000-05:00

OKAY, Here's a MrKlingon poll: Favorite KlingonWho is your favorite KlingonKangKolothWorfMrKlingonAzetburB'elannaGrilkaKorView Results

2002-06-13T13:59:00.000-05:00

I'm really liking the Java-based Ascii art editor "Jave". You can get it (free!) at HERE

2002-06-12T16:01:00.000-05:00

The Rocket is the Perfect Machine Hmm ... I need to find the book "The Rolling Stones" by Heinlein and insert his thoughts in this space.....

2002-06-12T08:31:00.000-05:00

Perfect Night to Blast Off No question, last night was a great night - no a perfect night for a launch. We were out walking the dog, and I could see that the flags were hanging straight down, the sky was clear, as was the missle field (baseball diamond) by our house. I was ready to go by myself, but when I mentioned it to my daughter she said sure! So, we grabbed two pre-packed rockets (

2002-05-31T16:38:00.000-05:00

Promise and Fulfillment: There is a design, a plan to history... [God] has remembered his promise to love and be faithful to Israel. The whole earth has seen the salvation of our God. Psalm 98.3 NLT Design shows planning. Cellular Automata gives us a way to experience the flow of time and space - how hard it is to randomly make things "turn out right". Cellular tools like Mirek's

2002-05-21T13:06:00.000-05:00

YES! Star Wars Episode II is excellent, and there is lots more interesting language in there... Hurry up, go see it now! I'll be seeing it again (soon, I hope!) And YES, I've written swarslang.exe, a simple VB program to browse Hutt, Bocce, Ewok and Wookie phrases. Get it from my Galactic Phrase book page.. Or download it off this link.

2002-05-04T15:49:00.000-05:00

Programming in Tongues The new Star Wars movie has me working on and off on a Star Wars oriented Galactic Phrase book program. I may include font support, something I haven't done in VB in the past. You can pick up some Hutt and Bocce lingo off my Galactic Phrase book page.. The VB UTA zip program includes the Bocce and Huttese in the phrasebook module, but I'm going to make a standalone

2002-05-04T15:46:00.000-05:00

Spider-man - mini-review: A wow of a movie: "I don't think I blinked once," said my daughter. Pretty dang faithful to the original. I'm not up on current Spidey exploits, but this had everything that mattered. Poor Peter: See above, "faithful to original"; Spidey's got a rough life. *spiritual" - Aunt Mae says the Lord's prayer - The Green Goblin quotes Jesus. What kind of a munitions company

2002-04-30T22:37:00.000-05:00

Current events.... will sweep away. Pay attention to what lasts. NewAdvent.org - a great website. Another is the CCEL library at www.ccel.org. Too much furor about the church and her problems right now - take a break. Go back in time and realize... this is not the end of the world or the church. God is faithful even when we are not. Just Pray!

2002-04-29T15:33:00.000-05:00

The study of languages of Science Fiction is a big interest of mine - I've yet to understand why there is SO little out there on the Star Wars languages, compared to whats been done in Trek-dom. Well, this is a great source: Star Wars: Expanded Universe | Beeps, Bleats, Boskas and Ben Burtt

2002-04-29T12:55:00.000-05:00

MrKlingon's Drake Equation Calculator One of many interesting things to think about - how many aliens could be out there. Could be none, could be billions. Well, when they show up, I'll be happy to program their lingo into the UTA.

2002-04-29T11:58:00.000-05:00

Test - this isn't the blog you're looking for. Move along.

2002-04-29T08:56:00.000-05:00

This is first post - I'll have to ask you to ignore it, or look kindly on it. I've decided to set up parallel site to my musings about books I've read. More will come. I'll note here that I'm starting to update my Galactic Phrasebook programs, and have added the Hutt language to the online phrasebook http://galacticphrasebook.mrklingon.org . Thanks to TheHutts.org!