http://www.idkfa.com/v3 idkfa: syndicated http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5600&msg_id=5951 My favorite line from that write-up: Science is performed by reflecting laser light from the vehicle's 426 retroreflectors. Reminds me of a Dresden Codak comic. I will do science to it. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Indiscernible from Magic Thu, 30 Jan 2014 13:27:18 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5600&msg_id=5951 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5600&msg_id=5950 definitely a funner alternative, since it has the potential to RAIN DOWN FIERY FIRE upon a future civilization on re-entry. long-distance, long hang-time artillery? that's probably not what the scientists were thinking when they put it up in orbit. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Indiscernible from Magic Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:33:59 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5600&msg_id=5950 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5600&msg_id=5949 Fun alternative. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Indiscernible from Magic Wed, 29 Jan 2014 23:19:46 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5600&msg_id=5949 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5600&msg_id=5604 I love that poem because of the juxtaposition of the statue, the inscription, and its current state as described in the poem. "Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair." Are we supposed to despair because, no matter how good our own works are/will be, they won't compare to Ozymandias? or are we supposed to despair because, no matter how good our own works are/will be, they will end up looking like the statue someday? I need to read more poetry/appreciate more art. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Indiscernible from Magic Thu, 07 Nov 2013 21:34:52 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5600&msg_id=5604 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5600&msg_id=5602 Proof: http://playground.giterary.com/index.php?file=The%20Ozymandias%20Club# Also, past Josh made me laugh: "Status: Waiting on Jeff Bezos" kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Indiscernible from Magic Thu, 07 Nov 2013 15:31:28 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5600&msg_id=5602 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5600&msg_id=5601 I saw this about two years ago, and thought it was pretty awesome. I even wrote down the framework for a short story called "The Ozymandias Club," where rich billionaires would compete with their machines for who would be able to convey a message after the greatest length of time. Never written, however. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Indiscernible from Magic Thu, 07 Nov 2013 15:29:32 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5600&msg_id=5601 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5600&msg_id=5600 10,000-year clock http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/06/10000-year-clock/all/ I know this story is a couple years old but I am just finding it. The thing about this clock that raises the hair on the back of my neck is the potential for some future archaeologist or paleontologist (terrestrial or extraterrestrial) finding this clock, examining it, and discovering that, yes, it ran for 10,000 years (or even longer) and has stopped working at some point. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Indiscernible from Magic Thu, 07 Nov 2013 14:42:31 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5600&msg_id=5600