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| Cryptography, steganography, movies, cyberculture, travel, games, and too many other hobbies to list! |
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| Topic: Cryptography |
9:51 pm EST, Dec 15, 2003 |
A new page for my ever-growing Kryptos website . . . Kryptos FAQ |
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Holiday Snowglobe for Sadists |
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| Topic: Humor |
6:54 pm EST, Dec 15, 2003 |
Click and drag the snowglobe to shake it. (mwahahahahahaha) Holiday Snowglobe for Sadists |
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Saddam Hussein Captured Alive; Iraqis Celebrate |
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| Topic: Current Events |
11:19 am EST, Dec 14, 2003 |
American military officials confirmed today that Saddam Hussein had been captured alive in Tikrit on Saturday night.
They confirmed that it was him based on DNA evidence. In Baghdad, huge crowds celebrated in the streets with gunfire. Whoohoo! Saddam Hussein Captured Alive; Iraqis Celebrate |
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| Topic: Humor |
5:30 pm EST, Dec 13, 2003 |
To get the jokes in these, you'll probably first have to have some idea of what Masons and their philosophies are about. In a nutshell: Vagueness. :) Masonic Humor |
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| Topic: Miscellaneous |
3:40 pm EST, Dec 12, 2003 |
Colin Powell kept a set of these rules on his desk. For the last several years, I've kept a copy in my office as well. I've been staring at it alot today, so I figured it was worth memeing. ] 1. It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the
] morning.
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] 2. Get mad, then get over it.
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] 3. Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when
] your position falls, your ego goes with it.
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] 4. It can be done!
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] 5. Be careful what you choose. You may get it.
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] 6. Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good
] decision.
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] 7. You can't make someone else's choices. You shouldn't let
] someone else make yours.
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] 8. Check small things.
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] 9. Share credit.
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] 10. Remain calm. Be kind.
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] 11. Have a vision. Be demanding.
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] 12. Don't take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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] 13. Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. Powell's Rules |
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The Eskimo Nebula from Hubble |
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| Topic: Science |
8:25 pm EST, Dec 10, 2003 |
] Explanation: In 1787, astronomer William Herschel
] discovered the Eskimo Nebula. From the ground, NGC 2392
] resembles a person's head surrounded by a parka hood. In
] 2000, the Hubble Space Telescope imaged the Eskimo
] Nebula. From space, the nebula displays gas clouds so
] complex they are not fully understood. The Eskimo Nebula
] is clearly a planetary nebula, and the gas seen above
] composed the outer layers of a Sun-like star only 10,000
] years ago. The inner filaments visible above are being
] ejected by strong wind of particles from the central
] star. The outer disk contains unusual light-year long
] orange filaments. Gorgeous! The Eskimo Nebula from Hubble |
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USA Mathematical Talent Search |
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| Topic: Cryptography |
5:19 am EST, Dec 9, 2003 |
] The USA Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS) is a free
] mathematics competition open to all United States high
] school students. Students may enter the competition at
] any time of the academic year. Want a job at NSA? USA Mathematical Talent Search |
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Cross-Cultural Dance Resources: Notes from the Field |
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| Topic: Folk |
4:34 am EST, Dec 9, 2003 |
] "Notes from the Field" spotlights articles, photos,
] drawings and observations as seen by researchers as they
] travel and work throughout the world My mother Elsie Ivancich Dunin is a retired Professor of Dance Ethnology from UCLA. She continues to do active research, mostly focused in the area formerly known as Yugoslavia. This is her "Notes from the Field" page where she posts current research and pictures. She's the #1 expert in her field, and has actually been a groundbreaker in terms of getting some of the stuffy "traditional" academics to move forward into the technological era. My mom was one of the first people to use a computer (I helped her set up an early Macintosh to do it) to digitize dance labanotation. And getting a website up and running to post current research is still considered extremely "bleeding edge" -- many of her peers aren't even comfortable with email yet. Her research group's web design skills have improved by leaps and bounds over the last couple years, and I'm meme-ing the site now. If you ever know anyone with an interest in Croatian dances or any kind of ethnological research from southeastern Europe, this is a good site to tell them about! Elonka :) Cross-Cultural Dance Resources: Notes from the Field |
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Elonka's List of Famous Unsolved Codes and Ciphers |
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| Topic: Cryptography |
6:58 pm EST, Dec 8, 2003 |
] This is an unofficial list of well-known unsolved codes
] and ciphers. A couple of the better-known unsolved
] ancient historical scripts are also thrown in, since they
] tend to come up during any discussion of unsolved codes.
] There has also been an attempt to sort this list by
] "fame", as defined by a loose formula involving the
] number of times that a particular cipher has been written
] about, and/or how many hits it pulls up on a
] moderately-sorted Google search. I kept Googling, and bugging my friends and associates for a list of famous unsolved codes, but couldn't find anything I was happy with. So, I decided to make one. This list is brand-new as of today, and hasn't yet been linked in to my site. If any of the Memestreams community would like to suggest any additions or changes, I'm listening! Elonka :) Elonka's List of Famous Unsolved Codes and Ciphers |
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