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Author Archives: Scott Alexander
Interlude ג: Cantors and Singers
Those who speak the Names of God aloud are called cantors and singers. Like everything, these terms have both overt and kabbalistic meanings. The overt meaning of “cantor” is “someone who chants”. The kabbalistic meaning is “someone who works with … Continue reading
Chapter 5: Never Seek To Tell Thy Love
My beloved is like a bit of information that flows in the system. — kingjamesprogramming.tumblr.com I. I remember the first time I met Ana Thurmond. I’d just been kicked out of Stanford. My mother was a wreck. I had to … Continue reading
Chapter 4: Tools Were Made And Born Were Hands
And ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into effective devices for computing in any direction. — kingjamesprogramming.tumblr.com May 10, 2017 San Jose Even before Erica finished formally adjourning the meeting, I wove my way through the … Continue reading
Chapter 3: On A Cloud I Saw A Child
September 29, 1990 Gulf of Mexico Ever since the sky cracked there has been a hurricane off the coast of Louisiana that never moves or decays. In its eye stands the Archangel Uriel. He is five hundred feet tall, and … Continue reading
Interlude ב: The Code of the World
For the LORD will work for each type of data it is applied to. — kingjamesprogramming.tumblr.com “The Code Of The World”, by Aaron Smith-Teller Published in the March 2017 issue of the Stevensite Standard The Talmud says that God created … Continue reading
Chapter 2: Arise To Spiritual Strife
Jerusalem is builded as a city that is in the public domain. — kingjamesprogramming.tumblr.com May 10, 2017 San Jose Right down the road from Berryessa Station there’s a big house with a hidden basement. The people who live there – … Continue reading
Interlude א: The Cracks In The Sky
March 14, 1969 Washington, DC Richard Nixon was confused and upset. It wasn’t that he hadn’t expected problems. He’d only been on the job six weeks, but he knew a president had to be ready for anything. But “anything” was … Continue reading
Chapter 1: Dark Satanic Mills
It is good practice to have your program poke around at runtime and see if it can be used to give a light unto the Gentiles. — kingjamesprogramming.tumblr.com May 10, 2017 Palo Alto The apocalypse began in a cubicle. Its … Continue reading
Prologue
I. In retrospect, there had been omens and portents. (“We are now approaching lunar sunrise,” said William Anders, “and for all the people back on Earth, the crew of Apollo 8 has a message that we would like to send … Continue reading