Peter Midnight

FIG member, FIAT Spider fan; religious humor; a few links on trains, movies, videos.

A Ridiculously Short History of Time

By Eric Oehler co-author of the Substandard Model. Introduction. The universe has always been a confusing place. Many of its phenomena defy explanation even ...

Details of the Voyage

Details of the Voyage. While I was there, in paradise, my normal life faded to the status of a dream and I forgot how to live any other way than as a happy ...

MIDNIGHT.SEQ (C) Copyright 1979, 1989 Peter Midnight comment: I ...

\ MIDNIGHT.SEQ (C) Copyright 1979, 1989 Peter Midnight comment: I first wrote this graphic presentation of the ancient Towers of Hanoi puzzle in Pascal. ...

PGP Authentication of Web Files

What. Authentication is the other major function of public key encryption, besides privacy. Using PGP, any person can digitally sign any computer file. ...

Posted Information>

The following information was transcribed from video of the white board and the bulletin board. Crew List S/V Mandalay Name Nickname Nationality Position ...

The Engineer's Tale

The Engineer's Tale. I always wanted to be an engineer. I grew up about where the California Zephyr reached its cruising speed on its daily run out of ...

Amazing Grace CD review

Windjammer's new Amazing Grace CD. Almost as soon as I got back, I tried to order the cassette of Amazing Grace from the Sea Chest. ...

Shipmates Quiz

The Shipmates Quiz. When I got home, I discovered that I had done a terrible job of learning who my shipmates were. If not for some other people's efforts, ...

Progress on the Video

Mandalay Eclipse Cruise Video. I shot more video on this trip than anyone else. So I'm doing the editing. And I am asking for any material you may have to ...