One of my good friends the scholar of the sea has passed on.
I have rekindled the old passage I wrote upon him.
Please Enjoy in his good name.
One of my colleagues, a man of the sea and true Bargemaster, were discussing the methods of past travel and navigation upon the sea. Both of us thoroughly disgusted by the sailors of new, and their constant reliance and dependence on satellite navigation. In thought of this I took to his attention the old navigation device called The Chip Log, it allows you to estimate your speed of travel. For those to whom are negligent with your studies of the past, I will do my best to rekindle your thoughts.
The Chip Log works on the idea that if you put a large piece of wood upon the sea, you can chart your course of travel and the given knots. By doing so you may calculate your movement upon the sea, and to estimate your time of arrival. By close examination of the fallen wood tree you may hath find your current speed. Although a trained seafaring captain can use this without fail, there was a need to improve it for the junior and less competent. A rope was tied to its mass, and with upon it knots (this is the origin of the speed measurement Knot) were tied at intervals, by calculating its passing from the fairlead to the bow, it was able to provide a precise measurement, but, much less than the skilled and honoured Capitan, but, solid enough for the jesters of old. It has been said that the sailors of the past were true to their craft, and the boatmen of today are reliant on computers and are scabs to the coin, unable to navigate much less than a fool.
I would like to add that Brother James has recommended reading Problems with Philosophy by Bertrand Russell. I have been reading this book for over two years now, I find this to be beneficial to anyone here trying to understand their life. Most important the chapter titled Truth and Falsehood. I would recommend this book here to most of the people who care of the world in which we live.