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Re: Historical Fragments

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:34 pm
by starjots
SomeInternetBloke wrote:
Mon Jun 28, 2021 8:10 pm
Over the course of life, how many stars have you jotted? Most of 'em? Some of 'em? Jk... But do share the nick background good suh?
I had an idea long ago for some sort of creative idea generating game, something like that. I got to the point where I wanted a name for it that was unique. At the time, googling starjots (which somehow fit) got exactly zero hits, hence the name.

Another name I always like was Algol, an eclipsing binary star system (hence variable) in Perseus, nicknamed 'the Demon Star.' Maybe next go around.

Re: Historical Fragments

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2021 6:38 am
by Catoptric
starjots wrote:
Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:11 am
Recalling the 100 year anniversary of WW1 thread on the last site, I ran across this interview of a veteran clearly describing some of the horrors of war.

I had an ancestor that lied about his age to join in WWI, and he died in Normandy.

**********

Just adding

10 Ancient American Civilizations
https://www.thoughtco.com/top-ancient-a ... ons-169511

Re: Historical Fragments

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2021 5:35 pm
by Senseye
starjots wrote:
Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:34 pm
Another name I always like was Algol, an eclipsing binary star system (hence variable) in Perseus, nicknamed 'the Demon Star.' Maybe next go around.
You will get lots of hits for Algol in google though, as it has already been used as the name for an early programming language. In addition to the name of the star, of course.

Re: Historical Fragments

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:32 am
by starjots
Senseye wrote:
Tue Jun 29, 2021 5:35 pm
starjots wrote:
Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:34 pm
Another name I always like was Algol, an eclipsing binary star system (hence variable) in Perseus, nicknamed 'the Demon Star.' Maybe next go around.
You will get lots of hits for Algol in google though, as it has already been used as the name for an early programming language. In addition to the name of the star, of course.
It would be a fine thing if they recycled some dead computer language names. You get hollywood remakes of classics all the time (usually worse, admittedly). I mean, C#?

Re: Historical Fragments

Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2021 3:24 am
by Catoptric
This Shimmering Black Rock Is a 2,000-Year-Old Exploded Brain
https://www.vice.com/en/article/884qek/ ... f105UG_0GY

Re: Historical Fragments

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:15 pm
by SomeInternetBloke
I've decided to muster enough gumption to expose my truest thought on certain threads I've not posted in. what is the point of this thread? pedantic answers welcomed.

Re: Historical Fragments

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 3:42 am
by starjots
SomeInternetBloke wrote:
Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:15 pm
I've decided to muster enough gumption to expose my truest thought on certain threads I've not posted in. what is the point of this thread? pedantic answers welcomed.
Anomalies challenge assumptions. /recycle

Re: Historical Fragments

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 3:44 am
by starjots
starjots wrote:
Tue Jul 20, 2021 3:42 am
SomeInternetBloke wrote:
Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:15 pm
I've decided to muster enough gumption to expose my truest thought on certain threads I've not posted in. what is the point of this thread? pedantic answers welcomed.
Anomalies challenge assumptions. /recycle
Space Tourism turns 20. I think this guy got a better deal than Branson and Bezos for his $$$.

https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-i ... ce-tourist

Re: Historical Fragments

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 3:55 am
by HighlyIrregular
Pure human interest, for certain humans. Some people who contribute to the thread may just know something to contribute with. They're not necessarily super into this stuff.

"Anomalies challenge assumptions" is a good answer to "is there any practical purpose to this thread" but I think the point of the thread was fun.

Re: Historical Fragments

Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 11:53 am
by Catoptric


Iranian ore? India had wootz steel, but also older metal used in this pillar that seems unexplained still.

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/03/ ... cientists/