Crop circles - how to make
Wolf K
http://www.circlemakers.org/guide.html
Must have been founded by an ET, who wanted his mysterious technology to
be preserved. I bet theyt just _fake_ walking around in circles dragging
wooden paddle and boards behind them.
BTW, it's remarkably easy to fake stone tools and points, petroglyphs,
and other "impossible to fake" archaeological artefacts. Matter of fact
knapping a stone tool is one of the skills any serious archaeologist
learns in first or second year of field work. My brother is pretty good
at it, but the guy who taught him is a real expert. Also, potters and
other artisans have worked out all kinds of ancient techniques. Some of
them make a pretty good living making objects "according to traditional
methods", "preserving our ancestors' traditions", etc.
If there's ever a market for stone tool and points worth serious money,
you can bet that most of the items offered will be fakes.
cheers,
wolf k.
Don Stockbauer
Seems like it would be a snap with a GPS controlled tractor.
N
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ah! youre back? so soon? I read that someone has managed to surpass
the speed of light! :)
Frith
http://www.blacksunsoftware.com/illusion.html
the first drawing on this page shows some kind of optical illusion,
what kind of mathematics is this, and is it used in computer
technology or the 3D graphics software industry ever? I can't say that
I ever saw anything like this, I am a newbie here but I like the idea
of computers and is there some possibility of contacting 'men from
Mars' eg, is there or are there martians? and do we expect an invasion
of privacy at any time?
thank you kindly,
Frith
Wolf K
> On 24 Oct, 23:24, Wolf K <weki...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>> My goodness, there's even a society of crop circle makers! See:
>>
>> http://www.circlemakers.org/guide.html
>>
>> Must have been founded by an ET, who wanted his mysterious technology to
>> be preserved. I bet theyt just _fake_ walking around in circles dragging
>> wooden paddle and boards behind them.
>>
>> BTW, it's remarkably easy to fake stone tools and points, petroglyphs,
>> and other "impossible to fake" archaeological artefacts. Matter of fact
>> knapping a stone tool is one of the skills any serious archaeologist
>> learns in first or second year of field work. My brother is pretty good
>> at it, but the guy who taught him is a real expert. Also, potters and
>> other artisans have worked out all kinds of ancient techniques. Some of
>> them make a pretty good living making objects "according to traditional
>> methods", "preserving our ancestors' traditions", etc.
>>
>> If there's ever a market for stone tool and points worth serious money,
>> you can bet that most of the items offered will be fakes.
>>
>> cheers,
>> wolf k.
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> http://www.blacksunsoftware.com/illusion.html
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> the first drawing on this page shows some kind of optical illusion,
> what kind of mathematics is this, and is it used in computer
> technology or the 3D graphics software industry ever?
It's quite an old puzzle. It's usually presented the other way round,
ie, the image with the hole first, and the one without the hole second.
Then the puzzle is "Where did the hole go?"
The hypotenuses of the two right triangles do not make a straight line.
If drawn much larger and very precisely, then a straight line drawn from
bottom left to top right will intersect those hypotenuses, and the area
between it and the hypotenuses is equal to one square. You can prove
this by calculating the areas of each of the four parts. Their sum will
be 31.5 square units, while the large triangle is 32.5 square units.
> I can't say that
> I ever saw anything like this, I am a newbie here but I like the idea
> of computers and is there some possibility of contacting 'men from
> Mars' eg, is there or are there Martians?
Not yet.
> and do we expect an invasion
> of privacy at any time?
It's already happened.
> thank you kindly,
> Frith
You're welcome
Don Stockbauer
Hi, N, tell me all about it. Got a url? This is exciting.
N
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I see McKinnon is a grade 2 listed building applicant in the press
already now? say...you know? I heard some secret spy information that
hes almost made city and guilds grade 3 ! lol
N
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they do say in the RAF I read that at one point there were around 50
UFO sightings per week in the UK...but that is information from quite
long agao....about the time I joined in comp.AI.philosophy, Google,
here ....and at the time I was more interested in research in anotrher
area...so the informant iwas voluntary of course
Don Stockbauer
That is very useful information, Nic.
N
any suprise! personally I think poor old McKenna was coerced into it,
you know like testing the defenses possibly? huh! I read that now
theres open competitions for experts and would-be's alike to try
breaking into systems...was it Symantec? I have to terribly careful
who I chat to online....so this is just something I wrote, yes.
I mean if the USA offered him 70 years together with a job, a wife,
nice house and some interesting passtimes to keep him together? I mean
it was, like you know.. once basket weaving perhaps?
NOPE!
Don Stockbauer
(Shakes Magic 8-Ball):
"You may rely on it."
N
to have realized that the reprcussions would have been slightly more
serious than originally anticipated would have gone straight off to
the locals CAB and seen soemone there...? perhaps more like "Dear
Mr&Mrs so and so , I appear to have....., and would like to
apologise.....the......was left open and I ....... please accept my
apologies......and seek immediate assistance.....
Don Stockbauer
Like,
Dera Mr and Mrs so and so,
I appear to have bad breath and would like to apologise to both of
you. The barn door was left open and I was caught in flagrante
delicto with a rabid skunk. Please accept my apologies for urinating
on your head, and seek immediate assistence because my urine can
dissolve bone.