LIfe's lesson's stolen from another forum ...
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This was stolen from a tech forum I frequent. I particularly like #17,
1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me for the path is narrow. In fact, just piss off and le...
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Re: Painting may be oldest depiction of a watch
(in Ren Faire History Snobs)
One of my goals in life is to re-create one of those watches.
Anyone want to give me a $500 commission for one? (wink and all the other tongue in cheek markers)
Actually I want to make a copy of the skull watch (Memento Mori) that was allege...
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discussion post on Wed, October 21, 2009 - 9:41 PM
Re: Painting may be oldest depiction of a watch
(in Ren Faire History Snobs)
I think the Peter Heinlein story has pretty much been disproven. It has been a while since I did much Horology, and my references are in storage. The latest I recall was that watches came out of Flanders in the late 15th century. Possibly orig...
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discussion post on Tue, October 20, 2009 - 10:17 PM
Nice Mary Rose Artlcle
(in Ren Faire History Snobs)
Now this is the sort of thing that gets my snobbish heart beating.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_ne...8301529.stm
High tech Tudor style.
discussion post on Sun, October 11, 2009 - 9:04 PM
Everthing at once
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I did my best to make a small 20 note busker organ in a week. I got everything done except the pipes.
I would have liked to have this completed for this weekend where everything happened at the same time today. Three events all at the same ti...
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