2005-04-22
2005-04-19
Habemus PAPAM
YEAH!
but we ignore the name for the moment
1,1 bilion Catholics are in a state of religious frenzy.
White smoke arose from the chimney but the famous Roman bells took almost 15 minutes in confirming....
UPDATE
JOSEPH RATZINGER- BENEDICTUS XVI
!
yeah!
but we ignore the name for the moment
1,1 bilion Catholics are in a state of religious frenzy.
White smoke arose from the chimney but the famous Roman bells took almost 15 minutes in confirming....
UPDATE
JOSEPH RATZINGER- BENEDICTUS XVI
!
yeah!
"Second Renaissance" - Oxyrhynchus Papyri
Decoded at last: the 'classical holy grail' that may rewrite the history of the world
The discovery of means and keys to delve into the famous
could prove to be of spectacular consequences for our understanding of times ancient and long deemed lost. Some experts even speak about a "Second Renaissance" due to our better understanding that we could gather in these ancient bits and pieces. Some estimates calculate approx +20% increase of our total knowledge of Classical Times....
For more than a century, it has caused excitement and frustration in equal measure - a collection of Greek and Roman writings so vast it could redraw the map of classical civilisation. If only it was legible.
Now, in a breakthrough described as the classical equivalent of finding the holy grail, Oxford University scientists have employed infra-red technology to open up the hoard, known as the Oxyrhynchus Papyri, and with it the prospect that hundreds of lost Greek comedies, tragedies and epic poems will soon be revealed.
In the past four days alone, Oxford's classicists have used it to make a series of astonishing discoveries, including writing by Sophocles, Euripides, Hesiod and other literary giants of the ancient world, lost for millennia. They even believe they are likely to find lost Christian gospels, the originals of which were written around the time of the earliest books of the New Testament.
"Een tweede renaissance, voorspelden classici in Oxford afgelopen weekend in The Independent on Sunday. Ze scanden met een recente infraroodtechniek delen uit de indrukwekkende databank van 40.000 antieke papyrusfragmenten die bewaard zijn in Oxford, en vonden al meteen een snipper uit een verloren toneelstuk van Sophocles, onbekend materiaal van Euripides, en een Troje-gedicht van een navolger van Homeros" (uit De Standaard Apri192005)
http://www.papyrology.ox.ac.uk/
Wiki Primer on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxyrhynchus
The discovery of means and keys to delve into the famous
could prove to be of spectacular consequences for our understanding of times ancient and long deemed lost. Some experts even speak about a "Second Renaissance" due to our better understanding that we could gather in these ancient bits and pieces. Some estimates calculate approx +20% increase of our total knowledge of Classical Times....
For more than a century, it has caused excitement and frustration in equal measure - a collection of Greek and Roman writings so vast it could redraw the map of classical civilisation. If only it was legible.
Now, in a breakthrough described as the classical equivalent of finding the holy grail, Oxford University scientists have employed infra-red technology to open up the hoard, known as the Oxyrhynchus Papyri, and with it the prospect that hundreds of lost Greek comedies, tragedies and epic poems will soon be revealed.
In the past four days alone, Oxford's classicists have used it to make a series of astonishing discoveries, including writing by Sophocles, Euripides, Hesiod and other literary giants of the ancient world, lost for millennia. They even believe they are likely to find lost Christian gospels, the originals of which were written around the time of the earliest books of the New Testament.
"Een tweede renaissance, voorspelden classici in Oxford afgelopen weekend in The Independent on Sunday. Ze scanden met een recente infraroodtechniek delen uit de indrukwekkende databank van 40.000 antieke papyrusfragmenten die bewaard zijn in Oxford, en vonden al meteen een snipper uit een verloren toneelstuk van Sophocles, onbekend materiaal van Euripides, en een Troje-gedicht van een navolger van Homeros" (uit De Standaard Apri192005)
http://www.papyrology.ox.ac.uk/
Wiki Primer on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxyrhynchus
Paus "Snellen Danny den Eerste"?
Vamorgen gehoord op StuBru, Paus-verkiezing leidt onverbiddellijk tot name-search voor Godfried Kardinaal Danneels, Aartsbisschop van Mechelen-Brussel:
post uw comments en suggesties....
Reading (still): The Baroque Cycle (Jack Shaftoe just finished raiding the Tower & Mint of London)
(In the car) Listening to: JJ Cale, Crouching Tiger soundtrack, Kill Bill vol. 1.
Thinking: new definition for consultant: "un con qui vous insulte"
Travelling: to & fro Paris; just back from CH, DE & AU (Ski in St Anton)
Last picture: Camille near the Abbey of Westerlo
Last Conference: Jacques Rifflet - Le grand changement du XXIe siècle @Flagey: interesting "conférence" about the Middle East & recent geopolitical developments.
post uw comments en suggesties....
Reading (still): The Baroque Cycle (Jack Shaftoe just finished raiding the Tower & Mint of London)
(In the car) Listening to: JJ Cale, Crouching Tiger soundtrack, Kill Bill vol. 1.
Thinking: new definition for consultant: "un con qui vous insulte"
Travelling: to & fro Paris; just back from CH, DE & AU (Ski in St Anton)
Last picture: Camille near the Abbey of Westerlo
Last Conference: Jacques Rifflet - Le grand changement du XXIe siècle @Flagey: interesting "conférence" about the Middle East & recent geopolitical developments.
2005-04-14
The Genographic Project ànly 99,99 US$
How to Participate - The Genographic Project: "Public participation, including yours, is critical to the Genographic Project's success. Here's how you can get involved"
2005-04-13
Webby Awards Nominees
More Nominees than ever!
among them
the Muppets
Alternet News
Dogster - Where Every Dog has his Bone, no strike that, webpage
Chaco Culture National Park
Grist - environmental news & humor
among them
the Muppets
Alternet News
Dogster - Where Every Dog has his Bone, no strike that, webpage
Chaco Culture National Park
Grist - environmental news & humor
2005-04-11
Neal Stephenson: Cryptonomicon & Baroque Cycle a brief primer
Currently deeply immersed and undercover in the Master Stephenson's thrill-rides of the new millennium:
some links for extended research:
some links for extended research:
The Baroque Cycle:
The Baroque Cycle - Wiki primer
Quicksilver MetawebCryptonomicon
In the beginning was the command line....
http://www.cryptonomicon.com/beginning.html
Cryptonomicon on Slashdot
Metaweb Wiki on Cryptonomicon
What's up with Enoch Root?
More Enoch Root cultism
What the Hell has Leibniz got to do with this? And Newton?
And some gonzo guide to cryptanalysis
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