Last week, a coworker tapped me on the shoulder and said, “I got this weird e-mail.” It was from “accounts@[his bank].com.” It read, “Your account has been overdrawn by $1 billion. Come up with the money by five o’clock, or we’ll break your legs.” I waited for Nick, my coworker, to share his thoughts and […]
Author Archives: Markham
Car Motors and Radio Waves
To play music from my iPod on my car stereo, I use a small radio transmitter: I plug a the device into my mp3 player, set it to a certain radio frequency, turn the car radio to the same frequency, and voila. What I realized this week is that the motor turning affects the signal: […]
Counting Generations in Ether & OT
For a lark, I compared the number of generations in the Book of Ether to that in the Old Testament over the same time span. You may say that certain factors make this endeavour impossible, but those factors notwithstanding, some interesting observations can be caught. Background The book of Ether begins at the time of […]
Quest for the Castle Treasure: Dénouement
This post is part of a series on the magical treasure hunt, particularly, the Quest for the Castle Treasure. The final clue Inside the pipe are a few strips of tin and a message: ‘The key to the castle treasure eroded to dust lifetimes ago, but the secret to the lock lies already in thine […]