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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i8hVyc8abcU/VitoWUIdO3I/AAAAAAAARJM/kdrfeqrYMIo/s512-Ic42/first%252520post.JPG)
Yes, you can make pictures out of anything. This was a page from the log of HMS Argonaut. ;D
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;D
You never cease to amaze me !
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Nice! I haven't the foggiest notion of how to do that kind of thing.
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;D Awesome!
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SKJnYaXz978/VitnuASXrDI/AAAAAAAARJE/16YCPimTlhM/s506-Ic42/argonaut2.JPG.jpg)
2nd September, 1914 HMS Argonaut
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:o :o ;D
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Sorry, I'm not understanding these - is it one of those stereoscopic
defocus your eyes and watch the TV and fireplace at the same time kind
of things?
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;D It's whatever you make it ShedMonkey.
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SKJnYaXz978/VitnuASXrDI/AAAAAAAARJE/16YCPimTlhM/s506-Ic42/argonaut2.JPG.jpg)
2nd September, 1914 HMS Argonaut
8) 8) :D
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-61y9OkrmMZk/Vito2MgMWRI/AAAAAAAARJU/aSGF1vLo3h0/s566-Ic42/argonaut18102010.JPG.jpg)
HMS Argonaut 11 October 1914
To mark my first and probably only day as captain. ;D
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:o So blue ;) Awesome Caro
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That one's my favorite so far. Such a deep blue. Makes you want to take a swim.
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Wow Caro! And I thought what you did with SDSS images was amazing....
8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
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:D :D Caro thought you might like this Razzle Dazzle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage)
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Now there's a thought! ;D Thanks Liz.
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bwBbAGQZmLA/VitmIkbFp5I/AAAAAAAARIE/GLOV3Tg7uBY/s545-Ic42/blue%252520page.JPG)
HMS Argonaut 2nd September 1914 revisited
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Amazing ! :o
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8) 8) 8)
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AF8gMwbOYKo/VitmIHrFaCI/AAAAAAAARII/mQH3WmIDKOI/s435-Ic42/blue%252520page%2525202%252520liz%252520copy.JPG)
;)
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AF8gMwbOYKo/VitmIHrFaCI/AAAAAAAARII/mQH3WmIDKOI/s435-Ic42/blue%252520page%2525202%252520liz%252520copy.JPG)
;)
:o WOW :o
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(http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/1763/acacia.jpg)
First results (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=314.msg2470#msg2470) ;D
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I love that. Reminds me of my teen years, which I lived 75% of bathed in blacklight. :)
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A great image here of a ship plus star trails:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1010/GhostShipTrails_kotsiopoulosBig.jpg
(http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1010/GhostShipTrails_kotsiopoulosBig.jpg)
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Woohoo! What a beauty. Thanks Geoff. :D
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:o Geoff the a awesome picture thanks for posting.
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V8SVMktj0o8/Vitp6TAJODI/AAAAAAAARJc/i_vgVIevMLY/s541-Ic42/611.JPG)
;D
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How do you make them?
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I take a whole log page or part of one, using the snipping tool that comes with Vista or Windows7, save the image file,
open
it in www.sumo.com and start messing around. There are other online
image editors such as Picnik and Fotoflexer that have a free version.
I would like to see somebody else's masterpieces in this gallery cyzaki. ;)
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Ooh! Let me have a go!
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:( >:( the snipping tool is not available for my version of Windows 7 (STOMPING FEET NOW) Waaaa!!
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I don't know how you do it. I can't do anything impressive at all with it!
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:( >:( the snipping tool is not available for my version of Windows 7 (STOMPING FEET NOW) Waaaa!!
Here's a method I borrowed from Jules on Moon Zoo.
If you are not using Windows7 or Vista it's slightly trickier but follow these steps:
When the picture you want to copy is on screen:
* Take a screen grab by pressing the Print Scrn button usually
top right of the keyboard. This copies the screen shot to the clipboard.
* Paste the screen grab into an imaging program (Paint,
Photoshop, anything like that) and crop just the bit you want and resize
as needed.
* Save this picture to your hard disc.
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I don't know how you do it. I can't do anything impressive at all with it!
Start with Adjustments. From the drop down menu click Gradient Map and get a bit of colour going.
Then you can adjust the hue and brightness and various other things as well with the other Adjustment tools.
Then try out some of those Filters. Edge Detection/Glowing Edges is a hoot.
There is all sorts of fun to be had in Distort, Liquid Waves especially.
Get on with it. ;D
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Sir! Yes Sir!
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How's this?
(http://www.sumopaint.com/files/images800/axaaddczbxdqrexg.jpg)
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I think I'll try... this is from the HMS Leviathan from 24 Feb 1916
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h450/Jennifer_Francis/Image2.jpg)
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How's this?
(http://www.sumopaint.com/files/images800/axaaddczbxdqrexg.jpg)
8) 8)
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I think I'll try... this is from the HMS Leviathan from 24 Feb 1916
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h450/Jennifer_Francis/Image2.jpg)
:o 8) 8)
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Excellent work, cyzaki and jennfurr.
Now, if you want to alter the size of the image for posting here,
put a width value in the [img] like this:
[img width=450]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V8SVMktj0o8/Vitp6TAJODI/AAAAAAAARJc/i_vgVIevMLY/s541-Ic42/611.JPG[/img]
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V8SVMktj0o8/Vitp6TAJODI/AAAAAAAARJc/i_vgVIevMLY/s541-Ic42/611.JPG)
You can also add a height value, which can be used to stretch or squash the image, by doing this:
[img
width=450
height=200]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V8SVMktj0o8/Vitp6TAJODI/AAAAAAAARJc/i_vgVIevMLY/s541-Ic42/611.JPG[/img]
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V8SVMktj0o8/Vitp6TAJODI/AAAAAAAARJc/i_vgVIevMLY/s541-Ic42/611.JPG)
Make sure you put the spaces in exactly the places shown.
Experiment. The preview button is your friend. ;D
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Here's the ship I'm currently working on, HMS Fame.
(http://www.sumopaint.com/files/images800/axabdbizbgjjmpem.jpg)
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Mmmmm, very nice cyzaki. (http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/8508/goldstarj.jpg)
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(http://www.sumopaint.com/files/images800/axabeghzjcekgkhc.jpg)
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This is one of Cyzaki's posts.
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h450/Jennifer_Francis/Image1.jpg)
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This is one of jennfurr's posts:
(http://www.sumopaint.com/files/images800/axabiaazrldcjibk.jpg)
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;D ;D ;D More please!
(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt333/caro3011/sunday07.jpg)
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Here you go then, Caro, here's one of your posts:
(http://www.sumopaint.com/files/images800/axacfhazngkeiaht.jpg)
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Very pretty too. Thanks cyzaki. ;D
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IEjzZC6yoqw/Vitq4T9lMpI/AAAAAAAARJk/iUV2N3lXLmQ/s565-Ic42/sun14.JPG)
;D
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Damned Caro !! So beautiful work you do.. I'm proud to know you :D
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There you are! Welcome aboard Alexandre. ;D
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Just a random page from the forums. I didn't mess with the
colors too much because I liked the turquoise of the subject lines :)
Though from looking at the other pictures, I feel like such a photoshop noob!
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h450/Jennifer_Francis/Image4.jpg)
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I like your picture very much jennfurr.
It's powerful.
;D
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JDY8XuPmh8I/VitrVoqUrjI/AAAAAAAARJs/2e1-F11Ie8E/s633-Ic42/tues16nov.JPG)
;D
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ooh Caro I like that last one!
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CAPTAIN jennfurr here :) at least for the evening. Mr Captain liked the following one:
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h450/Jennifer_Francis/Image5.jpg)
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:o Wow! Nice work Captain jennfurr and good choice Mr Captain jennfurr.
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(http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/8183/sun21final.jpg)
Currently hanging out in New Guinea with the Una.... :D
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It's the Red Sea parting. I love it.
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9xzbETngiHs/VitmI3HqXxI/AAAAAAAARIM/I2TPH0nIWXs/s645-Ic42/blue%252520pollock%25252021%252520nov.JPG)
;D
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Nice !
Wait until Liz sees this ! ;D
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;D ;D That is beautiful!
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kaAGzSSeVcw/Vitr5yJvPaI/AAAAAAAARJ0/Nx4Pu5jRSiA/s438-Ic42/unasunday28.JPG)
;D
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kaAGzSSeVcw/Vitr5yJvPaI/AAAAAAAARJ0/Nx4Pu5jRSiA/s438-Ic42/unasunday28.JPG)
;D
:o This is wonderful!
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I so need to brush up my skills and get more add-ons to photoshop :)
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Wow! So you opened another gallery Caro? Fantastic work everyone!
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It's amazing - you can start out with a picture of your ship, and up with this:
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h450/Jennifer_Francis/Image1-1.jpg)
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It's amazing - you can start out with a picture of your ship, and up with this:
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h450/Jennifer_Francis/Image1-1.jpg)
8) 8) 8)
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(http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/1148/dec2no2.jpg)
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Very appropriate - I think it looks like Stingray!
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Whoa... It really does. I love these.
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(http://www.sumopaint.com/files/images800/axgexiiztntrkqje.jpg)
HMS Caesar
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(http://www.sumopaint.com/files/images800/axgexiiztntrkqje.jpg)
HMS Caesar
I like this very much. ;D
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vEWtnslKdsU/VitmJNRwcbI/AAAAAAAARIs/wlLc4Kc260M/s653-Ic42/dec%2525204%252520water.JPG)
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vRfXGsbWBjg/VitmYTDIwvI/AAAAAAAARI4/IPxzG1L1QGI/s433-Ic42/mon0612.JPG)
HMAS Una (again)
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vRfXGsbWBjg/VitmYTDIwvI/AAAAAAAARI4/IPxzG1L1QGI/s433-Ic42/mon0612.JPG)
HMAS Una (again)
:o :o :o OH SO 8) 8) 8)
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(http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/2929/friday10v.jpg)
;D
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;D 8)
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(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h450/Jennifer_Francis/Image1z.jpg)
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(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h450/Jennifer_Francis/Image1z.jpg)
:o WOW 8)
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8NkZqWQjpac/VitmITM3_7I/AAAAAAAARIo/gbd79BSsNEo/s431-Ic42/bd.JPG)
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:o, the colours are all Turnerish ! :D
Love it
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This one is the compass rose that's posted somewhere around here :D
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h450/Jennifer_Francis/Imagexdir1.jpg)
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here's the other compass rose.
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h450/Jennifer_Francis/9Image3.jpg)
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:o :o beautiful!! jennfurr!
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Nice work jennfurr. ;D
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Vp1qff7ri7c/VittnjVRxII/AAAAAAAARKA/4No5KzJSlcw/s432-Ic42/2812no3.JPG)
;D
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Caro - what filters do you use to get the watercolor-like wash? I'm using a different program than you though...
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Mostly I use the free version of Sumo (http://www.sumopaint.com);
sometimes
Fotoflexer (http://fotoflexer.com/), sometimes Picnik
(http://www.picnik.com/), sometimes a mixture of all of them, plus a bit
of Picasa. ;)
Different filters from all of them!
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nsbGaQGtgS0/VituQo70QcI/AAAAAAAARKI/J9b-xXAzkKk/s591-Ic42/ny2.JPG)
;D
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nsbGaQGtgS0/VituQo70QcI/AAAAAAAARKI/J9b-xXAzkKk/s591-Ic42/ny2.JPG)
;D
:o.............Oh beautiful!
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VINDF65sJZo/VitmKnLl3BI/AAAAAAAARIw/U_U4_4M4pek/s484-Ic42/unajan.JPG)
Oh the lovely Una. ;D
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VINDF65sJZo/VitmKnLl3BI/AAAAAAAARIw/U_U4_4M4pek/s484-Ic42/unajan.JPG)
Oh the lovely Una. ;D
;D Awesome!!
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-A58oVnih0jM/Vity9fs38SI/AAAAAAAARLk/Et_oubFxJuw/s636-Ic42/vsat1.JPG)
Virago of Hong Kong ;D
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I got all mesmerizy looking at that one too long. :)
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-on6vx6RSsf0/Vitu5qs9cnI/AAAAAAAARKM/8H0kmHSY5V4/s561-Ic42/gnat4.JPG)
;D
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the psychedelic Gnat ! ;D
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These are really beautiful!
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7VX7Vs2taJ8/VitvT9q18RI/AAAAAAAARKY/8RanJawDC98/s645-Ic42/andes3.JPG)
HMS Andes
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These really should be put into a slide show on one of the photo
sites. I'd love to see them just cycle through. Beautiful
stuff.
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mixv1MqTwWk/VitvkyuO1jI/AAAAAAAARKg/xh3Kfud7Gig/s737-Ic42/torch2.JPG)
HMS Torch
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Oh man, that one's just like Tonalism. I love it.
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aiHOO2E2WBM/VitmJR5nbLI/AAAAAAAARIc/9NWLCLXMkGA/s572-Ic42/l2-1.JPG)
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qm5HM6V-LlY/VitwesR4uRI/AAAAAAAARKs/obx4mdtvgDA/s677-Ic42/virago1.JPG)
Virago ;D
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qm5HM6V-LlY/VitwesR4uRI/AAAAAAAARKs/obx4mdtvgDA/s677-Ic42/virago1.JPG)
Virago ;D
;D ;D ;D 8)
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3MdQVAWCVq0/Vitw3POCmoI/AAAAAAAARK0/52P1NoGKOg8/s656-Ic42/andes2.JPG)
;D
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That is gorgeous! Makes the sky and weather look like some cosmic wonder-machine.
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sPUSQrqL8ek/VityAxk3qXI/AAAAAAAARLU/N_7eWNYr2-4/s753-Ic42/nz5.JPG)
;D
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I loves me some black and white imagery! This is now my favorite. To my desktop it goes.
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Very nice Caro :) A spectral ship!
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(http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/1778/achillesfog.jpg)
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Wc4k3c010Gk/VityTflHzuI/AAAAAAAARLc/etPJR0gmU04/s615-Ic42/KT-1.JPG)
;D
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(http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/6649/nz3y.jpg)
;D
:o 8) 8) 8)
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(http://img806.imageshack.us/img806/7932/venusoooooo.jpg)
It's become a bit of a black and white gallery of late. ;)
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That one makes me think of the show Dead Like Me. Anyone
see that on the Brit side of the pond? It's about a girl who dies
and is assigned to work as a reaper. When they take someone into
the light, the light takes on the form of something meaningful to the
person who is dying. This looks like where she'd lead an old
sailor. Surreal and beautiful.
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"By George! I think I've got it!"
Without the reference to "old sailor" I'd have still thought it was a power station by a lake.
Ta, although the mechanics of it are beyond me.
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Amazingly beautiful and haunting images!
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Thanks DJ, Bunts and farrelly.
I left the name of the ship in the latest pic. ;)
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-71_0OxcX5YE/Vitxi7dnluI/AAAAAAAARLE/JZBFDgI7Xyc/s912-Ic42/delhi1.JPG)
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Exquisite !
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and haunting...
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Caro #117,
That is striking, but - Delhi?
I think that's misinformation and that, really, it's USS Eldridge from the Philadelphia Experiment.
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you know, I was thinking the same thing! ;D (I really liked that movie)
Kathy W.
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(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/8873/jupiter1jpg.jpg)
;D
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I love the caption! 8)
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(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6978/knighttemplarchalk.jpg)
;D
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If you are taking requests can you do one of the Foxglove - I tried
to do something with it, but lets just say it did not go well and leave
it at that -
;D
Kathy W.
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Try again Kathy! I will do one for you anyway. ;) ;D
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(http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/8243/foxglove.jpg)
Bit of a 60s vibe going here for Kathy. ;D
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thank you so much - she looks lovely!
Kathy W.
I have printed her out - lovely! Thanks again -K
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(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/8873/jupiter1jpg.jpg)
;D
:o 8) 8)
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(http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/3091/graphhaiku.jpg)
In defense of the less-than-riveting ships.
Picture with haiku for Kathy ;)
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That is amazing - I'm going to have to frame that one!
Kathy W.
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I like this very much. "True records and calm vigilance..."
Maybe it's the OW twist on "...They also serve who only stand and wait..."
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(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/227205_167713476622931_3002034_n.jpg?oh=1e68987c4a4fbc2be0b789901cbeb6ab&oe=57D2556D)
;D
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you REALLY need to mount a show!!!!!
Kathy W.
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A really remarkable collection! I particularly like the "sails on" and the "true records and vigilence" ones. 8)
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(http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/3791/argonaut3.jpg)
;D
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nice!
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Thanks Kathy.
(http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/5342/moonow.jpg)
For lovers of Old Weather and Moon Zoo ;D
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That's just fantastic!
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OH MY WORD - how cool is that!!! :o 8)
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Caro, this latest of yours is too wonderful for words! :o :o :o
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Love it ! ;D
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I was inspired to do one of my own. ;D
(http://i51.tinypic.com/2j0cxur.jpg)
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Surreal, beautiful. Thanks sean0118 for posting.
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WOW!
Kathy W.
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Thanks Kathy.
(http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/5342/moonow.jpg)
For lovers of Old Weather and Moon Zoo ;D
8) 8) Awesome Caro!
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I was inspired to do one of my own. ;D
(http://i51.tinypic.com/2j0cxur.jpg)
:o WOW
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Wow! Thanks for your picture Sean. ;D
I've gone a bit impressionist today.
(http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/9317/kt2q.jpg)
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;D
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Impressionism is a good thing. A lot of these fall under
that heading. But for some reason my favorites are the black and
white pics. Something dreamlike about them.
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(http://i56.tinypic.com/2m2i7wm.jpg)
;)
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Some of us dream in color, and it is the washed-out pastel look that feels dream-like to me. :)
They are all beautiful, in ways I would have trouble doing. Fun to look at.
Sean, those rolling seas are awesome.
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sean,
The captain of this ship must be in the RNVR - the Wavy Navy
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(http://i51.tinypic.com/ea5yzs.jpg)
Not really art, more of a high bred/monstrosity. ::)
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;D
Where did you get that masthead gun turret? :o
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Well, the base ship is HMS Vengeance. The mast is from the back of
HMS Cornwall and the gun turret is made from its bridge cabin and front
gun.
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(http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3937/mantuatry2.jpg)
;D
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we need a mouth hanging open emoticon!
Kathy
(my only quibble is that the ships are named)
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Woooo - that's great Caro - thank you. I love the sense of speed.
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(http://i51.tinypic.com/ea5yzs.jpg)
Not really art, more of a high bred/monstrosity. ::)
Wow. I would have guessed that this was photoshopped--it just seems too bizarre!
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(http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3937/mantuatry2.jpg)
For Kathy: HMS Mantua. ;)
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On this thumbnail, it looks like a wave breaking against a lighthouse.
Well, it does to me.
Two for the price of one.
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I see that quite clearly, Bunts. Good call. By the way, I want a blacklight poster of that one.
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My first impression was of a ghost ship drifting across the sea bottom, distorted by currents.
It is very good! :)
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I want prints of the following -
My beloved Foxglove, the
Ship in the Moon, this one, the one that was all electric spiky, and the
one that looked like the ship in the Philadelphia Experiment -
I'll be placing more orders as soon as a pay for these -
you should do some sort of coffee table book - I'd buy it.
Kathy
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(http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/488/sutlej1.jpg)
HMS Sutlej
Happy birthday Captain Els. :-*
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Aww, Thanks Caro ;D
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You know how some highly regarded art works have soubriquets:
"Whistler's
Mother or Arrangement in Grey and Black"and "Mona Lisa or La Gioconda"?
May I suggest this one should be "Captain Els' Birthday Present or
Emerging from the Fog of War"?
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That's cool Caro, and not just because it looks like on of those ice statues! ;D
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I like your suggestion, Bunts; emerging from the Fog of War...yes, indeed!
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Also "Sailing Through the Mists of Time". Beautiful picture. And HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ELS!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Hope you indulge in a guilty pleasure or two ;D
Kathy
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Let's have a bit of Antipodean colour. :D
(http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/9311/unaaugust28.jpg)
The lovely HMAS Una.
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Very interesting, especially the topically jaunty appearance of the flag atop the mainmast.
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Lovely HMAS Una indeed ! ;D
(and she now belongs to the finished club ;) ;D)
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Lovely HMAS Una indeed ! ;D
(and she now belongs to the finished club ;) ;D)
It's not done yet; it's still getting pages (probably only a month left).
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Lovely HMAS Una indeed ! ;D
(and she now belongs to the finished club ;) ;D)
It's not done yet; it's still getting pages (probably only a month left).
are you the good soul to tip her over the edge ? :D
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Lovely HMAS Una indeed ! ;D
(and she now belongs to the finished club ;) ;D)
It's not done yet; it's still getting pages (probably only a month left).
are you the good soul to tip her over the edge ? :D
Well, I just got June 22nd's page, and the voyage ends this month, so I don't see why not. ;)
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Finished now! Thanks Els, tastiger and crew of 256 (including me). ;D
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(http://i53.tinypic.com/24qpl6t.jpg) ::)
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I like that effect! especially with the dazzle paint!
Kathy W.
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Finished now! Thanks Els, tastiger and crew of 256 (including me). ;D
;D
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Next on the almost finished list: HMS Laconia
(http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/8551/laconiainspacejpg.jpg)
Space effects now available on picnik. 8)
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OOHHH!!! THAT IS FANTASTIC!!! :o :o
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That's just beautiful.
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That looks remarkably like HMS Gin Palace.
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;D ;D ;D
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wow :o
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(http://i53.tinypic.com/24qpl6t.jpg) ::)
8) 8) 8) ;D
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Next on the almost finished list: HMS Laconia
(http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/8551/laconiainspacejpg.jpg)
Space effects now available on picnik. 8)
:o awesome pic ;)
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(http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/2104/mantuamen.jpg)
The officers of the day, HMS Mantua, Northern Patrol, 1915-1916
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That is extremely cool! Nice idea.
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Aren't names amazingly evocative? Especially in the individual handwriting. Brilliant idea.
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At least some of these pictures (possibly on a rotating basis) MUST be put where they are more visible!
Blog? Home Page?
Same for some of Kathy's work in similar thread here.
Great recruiting tools ;)
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(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1939/7mantua.jpg)
;D
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:o
this one makes me a little queasy! ;D
Kathy
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Love the colours - but it does look as though it's pitching and rolling (and perhaps pooping as well!) ;)
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definitely a wind of 12!
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Wow! Vivid art capturing movement!
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A friend sent me this...
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ooh - I like that - reminds me of a M.C. Escher work -
thanks for posting it -
Kathy
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Ooh! 8)
Two sailing ships alongside a viaduct.
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That is so clever. Thanks Randi.
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ooh - I like that - reminds me of a M.C. Escher work -
thanks for posting it -
Kathy
That's what I thought too!
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(http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3600/odin2f.jpg)
HMS Odin
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Very nice! ;D
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looks like she is covered in St. Elmo's Fire 8)
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St. Elmo's! I was trying to figure out what it reminded me
of. Good call, Kathy. Also reminds me of the ship in The
Philadelphia Experiment. Eldridge? I think that's
right.
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(http://i40.tinypic.com/30a5rpu.jpg)
I was using Gnat to experiment with lighting effects, it turned out slightly Christmas themed ;D
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:like +1: to sean!!
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;D
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;D Yes, slightly Christmas-themed. Nice one Sean.
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:D I like Fireworks!
Well done!
12 is very nice too!
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I was using Gnat to experiment with lighting effects, it turned out slightly Christmas themed ;D
8)
Bit of a surprise, that.
I was sure that she was HMS Firefly.
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I didn't know there was a HMS Firefly. But I did find a photo of her, I think they look so alike because I inverted the colour of HMS Gnat ;)
The image of HMS Gnat I used can be found here:
http://www.hmsfalcon.com/insect/insect.htm
It
would not let me link directly to the photo but there are some other
interesting Insect Class Gunboats as well. Also the image I used is from
a postcard, I saw one sell here for over $100AU, so HMS Gnat must be a
very popular ship indeed. ;D
EDIT: It occurred to me later
that you meant this as a joke.... (we don't
have fireflys around here) ::)
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Cute!
Kathy
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(http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/8881/albemarle.jpg)
Ooo look, another starship. ;D
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Very nice ;D
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(http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/8881/albemarle.jpg)
Ooo look, another starship. ;D
SUPER!!!
Another possibility for team picture ;D
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that one is really good - I agree with Randi - Team Old Weather!
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8)
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Sean -
I'm sure you have said this before, but I have slept since then - where is the "here" that doesn't have fireflys?
ta -
Kathy
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EDIT: It occurred to me later that you meant this as a joke....
Well ... Intended to be a humorous compliment, but seems to have failed on two counts. ;D
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Sean -
I'm sure you have said this before, but I have slept since then - where is the "here" that doesn't have fireflys?
ta -
Kathy
Not
sure if this was a serious question or meant in jest... When I
was growing up in Arizona, we did not have fireflies. I saw them
for the first time when we moved to Maryland.
C.
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Not
sure if this was a serious question or meant in jest... When I
was growing up in Arizona, we did not have fireflies. I saw them
for the first time when we moved to Maryland.
C.
Arizona too dry?
http://iris.biosci.ohio-state.edu/projects/ffiles/habitat.html
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I don't know what defines territory/location for species. When
we lived in Milwaukee during my school years, I loved visiting our
grandparents in the summer because they had fireflies and we did
not. With only 100 miles and a bit between us, on the same shore
of the same lake. I thought they were magic.
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Sean -
I'm sure you have said this before, but I have slept since then - where is the "here" that doesn't have fireflys?
ta -
Kathy
I'm from Melbourne, Australia ;)
I found out we do have them up north in NSW and Queensland, just not here.
This
is the photograph which caused me so much confusion, I think it could
be mistaken for the Christmas decorated HMS Gnat. Admittedly probably
not by Bunts ;D
http://www.naval-history.net/PhotoWW1-11rgbFirefly1PS.JPG
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This
is the photograph which caused me so much confusion, I think it could
be mistaken for the Christmas decorated HMS Gnat. Admittedly probably
not by Bunts ;D
http://www.naval-history.net/PhotoWW1-11rgbFirefly1PS.JPG
What a great photo.
The
figures on the upper deck give perspective. Such a dainty ship. If they
were to fire that big gun (on the foredeck) while moving forward, it
would probably reduce the speed somewhat.
ps. You're right. HMS Gnat had twin funnels. ;)
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hummm - I thought fireflies were like roaches - basically every where -
Learn something new every day! 8)
thanks all -
Kathy
In
Tennessee, where my parents lived, the fireflies were so numerous it
was if the ground was covered by a glittering carpet that flowed over
the ground. The trees looked like candle lit Christmas trees - the
sight was amazing :o
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(http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2605/minerva4jpg.jpg)
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The lovely Minerva,
the last ship from Phase I.
Our best wishes to you all
for a happy, peaceful
festive season.
Caro, DJ, Els and Janet
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Wonderful - thank you very much. As a (belated) member of Minerva's crew it's lovely to see her commemorated here.
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I really love your work!
What a great Christmas card -
thanks!
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Caro, how beautiful!
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Thanks, Caro, for putting us all in. ;D
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(http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/2943/hyacinth2.jpg)
;D
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Deco!! It looks like the view through the Yellow Submarine's periscope. :o
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;D
The project company's credit card?
Very good design!
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8) :o
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(http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4986/lordminto.jpg)
Minto the Mighty
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I love that crumpled sky ...
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All effects are free on picnik.com until it closes next month. ;)
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oohh
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(http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/3387/returno4.jpg)
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is that a model? very nice :o
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Ah, a Grimsby trawler ....
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Yes, a quick Google of GY264 will find Returno (possibly my favourite name so far), sidekick of Lord Minto. ;)
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(http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4986/lordminto.jpg)
Minto the Mighty
8) 8) 8)
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note to self : must check out 'Dockside Gallery' on a regular basis ! ;D
Love it, Caro !
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My daughter drew me this picture of HMS Odin for Christmas, and gave it to me in a beautiful frame.
I have only just got round to scanning it in and worked out how to reduce the size to get it acceptable in this forum.
K
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8)
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That is such a great present!
She did a very nice job - 8)
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Very elegant.
Such a talented lass: actress/singer/dancer/geisha impersonator and also artist.
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I've missed good stuff, not checking in more often. Two very lovely pictures of 2 hard working ships. ;D
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Lovely pic Keith. What a kind and talented daughter you have.
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(http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/7355/unarevisited.jpg)
Polaroid. HMAS Una. ;D
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You are the MASTER!! :o 8)
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That is wonderful! :D :D
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:o :o :o
The lovely Una ! ;D
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Polaroid. HMAS Una. ;D
That has a "stained-glass window" appearance.
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Thanks, all you nice people.
I made that picture, with Polaroid effect, using the new version of Picasa from Google.
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I want a blacklight poster of that!!
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(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/7692/tamarinherheyday.jpg)
HMS Tamar
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She is one impressive ship. :)
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Oooo Sydney!
HappyNewYear! :D
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nice!
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That Rocks!
(or it it 3D?)
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I'm loving this: http://www.googleartproject.com/collections/ from Google today.
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That is cool! Just out of curiosity, I checked out the chosen
art at the London National Gallery and at the Art Institute of
Chicago. Totally different! London is stuffed with old
masters, while Chicago is showing off its Impressionists and far eastern
porcelain and architecture drawings. (It was founded as a
literally empty building in the 1890s when all of Europe's impressionist
painters were still starving artists - the AI founders took advantage
of that and bought up a world-class collection.)
They had a
panoramic photo I had not seen there yet - Chicago rebuilding about one
month after the Great Fire of 1871, 180 degrees of horizon taken from
the lake shore.
http://www.googleartproject.com/collection/the-art-institute-of-chicago/artwork/untitled-chicago-after-the-chicago-fire-george-n-barnard/448259/
I'm going to have to visit more of those museums. :)
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That is brilliant - definitely a temptation away from transcribing! Thanks for sharing the link, Caro.
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(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt333/caro3011/argonaut.gif)
In honour of our millionth log page I made a gif of my first ship, the mighty Argonaut (and friend)
steaming jerkily ever onward. ;D
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;D :P
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A bit of colour for the summer/winter solstice ...
(http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/7108/famejpg.jpg)
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ooowww :o
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Oh, yeah!!! ;D
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Love it - colour fest! :D
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(http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt333/caro3011/argonaut.gif)
In honour of our millionth log page I made a gif of my first ship, the mighty Argonaut (and friend)
steaming jerkily ever onward. ;D
Caro! Too cool for words! And a fitting way to note the achievement! One million? Wow.
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(http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/479/fame2jpg.jpg)
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A very appropriate finish to a wonderful gallery! Thanks, Caro.
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A very appropriate finish to a wonderful gallery! Thanks, Caro.
Hear, hear!
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It's not finished!
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Fame for fame OW
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It's not finished!
(http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8361/thetispurple.jpg)
True. :D
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I like that!
Once things settle down a bit, we could use a new OW team picture ;)
I see you already updated the text for CPDN!
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(http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/7614/bear2snip.jpg)
Robert Hughes (http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/aug/07/robert-hughes?intcmp=239) RIP
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I like that one!
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With the Maritime History conference coming up, and no official OW
t-shirt, I've been messing about with my PhotoStudio program and have
decided to go with this (OK, it's more a Mantua t-shirt than OW, but
what else would you expect?)
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Cool! ;D
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Very atmospheric!
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Urp! Not to be worn after a large meal...
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Another artist! :D Well done Su.
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Do send us a picture of it being fashioned! Great stuff...
;D
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(http://philip.brohan.org.oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/classifications_s.png)
Impressive artwork by Philip (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=2937.msg50055#msg50055) :D
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A postmodern take on the patchwork quilt??
It's a very
interesting way of illustrating the figures - even the non-mathematical
(me for one) can see exactly what's going on.
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Now I just wonder which patch might Lollia be? ;D ;D ;D
I like this patchwork - it speaks many words in one image and is exactly what I thought was going on with transcription numbers.
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Now I just wonder which patch might Lollia be? ;D ;D ;D
Pale pink, top left, at a guess ....
I like this patchwork - it speaks many words in one image and is exactly what I thought was going on with transcription numbers.
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With
the Maritime History conference coming up, and no official OW t-shirt,
I've been messing about with my PhotoStudio program and have decided to
go with this (OK, it's more a Mantua t-shirt than OW, but what else
would you expect?)
Just
to let you all know that I have met the t shirt in person. It is very
impressive, and so was the person wearing it. More about the conference
when I get round to writing it up.
Keith
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Look forward to hearing more, Keith. Have you got a pic of the T-shirt and its wearer?
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Look forward to hearing more, Keith. Have you got a pic of the T-shirt and its wearer?
Oh yes, we have pictures of myself and Su with Philip B. Will post with the write up.
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(http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/3443/12391022.jpg)
(http://philip.brohan.org.oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/classifications_s.png)
Impressive artwork by Philip (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=2937.msg50055#msg50055) :D
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Whoa!! Colour explosion madness...a joy to behold!! ;D ;D ;D
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wow :o
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That's great!
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Very cheerful!
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Ha Ha Ha.
Paste this image for presentation to my boss. ;)
Let him wonder what was going on. ;D
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(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--iigKHKLf8M/UHbqZMuuXHI/AAAAAAAAOT4/Kge27t3LJns/s545/thetisbirthday3.jpg?gl=GB)
For our second birthday ;D
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Niiiiice ;D
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well - magnificent barque, Caro - who could resist hopping on
board for another 365 day turn around the OW bay? ;D
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I really like this one!
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Me too!
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Just take the date out and I think you might have the design for the official OW t-shirt!
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Spectacular! Thanks Caro.
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Thank you, one and all. Glad you like it.
I particularly like
this picture of USRC Thetis because, as Bunts has pointed out
previously, they've hung the washing out to dry.
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That's what I had thought!
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Thank you, one and all. Glad you like it.
I
particularly like this picture of USRC Thetis because, as Bunts has
pointed out previously, they've hung the washing out to dry.
Makes the ship sail faster too!!!! ;)
Or is that called 'dressing ship??!!' ::)
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;D ;D ;D
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VYbf-mZitO8/UIfN4rDhl1I/AAAAAAAAOZA/LPagxCf76HM/s477/vicksburg4.JPG?gl=GB)
Welcome to the US fleet!
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Super!
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Break out the champagne!!!
(http://www.smileyvault.com/albums/userpics/11863/Champagnebubbels.gif)
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Hip Hip Hurrah!
Hip Hip Hurrah!
Hip Hip Hurrah!
caps in the air, champagne flowing, a gradual glide on the slipway - and we're off...
Oh a Life on the Ocean Wave - trala lalala la la laaaah
;D ;D ;D
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(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xUMyoy817Pc/UKvzCHyMeaI/AAAAAAAAOgA/_9Z1gAsbaAY/s800/unalga1711.jpg?gl=GB)
;D
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Wowee - she's almost alive! ;D ;D
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Now that is one elegant lady. :)
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Stunning!
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she is very nice -
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Amazing as always. The name's a little tricky to read though.
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:D It was cunningly designed to make you look closely, Hanibal.
Thank you all for your comments.
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(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-N6UhtCpUU5o/UK6ShK1tTII/AAAAAAAAOgc/r3JlmP7uHT4/s800/nottelling.jpg?gl=GB)
And now back to work ... ;)
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;) :-*
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wijqcPk4QvU/ULEshjG_kfI/AAAAAAAAOh8/0OVRSCWinyo/s773/white.jpg?gl=GB)
;)
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That's quite ghostly - who is she?
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The name of the ship is there ... somewhere.
It's easy to see if you have a screen that you can tilt. :)
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Nope - still can't get it. I've tilted the screen, I've tilted
myself, I think I may have identified where the name is, but not what
it is ???
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Right hand side, under the bowsprit
-- Bear. :)
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Got it now! Thanks ....
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(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jmp4xtn2Nd8/UNYbUFdWzcI/AAAAAAAAOjo/bj6qy8CueOI/s606/christmas2012.jpg?gl=GB)
Season's greetings
from Caro, DJ, Els, Janet and Randi
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Beautiful Caro - thanks very much!
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Thank you for your season's greetings...I hope you all have happy a Christmas.
Joan :-* :-* :-*
(lovely bauble!)
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Very festive! Happy Christmas to all.
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I was looking in the store such baubles, unfortunately, there is not!
Strange, I thought I'd buy this for sure. And nothing!
;D
Merry Christmas,
Just do not overeat too much. ;)
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we need to get this made!
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The BEAR moored in the Arctic pack ice (Durgan, Age 6).
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Wow! You have an extremely talented 6-year-old who's already addicted to the sea. Great picture! ;D
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(http://png-2.findicons.com/files/icons/2643/childish/128/childish_thumb_up.png)
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Top job Durgan! ;D
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Love it. More please. :))
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(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-34EukdkMCjo/UQt_VRo1qTI/AAAAAAAAOmk/mjJln-7fB9M/s640/brooklynb.jpg?gl=GB)
Not one of ours: USS Brooklyn, visitor to Hong Kong in the WWI years.
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Cool!! ;D 8)
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Art from NASA 8):
(http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/cassini/20130131/pia16720-43.jpg)
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-040#2
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K42A0DUd_hI/Vo7J-SgjNiI/AAAAAAAARvc/hFm5Wyv69EU/s774-Ic42/wevealwaysknown.jpg)
For Philip, for all of us. ;D
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:o :o :-*
NICE!!
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;D ;D ;D
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WOW!! What a talent!! ;D ;D ;D
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YES!!!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Great image, great project, great people.
Today is a day to burst with pride... ;D :-*
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Suitably awesome image - thanks Caro!
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My step-brother sent me a pdf by email with a number of neat pics. This one I wanted to share here.
(http://www.cosmik.com/oldweather/sailing_rough_seas.gif)
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:o
Very Voyage of the Dawn Treader-ish!
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That's great Janet - to me it says something of how real our ships
become to us; they almost seem to burst out of the screen ....
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Lovely. :D
I like this very much: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/8512399359/
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Cool. Here's a site I should visit more often. The pics are always spectacular.
Astronomy Picture of the Day (http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html)
today's: Asperatus Clouds Over New Zealand
(http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1302/asperatus_priester_960.jpg)
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Whoa!! ab so lute ly WILD! :o :o
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Absatively - Posolutely BEAUTIFUL!!
Thanks for sharing!
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Love the clouds, but the ship spilling out of the painting is my favorite. Fires the imagination.
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Ooooooo! To both ;D
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I didn't spot the ship yesterday - but it's great - really eyecatching :D
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aaaaaaa......... aaa... amaizing... AMAZING!
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(http://imageshack.us/a/img5/5424/patuca3.jpg)
A bit of fun with HMS Patuca.
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I like that ;D
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Sparkly!!
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That one is really cool. :)
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I like this one -
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Love it Caro - and it's much more glamorous than the very scruffy log books!
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True, Helen. The logbooks are not pretty.
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Fantastic! Love the reflections!
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Oooo -it looks warm and inviting! Do you mind if I use it as part of my talk/desk please?
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You are welcome to use any of my pictures, Joan. :)
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(http://imageshack.us/a/img577/503/vicksburg3h.jpg)
Messy. ;D
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Spooky! Is that the Flying Dutchman?
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;D
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Love the starry background.
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Wonderful - sailing off into the sky. :)
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You really do need to do a coffee table book! :-*
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pGBZahGa5dg/UWUShZXQT9I/AAAAAAAAOns/2Uvikyz2Ylk/s792/Perry1.jpg?gl=GB)
Perry. ;D
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Ooooo - that's very atmospheric - I like it :-*
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Wonderful - sailing into the sunrise. :)
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nice!
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Ethereal!!!! ;)
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(http://imageshack.us/a/img577/503/vicksburg3h.jpg)
Messy. ;D
8) 8) 8)
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Looks like you gave the Vicksburg the sun, moon and stars - what else can any ship desire? 8)
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It's been way too quiet in here lately.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-oUMhaOEHL6A/Ubbk1Nk_UFI/AAAAAAAAOtg/F-Ew6WheDlU/s800/lowestoft.jpg?gl=GB)
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Love it! I've had dreams that look like that.
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That wakes us up - very nice! 8)
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fire and stars!! I like it. 8)
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(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-JBWpUvGU4h4/Uc28BfMtRSI/AAAAAAAAOvM/7cIjiDmqi6g/s742/hms%2520birmingham%2520starship.jpg?gl=GB)
More ships, more stars ... :)
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stars within a magenta rainbow :)
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Very nice! 8)
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Mmmm - I like it! ;D
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It's almost like a ghost...I like it... :D
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This one's for Helen. :)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DA6qXC_yr0Q/UdWrU81FpyI/AAAAAAAAOwE/iMbjBtGkJEU/s720/rinaldo.jpg?gl=GB)
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NICE!
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This one's for Helen. :)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DA6qXC_yr0Q/UdWrU81FpyI/AAAAAAAAOwE/iMbjBtGkJEU/s720/rinaldo.jpg?gl=GB)
Ah, my lovely Rinaldo. Thanks Caro - the surprises just keep on coming this week.
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I have been doing some advertising:
https://witness.guardian.co.uk/assignment/51c47732e4b09716d0129bce/425436
https://witness.guardian.co.uk/assignment/51c47732e4b09716d0129bce/392100
:)
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(http://www.desismileys.com/smileys/desismileys_4547.gif)
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Excellent!
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cool! 8)
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Super-duper! ;D ;D
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Outstanding!!!! ;D ;D ;D
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I didn't know where to put this - it is not our art, or chatter, or a
natural phenomenon connected to our ships (tho certainly a natural
phenomenon!) It is NASA's picture of the day for today, and is
very relevant to us in that it is Cloud Streets over the Bering Sea.
(http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/800x600_autoletterbox/public/bering_tmo_2013097_lrg.jpg?itok=lc7ex7qo)
http://www.nasa.gov/content/cloud-streets-over-the-bering-sea/#.UfcPJI21EXg
Cloud Streets over the Bering Sea
In
early April 2013, clouds stretched in parallel rows for hundreds of
kilometers over the Bering Sea. The Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA?s Terra satellite captured this
natural-color image of the phenomenon on April 7, 2013.
The parallel
clouds, known as cloud streets, originated along the edge of the sea
ice, which extended southward from the snow-covered expanses of Russia
and Alaska. The location of the cloud formation was not a coincidence.
When cold air blows over ice and snow and encounters moist air over open
water, the meeting of the air masses can cause the formation of
parallel cylinders of spinning air. Clouds form along the upward cycle
in the cylinders, where air is rising, and skies remain clear along the
downward cycle, where air is falling.
In the north, light cloud cover
partially obscured the sea ice, but its characteristic tendril shapes
could still be seen through the clouds.
Image Credit: Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Caption: Michon Scott
Much larger versions available, this is the smallest.
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It's natural art. It all counts. An amazing pic and I love the term 'cloud streets'. :)
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I sneaked another one before closing day.
https://witness.guardian.co.uk/assignment/51c47732e4b09716d0129bce/450600
(for Su ;))
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oohh, I really like that one!
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Me, too!! ;D ;D
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I sneaked another one before closing day.
https://witness.guardian.co.uk/assignment/51c47732e4b09716d0129bce/450600
(for Su ;))
Ah, the Mantua - fabulous! ;D
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(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-F6EcEhLTo7g/UhsaOfuJOHI/AAAAAAAAPFM/AnhTO3SIT2M/s644/casco.jpg?gl=GB)
;)
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ooh - that one is nice!
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Very nice!! and clearly ready for business. :)
I do like the coloring.
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I'll second Janet on this one...love the colouring especially.
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Wonderful! And I'll third it on the colouring.
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I found the colour scheme for the last one a bit too tasteful and restrained. ;)
Casco, starship!
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-EG-z5BwEJbY/UiWjD0YHXDI/AAAAAAAAPGA/7zzSnUQQv0o/s643/Casco3.jpg?gl=GB)
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Is that from when it was torpedoed in Alaska? ;D
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Definitely not restrained! Love it, Caro.
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Dear Galaxy Zoo Peas Corp - please return our boat, the USS Casco, if you see it floating down the milky way - cheers,
OW
(nice one Caro :D)
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Oh, yeah!! Very fierce. :D
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All ahead Warp 10!
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Is that from when it was torpedoed in Alaska? ;D
It is whatever you want it to be.
Thanks for the comments, Randi, Helen, Joan, Janet and Kathy (the usual suspects :-*)
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Starry Night at Sea. I love it.
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(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Jfx8LIpSIow/Uio1z3E2WSI/AAAAAAAAPHA/YeRMCn4A7No/s727/charleston3.jpg?gl=GB)
:)
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GOOD!
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now, that is one big powerful warship - one gorgeous mountain afloat. :)
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She looks gloriously golden - marvellous!
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(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--7GOyShNvCI/UjyqV-6FamI/AAAAAAAAPJU/XogAY7Ebtb4/s488/yukon.jpg?gl=GB)
II :)
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I like this one a lot! Cheery :)
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Cool! I really like it - the water looks alive and the air cold. :)
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green glassiness..wonderful.
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(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-szUqVCW7-0M/UkFwxOzss1I/AAAAAAAAPJk/OhXJVpHf8LM/s789/Perry.jpg?gl=GB)
Welcome USRC/USS Perry. :)
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I like this, but I like the version on the Dockyard page more. :D
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Same here ;)
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I've gone all whimsical again.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-59hSMJvmxSQ/UkLdvQprc3I/AAAAAAAAPJ0/vUAOw1aIK1o/s743/YukonI.jpg?gl=GB)
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I like this one - she looks like a child's favorite toy floating on a dark mysterious sea. :)
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I love this - keep up the whimsical please!
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I like that one - a big dark sea full of mysterious things and scary monsters.
Keep pumping 'em out, Caro!
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Oooo, if it's whimsy you want ... :o
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4PqGd3_6kLg/UkM3K9Kz3OI/AAAAAAAAPKE/xvUFPdills4/s612/jamestown.jpg?gl=GB)
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Oooo ;D
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Oh, YEAH!!!!!!! ;D 8)
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GORGEOUS!!! Whimsy or not, that's beautiful.
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That one is fantastic!
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:-* to all of you. :)
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From sailing a sea of water to sailing a sea of stars. Great job!
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(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-CjTUq2cJ9Jk/Uk3LVFRrRuI/AAAAAAAAPLo/0Wo5059bsaM/s656/vicksburgarfon.jpg?gl=GB)
:-*
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I've been too busy to visit - I loooooove whimsy and this last one - but especially whimsy :-*
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I love it.
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Thanks for everything, Arfon. Best of luck! You rock.
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(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-uSaXsfo2B9k/Uk3h8Ux-mGI/AAAAAAAACNA/8J908YEdOZ0/w617-h365-no/Farewell%252C+Arfon.++Thank+you.GIF)
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Oh - I just saw the writing on 'farewell Arfon'!
After saying a
BIG THANK YOU I'll second Janet - live long and prosper! (and join
up to transcribe - there's always room on this side of the fence ;) ;))
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Thanks a lot Arfon! It has been great working with you.
I hope you enjoy your new job.
As Joan says, come back as a transcriber!
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Goodbye Arfon! It was great having you on the team.
Best of luck at your new job!
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Goodbye Arfon! And thanks for the blog post too ....
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May the sun always shine on you and yours and may the winds be always at your back!
Godspeed!
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(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-enclrZyvJ0Q/UlZsD6EkR5I/AAAAAAAAPMo/cfE3W6QatwA/s512/vicksburg%2520and%2520sealark%25204.jpg?gl=GB)
It's October 12 in some parts of the world so ...
happy third birthday oldWeather and may there be many more.
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/skype_smileys/kiss-skype-smiley.gif?1301953196)
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Beautiful Caro - another one for my personal OW gallery.
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I really like this one! It SHOULD be on our front page! :D
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(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-f5rTh8wIvNk/Ull5kkc9QFI/AAAAAAAAPO4/_ks4M9VdIhE/s604/unalgalight.JPG?gl=GB)
Another one for our birthday. :)
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Looks mysterious in a bright and happy way. :)
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Do you keep losing stuff?
Are you proud to be a citizen scientist?
Why not label your possessions using the Journey Plotter (http://journeyplotter.ihostfull.com/) tags I made.
(http://journeyplotter.ihostfull.com/images/tags/Tag JP medium.png)
Go
to the Extras tab (http://journeyplotter.ihostfull.com/jp/extra.html)
to find tags for Old Weather, Naval History and a combination of both.
And whilst you're there, why not have a look at an animated version of the Journey Plotter logo. :)
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I will print some for my next trip. ;D
Thanks Maikel, Resident Genius.
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Wonderful, Maikel! Is there no limit to your ingenuity and inventiveness?
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(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-FrU6crHC-cU/Unf1MmDYy9I/AAAAAAAAPPs/wg_BEArq550/s815/india.jpg?gl=GB)
:)
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Ooh, that's lovely! :)
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Very modern - I like it!
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I like it - :-*
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Thank you, sweet ladies. I like it too.
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Nice. :)
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What an Artiste!!!!! :-*
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Oooooooh. If you're in the neighbourhood ....
http://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/events/turner-and-the-sea
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(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-exvaUo1ftW0/UrcPvG21Y5I/AAAAAAAAPjY/-ypa4h9yJVc/s640/algerine2.JPG?gl=GB)
:)
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A very warming color for a lovely ship. I like it. :)
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A warm and bright picture for a chilly and grey day - thank you!
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Oooooh! Nice and warm.
An Icemelter ;)
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I really like that one!
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Thank you all. I was going for a cheery fireside look to brighten this dismal day.
Apologies to those sweltering in the southern lands. ;)
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25362155
(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/71719000/jpg/_71719298_cat_sugarandspice.jpg)
;)
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Kitties rule!! ;D
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That's wonderful - the Belfast Cats Protection Adoption Centre come
up with some very imaginative ideas! I volunteer at the Axhayes
Adoption Centre and we just seem to plod on with Coffee Mornings! I
wonder if any of our cats have artistic leanings?
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As an experiment, put an iPad with that app down in the middle of a
litter of kittens at least 6 weeks old, and remember to credit those
that really like it. ;)
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That's
wonderful - the Belfast Cats Protection Adoption Centre come up with
some very imaginative ideas! I volunteer at the Axhayes Adoption
Centre and we just seem to plod on with Coffee Mornings! I wonder
if any of our cats have artistic leanings?
Perhaps
you could record their different 'comments' to make some Christmas
meowsic (music) after they all mew at different levels/notes - should be
possible to cut a few meows into something quite sonorous! ;) ;)
You could put your music together with the art and make a memorable sonne-et-lumiere advert for both charities. :D
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I don't know whether he is much of an artist, but I thought I'd share a picture of one of our cutest recent residents.
I
don't know why the staff decided to call him Moose - they do get a bit
desperate for names with the number of cats and kittens that come
through the Centre. He was homed a couple of weeks ago, so
hopefully his name has been changed to something nicer!
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:-*
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He looks as though he's getting into practice for making his requirements known ... Hope he's enjoying his new home.
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Far too cute to be a moose. There must be something better. :)
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Maybe they called him Moose because of his bellow? Seriously cute kitty.
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Happy new year, happy hogmanay, buon anno, gelukkig nieuwjaar, szczęśliwego nowego roku, Frohes neues Jahr .... ;D
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6ALZMDRdK5A/UsL_YuMnyeI/AAAAAAAAPlc/vofoHf_B4pU/s727/NEW%2520YEAR%25202014.jpg?gl=GB)
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:) Beautiful! And Happy New Year!
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Lovely - and Happy New Year to you and all of OW.
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Wonderful, with that background we have to figure out how to share with the other zoos. :)
Happy New Year's
(http://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/drink/champagne-popping-smiley-emoticon.gif)
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Great job!
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Fantastic job Caro! ;D
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v5UmADvHNKY/UtZQDXpPP2I/AAAAAAAAPmM/J0ubOa58Ekw/s629/hollyhock.jpg?gl=GB)
:)
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I like it! ;D
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Ooooooo! 8)
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Ooooooo! 8)
jil, you got my reaction exactly - so ' another Oooooo' 8)
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Just when you think the pictures couldn't get any better....
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Definitely another Oooooo! You are good, woman. Very
glamorous for the little Hollyhock, she'll enjoy her fancy look.
:)
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So beautiful!
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Very nice! I like the starry sky.
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Awesome and mysterious.
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Wow. Thanks for all the comments.
I thought it was one of my stranger efforts but I liked it, especially the sea. :o ;)
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Definitely
another Oooooo! You are good, woman. Very glamorous for the
little Hollyhock, she'll enjoy her fancy look. :)
Lots of Oooooooooooooooooooos!! ;D ;D
Very Special!!
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Very nice indeed!!
Well done Caro, Brava! :) :)
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(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LCWHVzOPew8/U2FZioK5ddI/AAAAAAAAPzg/g1-KXvuuc2Y/s1152/Sydney1.jpg?gl=GB)
It's time for a new picture: HMAS Sydney.
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8)
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Beautiful!
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Makes me think of The Philadelphia Experiment. :)
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I like it!
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love the colour combos :D :D
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love the colour combos :D :D
Yes!
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She must have been coming north from her home in December - leaving all that heat for cold waters. I like it. :)
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Another beauty!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YqWYd_a5Cw4/U3ZD6T2s8CI/AAAAAAAAP0w/OSK8-8fhzpU/s737/patuca4.jpg?gl=GB)
:)
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Wonderful rainbow colours, Caro - and happy birthday DJ!
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Very colorful and bright! I like it.
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LOVE it. Thanks, Caro. And thanks, Helen. It's
been a pretty nice birthday so far. Time for a Banzai burger at
Red Robin, though, so it's about to get even better.
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reminds me of glittering water on a sunny evening....it's another good'un in my book
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(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-QHnm-yDHW9o/U-uMXGRlMJI/AAAAAAAAQDc/k8-tJtncHEE/s1281/patuca%2520end%25202.jpg?gl=GB)
Farewell, HMS Patuca.
This picture is based on a JP map of her travels while on Northern Patrol.
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Wonderful - and I'm glad you've got that famous comment in as well!
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About time we got a new artwork! I like that one - all those straight lines going every which way.
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very nice - I do love that log page!
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Highly appropriate and expressive! ;D
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Ta very much everyone. I think I might do some more JP art. :)
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(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-K6egc8EBhZo/U-x09mi3KOI/AAAAAAAAQDw/GvnWltCTItc/s1024/patuca%2520lines.JPG?gl=GB)
I did warn you. :o
Happy travels with Patuca, again.
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8)
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;D
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8) ;D
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(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sKy_45RLGxY/VFlLoN58nAI/AAAAAAAAQdQ/yyze29P4y18/s1152/orama_riverplate%25201.jpg?gl=GB)
More Journey Plotter art. ;)
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Nice colors. :)
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Me like!
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Great job, Caro! I was starting to fear you'd quit.
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I always knew I had it in me, creating an art programme. 8)
Not! ;D
Nice one Caro. :D
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8) 8) 8) Awesome! ;D
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Love it, Caro!
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IMPRESSIVE!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Many thanks everyone.
This is a slightly whimsical version of the voyages of HMS Changuinola.
Very watery. :)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bIYcOeOK-ZQ/VFqP3VeS-wI/AAAAAAAAQdg/LE7PMhLbVT0/s843/changuinola%2520np.jpg?gl=GB)
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You are mixing journeys with currents! :-* 8)
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Mmm, yes, I like it! ;D
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Make that currants and we can have some of those cakes being made in 'Chat.' ;)
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Just as messy and wavy as my current voyage on the Perry (see attach)! I like.
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Many thanks everyone.
This is a slightly whimsical version of the voyages of HMS Changuinola.
Very watery. :)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bIYcOeOK-ZQ/VFqP3VeS-wI/AAAAAAAAQdg/LE7PMhLbVT0/s843/changuinola%2520np.jpg?gl=GB)
;D ;D ;D
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Just as messy and wavy as my current voyage on the Perry (see attach)! I like.
On the same ship and this picture Is just Perfect!! 8)
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(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3-vN9D0dNcs/VGDnSQH3igI/AAAAAAAAQeI/tGUHFbE99uc/s1280/otway2.jpg?gl=GB)
Otway JP :o :)
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I like it!
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I like it too - looks like spaghetti.
But maybe that's just because I'm hungry ;D
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Love it - and fascinating how different the shapes are to the previous JP artwork.
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It is like lightning -
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Doubly cool!! Send a copy to Kay? It's her map afterall. :)
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Gosh - I wouldn't have recognised it - don't dare ask how that's done ;D
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(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3-vN9D0dNcs/VGDnSQH3igI/AAAAAAAAQeI/tGUHFbE99uc/s1280/otway2.jpg?gl=GB)
Otway JP :o :)
8) 8) 8) ;D
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This would make great dress fabric! Very funky. :D
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It's not exactly art but ...
This one is for Maikel, to say thank you for Journey Plotter. :)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uBYvo7nve5k/VGyMOeDR6QI/AAAAAAAAQfM/uMU4t2-vLio/s720/o_map3.jpg?gl=GB)
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Thanks, much appreciated. :D :D :D
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I think this is Unalga II with log keeping and steering rules.
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'Onelag' is definitely the model, this is a sweet treat. Is
the artist a lefty? My lefty brother also started writing mirror
image. :)
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Very nice ship and a great addition to the gallery!
I wonder if one of those flags is the Gin Pennant?
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I like this ship. ;D
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I'm curious as to what the banned items are - ;D
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I think it means "No doughnuts allowed on board - not even ones with square holes!"
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;D ;D ;D
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I'm curious as to what the banned items are - ;D
From
Kevin's comment, I am guessing logbook pages (perhaps one is the deck
copy and the other is the smooth copy ;)) (i.e., not keeping records)
and the wheel (steering).
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Art (and this thread) featured on the Daily Zooniverse
(http://daily.zooniverse.org/2014/12/03/zooniverse-advent-day-2-old-weather-art/)
yesterday/today!
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Noticed and appreciated. Thanks, DZM. :)
http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=4013.msg98862#msg98862 plus responses.
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It's Christmas eve in some parts of the world so ...
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-KUkaUNigbXg/VJLmL7RzizI/AAAAAAAAQgQ/RPlJzvkB5no/s1300/christmas%2520card%25202014.jpg?gl=GB)
:)
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That's great - wish I had it as wrapping paper! Thank you oh great moderators - best wishes to you too. :D
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That's wonderful - thank you for your creativity, and for all you do to keep this show on the road.
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That's wonderful - thank you for your creativity, and for all you do to keep this show on the road.
;D ;D ;D ;D
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Very festive!
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Loely - thank you! ;D
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It's Christmas eve in some parts of the world so ...
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-KUkaUNigbXg/VJLmL7RzizI/AAAAAAAAQgQ/RPlJzvkB5no/s1300/christmas%2520card%25202014.jpg?gl=GB)
:)
;D ;D AWESOME
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LOVE that one! Great job Caro.
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oooh, yeah
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(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5fKWVw2Kkyo/VQWJ0zHlUsI/AAAAAAAAQmo/bioi-ecKLlk/s920/orcoma2.jpg?gl=GB)
New picture shock! :)
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Nice. Very old timey looking. Who is she? I can't read the name :o
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Orcoma, mon amie. :)
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Very business-like with all those cranes.
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Thanks - you'd think I'd be read stuff like that by this point! ;D
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Could you please make the name easier to read next time, Caro?
Even I have trouble deciphering that.
Otherwise, great job as always.
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Great picture, Caro! ;D
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Thanks all.
I must try to add pictures on a regular basis.
Contributions to this topic are welcome as always. ;)
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(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-KAKK9qeyEe0/VQaPQFoNoBI/AAAAAAAAQm8/WS0FuaEjuVc/s600/unalga%2520II.jpg?gl=GB)
;)
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I like the shading on this one -
and I can read her name :P ;D
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A sturdy ship, Unalga II. :)
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Love the dark/light contrast on that one!
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I like a bit of chiaroscuro too, Hanibal. :)
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xQJ2VrXa6Nw/VVYaUNV-t0I/AAAAAAAAQ5k/K5E0wrr-dxI/s640/casco%252520for%252520prize4.jpg?gl=GB)
Today we say farewell to Stuart Lynn, Zooniverse citizen science developer.
Thanks for everything you have done for us at Old Weather, Stuart, and good luck in your new job. :)
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Bon voyage for Stuart from me too. A fabulous lead developer
for Old Weather. May good things be waiting for you, Stuart, where
ever you go.
Have you sent him that image Caro? He would like it.
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Smooth sailing, Stuart!
Thank you for all your help!
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Thank you guys! You brought a tear to me eye. Good luck on all your
new voyages. Its been a genuine pleasure to work with you and all the
OldWeather crew over the past 5 years! Cant wait to see what you will
find in those logs next!
Bon Voyage!
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Awwww, isn't he nice? :)
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Best of luck, Stuart!
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:'( :-*
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Good luck stuart - many happy sailings into your new horizons! :D
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Bye Stuart. You will be missed, just like Arfon.
Good luck at your new job, wherever it is.
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I love the plane in this one - 8)
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All the best Stuart - and another great picture, Caro.
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m40szEB8oBo/VXQlFdQ32GI/AAAAAAAAQ6Y/3EHLAF97zdo/s800/northland2.jpg?gl=GB)
:o :)
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(http://www.desismileys.com/smileys/desismileys_4547.gif)
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Great!!
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8) 8)
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Love it - she looks beautiful. :)
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oh this really floats my boat, it's my sort of style - love it! :D :D :D
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Beautiful Caro - if it doesn't sound odd, she looks lacy ...
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-soYcvoN5e9U/VXbkEEGh_JI/AAAAAAAAQ6o/cK2W0PH9WMM/s367/yorktown2.jpg?gl=GB)
Inspired by Kathy's photos of Hermione in the mist. :)
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:) 8)
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U.S.S. Yorktown emerging from the mist. :D
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8) :-*
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I love it. But it's making me crave lime sorbet.
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I love it. But it's making me crave lime sorbet.
;D I had a similar reaction but for a rather nice mint mousse I had recently.
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;D I was thinking 'pistachio gelato'.
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I love it. But it's making me crave lime sorbet.
More like Mint choc ship :D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Maybe green tea ice cream (Yes, that exists)?
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Octopus's garden, featuring slightly ragged Journey Plotter voyages of HMS Orcoma. :D
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1FjoUQrHH2o/VZmG80bWveI/AAAAAAAAQ7E/IIZ1nkWC1p4/s1024/orcoma%252520northern%252520patrol.jpg?gl=GB)
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I like it, the Orcoma was a very busy ship. As we know from all the Scandinavian ships she was encountering. :)
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8)
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I'd LOVE to have some fabric made in that pattern. It'd be super! Imagine it as a summer evening jacket - wicked! :D
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I'd love to have it as a graphic T-shirt!
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I love your choice of colours, Caro.
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I like this one - it reminds me of the Mediterranean around Malta, the best place I ever swam in.
And this is the HMS City of London, one of my favorites from the RN days.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cRaOUrf89yk/Vi-LOZtASoI/AAAAAAAARL4/rQW5mRBKFbg/s864-Ic42/cityoflondon4.jpg)
Thanks for making it, Caro!
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very nice gift!
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Turns out that one actually has my name spelled wrong ::) - so
here's Caro's second attempt, done in ultramarine blue instead:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tRy2TAON9tU/VjB77G3MHHI/AAAAAAAARMk/Fo0Xc7CSFMQ/s864-Ic42/cityoflondon5.jpg)
Very nice!
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Here and there (https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/zooniverse/old-weather/talk/148/13583/?comment=28496). :)
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Two for the prize of one!
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Very atmospheric!
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I like that blue - I like that ship - I like that artwork - and I like that winner ;D
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Two for the prize of one!
Well technically, I did win both games so far because I was way ahead when we voted to abort the first.
And I like Joan's comment ;)
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True. However, we didn't offer a prize for the first game ;)
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Two for the prize of one!
Well technically, I did win both games so far because I was way ahead when we voted to abort the first.
And I like Joan's comment ;)
;) ;D ;)
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Letter art from Jules on Science Gossip. Brilliant stuff.
http://talk.sciencegossip.org/#/boards/BSC0000009/discussions/DSC00004j7?page=1&comment_id=5634ef1c5ecec6009600d9b6
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/755/22586706946_23be215228.jpg)
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/667/22463110530_5f25be7fa4.jpg)
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8)
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niiiice :D
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:) Awesome!
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qGC7pLS_E9g/VnVMCHoPK8I/AAAAAAAARnY/aeDc4SnLfks/s512-Ic42/imageedit_3_8706312112.png)
From all of us, to all of you. :-*
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And to You and Yours!!
Blessings, Dean ;)
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Thank you - may your days be merry too, and perhaps a bit less busy than they have been lately. :D
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I'm definitely on the nice list this year as I got my present a bit
early: The first batch of data from both the new versions of OldWeather.
It's inevitably taking a while to unwrap as there are two new database
formats to decipher - but that's half the fun. I'm looking forward to
many happy hours playing with it, and of course I'll be sharing all
results with you and many science users.
Thank you to you all for your work and contributions - it's a privilege to collaborate with you.
Philip.
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I'm glad Santa has been good to you - enjoy your present!
Though I hope you may take the odd bit of time off anything
weather-related as well ....
It's been another interesting year on OW
- we seem to have come through still sailing, though there were moments
when I wondered. Here's to many more!
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I'm
definitely on the nice list this year as I got my present a bit early:
The first batch of data from both the new versions of OldWeather. It's
inevitably taking a while to unwrap as there are two new database
formats to decipher - but that's half the fun. I'm looking forward to
many happy hours playing with it, and of course I'll be sharing all
results with you and many science users.
Thank you to you all for your work and contributions - it's a privilege to collaborate with you.
Philip.
That's a wonderful gift for all of us. :)
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... and of course I'll be sharing all results with you ...
Thank you Philip!
Looking forward to that! ;D
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Well, that is good news! :)
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Thanks Philip! I'm impressed to hear you're already getting data from the new stuff.
And it is indeed a huge privilege to collaborate with you - let's keep it up!
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zGFbbX0XGcc/VoRDkncWRtI/AAAAAAAARtA/i0-mdOV6AIY/s640-Ic42/ny2015%2525202.jpg)
:)
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The Mighty Eastwind sailing us in!! ;D
(http://i.imgur.com/M1zBdNY.gif?2)
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I love that, Caro!
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Hi, Kathy, good to see you - and happy new year!
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Wonderful artworks to celebrate a whole New Year. Thank you! :D
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sy0xBLacCdE/VpqYv2aSEyI/AAAAAAAARxs/8jwJ8vNo-XU/s800-Ic42/3m4.jpg)
Because we rock, collectively.
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Wonderful!
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8)
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Dazzling! :D 8)
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beautiful
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Perfect! :-*
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Double win!
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It was great to see one of your pictures on Facebook this morning Caro.
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Love it, Caro!
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Thanks everyone. :-*
It was great to see one of your pictures on Facebook this morning Caro.
Helping to spread the word. ;)
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I received an email this weekend, from the granddaughter of one of
"our" RN dead thanking us for this information. I'm glad we helped
her in her search.
http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=671.msg16430#msg16430
Browsing
the internet on a Saturday night : looking for information on my
grandfather , Harold Walters. I found the original post about his grave ,
then read your reply. It brought proud tears to my eyes when I learnt
about his funeral. My mother was only 6 months old when he died , he met
her only once. He sustained injuries after a mine exploded
serving with HMS Egmont , and died from his injuries in a hospital in
Venice.
Thank you for adding another wonderful piece to the family jigsaw.
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8) 8) 8)
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Another great picture!
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Here's something fun I thought up: Take a classic work of art, and give it a humorous OW-related caption.
Examples:
(http://66.media.tumblr.com/3a4ee4f56e8c9ce797ee185f363bcfcd/tumblr_o57me29ogU1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Transcriber
checks the OW forum guidelines to see whether celestial location
measurements should be transcribed as DR or Observed.
(http://40.media.tumblr.com/d7010987bdd10edae27de9150dc96cff/tumblr_o5fyzqiDPK1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
The granting of global moderator status to a forum user.
(http://67.media.tumblr.com/099f8723e364622ab20011a23dbc46e2/tumblr_o5ev8aA7ZA1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Ship history editors receiving new histories to be edited.
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;D ;D ;D
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Great fun hanibal! :D :D :D
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;D ;D ;D ;D
(Observed ;))
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;D Very good, Hanibal.
The granting of global moderator status to a forum user, part 2:
(http://www.wga.hu/art/v/vouet/1/7sophoni.jpg)
Sophonisba Receiving the Poisoned Chalice
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:o
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Oh my goodness - what funny captions and pictures - excellent!
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;D Very good, Caro
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Just how do I draw those OW5 boxes again!!?? :-[
(http://i.imgur.com/ocRLNMw.jpg)
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;D
Drawing the boxes is easy. Filling them in with the correct colors may be a bit trickier ;)
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Time for some more!
(http://36.media.tumblr.com/3f0f544ac1a4409d3e1a6db6ee093a87/tumblr_o5p7zkQ7S01ugyavxo1_400.jpg)
A perfectly ordinary Patterson logbook.
(http://40.media.tumblr.com/8865163ed1b66182cd9b613b6d111edd/tumblr_o5mx5yWWKm1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Two high-power transcribers and a history expert team up to quickly eliminate a single vessel.
(http://36.media.tumblr.com/498dad1313019732b052d78d2738aeac/tumblr_o5od680RFt1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Transcriber accidentally closes browser while working on the very last WR of a 24 WR page.
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How else could I reply? ;D ;D ;D
(http://i.imgur.com/dhCdEr2.png)
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;D ;D ;D
Very good, everyone!
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Love these, well done & thanks for the laughs
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How else could I reply? ;D ;D ;D
(http://i.imgur.com/dhCdEr2.png)
I call that one: Forum user browsing the "Oldweather mondegreens" topic.
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;D
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(http://textcrit.server267.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/george-cattermole-the-scribe.jpg)
Writer, 1st Class
(http://www.victorianweb.org/painting/holl/paintings/9.jpg)
When you have completed your voyage on your ship....
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Good ones, Kathy - especially the second!
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Pretty good, Kathy, but I gotta admit that in my case it's more like this:
(http://italianrenaissanceresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/RP_661-1.jpg)
Just one more for today:
(http://36.media.tumblr.com/f76222a49cec57922d434e932fd00c51/tumblr_o5mzpt0zoA1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
History editor researching ultra-local place names in 1920s China.
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;D ;D ;D
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Time for some more!
(http://40.media.tumblr.com/48504ce5168cb5fc1a90e0f26e0b4101/tumblr_o5n8tuJSfQ1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Browsing the forum in the morning.
(http://66.media.tumblr.com/67083591376832e41f6955187cbede74/tumblr_o5euotF2r71ugyavxo1_1280.png)
The amount of time it will take to finish the project.
(http://66.media.tumblr.com/64a06448e0298c5a529698cd3838ad44/tumblr_o5mqvyV2iW1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Moderator presents the PTB's answer to a difficult question.
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Good!
The first one pretty well expresses my feelings ;)
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;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3sFGXLsJgzQ/VysDMFy7PJI/AAAAAAAAR7U/jAarRxmhBvYKEtu-2OJzfFskeTxc24VMQCCo/s788/ravenii.jpg)
And this beauty is WWI seaplane carrier, Raven II. ;)
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Ummmm- how do you get the plane in amongst what seems to be a deck
loaded with clutter - necessary clutter, but clutter? :o
But it IS a very fine ship :D
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She's a seaplane carrier, not a regular aircraft carrier.
These
carriers had hangars for storing and maintaining the aircraft, but no
flight deck as in a true aircraft carrier. Instead, they used cranes to
lower the aircraft into the sea for takeoff and to recover them after
landing.
Great picture, Caro! I like the contrast between the yellow ship and the purple water.
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oh riiiiight - got it - thanks Hanibal. Yes - that colouring is vibrant :)
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This picture also helped me with the name of Dowrie & Co of Port Said.
I couldn't decipher the scrawl but then I looked at this picture ...
Where
I am in the logs (late 1915), Raven has been in Port Said for weeks
having those screens for the seaplanes installed, among other things.
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Definitely a beauty - thanks Caro.
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Thank you all. :)
Now here is a Sopwith Baby to accompany Raven II. She carried Sopwith Schneiders and Babies, among others.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5KUyMeeuic8/Vytv38cra-I/AAAAAAAAR7o/i3zvHXMDhJ8wQn8qvwA3AuBL-RoGlulzQCCo/s750/sopwith%2Bbaby.jpg)
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That's MY ship!
I was so proud of the fact that I made it a password once (caps, numbers, lower case, >8 chars...).
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:) :) :)
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8) :-*
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Great pictures!
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/The_Scream_Pastel.jpg/800px-The_Scream_Pastel.jpg)
502 Bad Gateway
nginx/1.4.6 (Ubuntu)
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Aha! Next time I see Mr Ubuntu - I'll recognize him - thanks :) What's gone wrong this time then? :-\
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Just based on earlier experiences ;)
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http://www.checkupdown.com/status/E502.html
More paintings!
(http://67.media.tumblr.com/6df69575f0830d58fcaede624fc58d84/tumblr_o5lo2d8xx61ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Dockside Cafe during the day.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Nighthawks_by_Edward_Hopper_1942.jpg/1280px-Nighthawks_by_Edward_Hopper_1942.jpg)
Dockside Cafe at night.
(http://66.media.tumblr.com/8a7a8b3c92bf652c557910ef1a46a11e/tumblr_o5opc60D5k1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Forum user seeks forgiveness after getting into trouble with moderators.
(http://67.media.tumblr.com/b976e198a6cb509d5014e1baef6f415b/tumblr_o5kdcwWbGA1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Tester of OW5 describing the many issues he encountered.
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Good ones - though I'm not quite sure about the connection between OW5 and the death of Socrates.
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I got the impression OW5 has some serious problems, so Socrates is
an OW5 tester telling the community about this, and that's why the other
guys are looking so distressed and horrified.
Now, here's one I have gone through many times:
(http://66.media.tumblr.com/abef4863c3cbc2caf1c7d1d2c63f53c8/tumblr_o5mru91Chf1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Transcriber after doing 1000 WR in one day.
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:o :o :o Well that's a good photo - after all they only have
two digits left on one hand, and three on the other. This is
literally a case of working your fingers to the
bone knuckle ;) ;) ;D
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(http://i.imgur.com/fgVcYlQ.png)
An action party turns the Ship's Galley messages into a working lunch for all transcribers
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Count me in! Though I'm not sure how much work will be done after this lunch .... ;)
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;D
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More paintings!
(http://67.media.tumblr.com/4e352015da4d1d92a81e888a2adbd27c/tumblr_o5welwfrJ41ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Looking for readable bits of a poorly handwritten log.
(http://65.media.tumblr.com/e781cf39e463efce434197c15ccb641f/tumblr_o5ycice6UJ1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
When you have to share a transcribing stream with someone else.
(http://67.media.tumblr.com/e6c84dd6ddab908b297cc18c2c83b18e/tumblr_o60qtnVa191ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Philip Brohan explains the science behind the project.
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I hope Philip appreciates his adoring disciples!
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(http://67.media.tumblr.com/4e352015da4d1d92a81e888a2adbd27c/tumblr_o5welwfrJ41ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Looking for readable bits of a poorly handwritten log.
Oh, yes!
What is the painting?
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What is the painting?
The Gleaners, Jean-Francois Millet, 1857, oil on canvas.
You can always right-click the painting and select "Search Google for this image" to find this info.
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Thanks!
Always learning something with OW!
(I had checked your link, but that didn't tell me anything.)
Well, I can if I am using Chrome...
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Some more art:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Four_Evangelists_Jordaens_Louvre_Inv1404.jpg/671px-Four_Evangelists_Jordaens_Louvre_Inv1404.jpg)
The community trying to decipher a very difficult bit of handwriting.
(http://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/inside_out/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/soup-cans-grid.jpg)
A bunch of printed logbooks.
(http://67.media.tumblr.com/d1e040899bc58fd20900e356dfeff3e8/tumblr_o5kqpv6eBu1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
A bunch of handwritten logbooks.
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;D ;D ;D
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(http://www.artsunlight.com/artist-photo/Anne-Louis-Girodet/portrait-of-doctor-trioson-giving-a-geography-lesson-to-his-son-0027.jpg)
Senior Geographical Help Board user teaching a newbie how to find where his OW ship is actually cruising.
Oil Painting on Canvas
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(http://www.desismileys.com/smileys/desismileys_3266.gif)
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;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D this is such an inventive and funny thread
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One that's happening right now:
(http://66.media.tumblr.com/dd09e9accbb4fae04f164907f2b4f53a/tumblr_o6byseE0Wm1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
When the interface is down and you want it back.
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Very good!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sta%C5%84czyk_%28painting%29
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Still waiting...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Card_Players-Paul_Cezanne.jpg)
By
Paul Cezanne - http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/full.php?ID=6371,
Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7851236
(http://www.nonprints.com/UploadPic/Cassius%20Marcellus%20Coolidge/big/Kelly%20Pool.jpg)
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That's fine for some. For others....
(https://s3.amazonaws.com/lowres.cartoonstock.com/business-commerce-human_resources-hr-contracts-employ-employee-forn67_low.jpg)
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;D ;D ;D
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Hooray! It's been fixed!
(http://66.media.tumblr.com/42bb99fd89c5b30f77e2679b14ff6716/tumblr_o5kmpbZYjh1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Zooniverse developer informs OW community that the transcribing interface is back online.
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:D :D :D
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:D :D :D
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OK all you Art Lovers. I admit, I must be challenged! I have
tried to add to the artwork display but I keep getting a 'cannot follow
the data request path' when I upload. Can someone tell me what I
am doing wrong?! I even tried making the picture smaller but that didn't
work either.
I remember reading something about this long ago but, as usual, memory fails me!
Thanks.
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Are you trying to upload the picture as an attachment?
That doesn't work anymore - you have to upload it somewhere else, and use "Insert Image" to add it to your post.
This is a good site for uploading: http://imgur.com/
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Hanibal94 beat me to it!
Attachments no longer work :'(
You can upload an image to the internet as Hanibal94 said or you can use an existing image as I did earlier.
For example:
Find
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Card_Players-Paul_Cezanne.jpg/450px-Card_Players-Paul_Cezanne.jpg
at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Card_Players
Then use the Mona Lisa / Insert Image icon to create:
[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Card_Players-Paul_Cezanne.jpg/450px-Card_Players-Paul_Cezanne.jpg[/img]
Which will display as:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Card_Players-Paul_Cezanne.jpg/450px-Card_Players-Paul_Cezanne.jpg)
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That does explain the issue! ::)
I must have missed the memo!!
I'll have to refind the pics and then try to enter the discussion!
Thanks, all!!
Blessings Dean
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(http://65.media.tumblr.com/868169650b9c0520b3ccf88a96b9e9de/tumblr_o632v3uxOW1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Working on the very last logbook of a vessel.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Jakob_Jordaens_016.jpg)
Celebrating the recent completion of the Vicksburg.
(Me, leelaht, Silvia, Stuart, Kathy and Bob are all in this one - Have fun guessing who's who!) ;D
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;D ;D ;D Very funny Hanibal
Hi Dean - there's an imgur account for OldWeather - drop me a personal message if you would like the details :)
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;D ;D ;D Very funny Hanibal
Hi Dean - there's an imgur account for OldWeather - drop me a personal message if you would like the details :)
Joan:
I remember you told me about that! I got a note from Randi. I 'gave up'
and trashed the pics so I'll have to dig back and find them first. Just
being silly as usual!! ::)
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There's only so much stuff that you can store - then you forget that you've even stored it ;)
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(http://65.media.tumblr.com/218f8f6acb91ca722222b3668b35feed/tumblr_o6vqmuRqik1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
AutoHotKey is introduced to the OW community.
(http://66.media.tumblr.com/c13ea42e714c346486badc31bbfd69c0/tumblr_o5y5z1GJXo1ugyavxo1_540.jpg)
History editor explains the sad fate of the USS Jeannette.
(http://67.media.tumblr.com/9ef0655f2223be6c7d4664600776f58b/tumblr_o5y6jcag5k1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Addicted transcriber who could really use a break.
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Love AutoHotKey! ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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How do you do that Hanibal. Excellent! ;D ;D ;D
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Farragut (visiting from OW Talk). :)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W2stOrdxd-M/V1aJUmbMBUI/AAAAAAAASBk/dwhWaLHGVso5sHvOcO7MZieYRPTBrQ5zACCo/s704/farragut4.jpg)
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A fine ship! :D :D :D
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And a very clever way of picturing her!
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Indeed!
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(http://uploads7.wikiart.org/images/rene-magritte/the-magician-self-portrait-with-four-arms-1952(1).jpg!Large.jpg)
Transcribing/editing multiple vessels at once (As opposed to working on a single vessel until it's done).
(http://66.media.tumblr.com/1d03701089d9420dc3c7f3dd5f58dc25/tumblr_o81tmtxwRq1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
After guiding them through the forum and their first page, moderator declares newbie is ready to transcribe.
(http://66.media.tumblr.com/9ce739917eec37df4385cb62d0e02614/tumblr_o8ay86rhUP1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Transcriber realizes he forgot the last WR just as he clicks "I've finished with this page".
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Transcriber realizes he forgot the last WR just as he clicks "I've finished with this page".
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Transcriber realizes he forgot the last WR just as he clicks "I've finished with this page".
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I'm going with 'The Moderator declares the newbie....' ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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I knew the moderators were lovely people, but it is evident that they are stunningly gorgeous as well! ;)
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Exact details may vary - especially in Bob's case ;)
I would no doubt manage to step on the hem and fall on my face!
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Indeed, details, details... ;)
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;D
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A meeting was held to discuss the release of the latest OW Logs.
(http://i.imgur.com/r1FY5U2.jpg)
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;)
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I knew the moderators were lovely people, but it is evident that they are stunningly gorgeous as well! ;)
That
gorgeous medieval moderator is like the figure head of the Christian
Raddich (my avatar) - the woman inside me who doesn't stand a chance of
getting out ;) ;) ;D
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A meeting was held to discuss the release of the latest OW Logs.
;D ;D ;D
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A meeting was held to discuss the release of the latest OW Logs.
Good one, Dean! :D
Thanks for the positive comments on all these jokes, people - it makes me happy to see you enjoying them so much.
So - here are some more!
(http://67.media.tumblr.com/0e4f740060a2688be79044735e0909e8/tumblr_o8crfolO0W1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
What you feel like on your very first day on OW.
(http://67.media.tumblr.com/f23c2a633e8da80d127ce24d5b9d81d1/tumblr_o72whin4tT1ugyavxo1_1280.png)
When you encounter a logbook with an extremely unusual format that is difficult to work with (such as Jamestown 1844).
(http://67.media.tumblr.com/ab42d8e789ea72c7d43294a8308737ae/tumblr_o5ntzfxdcy1ugyavxo1_540.jpg)
Logbook comparsion: A smooth log is on the left. A smooth log with faint ink is in the middle. A rough log is on the right.
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;D
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A new Editor begins work with direction of a Mod:
(http://i.imgur.com/2fZ4OEg.jpg)
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;D
Or perhaps a transcriber giving a log keeper some feedback? ;)
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Or perhaps a transcriber giving a log keeper some feedback? ;)
I think it looks rather calm for that ! :D :D :D
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That thought did cross my mind ;)
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Or perhaps a transcriber giving a log keeper some feedback? ;)
I think it looks rather calm for that ! :D :D :D
I agree. I think we all have a few we'd like to keelhaul! ;)
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Ha! ;D
I think it looks rather calm for that ! :D :D :D
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Been a while since I added any paintings - time to fix that!
(http://66.media.tumblr.com/2aad098d783d439896bce4c6309cd33c/tumblr_o9t0ffYvmA1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Transcriber learns the hard way that the interface is down.
(http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/citi/images/standard/WebLarge/WebImg_000347/190741_4104701.jpg)
Veteran transcribers who have been contributing since the early days of Phase 1.
(http://67.media.tumblr.com/d3b6bab1e46b783f50967105828379d0/tumblr_o9npc7SwIc1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Argument in the OW forum.
Good thing the last one is extremely rare!
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;D Thanks, Hanibal - I needed something to laugh at! And there isn't a lot to laugh at in the UK right now ...
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;D
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;D ;D ;D How do you do it - it's a real talent hanibal :)
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Great, Hanibal!
Another possibility for the middle one is, How many times do I have to tell you to TWYS?! .
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;D
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;D ;D ;D How do you do it - it's a real talent hanibal :)
The hardest part is finding good paintings that are also usable (no nudity, no blood). Thinking up captions for them is easy.
That's what it's like for me anyway.
Now, here's one more about one of the saddest moments in the history of this community:
(http://www.artbible.info/images/rembr_jakob_jozef_grt.jpg)
Bunting Tosser says goodbye to the OW community as he retires due to old age.
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;D ;D ;D
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(http://i.imgur.com/RJMq7F7.jpg)
The transcriber is overcome by the number of changes in rating he must now log.
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Now, here's one more about one of the saddest moments in the history of this community:
(http://www.artbible.info/images/rembr_jakob_jozef_grt.jpg)
Bunting Tosser says goodbye to the OW community as he retires due to old age.
:'(
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
:'( :'( :'( :'(
I still miss Bunts so much...and it scares me too that one day this will all pass into the distant horizon.
One day OW will be The Fighting Temeraire
(http://i.imgur.com/8Lx14J0.png)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Edmund_Blair_Leighton_-_Old_Times.jpg)
Transcriber takes a moment to mentally brace himself before doing a rough log that has no smooth version.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Leighton-God_Speed%21.jpg/800px-Leighton-God_Speed%21.jpg)
History editor sets off to tackle a particularly difficult vessel.
(http://67.media.tumblr.com/d4496129cda4780c07074dfcecb06807/tumblr_o75qvctZEV1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Moderator posts the official forum rules.
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;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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Another great set, hanibal! ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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The "moderator" in that painting is defying the PTB :o :o :o
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(perhaps giving some feedback on OWW and OW5?)
:-X
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;D ;D ;D
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(perhaps giving some feedback on OWW and OW5?)
:-X
Hmmm - is that hammer big enough for the job though? ;) ;) :-X ( ;D)
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The "moderator" in that painting is defying the PTB :o :o :o
I
know that's what the original painting displayed, but I thought it
could also be the moderator pointing out the rules with his Hammer of
Justice, while the community looks on (the guy on the right is a little
horrified at how strict the anti-advertising rule is).
Oh well - time to add another set!
(http://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/1/girl-at-sewing-machine-edward-hopper.jpg)
Transcriber/editor in The Zone.
(http://totallyhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/rockwell-freedom-of-speech.jpg)
Contributing to a forum discussion.
(http://66.media.tumblr.com/70d5c0be26ba7d269b475a46e4a68480/tumblr_o96d3pHaDr1ugyavxo1_500.jpg)
Zooniverse developer reading feedback on OWW and OW5.
(Thanks for inspiring the caption on the last one, Randi!)
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;)
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Ha! ;)
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I love that In the Zone one - something I aspire to!
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(http://65.media.tumblr.com/80a35eb36c8e794767c3c9f91ec7d85e/tumblr_o98ylm4kiJ1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Transcriber passes the 100.000 WR mark.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wlBNtwclDMk/V5NHY2zYueI/AAAAAAAASGM/ukzGSFWRyKcDRvjkuWI68F8p-sNm_MEJACCo/s512/pygmalion2.jpg)
You and your favorite ship.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/David_Playing_the_Harp_1670_Jan_de_Bray.jpg/800px-David_Playing_the_Harp_1670_Jan_de_Bray.jpg)
Celeberating the fourth anniversary of the completion of Old Weather Phases 1 and 2.
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You and your favorite ship.
The resemblance is not quite exact, but the spirit is certainly there! ;D
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Love the third one especially! Mind you, they obviously haven't done a proper risk assessment on candle carrying ....
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(http://i.imgur.com/RVQINzs.jpg)
Contemplating beginning another Log page before quitting for the night.
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(http://i.imgur.com/OzIKNFc.jpg)
Trying to round up that last entry for the day. ;)
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Contemplating beginning another Log page before quitting for the night.
Good one, Dean
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Both very good ones, Dean!
(http://66.media.tumblr.com/b63efbb04ce325715fe292805ee472a5/tumblr_o69eulBrIQ1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Michael Purves tries to make others use his AutoHotKey scripts so they can transcribe even faster.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Osman_hamdi_bey_silah_taciri.jpg)
Two ship history editors discuss tips and tricks of their trade.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Osman_hamdi_bey_mihrap.jpg)
lollia paolina taking a break.
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Very good, Hanibal ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D Excellent!
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Somehow I missed the last few days here..I am completely cracked up
with laughter. They are all so wonderfully spot on ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
You folks have a real talent for this ;D
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From now on I won't be able to get the image out of my mind of Hanibal as lead turtle ;D
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From now on I won't be able to get the image out of my mind of Hanibal as lead turtle ;D
How about the elegant me? And you thought I had no sense of style! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Yes, with such a benign regard for us turtles. ;D
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Michael's not the only one with style...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Osman_Hamdi_Bey_-_Kur%E2%80%99an_Tilaveti_%2C_Reciting_the_Quran_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/800px-Osman_Hamdi_Bey_-_Kur%E2%80%99an_Tilaveti_%2C_Reciting_the_Quran_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
Hanibal94 doing his thing.
(http://65.media.tumblr.com/bc37a4413f8118660b30bb8d0d06d349/tumblr_o5jic0cdwF1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Moderator trimming forbidden content from posts.
(http://66.media.tumblr.com/fb999a1e6ccd0d2afb0e7dc20e4c81c8/tumblr_o5lh96jujh1ugyavxo1_250.jpg)
Transcriber
waiting for the interface to come back so he can submit his finished
page
(http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3117.msg130145#msg130145).
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;D
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;D ;D
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Did you transcribe any ancient Red Sea logs, Hanibal? ;D
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;D ;D ;D Excellently funny hanibal
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Did you transcribe any ancient Red Sea logs, Hanibal? ;D
No - just boring Jamestown logs, where nothing exciting happens.
Only got one more for today, but it's a really good one:
(http://65.media.tumblr.com/b9cd5515815002eba62d69b066a667b4/tumblr_o5eexd4Z4M1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Philip Brohan shows the OW software to Queen Elizabeth and a bunch of VIPs, who are visiting the Zooniverse HQ in Oxford.
(I don't think the Zooniverse will ever really get a royal visit, but who knows?)
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(http://www.desismileys.com/smileys/desismileys_4350.gif)
(http://www.desismileys.com/)(http://www.desismileys.com/smileys/desismileys_4350.gif)
(http://www.desismileys.com/)(http://www.desismileys.com/smileys/desismileys_4350.gif)
(http://www.desismileys.com/)
(I don't think the Zooniverse will ever really get a royal visit, but who knows?)
Perhaps just a spot of transcribing ;)
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(http://66.media.tumblr.com/bf0167831cf05c149525607eaf541368/tumblr_nw6lo7GvpQ1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Another victory: Jamestown 1879 is complete.
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Good one!
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Excellent find hanibal :D :D :D
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Brilliant!
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Good one, Hanibal. 8) It's nice to see that none of the
crew is in leg irons for this occasion (or perhaps they're in solitary)
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The Moderators check my latest Log Edits before Posting. ;)
(http://i.imgur.com/lXSh2Cl.jpg)
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;D
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They seem happy enough with what they see... ;)
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Not a painting, but...
(http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/3D0F/production/_90813651_hi034729987.jpg)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37102355
Transcribers help each other on the race through a difficult logbook.
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Good ones, both of them. :)
Hate to admit it, but I'm beginning to run out of ideas here. There's only so many paintings and jokes.
I'll do what I can, but I think my postings will become less frequent.
So please do add your own ideas. I really like to see them.
(http://66.media.tumblr.com/f767be92c52dde67df879b3dc9d1a56e/tumblr_oaki4yt3FW1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
OW'ers chatting about stuff in the Dockside Cafe.
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Can someone please post instructions on how to get the wine along with the chat? ;D ;D
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Good one, Hanibal94!
You can have my share, Helen ;)
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I fear this one will soon become reality...
(http://66.media.tumblr.com/c23b7be70d3b4cd43df617ef2bb19380/tumblr_obgd6ikZXv1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Dedicated transcriber is forced to leave OW earlier than he wanted due to too few ships being left for everybody to work on.
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(http://i.imgur.com/5PgLtC4.png)
Dedicated transcriber
returns to the fold and is welcomed in by the wise elder who knows that
the temptations of the world outside are as nothing to the home his
prodigious son knows.
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Two good ones!
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Indeed! Though I hope the first one doesn't become reality any time too soon .... :'(
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Indeed! Though I hope the first one doesn't become reality any time too soon .... :'(
I'll say amen to that Helen :D :-* :D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Leonid_Pasternak_-_The_Passion_of_creation.jpg)
Tired moderator writing important messages to the PTB.
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Oh, yes ! ! !
;D
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;D
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:D :D :D
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I'll second Randi!! :o ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Leonid_Pasternak_-_News_from_Motherland_(1889,_GTG).jpg)
Three forum users reading about yet another new Zooniverse project in "Old Weather and Zooniverse News".
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roflh - roll on the floor laughing hysterically ;D ;D ;D
My
in box is so peppered with those things. And I feel duty bound to have a
go at them. BUT I REALLY WISH THEY'D STOP!! ;) ;) :D
(Then again if they were my projects I'd be really chuffed to get into the Zooniverse Party ::) ;) ;D)
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I post them (with utm
code set to say the user is coming from the OW forum - just to remind
the PTB that OW Classic and the Forum are still alive! ;)) but otherwise ignore them :-[
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I just think 'I'm already spoken for' and pass them by. The
only one I have taken up is one which someone mentioned here,
transcribing RN records of sailors who served in WW1. I do that as
a change from time to time, and because it's linked to this project.
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Two Forum Users discuss the latest 'offering' from Zooniverse.
(http://i.imgur.com/Oza9u5u.jpg) (http://imgur.com/Oza9u5u)
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;D ;D ;D
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You look very stylish, Dean! ;D
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Nice one, Dean! :D :D :D
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Hzpj7hitbZS7kzr0iXh5m562G2sNQGlu64DBsxwVtOw2CgDeyqdKRPWIX0QN9lSFRKgl-AjvA0hAmFeHqUbSprl7AfgGR75DqH01USQF2VCwpKgChuJLr8aJgY29eOhuoMGRQJPBcYuI2O0sfrK5SLAthfovF-DHr0msZxGKJxkTxhzfjY3wwo6BMrv_agPs04FFscotgstln-8RxQ2cvef3h2dUT4hJqIfMf8tZX83F3uqMqJSZ4vwGn0orEn-eld_LwF5rJXLBYBoTC_MN6SHSDnaz5u92D7UZ05nVVpUXAUNuSjwMxvbT7uQtXrGQg8JyKbzZUVpK-iX_YAhtjCTaVsPj_IwDfAxxRy4apRpZFicRcflGxNjCi26AVO4dhvLHimg37tMC6MVZ_zeIO3cXl8iqnw2QmBBNwH1pla5SYCUn_paz039hBxGXzFcBJtS6VR-JU0dLYPpBTH7CJsWgPcNZhMFYI4LghQj_462lh888jri2Qkvd1paBRZxG9aRwkRfxIM6ISfUUNMvl5x2lPjgrhBej2JmH-h0Eq9x_xLa68HI-bg5k4cMYqBvvieyCgtUbEDYDIkGa4pyksmtHmm8s0i_ykN7rV76qxvFvpLScZA=w1107-h768-no)
Figurehead of Empress of Japan, Vancouver, 1936 :)
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My poor, little Brain trying to keep track of everything here and away. ;)
(http://i.imgur.com/XuVmyEM.jpg)
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;D
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Ditto ;D
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Yup - me too ;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Pasternak_fedorov.jpg)
Upon
finishing the very last page of the very last book of the very last
ship he can work on, transcriber looks up and thinks "Now what?"
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Editing? ;D
Upon
finishing the very last page of the very last book of the very last
ship he can work on, transcriber looks up and thinks "Now what?"
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;D ;D ;D
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No thanks - I have no genuine interest in the history part of this
project, so I would be really terrible at editing! ;D
(Plus, I already promised Joan I would do some stuff on Penguin Watch when I'm done with transcribing...)
Editing? ;D
Upon
finishing the very last page of the very last book of the very last
ship he can work on, transcriber looks up and thinks "Now what?"
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I love reading the logs and learning about shipboard life and
digging up bits of information, but I think I would go crazy editing.
I would agonize over what to include and what to omit and how to phrase it and what notes to add and ... ::)
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I
love reading the logs and learning about shipboard life and digging up
bits of information, but I think I would go crazy editing.
I would agonize over what to include and what to omit and how to phrase it and what notes to add and ... ::)
You and me both!
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I
love reading the logs and learning about shipboard life and digging up
bits of information, but I think I would go crazy editing.
I would agonize over what to include and what to omit and how to phrase it and what notes to add and ... ::)
You and me both!
Guess
that leaves it all to me! AND the other hard working Editors. You
guys keep us supplied & we'll keep you having stuff to read!!
;)
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Sounds like a bargain! The perfect match :D
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I
love reading the logs and learning about shipboard life and digging up
bits of information, but I think I would go crazy editing.
I would agonize over what to include and what to omit and how to phrase it and what notes to add and ... ::)
You and me both!
Guess
that leaves it all to me! AND the other hard working Editors. You
guys keep us supplied & we'll keep you having stuff to read!!
;)
Me
too, it is the history & making that information available to
others in a sensible, consistent & concise form while learning of
the background & the detail that is the fascinating part of the
whole project. Thanks for all the transcriptions!!
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/CQCoboCRv3yaxa9wHJqNIwzuVDdTSIWE1EPgCOw3KGklHbLqLSzswt_nN_gVCQx7j8rphIfnQ9MtBjv0jMLagR951Xbte4tJYx4hPHpgOxlCHfByUmjGOAioOlIUuLxA_5lijSzdmNusW8bT36AmpZQCg09NdCFoKSpNi-b3hNtnbV1m0wyG9n0ixBX1eAIrS4iuBP-_uxPRCRa9pDnb2b3JVMGRbdNfi0b9rr3Hh1AA0czgunjv3SsWzDc8MW-4_HrwOt6Ul75lDrQYtVOaKaiHmp-TKrBMjUvnU-ij_akSjAPoMpFUIeoU4X-qs4LpFw2oMAZ4yceupXszwuOdncfdLvImCcyRY3gsUhiahPFE1Cy1x6PLEJw2JZrQFrDP3z4rU1i78O5t8wvJNhxQnoihWReiCkr1awk5o11qZHz7qPkYYFNXOdkWpYXx7nCHtagaZFagrzcDI5PFJR3oMMnbaG3Nrj5-j3364Q14IZSnO8hbmr1k0MpzJ-Hu0Q-DQJ9jKk-vfhkuM2y0eMEINCXDXCBJDbobNAJ4_qgfwY8UJU4KY0xJxVp3B6coxIGSvxObmkIIvdgIiDIOTbuCUyEANQ04x2ho5b5JD1dobtfuizH83w=w552-h316-no)
I like a bit of transcribing, a lot of editing, and messing around with filters. :)
That's HMS Empress of Japan.
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Love it Caro! It does have a Japanese look somehow - very clever of you.
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Love it Caro! It does have a Japanese look somehow - very clever of you.
I absolutely agree with you Helen :D
Very cool image Caro :D
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Well, thank you both. I was aiming for a Japanese style of some sort. :-*
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Beautiful! 8) ;D
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Thank you Su. :)
This one has four or five filters on top of one another.
I'll get back to editing ... soon.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VZ9dmkNG-MbKpCwIhvY8vt_6uz57GFPboDjy3OrM2VQJDZ62KABGOIH8zYpi2_kvjFQxS-uS3iq2CEmrGXvKMut9f9qf7P7okJhqYRc4dbcGHKkxo6nNnq03YyvNGbNnezlm64lU3zidSADUwbPSG6wrlBuS2Ma7me6HQD6iIErOlZxV_6WLpLOiMTn2LBX9QhtRdLpOIpgPx6fmlAtT8mc7sDl5PxuatABgM7wpVB4QuEr6ewXsvNzOgEfzcPDmn3Y5m5PPfdxYw7OJflgkxX8zBWzPRlUXJJYYgoF4G0_9FJlHpcPJkM23hVADnT4UHomcP476-zCUUlyQH69CixYni4stWcUk4Qtuhh5OsYzz9qvHT4mpkHjZzddBl14Bq1UXAXZzo-kTp-r6iS10CByuGI6SGrrNmNvHgNi9lOdlxhX-u_w9QxVgh98Q4AYINYE6TnsMfjT7s7dWbiizQSY2c7NSItydexQMim78cdp86A-KGj7YAM9eZspAjgR9HZ3OrcZIAJeB_DnMt4E0UBu0Q5FWhRLunyJceqG26xF-kS8kdYOLTfeS3-RlTHeIehWlN30Zb0VCV_hNHYlOuc7uPZHTRZ_bryfWLhnm9ITvnjU2xA=w788-h480-no)
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I really like this one - I'm not sure what it is about it,
it's almost like a quilt pattern perhaps. Yes I think that's it.
Actually it would make an amazing quilt! :D :D :D
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Dazzling ;D
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Looks like Picasso took the Raven II and added Cubism. :D
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Beautiful pictures Caro. The water on the second one is especially good.
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I really
like this one - I'm not sure what it is about it, it's almost like a
quilt pattern perhaps. Yes I think that's it. Actually it would make an
amazing quilt! :D :D :D
I
don't do quilting, but I do cross-stitch and blackwork. I quite
often think Caro's pictures would translate well to embroidery. I
have a vague notion of trying to work out a design of a dazzle ship
myself ... one day ::)
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Thanks for all your comments.
Last one for now. ;)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ApIQMZm_ocDrH6xL0WHxGJ-AF4HFHz794lBQA_WyEzDYyQ-eUJW4yYD-JRWz_HY__sNIfQhEIUNCAAY=w1600-h900-no)
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Oh I'm with you on that idea. :D Once I've got more time....
I'd
love to have a go at blackwork some time. And I love embroidery. But
I'm trying to picture one of Caro's works at a national quilt
festival...that would be a first I suspect ;) :D
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(http://66.media.tumblr.com/e785365d2142ce0224519c87e6399d6f/tumblr_ocdtkwZJR31ugyavxo1_400.jpg)
While in the middle of a serious transcribing session, transcriber receives a serious PM from a moderator.
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Definitely serious if the mod has come round to deliver it in person!
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I love the way the moderator is so humbly dressed and courteously
handing over the note to the exhaulted and finely attired transcriber.
As it should be eh? ;) :D ;D
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I think it's a TWYS lesson.
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;D ;D ;D
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I
love the way the moderator is so humbly dressed and courteously handing
over the note to the exhaulted and finely attired transcriber.
As it should be eh? ;) :D ;D
I hate to mention it, but the poor transcriber looks a little out of it. Were I not so diplomatic, I might use the word stunned. Perhaps fried brain from trying to read too many illegible logs??? ;D
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I had that look in the early days - don't recall the log - but the writing had me sure that the wind was NSN. ::)
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I'm not sure where to post this. Mods - feel free to move, repost, post other places......
Sad news from Maikel in a PM to me yesterday:
I know Arc Royal is one of your ships, and is perhaps a bit special to you.
I therefore hope you'll have to stomach to watch this Tweet I came across yesterday.
It's not a pretty sight. ;)
https://twitter.com/RowlandWhite/status/774983283188854784
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Woah, i've worked a little on it as well :(
Fortunately i
think the one being dismantled is the 1981 Ark Royal (R07)
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ark_Royal_(R07)) or the 1950 one
(R09) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ark_Royal_(R09)), and not the
1914 ship (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ark_Royal_(1914)) (which
was however sold for scrap in 1949)
Nonetheless is a sad sight indeed :'(
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(http://66.media.tumblr.com/b3f0e773cfc26293b1575a2447a231fd/tumblr_odjsiopYlx1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Michael Purves timing how long it takes to transcribe a page when using his AutoHotKey BoxDraw script.
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;D ;D ;D I take it that his timepiece just has a second hand
on it because minutes are pointless due to the speed of his AutoHotKey
masterpiece? ;) ;) 8)
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I'm not sure where to post this. Mods - feel free to move, repost, post other places......
Sad news from Maikel in a PM to me yesterday:
I know Arc Royal is one of your ships, and is perhaps a bit special to you.
I therefore hope you'll have to stomach to watch this Tweet I came across yesterday.
It's not a pretty sight. ;)
https://twitter.com/RowlandWhite/status/774983283188854784
(http://i.imgur.com/6cCEAWK.png)
Thank you Maikel and Dean. :)
Well
I'm surprised that no-one could think of anything to do with such a
renowned ship other than simply scrap her. Was she too big to maintain?
Is she from a time in our history that is not distant enough to make us
want to value her? I can imagine many a tear shed for this sad
sight. :'(
I will also post this in Old Weather Forum / Library / Old Weather Magazine / History Gone By the Board :)
http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=4388.msg133240#msg133240
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Michael Purves timing how long it takes to transcribe a page when using his AutoHotKey BoxDraw script.
;D ;D ;D
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Did some digging. Found several articles. The pictures are
apparently from 2013. The ARK ROYAL being dismantled is R09 built in
1981 and the fifth to carry the name.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/360793/20140926-Ex-HMS_Ark_Royal.pdf
Sad none the less!! :'(
Blessings, Dean
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Michael Purves timing how long it takes to transcribe a page when using his AutoHotKey BoxDraw script.
;D ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D
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Did
some digging. Found several articles. The pictures are apparently from
2013. The ARK ROYAL being dismantled is R09 built in 1981 and the fifth
to carry the name.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/360793/20140926-Ex-HMS_Ark_Royal.pdf
Sad none the less!! :'(
Blessings, Dean
There's a picture in there that reminds of 'The Fighting Temeraire' :
(http://i.imgur.com/IM62lAi.png)
If
it's true that ships have their own spirit perhaps the Ark Royal was
proud to be so well recycled at the end of her useful sea-going
service? :)
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Love the spontaneous flotilla! 8)
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(http://66.media.tumblr.com/a256f3b941f9a2c2cebacbb99e491be4/tumblr_ocgtelptsZ1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Hamlet's father is horrified at how badly his son follows TWYS.
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;D ;D ;D
You might also entitle this....Hamlet with the head of the last person who crossed TWYS :o :o :o
;D ;D ;D
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Alas, on the poor Yoriktown :D
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;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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You are such a punny man, Craig. ;)
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Ha! ;D
Alas, on the poor Yoriktown :D
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(http://c300221.r21.cf1.rackcdn.com/reading-by-marie-bashkirtseff-1383557865_org.jpg)
Transcriber is frustrated due to the severe messiness of the log.
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It's so bad it's made her hair go grey! :o
Another good one hanibal ;D
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;D
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I recognize that look! Thinking back to Patuca and Grafton .... ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/George_Caleb_Bingham_-_Jolly_Flatboatmen_in_Port.jpg)
Another one done: Jamestown 1886 is complete.
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That's a wonderful picture - and well earned by the crew of Jamestown 1886 :D ;D
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In tribute to those who work on the most difficult ships:
(http://www.artistdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/0806cour4_600x5041.jpg)
Helen and Joan resting after a long day of Patterson logs.
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:D :D :D (Any time you want me to look that young - carry on hanibal ;) :D )
I think I need to applaud everyone who's stuck it out with The P ;)
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With their great and patient skills Craig and Michael revive
another transcriber working on The Patterson who has fainted from the
horror of the log mess-ups
(http://i.imgur.com/zDJIAaX.png)
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We can't afford to lose good help. (Notice Michael offering the poor fellow a rudimentary version of Box Draw) ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D for both of these - though I join Joan in
thinking it's a long time since I looked so young as the first picture!
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(http://67.media.tumblr.com/a08624c931c07449e30750494b9add0a/tumblr_o5inhkM1xo1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Newbie transcriber asks moderators for help.
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;D ;D ;D
Perfect!!!
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Good one hanibal! ;) 8)
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I suppose this could be a successor to the previous one:
(http://66.media.tumblr.com/7fad34801e9223731d3f4ee26dce4e5f/tumblr_o9a9a2wI5b1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Moderator walks idiot newbie transcriber through the forum guidelines.
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I wish I had been introduced to the forum guidelines like that. Lucky guy ;D
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Nice one Craig ;D
I came up with:
"Aha! That's
a brilliant idea hanibal...a Latin Primer for newbies. There's been a
lot of stuff on the Zooniverse pages about translating projects into
other languages.
And I particularly like the neck vice-grip. That's
very persuasive. Any volunteers to try it out? (Do I hear a resounding
silence? ;D ;D ;D )"
Ummmm....am I a bit of a disciplinarian? :-\ ;) :o ;D
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(http://i.imgur.com/dqnVfMN.jpg)
The Mods set out in search of new Logs to keep us busy.
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Ah the intrepid, determined Captain of the troops setting out into
the wilderness on a bold steed to garner rations for them from the
locals. :D Nice one Dean ;D
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I didn't know the mods wore such big hats ;D
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;D
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Hey those hats are really important - you see the hairy bit at the top? That detects wind direction and speed.
The
peak at the front collects rain, tips it off the head so rainfall can
be accurately assessed by dint of it running down your face.
The horse has the pocket barometer.
And the sword? Oh that's for cutting the cheese slices for lunch.
:D
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Sounds like a Swiss Army hat ;D
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;D ;D Craig - you're absolutely right! Every Swiss Army should
have just such a hat (and I bet that horse never gets any stones in its
hooves ;) )
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I think this is Maikel, but I can't be sure as I have no idea what he looks like...
(http://forumgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/The-Geometer-hi-res.jpg)
Editor constructing Journey Plotter maps for his latest ship history.
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Well, if it isn't, it should be! Wonderful image of the old fashioned way of doing Journey Plots ....
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Great image hanibal - great image :D :D :D
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Another brilliant choice, Hanibal. Very well done!
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I already posted this image once, but made a poor choice of caption, so here's a do-over:
(http://67.media.tumblr.com/d4496129cda4780c07074dfcecb06807/tumblr_o75qvctZEV1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Disgruntled transcriber posts "Everything wrong with OW Whaling and OW5".
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;D ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
(only two sheets of complaints? ;) )
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If you look closely, you can see he used a very small font size - gotta fit all 95 complaints on there somehow! ;)
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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After Hannibal's transcriber posted the 'Issues,' he was summoned before the Mods!!
(http://i.imgur.com/prKUFFG.jpg)
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Excellent picture and caption, Dean :D :D :D
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Unfortunately, the little meeting didn't go so well:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Cajetan_and_Luther.jpg)
Transcriber stomps out furiously after his complaints fall on deaf ears.
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Hey - that's an old photo - I cut my beard since Michael's snap of me dealing with the 'issues' issue.
And I love the failed little meeting
These are so funny, just soooo funny
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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That irate transcriber looks a bit Franciscan to me - but I deny
having a tonsure. Though I do love the dramatic gesture!
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;D ;D ;D We'll just have to believe you about the tonsure
Helen. (I'm still wondering which mod ends up as the Bishop ;) )
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I think it's Bob - Bob the bishop! ;D
Or maybe Caro? I got the impression she's the most orthodox of the mods ;) ;D
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Oh I am a twit - it's not a bishop is it - it's a Cardinal. :o
(Sorry Bob - must be Caro ;) ;D )
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Don't think I'd know the difference. ;)
People who know me would recognize that facial expression, though. :D
Oh I am a twit - it's not a bishop is it - it's a Cardinal. :o
(Sorry Bob - must be Caro ;) ;D )
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People who know me would recognize that facial expression, though. :D
;D I sometimes give a glance like that myself ;)
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The cardinal in the original painting is Thomas Cajetan, a
theologian and cardinal who was the spokesman of the Catholic church
against Martin Luther and Protestants.
Now, time to continue this little story...
(http://www.azerbaijanrugs.com/mp-img/mp-img-bg/The%20Regents%20of%20the%20Children's%20Orphanage%20in%20Haarlem.jpg)
The PTB hold an emergency meeting on "Why are OW Whaling and OW5 so unpopular, and what should we do about it?"
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I wonder if the paintmakers tired of producing black during that particular period of history? :-\
Anyway
- I'm going to gather us all back together again because, cardinal or
monk, PTB or front-line transcriber, we're all in for the long haul,
pulling together to rescue the planet so here's my offering :D
(http://i.imgur.com/68kyG5d.png?1)
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That's definitely my kind of rowing - safely on dry land!
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;D ;D ;D
..but what are those frame things around the big wheels? ??? :D
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That's definitely my kind of rowing - safely on dry land!
Me too Helen! ;D
;D ;D ;D
..but what are those frame things around the big wheels? ??? :D
Well
I wondered about those. I thought they might be some sort of brake
system, but the fact that it has a section that sticks out from the
wheel seems weird. Although - thinking about that, the excess section
would allow you to get your hands round it and pull. Is it a way of
widening the wheel to prevent it digging into the sand? Answers on a
postcard please ;D
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Oh I am a twit - it's not a bishop is it - it's a Cardinal. :o
(Sorry Bob - must be Caro ;) ;D )
Cardinal Caro - - DOES have a 'ring' to it!!!!!! ;)
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That's a nice boat, Joan, but I'm afraid you forgot one more very important group...
(http://66.media.tumblr.com/fbf088383c8e933c368bebb82bec7b9e/tumblr_o751ls2Tce1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Zooniverse developers arguing about whether implementing random page selection in OW Whaling and OW 5 really was a good idea.
Personal opinion: It wasn't.
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That's truly an old picture then hanibal ;) I'm not even going
to speculate about where that problem is now. :-[ I hope it's
quietly resolving itself...so I'm going to drawn a curtain over
this ;) ;) :D
(http://i.imgur.com/EJnWucX.png)
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There's a link to an actual OW5 dev discussion about this over here in a new topic:
http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=4579.msg134452#msg134452
;)
For the record, Whaling presents pages in date order when marking, it's just the transcription interface that goes random.
Zooniverse developers arguing about whether implementing random page selection in OW Whaling and OW 5 really was a good idea.
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Oh wow, what a coincidence - the discussion even has four developers, just like the four guys in the painting!
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Thanks Bob-I didn't think to point out about the whalers - doh! I
love the whalers - so much story and a hunt for the weather/ice/animal
info. Tops! :D
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Craig, I quoted your query over on the Technical Issues page: http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=4579.0
because I am a bear of little brain and couldn't fathom how to move it (sigh!!) ::)
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Well, it's been fun talking about the mishaps of the new interfaces, but I'd like to move on:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Rembrandt_Two_old_men_disputing_1628.jpg)
Two veteran OW'ers arguing about the proper way to transcribe cloud codes.
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;D ;D ;D ;D Very apt and appropriate.
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Yep - very timely Hanibal ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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This one makes a good contrast to "You and your favorite ship" from a while back (page 52 of this topic)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Pedro_Am%C3%A9rico_-_Mois%C3%A9s_e_Jocabed.jpg)
You and your least favorite ship.
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(http://67.media.tumblr.com/6d804d98a8e5487aec228cdf09501260/tumblr_o9nst09eEC1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Zooniverse
developer enjoying a Saturday afternoon at home with his family...
until he receives word that OW Classic has crashed again.
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;D ;D ;D
The problem with this one 'You and your least
favorite ship.' is that a clever person is going to fish it out of the
reeds and make it terribly famous and very powerful. That'll make it
nigh on impossible to ignore :o ;D
The second one is spookey - that looks so much like a mobile phone in his hand. It really does ;D
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;D ;D ;D
The fishing line in the little girl's hands doesn't bode well for diagnosing the problem. ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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The second one is spookey - that looks so much like a mobile phone in his hand. It really does ;D
I know!
I
looked up the painting - Interieur, by Pieter de Hooch - and that's
supposed to be a letter in his hand. But I can't stop seeing a cell
phone.
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He definitely looks as though he's texting ....
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It's almost impossible not to see a mobile - it's the dimensions.
I'm sure this is something that a social science doctorate could be
based on. :D
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It's
almost impossible not to see a mobile - it's the dimensions. I'm sure
this is something that a social science doctorate could be based
on. :D
Maybe
someone travelled back in time and left their cell phone behind. The
poor messenger is trying to get a signal, but he's not having any
luck. ;D
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I blame Dr Who then ;) ;D
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You don't hold a modern smart phone between the thumb and index
finger. The ancient ones must have had a different design. I think this
disproves time travel ;D
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You
don't hold a modern smart phone between the thumb and index finger. The
ancient ones must have had a different design. I think this disproves
time travel ;D
Maybe it's a Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and you'll have to hold them between the thumb and index finger! ;D
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(http://image.invaluable.com/housePhotos/Balclis/58/282658/H4113-L15467314.jpg)
Zooniverse developer after a week of 12-14 hour days.
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D That's a really good find hanibal. I bet that's exactly what it feels like!!
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Welcome back!
(http://img12.deviantart.net/9982/i/2013/233/6/f/the_traveler_by_heinrichvonm-d6j384z.jpg)
Randi making her way from France to Pennsylvania.
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Awww - nice one hanibal
(http://i.imgur.com/ezP3VKQ.jpg?1)
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Great, Hanibal. It looks like she may be waiting for the Patterson to arrive. :D
NW 1 29.98 55 52 50 of CuN 9
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Great, Hanibal. It looks like she may be waiting for the Patterson to arrive. :D
NW 1 29.98 55 52 50 of CuN 9
She'll have a long wait. We just pulled in to San Francisco. I expect we'll be there for quite some time! ;)
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Welcome back!
(http://img12.deviantart.net/9982/i/2013/233/6/f/the_traveler_by_heinrichvonm-d6j384z.jpg)
Randi making her way from France to Pennsylvania.
;D
Thanks!
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Marie_Bashkirtseff_2.jpg)
Getting out and enjoying nature is one of the best ways to relax after a serious OW session.
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:)
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:D :D :D Especially in a pretty Spring orchard like that :D
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;D
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Dunno about you guys, but this is what I feel like when I'm trying to save a page and it won't go through:
(http://www.art-prints-on-demand.com/kunst/juan_manuel_blanes/ind54519.jpg)
Grumpy transcriber waiting for OW Classic to start working again.
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Which is exactly what is happening to me at the moment - so this picture is very timely!
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Which is exactly what is happening to me at the moment - so this picture is very timely!
And me!
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Oh dear! Even the horse looks to have lost interest :o
I better scoot around and find out what's happening!
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(http://static.artuk.org/w800h800/NTIII/NTIII_CAL_290387.jpg)
"Forgive me moderator, for I have sinned - while transcribing, I corrected a date that I knew was wrong!"
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Not that I would ever do such a thing myself... :-[ :-X
;D
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;D ;D
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In the old days you'd say so many of such prayers as indulgences to
get yourself off the hook. So do 20 pages of Patterson logs and we'll
call it quits. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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In
the old days you'd say so many of such prayers as indulgences to get
yourself off the hook. So do 20 pages of Patterson logs and we'll call
it quits. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Sorry,
Hanibal has done a lot more than 20 pages on the Patterson. In fact, he
finished off one stream. You'll have to assign him pages on a different
ship. Maybe a whaling vessel! ;D ;D ;D
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Hehehe! Now that really would be worth an indulgence ;D :o ;D
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(https://67.media.tumblr.com/c09aa9cbf8cd7ed755a7f3ef827a674a/tumblr_oebgtuCROu1ugyavxo1_540.jpg)
OW
moderator to Zooniverse developer: "Please, please PLEASE keep the
outdated software of OW Classic running! We're almost done!"
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I have no idea what these Franciscans are up to - but I echo the sentiments!
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As long as he isn't saying 'This is what happened to the last person to keep bothering us' ;)
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As long as he isn't saying 'This is what happened to the last person to keep bothering us' ;)
;D ;D ;D
(Our developers would never say, or even think, that...)
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As long as he isn't saying 'This is what happened to the last person to keep bothering us' ;)
;D ;D ;D
(Our developers would never say, or even think, that...)
You hope Michael, you hope!!! ;D ;D ;D
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As long as he isn't saying 'This is what happened to the last person to keep bothering us' ;)
Nope. All the mods are still around ;D
Alive and kicking
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Okay - looks like most people have misunderstood what I was trying to say, so here's some clarification:
The skull is the outdated, frequently-crashing software that OW Classic depends upon.
The developer is examining said software, but is horrified at how old and flimsy it has become.
I sure hope OW Classic can hold on long enough for us to finish it.
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Oooohhhhhh riiiiiiiiight ::) got it ;D
Well in that case let's go in this direction because OW's not dead yet by a long chalk... ;) ;) ;)
(http://i.imgur.com/CIV9Ush.png)
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Here is a little digression with some images I found by accident:
- Coast Guard Art Program 2014 Collection
(https://www.uscg.mil/art/collection/2014_cogap_collection.pdf)
- Coast Guard Art Program 2015 Collection (https://www.uscg.mil/art/collection/2015_cat.pdf)
- Coast Guard Art Program 2016 Collection (https://www.uscg.mil/art/collection/2016_cogap_collection.pdf)
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:D :D :D Those are very good Randi!
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This really happened to me once while transcribing the Pioneer - good thing it was a Friday-to-Saturday night!
(http://www.hootingyard.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/plutarch.jpg)
"Oh my gosh - is it 3 am already?"
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Good one!
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Been there, but not with OW. Yet. ;) ;D
"Oh my gosh - is it 3 am already?"
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Been there, but not with OW. Yet. ;) ;D
You haven't been with OW for as long as I have ;D
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;D ;D
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This really happened to me once while transcribing the Pioneer - good thing it was a Friday-to-Saturday night!
"Oh my gosh - is it 3 am already?"
Time flies when you're enjoying yourself hanibal :D
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This really happened to me once while transcribing the Pioneer - good thing it was a Friday-to-Saturday night!
"Oh my gosh - is it 3 am already?"
Time flies when you're enjoying yourself hanibal :D
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. ::) ;)
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;D ;D ;D
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Two Navigators ask 'Will anyone care about this in 100 years?! ;)
(http://i.imgur.com/IAYx7ng.jpg)
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Observed ;)
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;D
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very true, that thought crossed my mind too on behalf of the sailors.
maybe someday someone will research landfill regulation and come across my work ;D
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super picture! ;D ;D ;D
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very true, that thought crossed my mind too on behalf of the sailors.
maybe someday someone will research landfill regulation and come across my work ;D
I think they will find the work of MANY of us there! But I will KEEP WORKING!!!! ;)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Fra_K%C3%B8benhavns_B%C3%B8rs.jpg)
Annual meeting of all the PTB from all the Zooniverse projects.
(Not
sure if this is really a thing, but I love the idea of them all
gathering in their top hats to exchange tips, project results and other
stuff...)
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;D ;D ;D
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You forgot the LADIES!!! :'(
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Oh we're here - though we decided to go with modern technology - the photograph...
(http://i.imgur.com/ngZVkyg.png)
(The OW Ladies Glee Club) ;D ;D ;D
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Other than the lady, second from the right, back row, they really don't look very gleeful. ;)
It must have been the style at the time. Photos of my relatives from the period 1900-1930 always seem to show a rather grim lot.
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Why dont people smile in old photographs?
(http://www.tweentribune.com/article/tween56/why-don-t-people-smile-old-photographs/)
;)
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I can just hear the photographers of old, "Scowl!" >:(
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I can just hear the photographers of old, "Scowl!" >:(
And they certainly listened to the instruction ;D
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I don't think we've advertised this one yet. It's the Zooniverse
Image Competition
(https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQzRRdm4HqwJ1egy9tmb191HG9vM5N-fc0rhFaqH96mrwzMQ/viewform)
You can enter your favourite images, and more than one of them:
'What?s
your favourite Zooniverse photo? Did you know that there are over two
million images in the Zooniverse, across 77 different research projects?
We?re looking for the most interesting, beautiful and unusual images from across the Zooniverse.'
I know we don't get a lot of pretty images but we do get some beautiful handwriting, and some exciting doodles.
:D
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Why dont people smile in old photographs? (http://www.tweentribune.com/article/tween56/why-don-t-people-smile-old-photographs/)
;)
I actually hate smiling for photos, because I can't do a realistic smile unless I genuinely feel happy.
Plus, I'm one of these people:
Some
people's natural smiles are closed-mouth. At some point, it is
inevitable that a photographer will order them to "really" smile and
show their teeth. The end result is a fake grin that would do Shere Khan
proud.
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Awww - I gave up hating photographs years ago. People take them anyway so you might as well just give them a smile ;)
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What I meant was that if I try to do a fake smile, it usually comes out looking like this:
(https://i.imgur.com/c6l095n.jpg)
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I'm with you on this one, hanibal - the only decent photos of me are ones I didn't know were being taken ....
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What I meant was that if I try to do a fake smile, it usually comes out looking like this:
(https://i.imgur.com/c6l095n.jpg)
Well Helen and Hanibal, you're safe with me. OK my mobile phone takes pictures but other than that I don't own one :D
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Oh we're here - though we decided to go with modern technology - the photograph...
(http://i.imgur.com/ngZVkyg.png)
(The OW Ladies Glee Club) ;D ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Rembrandt_Harmensz_van_Rijn_-_Scholar_at_his_Study_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
OW'er in the middle of transcribing: "Oh hello Moderator - is something wrong?"
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Fra_K%C3%B8benhavns_B%C3%B8rs.jpg)
Annual meeting of all the PTB from all the Zooniverse projects.
(Not
sure if this is really a thing, but I love the idea of them all
gathering in their top hats to exchange tips, project results and other
stuff...)
A painting of the auditions for the new monopoly movie :D
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Ha! ;D
A painting of the auditions for the new monopoly movie :D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Rembrandt_Harmensz_van_Rijn_-_Scholar_at_his_Study_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
OW'er in the middle of transcribing: "Oh hello Moderator - is something wrong?"
Where do I get a wonderful transcribing outfit like that?
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You should have received your fancy outfit in the mail after passing the 100.000 mark, Helen - did it not come? ;)
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;D ;D ;D
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No, absolutely not - I feel cheated! ;)
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;D ;D ;D
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It would certainly let you turn the heating down Helen - looks very snug :D
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It would certainly let you turn the heating down Helen - looks very snug :D
Indeed - I'm assuming this is the winter outfit, and there's another one for summer transcribing?
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I love that robe!
Surely the moderators are entitled to them - and a summer version as well?
Think how much faster sea ice would get transcribed if everyone had one ;) ;D ;)
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Perhaps this should be part of the future of the project - splendid robes for moderators (of course) and top transcribers?
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;D ;D ;D
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If I remember correctly, a few RN ships were really tough...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/1627_Rembrandt_Paulus_im_Gef%C3%A4ngnis_Staatsgalerie_Stuttgart_anagoria.JPG)
"How the heck am I supposed to edit this thing? I can barely READ it!"
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;D
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;D ;D ;D
That awful moment when TWYS means finding a key that prints spider scrawl ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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what I want to know is, what's the sword for?
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what I want to know is, what's the sword for?
...and what's with the well lit bare foot?
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what I want to know is, what's the sword for?
--- the log keeper ;)
Just in case he finds a Tardis
...and what's with the well lit bare foot?
--- unlike some of our log keepers, he doesn't intend to walk on the log with his dirty shoes
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Ha! ;D ;D ;D
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My immediate thought was 'Patuca' where they definitely trampled on
the log pages with gay abandon - so the bare foot is very
meaningful. ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Randi is 100% correct - I couldn't have put it better myself! ;D
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Hip Hip Hooray!
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Hipp_hipp_hurra%21_Konstn%C3%A4rsfest_p%C3%A5_Skagen_-_Peder_Severin_Kr%C3%B8yer.jpg)
Celebrating
the completion of the USC&GSS Carlile P. Patterson, one of the
longest and most notoriously difficult ships that Old Weather has ever
had.
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;D
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Love the picture! :D :D :D
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Great picture, great event ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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And who is that sitting at the head of the table: Helen J, Silvia, Jil, ... ?
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And who is that sitting at the head of the table: Helen J, Silvia, Jil, ... ?
Oh, to have a figure like that!
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Here's who I think they are, left to right:
Women: Helen J., Joan, Janet Lomas, Silvia.
Men: Craig, Hanibal94 (because the captain must have the biggest beard!), Michael Purves, asterix135, Stuart, Bob, Zovacor.
Oh wait - Zovacor might actually be female too, but I can't remember ...
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I'm flattered! My hair is certainly light, sadly white not blonde ;D
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Good choice for me with my bald spots (or should I say hair spots) ;D
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Good choice for me with my bald spots (or should I say hair spots) ;D
I also have bald spots - in the painting and in real life!
Other
than that: Michael gets the glasses because he wears glasses in real
life, asterix135 gets the straw hat because he was the original captain,
and Stuart gets a nice beard, also to match real life.
Helen gets to
be at the head of the table because she transcribed the most of all the
ladies, and Joan gets to be a kid because ... well, it fits her
personality. ;D (This is meant as a compliment!)
Then I just filled in the others.
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The Moderators made sure that from now on he understood TWYS.
(http://i.imgur.com/SMBbImi.jpg)
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;D
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Joan gets to be a kid because ... well, it fits her personality. ;D (This is meant as a compliment!)
Understood - and really quite correct :D :D :D
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The Moderators made sure that from now on he understood TWYS.
Never thought of doing that - hmmmm ;D ;D ;D
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The Moderators made sure that from now on he understood TWYS.
Never thought of doing that - hmmmm ;D ;D ;D
:o :o :o :o :o ;)
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During a recent trip to Bamberg, I happened to spot this:
(https://i.imgur.com/GKu4LlV.jpg)
A perfectly normal day on Old Weather.
(This one fits so well, it's like it was commissioned for us!)
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Perfect!
(This one fits so well, it's like it was commissioned for us!)
Indeed it does!
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The gender distribution is a bit skewed, though ;D
The
fellow in the foreground could be Hannibal tallying up all the WRs.
Someone give the poor guy an abacus! He's going to run out of fingers.
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Is that Maikel on the far right with his Journey Plotter? ;)
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An early version ;)
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Had a good chortle at this one. I see there's an early version of journey plotter on it too ;D
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The gender distribution is a bit skewed, though ;D
Unfortunately, yes - or maybe it's a snapshot of a time when by chance, only males were online:
Left foreground: Me and Michael Purves (he's the one with the hat) discussing how long it will take to finish the remaining ships.
Left background: Paul Money quietly working on a ship history (probably a river gunboat).
Right foreground: Maikel with a very early version of Journey Plotter.
Right background: Bob watching everybody and making sure nobody does anything stupid - he's currently on moderator duty.
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;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/C_Krohg-Trett.jpg)
Moderator at the end of her shift.
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:) ;D ;D ;D
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Looks like she has things all sewn up :D
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Ha! ;D
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Good grief. ::) ;D
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Looks like she has things all sewn up :D
:P :P :P
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Or possibly.
"Our Caro after spending many hours looking
through almost all 300 ships histories for something interesting to put
in her WW1 Centenary Update".
Fortunately HMS Ribble ran into the dock wall again!!
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Or possibly.
"Our
Caro after spending many hours looking through almost all 300 ships
histories for something interesting to put in her WW1 Centenary Update".
Fortunately HMS Ribble ran into the dock wall again!!
;D ;D ;D
Actually
it looks like a very young version of me - the sewing machine is almost
always sat out next to the computer. All I need to do is shed about 30
years and as many pounds and I'm there 8)
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The only similarity to me is that I'm often found asleep in my chair.
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;D
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8) ;D
Happy New Year, all!
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It's already 2017 in some places, so here goes:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Caspar_David_Friedrich_013.jpg)
As the sun rises on the first day of the year 2017 A.D., only five ships remain on OW Classic.
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Brilliant hanibal! And happy new year everyone - whether you're already there or some hours off.
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Yes, wonderful picture hanibal - so clever :D
And thank you to Caro for such a splendid Happy New Year card :D
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Two great pictures ;D
Good work on the five ships theme, Hanibal94!
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Good work on the five ships theme, Hanibal94!
Thanks!
I really wanted to use that painting because it has ships, but I
couldn't think of a good caption, so it was sitting around in my "OW
Gallery Material" bookmarks folder for over two months.
Then I
realized we were on track to finish off the Thetis and Patterson just
before the end of the year, and this would leave only five unfinished
ships.
Many thanks to Helen, Joan, Michael and Silvia for the
Patterson, and leelaht and Janet L. for the Thetis! This wouldn't have
worked without you.
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Great New year pics - Happy New Year, everyone!
(Although
I'm a bit confused as I'm listening to a radio program from 20th Dec and
they keep wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!)
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Happy New Year everyone!
Good caption, Hannibal and nice New Year's card, Caro.
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I already posted this one, but made a poor choice of caption - this one is much better.
(http://68.media.tumblr.com/fbf088383c8e933c368bebb82bec7b9e/tumblr_o751ls2Tce1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
OW'ers
playing Shipopoly: "No, you were on Esquimalt when you threw that 7 -
so instead of going to New York, you get sent to the Drydock!"
(The Drydock is the equivalent of Jail)
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Good one ;D
(I will assume that Joan and leelaht weren't playing that round ;))
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That's a cracker hanibal - fits so well. And there's a shady
character in the left of the picture - perhaps that's me or
Leelaht? ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D
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oi, as it appears I'm about to sell out, it could be me fading away
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Yessss!
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A follow-up to the previous one:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e5/Paja_Jovanovic%3BCas_macevanje.jpg)
Veteran OW'ers train a newbie, who was indeed attracted to the forum by word of all the cool stuff it contains.
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Good one!
It may seem a bit overwhelming at first, but your OW family will be happy to guide your hands ;)
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I agree with you both Hanibal and Randi ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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(http://www.essentialvermeer.com/related_vermeer_paintings/images/astronomer/heerschop.jpg)
OW'er searching Geographical Help for very obscure Russian place names, with nothing to guide him but the completely outdated English names used by whalers.
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;D
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That does sound familiar ;)
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And it applies to other parts of the world too! I've certainly been there ....
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;D
..., with nothing to guide him but the completely outdated English names used by whalers.
Not to mention usually misspelled!
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You should have had the pleasure of doing the Moorhen on the Pearl River in China! :(
It
was legible but that didn't help one bit. I think it was Janet who
found an old map for me but the places named weren't on it.
The river itself got its name because of all the condemned milk the crew threw overboard. ;D
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I have to confess that after a brief attempt, I abandoned
China. I did take on Iceland, the eastern Med (where names tended
to change depending on who was in charge of the country today), and East
Africa, where I think there was a lot of guesswork on the part of the
logkeepers.
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I
have to confess that after a brief attempt, I abandoned China. I
did take on Iceland, the eastern Med (where names tended to change
depending on who was in charge of the country today), and East Africa,
where I think there was a lot of guesswork on the part of the
logkeepers.
Figuring
out names when sailing up and down the Yangste River was a challenge
(some days reminded me of the river scenes in Apocalypse Now but without
the surfing ;)) but Grafton in the Red Sea was the biggest
challenge. The usual bad handwriting, spelling and name changes, but all
the places on Google Maps displayed the names only in the Arabic
script.
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Probably the most difficult I did was Mantis. She spent time in the
Middle East, Russia & China, not to mention the trips between them.
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Sorry - been busy with family the last few days :) Thanks
Hanibal - that'll do very nicely for the Panoptes Forum! :D :D :D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Lord_Frederic_Leighton_-_Cymon_and_Iphigenia_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
Exhausted OW'ers at the end of another very productive day.
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I see that the mods get pillows, sheets and a comfortable mattress
while the rest of us have to make to with laying on rocks, roots and
dead leaves!!! ;D ;D ;D
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I think that represents one of the mods watching over a transcriber and worrying about the new interface.
Or,
a slightly different interpretation, the lady is the OW project
personified, the mod is watching over OW, and the exhausted transcribers
are sound asleep (perhaps dreaming about holystoning decks).
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... laying on rocks, roots and dead leaves!!! ;D ;D ;D
When
did you lot get promoted to rocks, roots and dried leaves? In my day it
was beach mast and conkers (how I miss them! ::) :-* ::) )
;D ;D ;D
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I think that represents one of the mods watching over a transcriber and worrying about the new interface.
Or,
a slightly different interpretation, the lady is the OW project
personified, the mod is watching over OW, and the exhausted transcribers
are sound asleep (perhaps dreaming about holystoning decks).
Awwww - nice ideas Randi :D :D :D
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;D ;D ;D
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If any of you would like to see a painting + caption for a certain
theme, or you have a painting that could use a good caption, please let
me know!
I am very open to new ideas and suggestions. Joan's sent me two so far, and I fulfilled them both very well.
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If
any of you would like to see a painting + caption for a certain theme,
or you have a painting that could use a good caption, please let me
know!
I am very open to new ideas and suggestions. Joan's sent me two so far, and I fulfilled them both very well.
Reference:
I am very happy to provide a reference for Hanibal94. He has an
imaginative flair with art and its history and fulfills the brief
provided with enthusiasm. ;D
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I think that represents one of the mods watching over a transcriber and worrying about the new interface.
Or,
a slightly different interpretation, the lady is the OW project
personified, the mod is watching over OW, and the exhausted transcribers
are sound asleep (perhaps dreaming about holystoning decks).
Consequence of a first encounter with the grid tool?
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VERY good Kevin!
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(http://www.oilpaintingfactory.com/pic/Oil%20Painting%20Masterpieces%20on%20Canvas/El%20Greco_Greece_1541-1614/4-The-Penitent-Magdalen-detail-Mannerism-Spanish-Renaissance-El-Greco.jpg)
This is what happens to your eyes when you transcribe way, way WAY too much in one go with no breaks.
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Exactly!
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Love your suggestion Kevin :D :D :D
Love the 'look' hanibal - I've certainly had that look before now :D
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;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Vincent_Willem_van_Gogh_002.jpg)
When you are forced to quit OW Classic because all the remaining ships are already taken.
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:o :o :o
Don't despair, Hanibal, there's still Jamestown 1844 for you... ;)
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:'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Jamestown, Jamestown, Jamestown , Jamestown go work on the Jamestown now
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New ships coming soon ;)
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;D ;D ;D
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New ships coming soon ;)
And there are whaling ships. And OW5 with the grids you get to draw... ;D ;D ;D
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New ships coming soon ;)
And there are whaling ships. And OW5 with the grids you get to draw... ;D ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D
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Don't despair, Hanibal, there's still Jamestown 1844 for you... ;)
That's true - but I was kinda saving her for last because Randi asked me to a while back.
But for now, I still gotta finish the Albatross 1890. Got 1.5 months to go, I just got held up by some real life stuff.
I
won't be going on to OW Whaling, OW5, or OW Spreadsheets, though. With
my 40-hour/week job, I no longer have as much free time as I did during
my student days.
So once OW Classic is over for me, I will move on to some Zooniverse nature projects.
Maybe I'll try OW Spreadsheets (does it have a real name yet?) one day. But not for a while.
I'll still be around in the forums, though, and I will continue to post art jokes here, as long as you guys keep enjoying them.
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Don't despair, Hanibal, there's still Jamestown 1844 for you... ;)
That's true - but I was kinda saving her for last because Randi asked me to a while back.
But for now, I still gotta finish the Albatross 1890. Got 1.5 months to go, I just got held up by some real life stuff.
I
won't be going on to OW Whaling, OW5, or OW Spreadsheets, though. With
my 40-hour/week job, I no longer have as much free time as I did during
my student days.
So once OW Classic is over for me, I will move on to some Zooniverse nature projects.
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Maybe I'll try OW Spreadsheets (does it have a real name yet?) one day. But not for a while.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I'll still be around in the forums, though, and I will continue to post art jokes here, as long as you guys keep enjoying them.
;D ;D HURRAH!!! ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/The_Alchemist%E2%80%99s_Experiment_Takes_Fire_1687_CHF_fa_2000.001.276.JPG)
Never try to cook anything while working on OW.
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I recognize that one!!!!!
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Me too! :'(
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;D
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And me! ;D ;D ;D
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Been there, done that, soot to prove it!! ;)
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Yes, that's familiar - good one, hanibal!
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Grigoriy_Myasoyedov_Reading_of_the_1861_Manifesto_1873.jpg)
OW'ers gathering round to read Philip Brohan's latest blog post.
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Another good one!
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All this work on OW has certainly aged us! ;D ;D ;D
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Not to mention apparently turning us all male .... ;D
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Not to mention apparently turning us all male .... ;D
I guess the girls are outside working (ahem! ;) ;) ;D ) ::)
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I am currently without internet access at home. This has been the
situation for the last few days and will certainly not improve until
tomorrow at best.
This is what I'm feeling like just now...no
access to OW is about as bad as it gets.... (my piano disagrees - it has
not been so well polished in a lot of years) :o
(http://i.imgur.com/Pfnehw2.png)
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;D
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Commiserations Joan - I hope your internet is fixed before the piano disappears under the polish!
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Not to mention apparently turning us all male .... ;D
I guess the girls are outside working (ahem! ;) ;) ;D ) ::)
They're keeping in warm in the straw (look on the left) :)
Time to play the piano, Joan. ;D
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Not to mention apparently turning us all male .... ;D
I guess the girls are outside working (ahem! ;) ;) ;D ) ::)
They're keeping in warm in the straw (look on the left) :)
Time to play the piano, Joan. ;D
;D ;D ;D x 2 ;)
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Love this collection of art on ships; USS and HMS.
http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/dazzle-ships/
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Love this collection of art on ships; USS and HMS.
http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/dazzle-ships/
8)
My favorite is the last one (U.S.S. Nebraska). :o
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USS Nebraska is a doozy. :)
I like the pic of Suboney too so I borrowed it.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9UtdqS7xJb-BsuCAhEi-8W0EwFIAqNEk7EVmw8KcRVCYR5SiFUyqnsAQhIWpHXqO-IvPLA2dDDv7JcXWodUwmRb6HeD61ZlrnEjoTSHVuShEiMR2NQ3Q8D_HhHtFD2GcogDQYqkHicPogETw8nv4zDHZ9pNJ_NBEXg0ay_aowafhBQKL3MNijeonlBvcb_ctUmLlSTVlAMkjCZToXrWKC0Y2aP6Wx8Tqhj0S3UMiP1k1kBfgyWujvyWXyf68jPdVOJP35WncVKfbkkZG8z13Ey4g67zg1xR5LCpXiZuH67Rj8JK6JvxO0pLWSbGKZtqkvB_9pIbTUuQzBLrkf57MhkZOf5k2lYn3I9b_oGwgiL1cTvChzJkShj-xyF3wMqvovV3aqiggBdh1wpvL8Fgb-OMLblKG3hbYcaWFgAxVKBK-3z_r7xPmrOMlKczH9eJDvWr_PTSpCYWx7VvJctJcbA-mSMZyNcsk1IbcR6utEvWRlQoqo4n0PvKU3JLWTUyV-92nYcimjpTCUH2NBOvNSsWEe3G3dS2An_Vu1-ZmVQZY0wwhNEbjpNut-F4VKDyrQZclBofCHRy9n_cAF9yP1fGWXJm0BNtHJ2NlkthFJepQZsCswik3hg=w737-h368-no)
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The U.S.S. Nebraska (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nebraska_(BB-14)) is good!
Big picture at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nebraska_(BB-14)#/media/File:USS_Nebraska_experimental_camouflage.tiff :o
I like the U.S.S. Charles S Sperry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Charles_S._Sperry) too ;D
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The
battleship Nebraska will probably be remembered in the United States
navy as the ship that launched herself. ... Governor J. H. Mickey of
Nebraska and Attorney General Prout had just finished brief remarks to
the assembled multitude when a great crashing of timber was heard and
the battleship began to glide slowly down the incline. Miss Mary Main
Mickey, the governor's daughter, was very quick in perceiving what was
happening and managed to break the bottle of champagne and to christen
the vessel before it had slipped past her.
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I like the U.S.S. Charles S Sperry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Charles_S._Sperry) too ;D
Nice one. :D
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Thanks for the link, Caro - I can't get enough of dazzle
ships. I have just ordered a book called "Dazzle - Disguise &
Disruption in War & Art" by James Taylor, reputed to be "lavishly
illustrated". I will report back when I receive it.
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Great. Thanks Su. It sounds like something I might need too. ;)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/DelarocheNapoleon.jpg)
OW'er resting after finishing his work for the day.
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I hope it doesn't mean that we're going to be sent to St. Helena!
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;D
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I don't know, he looks rather glum.
It might be an Interface/Browser issue...
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or he's thinking, "Zut, I've been entering the temperature in the
Fahrenheit rather than centigrade! I can't let anyone see this."
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or
he's thinking, "Zut, I've been entering the temperature in the
Fahrenheit rather than centigrade! I can't let anyone see this."
;D ;D ;D
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Connectivity has been restored to Chez Moi .... and I can say that being out of contact was a remote place to be...very happy to be back :D
(http://i.imgur.com/uNSBgPT.png)
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She's not at all like the lineman who was working on our telephone pole a couple of days back. ;D
(I think the people across the street were switching internet providers...)
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I'd say that, given the weather, she's just a tad under-dressed for
the job. The engineer who tuned at my place was warmly clad in case the
outside box needed dealing with. :)
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Handy not to need a ladder ;D
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Handy not to need a ladder ;D
Very fine indeed when considering the problems of the health and safety risks of using ladders - very true Randi ;D
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I imagine the risk assessment for flying might be quite lengthy too
.... :D :D :D (especially dressed in such a unsuitable fashion).
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;D
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;D ;D ;D
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Glad to hear your Internet connection is better, Joan!
This is the image that pops into my head when I'm talking to Caro or Randi:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Emilie_Chatelet_portrait_by_Latour.jpg)
Moderator at her workstation.
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I'm not nearly that dressed up!
(and not quite that gray ;))
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I love the lace! Do you have to earn it by years of service, like stripes in the forces? ;D ;D
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Yup ;D
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It comes with a bit of arsenic for trouble makers. ;D
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Aha!! I bet myself that it was Emilie Du Chatelet and I was right - yehaa!
I think Caro and Randi deserve admiration for ironing those bows and folderols so that they look so smart! ;) ;) ;D
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Mwahahaha! Yes, I always dress like that while moderating.
I am a tad more casual at other times.
Meanwhile, here's a gorgeous picture I saw today of SEA. :-*
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C4PhyfSWIAAqB8V.jpg:large)
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That is a stunning picture!
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What a cerulean symphony :D
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That is a stunning picture!
Not as stunning as that of the moderators!!! ;)
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(Can I just add that I'm not that grey either - I passed that stage a long time ago ;) ;D )
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(Can I just add that I'm not that grey either - I passed that stage a long time ago ;) ;D )
;D
I didn't have gray when I started OW... ;)
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it's gotta to be a wig, her complexion is too youthful.
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Good point.
Sad to say, she died at 42.
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Oh she did too - I had forgotten that. I recall that she lived with
Voltaire and had a lot of the exciting young scientists and humanists of
the day to stay at their home. :)
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You're not a veteran OW'er until this happens to you:
(https://www.chinaoilpaintinggallery.com/image/oilpainting/jan-vermeer/the-geographer.jpg)
"Oh my goodness - I just realized I have visited more foreign countries via OW logbooks than in real life!"
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Count me as a veteran, then!
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"Oh my goodness - I just realized I have visited more foreign countries via OW logbooks than in real life!"
The Jamestown got around to many countries. :o ;D
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I think I'd done that within 2 weeks of starting here :D I have no
current passport and have only visited 8 other countries, no wait,
including Wales and Scotland I can make that 10. If Cornwall gets
separation it's 11, Devon 12, and Yorkshire a bakers dozen. Well it's
looking better already :D
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I think there should be a rule against counting countries that
separate from your own (fully expecting that Quebec will not separate
[before I do]). :D ;D
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Another good one!
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I
think there should be a rule against counting countries that separate
from your own (fully expecting that Quebec will not separate [before I
do]). :D ;D
;D ;D ;D Agreed!
Another good one!
Also agreed ;D ;D ;D
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BSNscyZC5PECt6_2WiZFZ19cuH_Z1Vqpk7aQcKCniTk9I0Nau1mHPReZO7ryHy76JI0UeEwHS69wx2kuEk8_FPH-xtvjVAw5I1GZ04NfxQB8TgKpP9KaYZRZWoVkNLyvHyX8Z0evjQhL10PvKNl0THioh_kZ17irGQbISHDfkmBctadHZkVSWc5FZNpih7OitgBfXjPjweX1oIzzZsl1QXjk3QQjRqHWNAA9SUKuAXAw8EhhZQ7yVRR5N3m-z5pbO2yT6b7K5DkxrlZ_VpB1Lm6ccg99Q1oFccWrkPCZVx-McDg4J_8mDvmnFrP3AEWYXkLzJpa4YB2tHWy_e1DbxACM4Dv9jVYCFxsBieqP-JB8Zy33H4yC6l5_MSzug2ZaCoE27PQG2vebiwXHFxGP2BszJXlFfmKQ8UA0rVL6RYuO3JnvbMZUsWEde9ral8aTXDQaTkdtg3Ni-a7KNaJXh5gcVtjcobwufOoI6KXA7xQ482MVkfIZ-BLOjTVH-i_rcEao_4kCcMb3jiXP0UOjLMOEqAKYLaniWJvQbo0MCxPmXh8ZhJtJNPLLCi7PpQi2_K21coBpF3M6Vic8oSKY4C2DqEivLjbhvE3V2mjYc13dpUmhc4NaMw=w800-h600-no)
The Mods when they find another 'transcriber' who didn't TWYS.
Is that better? Caro ;D
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Very good, Dean. I hope the Mods have good heating though, or
they'll catch their death in those flimsy garments .... ;D ;D
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:o :o :o Oh my! Is that the new uniform? I think I agree
with Helen. Still - I shouldn't worry - I'll get locked up in a nice
warm cell for cruelty to asps ;) ;D
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;D
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Actually, moderators get to wear much warmer and fancier clothing than that, as we discussed in the replies to this entry:
http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=25.msg136158#msg136158
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Much more suitable for most of us in our chilly latitudes (though
the Australians might be glad on something a little more airy ....)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Albrecht_D%C3%BCrer_Saint_Jerome_1521.jpg)
"Ya see this skull here, laddie? This be all thats left of the last Logkeeper-From-Hell I ran into!"
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Can't say I haven't been tempted!
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Can't say I haven't been tempted!
;D ;D ;D ;D
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Can't say I haven't been tempted!
Well
I have to say that whoever was responsible for making sure that the
logs were completed responsibly should take a hint from this one
;)
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;D
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I have experienced this several times...
(http://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ep/web-large/ep89.21.1.R.jpg)
When a veteran OW'er is on vacation without Internet for too long, they almost always start to feel withdrawal symptoms.
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Oh I've been there - see that vacant, hopeless stare? I've done that
before now! I see that she is hailing a bus to get to an internet cafe
to sooth her ennui! :D
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And she has even let her usual immaculate clothing get very scruffy ....
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Who or what are those ghostly figures over her shoulder?
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Not sure, but she is Joan -
of Arc.
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According to the Met Museum, the painting "depicts the moment when
Saints Michael, Margaret, and Catherine appear to Joan in her parents'
garden, rousing her to fight against the English invaders in the Hundred
Years War". I'm not sure I can see all three ... :)
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Good old Saint Michael!
Years ago, when I was in Whitehorse, I
was talking to Bishop Thomas about saints. "So many Saint Marys", I
said, "but not so many Saint Michaels." My CO is a Mary, and she is also
a saint, though not yet officially! ;)
Bishop Tom pointed
out that there was only one Saint Michael, the Archangel. It was a
reserved name, and only one saint with that name was permitted.
"Boy."
I said. "I'm glad you told me that. It really takes the pressure off me
knowing there's no use me trying to become a saint!" ;D ;D ;D
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;D
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;D ;D ;D I'd say that you were one of a kind too Michael ;) ;)
Sometimes
people seem to find it difficult to catch my name and are not sure of
how to spell it. I sometimes say "That's 'Joan, as in the saint, and
Arthur, as in the king'". I suspect that the younger generation might
still be left wondering what's going on ;)
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;D ;D ;D I'd say that you were one of a kind too Michael ;) ;)
Beautifully put, Joan!
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;D ;D ;D I'd say that you were one of a kind too Michael ;) ;)
Beautifully put, Joan!
Thank you, but so is Mr. Trump... :o ::) ;)
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(Thanks to Caro for making this one forum-appropriate!)
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Having gone as far as he possibly could on OW Classic, a veteran OW'er sets off in search of new projects to work on.
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He's got to get past that cow-with-horns, looks like a good reason
to go back and fix the roof, windows, his breeches, and try out another
OWClassic when there's more to do (she says in hope) ;)
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I came very close to doing that :'(
However, Bob's OW: Next - designed by transcribers - is looking good ;D
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I came very close to doing that :'(
However, Bob's OW: Next - designed by transcribers - is looking good ;D
Yeah!!! ;D ;D ;D
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This guy is awesome!
(http://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/rl/web-large/DT3103.jpg)
Dr. Philip Brohan, the best scientist a Zooniverse project could ever ask for.
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(http://i.imgur.com/JBvyz5u.gif?1)
(http://i.imgur.com/JBvyz5u.gif?1) (http://i.imgur.com/JBvyz5u.gif?1)
(http://i.imgur.com/JBvyz5u.gif?1)
;D ;D ;D
Well said hanibal! :D
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While Phillip may well be flattered by the wording, I am not sure
that the picture is flattering. I cannot think of a person that looks
less like this in real life.
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I suppose it depends on the person - I thought it was good because
in my opinion, long white beards are a sign of great wisdom and
experience.
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Well he's wearing Cardinal Red robes so I guess he's made it to
Cardinal (I suspect I should be able to guess who he is, he ain't
Wolsey, Richlieu or Mazzini though, or Borgia, hmmm - have to think
about this one :) ) :D
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Thanks
for the link, Caro - I can't get enough of dazzle ships. I have
just ordered a book called "Dazzle - Disguise & Disruption in War
& Art" by James Taylor, reputed to be "lavishly illustrated". I
will report back when I receive it.
Finally
had a chance to sit down and look at this book properly. It's
hard to say whether it is an art book or a naval history book - probably
more on the art side. But there certainly are lots of
illustrations, and looks like there is plenty to read as well - both on
how the camouflage designs were created, and how a development in art
had a military application, which then in turn went on to influence the
art world.
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Well
he's wearing Cardinal Red robes so I guess he's made it to Cardinal (I
suspect I should be able to guess who he is, he ain't Wolsey, Richlieu
or Mazzini though, or Borgia, hmmm - have to think about this one :) )
:D
That's St Jerome, painted by El Greco. No kidding. :)
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Thanks
for the link, Caro - I can't get enough of dazzle ships. I have
just ordered a book called "Dazzle - Disguise & Disruption in War
& Art" by James Taylor, reputed to be "lavishly illustrated". I
will report back when I receive it.
Finally
had a chance to sit down and look at this book properly. It's
hard to say whether it is an art book or a naval history book - probably
more on the art side. But there certainly are lots of
illustrations, and looks like there is plenty to read as well - both on
how the camouflage designs were created, and how a development in art
had a military application, which then in turn went on to influence the
art world.
Already on my wish list. Sounds wonderful.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Morning%2C_Interior_-_Luce.jpeg)
"Alright then - today is the day I finish off the last logbook in my stream!"
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Good one and Good work!
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I'll second Randi - great picture and great job :D
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(http://68.media.tumblr.com/4be70a08addda396cf2d6fe6b03552b1/tumblr_obm96cIjBG1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Scientists gathering data for yet another Zooniverse astronomy project.
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Old Astronomy
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Amazing perspective in that picture. Like! :)
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;D ;D ;D
I don't know, but that telescope looks like
it might overbalance and fall over (like the cameras on penguinwatch
do ::) ) That'll make the next Galaxy interesting, a stone floor
constellation with the odd meteor mouse shower :D
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Nice! 8)
Old Ironworks
I'm not sure I'd be as casual about sitting under the counterweights as those seated gentlemen are depicted. ;)
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(http://i.imgur.com/wbcAOeB.jpg)
Moderator preparing to meet with one of those recalcitrant Transcribers.
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Well I was going to comment that she is going to collect a load of
old fossils but I shouldn't talk about us like that ;) ;) ;D
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;D
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Well
I was going to comment that she is going to collect a load of old
fossils but I shouldn't talk about us like that ;) ;) ;D
Here we say 'Vetustior Humo' - Latin for Older than Dirt! (Sounds more 'impressive!') ;)
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I never thought of myself as a humorous vest ;) (Did I get that wrong? ;D )
Love the idea Craig. I feel a bit Vetustior Humo these days :D
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(http://onestoparts.com/files/1097-4459-bartolomeesteban_murillo_the_annunciation__c._1665___c._1670.__c__by_kind_permission_of_the_trustees_of_the_wallace_coll.jpg)
"You idiot! You're supposed to transcribe all the WR, all the time! No excuses! No exceptions!"
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:-[ :-[ :-[ ;)
;D ;D ;D
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I'd like 'We're here from above to help you spread Bread upon
the Waters and become a great Transcriber!' ;)
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" ... and help you interpret difficult text" ;D
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Must have been the Patterson...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Winslow_Homer_-_After_the_Hurricane%2C_Bahamas.jpg)
"Ugh... That was the worst ship I ever worked on... Never again!"
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You may well be right, hanibal, certainly in terms of sheer
size. For terrible writing and difficult to find places I would
put Grafton and Patuca pretty high up the list too .... ;D
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;D ;D ;D I wonder whether, if we could travel back in
time and show them this picture, those log writers might be shamed into
some better efforts?
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You
may well be right, hanibal, certainly in terms of sheer size. For
terrible writing and difficult to find places I would put Grafton and
Patuca pretty high up the list too .... ;D
I
never worked on Patuca, but Grafton!!! Whoa!!! To think that she was my
first ship and I'm still here! :o That should go under OW
Addiction, I would say. ;D
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That is very impressive - definitely a mark of OW addiction.
The writing was often terrible, and many of the place names had changed
multiple times depending on who was in charge. Fortunately I came
to Grafton when my addiction was already well established .... :D
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:D :D :D
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(https://www.pubhist.com/works/08/large/8312.jpg)
"What
the ... I just heard a strange, disembodied voice telling me to make
sure all my logbook entries are clean and neat, or my descendants will
regret it!"
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;D
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If only! ;D ;D ;D
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Well it's a relief to know that *someone upstairs* is worrying about this too ;) :D
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Somebody in the cloud ;D
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Somebody in the cloud ;D
Indubitably so ;D
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This might be of some help: http://www.oreillyauto.com/flux-capacitor.html ;)
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
Got very confused by the idea of a flux
capacitor since I'm sure that's what my dad used when soldering - flux
- I think? It was a loooong time ago. Apparently I was pretty good
at delicate soldering :)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Almeida_J%C3%BAnior_-_Reading_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
Retired OW'er looking back at the fruits of her labor.
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Retired?! What heresy is this?
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Yes - but even if it is 'retirement' we see that she's been so
addicted that she couldn't even go to get a haircut. I think that book
is probably a primer on Russian Arctic place names, their equivalents in
Inuit and English. And why learn that if you are not gong to spend your
retirement working on OW? :)
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Retired?! What heresy is this?
It's EXTRA heresy! *BLAM BLAM BLAM*
Only joking... it is a sad but true fact that each of us will have to retire eventually.
Just look at Bunts.
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Oh - miss Bunts :'( :'( :'(
I'm never going to be old
enough to retire. :-[ Every time I get to a birthday the UK
Govt puts my retirement age up. Currently it's age 130 years ( ;)) and
as I use OW as a panacea to work I've got a few years to go yet, and
perhaps enough to see computers take over the job (I know - now I'm
talking 'fantasy' ;D)
8)
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Commiserations, Joan, from another of the ever receding pension
brigade. And of course most of the things which go with pensions,
such as free bus travel are also disappearing over the horizon.
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Commiserations,
Joan, from another of the ever receding pension brigade. And of
course most of the things which go with pensions, such as free bus
travel are also disappearing over the horizon.
:o :o :o Oh no! I hadn't thought about that possibility. :-\ Commiserations from me to you too Helen :)
The
works pension is changing. They held a set of talks for staff to
attend. Being a woman not afraid of standing up and asking questions,
and having a strong voice to boot, I asked if the actuary had accounted
for the fact that the staff having to work longer now would likely start
to die off earlier? It got quite a reaction and a small round of
applause. I was assured that there is no sign of this happening. But
apparently this had been mentioned in a national newspaper as
statistically demonstrable already, I was assured by another
attendee. :-\
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Well done, Joan! I'm sure that will be one of the
consequences, at least in some occupations. And the fact that
there's no sign of this happening (yet) doesn't seem to me to prove
anything - it's too soon to tell.
The only thing I've yet managed to
benefit from is my Senior Railcard, which is well worth it. The
starting age for that is still 60.
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In British Columbia, B.C. seniors were allowed to ride on the BC
Ferries for free on Mondays to Thursdays. My sister has been living on
Vancouver Island since the late 1960s, and she was counting the years,
then the months and then the days until she turned 65 so she could get a
free ride. Her special birthday fell just 19 days after the free rides
were discontinued. :'( :'( :'(
Words will not suffice to describe how she felt!
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I have a feeling this may well happen to some of us unhappy
disappearing pension people. I was a student too soon to get many
of the benefits now available, and suspect things such as free bus
travel may well vanish before I reach the magic age .... :'(
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In
British Columbia, B.C. seniors were allowed to ride on the BC Ferries
for free on Mondays to Thursdays. My sister has been living on Vancouver
Island since the late 1960s, and she was counting the years, then the
months and then the days until she turned 65 so she could get a free
ride. Her special birthday fell just 19 days after the free rides were
discontinued. :'( :'( :'(
Words will not suffice to describe how she felt!
Oh agony! Poor sister - the frustration!Helen - you and I will just have to keep our fingers crossed :-\
My brother is helping to lead a revolution for a return to free OAP rides in South Yorkshire. I hope he wins out :D
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A Transcriber/Editor/Mod after viewing some of the Original Logs.
(http://i.imgur.com/7tDv5GO.jpg)
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;D
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Been there. Done that. ;D ;D ;D
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Poor girl, someone should bring her the news of typed logs and she'll cheer up no end :D
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In my experience with the Yorktown typed logs are often worse than
handwritten ones. The spacing is irregular, there are many typos and a
fresh ribbon doesn't last long. When this is combined with slanted pages
that are not aligned on the fold I was weeping like the poor little
angel. ;D
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In
my experience with the Yorktown typed logs are often worse than
handwritten ones. The spacing is irregular, there are many typos and a
fresh ribbon doesn't last long. When this is combined with slanted pages
that are not aligned on the fold I was weeping like the poor little
angel. ;D
:o :o :o
Sometimes I wonder if it's a conspiracy against transcribers ;D ;D ;D
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I have a confession to make. We were flying back from Calgary to
Victoria, and the flight was rather bumpy. I was working on a Sudoku
puzzle and my normally beautifully printed numbers were very distorted
and I was having a difficult time keeping them in their allotted boxes.
For a brief minute, I sympathized with the logwriters, but only for a
brief minute. ;)
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;D
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No pity here. I agree with Joan about the conspiracy thing. ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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Don't be paranoid but they were out to get us! ::)
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They succeeded ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Signac_-_Portrait_de_F%C3%A9lix_F%C3%A9n%C3%A9on.jpg)
The more Zooniverse projects you work on, the more weird and wonderful things you shall encounter.
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What an amazing painting :D I like it! And it is true that you'll find lot's of weird things in the Zooniverse ;D
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Weird and wonderful people too ;D
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True! ;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/David_Teniers_%28II%29_-_The_Gallery_of_Archduke_Leopold_in_Brussels_-_WGA22066.jpg)
Hanibal94 searches for new material for his Art + OW jokes.
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;D
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I love working on ways to blend art and science (and typography) --
though the idea is not always appreciated in the field. I spend a lot of
time trawling through digital galleries and collections of WPA posters
for inspiration. http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpapos/
Here
is something that a friend-of-friend did that won a visualization prize
from NSF: http://skyemoret.com/Antarctica-a-Chromatic-Paradox --
the motion capture at the bottom is cool.
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I
love working on ways to blend art and science (and typography) --
though the idea is not always appreciated in the field. I spend a lot of
time trawling through digital galleries and collections of WPA posters
for inspiration. http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpapos/
These
are great, thanks for posting! I have a favorite already:
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpapos/item/92517367/
Here
is something that a friend-of-friend did that won a visualization prize
from NSF: http://skyemoret.com/Antarctica-a-Chromatic-Paradox --
the motion capture at the bottom is cool.
That's an interesting way to visualize that.
I'm guessing you're familiar with Edward Tufte's books, but I'll throw the name out here for others who may not be.
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Love the Antarctic representation :D
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(http://payload408.cargocollective.com/1/10/341560/10468617/AntarcticaChromaticParadoxposter_SMoret_670.jpg)
Me too. Brilliant.
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Hanibal94 searches for new material for his Art + OW jokes.
There's a fair bit to work on there hanibal :D Not sure we can use the be-heading of Samson though ;) :o ;D
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Hanibal94 searches for new material for his Art + OW jokes.
Which of the three gents is you?
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There's a fourth character lurking in the doorway. But I think that hanibal is the discerning chap with his coat on :D
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I agree - I'm sure he's the guy in the coat :)
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I agree - I'm sure he's the guy in the coat :)
Yep, that's me alright! I can be quite a dapper gent when I want to. ;D
(http://68.media.tumblr.com/7390f9fe54423b97c3b309fd179def56/tumblr_o7ln5u6HOp1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Moderator asks to see transcription of clueless newbie.
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That is a very elegant newbie!
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I'm not sure the moderator's outfit will suit me very well...I've never found a pair of boots that would fit ;D
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Not doing too well on Easter and Ships :'(
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/df/ef/93/dfef933145775bcb63bd6a1a33d192f8.jpg)
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Oh that's pretty cute though Randi :D :D :D
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Tried Lamb and ships - no luck :-\
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Now, this is more like it!
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Memory_of_Azov_Egg.jpg)
Memory of Azov (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_of_Azov_(Faberg%C3%A9_egg))
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Ohhhh woweee! Looks like a piece of Russian Royal Egg :D
I tried daffodils and got a ship that is very different an not so beautiful at all:
(http://i.imgur.com/x9umsU6.png?1)
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Ohhhh woweee! Looks like a piece of Russian Royal Egg :D
Oh it really is a Faberge egg! ;D ;D ;D
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Pamiat
Azova (Russian: Память Азовa) was a unique armoured cruiser built for
the Imperial Russian Navy in the late 1880s. She was decommissioned from
front line service in 1909, converted into a depot ship and sunk by
British torpedo boats during the Baltic Naval War, part of the Russian
Civil War.
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(https://goo.gl/l7PHcp)
:)
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Sparkling water is what this picture reminds me of - with a rainbow thrown in :D
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;D
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I
spend a lot of time trawling through digital galleries and collections
of WPA posters for inspiration.
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpapos/
Kevin: Have you seen the US postage stamp commemorating WPA posters?
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(http://68.media.tumblr.com/4179cf6c6069d4a7fa05ca9e3207b045/tumblr_oi8gk9Xlk91ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Joan gets flooded by questions and requests for help after Penguin Watch gets another explosion of newbies.
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
That is exactly how it feels...spot on my friend...spot on!!!
(PS - wish I had a figure like her though ;) )
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Those are some odd looking hedgies climbing up on there... :o ;D
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Those are some odd looking hedgies climbing up on there... :o ;D
Clearly a new subspecies...few prickles and quite long tails. ;D
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That may be US by mid May. :o
Tuesday evening at a
meeting with the Natl Weather Service - the Meteorologist-In-Charge and
Chief Warning Forecaster (good friends) told me to expect 11" (ELEVEN
INCHES = 280 CM) more level rise by mid May. We are currently just below
flood stage along the shoreline. I understand also that our Southern
shore Lake Ontario Counties have been declared Emergency Disaster Areas
as of 2.00pm. :'(
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280 MM or 28 CM. ;)
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Where's all the water coming from Dean? :-\
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MY ERROR!!!! :o I 'missed' the decimal point!!! ::) Although 280mm/28cm is bad enough! :P
We
had about half normal snow this winter but then a major storm in March
and almost constant rain since. We are about 3" (7.5cm) higher than
average precipitation for March and almost another 3" (7.5cm) for April
and it's not over yet. The drainage basin for the creeks into the
lake is full and still rising. In the last 24 hours here I had 1.82"
(4.5cm) in my gauge that I report to the National Weather Service with.
If
you want to see my daily reports etc. Go to www.cocorahs.org. My
station ID is NY-NG-2. Lots of other cool weather data there
also. ;)
BTW - I'm safe and more or less dry. It's the
shoreline communities & areas we are most worried about. The place I
keep my boat will be 'interesting.'
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I'm glad you're well and more or less dry. All these extreme events are hard to keep up with. :'(
If
you are strong of spirit, you can read this
(http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/40204-abrupt-climate-change-is-happening-faster-than-before).
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%90._%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_-_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0.jpg)
Addicted OW'er babysitting nephew: "How much longer do I have to watch this brat? I wanna get back to my ship!"
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That child looks small enough to tether somewhere, so OW can continue .... ;D ;D
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I'm glad you're well and more or less dry. All these extreme events are hard to keep up with. :'(
If
you are strong of spirit, you can read this
(http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/40204-abrupt-climate-change-is-happening-faster-than-before).
Read it - oh boy what a mess up we've made of this planet. Perhaps the only solution is less of us? :-[
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Addicted OW'er babysitting nephew: "How much longer do I have to watch this brat? I wanna get back to my ship!"
The kid looks pretty fed up too - still not old enough to start marking ships - oh dear :( :( :(
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Read it - oh boy what a mess up we've made of this planet. Perhaps the only solution is less of us? :-[
I plan to kick off at some point. Every little bit helps ;D
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Addicted OW'er babysitting nephew: "How much longer do I have to watch this brat? I wanna get back to my ship!"
The kid looks pretty fed up too - still not old enough to start marking ships - oh dear :( :( :(
;D ;D ;D
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Read it - oh boy what a mess up we've made of this planet. Perhaps the only solution is less of us? :-[
I plan to kick off at some point. Every little bit helps ;D
Yep - guess I'll end up doing my little bit too ;D
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Read it - oh boy what a mess up we've made of this planet. Perhaps the only solution is less of us? :-[
I plan to kick off at some point. Every little bit helps ;D
Contributing to the planet by removing yourself from it? ;D
I'm gonna find other ways, since I have a lot of years left to live...
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Read it - oh boy what a mess up we've made of this planet. Perhaps the only solution is less of us? :-[
I plan to kick off at some point. Every little bit helps ;D
Contributing to the planet by removing yourself from it? ;D
I'm gonna find other ways, since I have a lot of years left to live...
I think it's more a case of the planet deciding that you have become more ancient than your days ;D
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Congratulations on completing your epic quest of 4.5 years!
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Rembrandt_-_The_Parable_of_the_Rich_Fool.jpg)
Matteo admiring his transcriptions of every single thing that ever happened on the Unalga, ever.
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I bet he looked a lot younger when he started! ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
Had not realized it took that much.. until i checked my first post on the discussion thread!
Yup,
i was quite younger, with one less kid and one more dad (may he rest in
peace - he did love history and he was just fascinated when i showed
him OW) when i started this awesome voyage in her logbooks.
I'd
be dead curious to see her transcripts, i wasn't used at all in
transcriber's science (does a thing like that exist at all?), therefore
i'd probably be a little ashamed in reading back my very first goofy
attempts (i expect many typing and/or reading errors in more or less 20
years worth of logs). Also future editors will have an hard time
reformatting events (since i had no way to add carriage returns in
transcribing watches :o ).
Thank you Hanibal, the picture is very well placed, as pretty more every other you posted here ;D ;D
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Bob allows carriage returns in the new system ;)
I think we all feel the same way about our first transcriptions!
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Congratulations, Capitano! ;D
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Excellent picture hanibal :D
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I think we all feel the same way about our first transcriptions!
Definitely!
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I just noticed it has been about a year since I started doing my Art
+ OW jokes, so in honor of this anniversary, I have gone back through
all my posts and selected what I believe to be the very best.
Here they are again, in no particular order, for your enjoyment!
(https://68.media.tumblr.com/498dad1313019732b052d78d2738aeac/tumblr_o5od680RFt1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Transcriber accidentally closes browser when working on the very last WR of a 24 WR page.
(https://68.media.tumblr.com/f76222a49cec57922d434e932fd00c51/tumblr_o5mzpt0zoA1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
History editor researching extremely obscure place names.
(http://40.media.tumblr.com/48504ce5168cb5fc1a90e0f26e0b4101/tumblr_o5n8tuJSfQ1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Browsing the forum in the morning.
(https://68.media.tumblr.com/e6c84dd6ddab908b297cc18c2c83b18e/tumblr_o60qtnVa191ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Philip Brohan explains the science behind OW.
(https://68.media.tumblr.com/218f8f6acb91ca722222b3668b35feed/tumblr_o6vqmuRqik1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
The adoration of AutoHotKey.
(https://68.media.tumblr.com/e781cf39e463efce434197c15ccb641f/tumblr_o5ycice6UJ1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Two transcribers sharing a stream: "Is it my turn yet? Is it my turn yet? Is it my turn yet? Is ... "
(https://68.media.tumblr.com/1d03701089d9420dc3c7f3dd5f58dc25/tumblr_o81tmtxwRq1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
After guiding them through their first few pages and the forum, moderator declares newbie is ready to contribute to The Cause.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Hipp_hipp_hurra%21_Konstn%C3%A4rsfest_p%C3%A5_Skagen_-_Peder_Severin_Kr%C3%B8yer.jpg)
Celebrating
the completion of the USC&GSS Carlile P. Patterson, one of the
longest and most notoriously difficult ships that Old Weather has ever
had.
(http://68.media.tumblr.com/b9cd5515815002eba62d69b066a667b4/tumblr_o5eexd4Z4M1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
During a royal visit to Oxford, Philip Brohan shows the OW software to Queen Elizabeth and a bunch of VIPs.
(https://www.chinaoilpaintinggallery.com/image/oilpainting/jan-vermeer/the-geographer.jpg)
"Oh my goodness - I just realized I have visited more foreign countries via OW logbooks than in real life!"
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/The_Alchemist%E2%80%99s_Experiment_Takes_Fire_1687_CHF_fa_2000.001.276.JPG)
Never try to cook anything while working on OW.
(http://68.media.tumblr.com/7bad6fe58747b95796be3a73f8cff8d7/tumblr_ogyk0tQiSP1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Veteran OW'er hopes to attract newbies to the OW forum by showing them some of the cool things that can be found there.
(http://68.media.tumblr.com/fbf088383c8e933c368bebb82bec7b9e/tumblr_o751ls2Tce1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
OW'ers
playing Shipopoly: "No, you were on Esquimalt when you threw that 7 -
so instead of going to New York, you get sent to the Drydock!"
(The Drydock is the equivalent of Jail)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/1627_Rembrandt_Paulus_im_Gef%C3%A4ngnis_Staatsgalerie_Stuttgart_anagoria.JPG)
"How the heck am I supposed to edit this thing? I can barely READ it!"
(http://68.media.tumblr.com/6d804d98a8e5487aec228cdf09501260/tumblr_o9nst09eEC1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Zooniverse
developer enjoying a Saturday afternoon at home with his family...
until he receives word that OW Classic has crashed again.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Caspar_David_Friedrich_013.jpg)
As the sun rises on the first day of the year 2017 A.D., only five ships remain on OW Classic.
And last, but not least...
(https://i.imgur.com/GKu4LlV.jpg)
Old Weather: The Painting.
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What wonderful imagination! It's very good to be reminded of
some of the highlights of an excellent year - thanks hanibal.
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Excellent! ;D
Helen beat me to it ;)
It's very good to be reminded of some of the highlights of an excellent year
Indeed it is!
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You have raised the level of scientific and cultural appreciation
for many of us, Hanibal. I never would have guessed that OW was so
active in ancient times. My four years of transcribing pales in
significance. Isn't it interesting that the preoccupations and
concerns back then are the same as today's. :P ;D
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Absolutely brilliant, Hanibal. I love showing these to non-OW people - yes there are such people.
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I wish you could see how much I am laughing just now - they are
excellent hanibal. Quite brilliant. So insightful too. ;D ;D ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D
It's an excellent series. I look forward to more ;D
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How about a picture for a transcriber whose ship finally sets sail
after several months in port only to return to the port a couple of days
later? ;)
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;D ;D ;D
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Thanks everybody - it warms my heart to know you enjoy these so much!
How
about a picture for a transcriber whose ship finally sets sail after
several months in port only to return to the port a couple of days
later? ;)
Nice idea - I'll see if I can find a painting that fits.
It's not easy finding new material, but I think I have enough to keep this gag going until at least the end of the year.
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(https://goo.gl/l7PHcp)
:)
AWESOME :)
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Absolutely brilliant, Hanibal. I love showing these to non-OW people - yes there are such people.
There are non OW people???!!! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
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Absolutely brilliant, Hanibal. I love showing these to non-OW people - yes there are such people.
There are non OW people???!!! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
So rumour has it, Dean ....
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I'm married to one but she has other qualities. When she turns 70
I'll call her Old Weathered, or OW for short (this may shorten my life
expectancy a tad, though) ;D
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I'm
married to one but she has other qualities. When she turns 70 I'll call
her Old Weathered, or OW for short (this may shorten my life expectancy
a tad, though) ;D
May I respectfully suggest that may not be the best idea you've had. ;D ;D ;D
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I'm
married to one but she has other qualities. When she turns 70 I'll call
her Old Weathered, or OW for short (this may shorten my life expectancy
a tad, though) ;D
May I respectfully suggest that may not be the best idea you've had. ;D ;D ;D
A 'tad' ?!? :o :o :o you wish! ;D ;D ;D
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I'm sure you're both right. I'll postpone this idea until she is 90,
at which point my life expectancy will be in the negative range.
:)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Winslow_Homer_-_Clear_Sailing.jpg)
"Well fellas, there's only three ships left in this project - which one do you think will be the last?"
(I'm pretty sure the Yorktown will be last due to sheer size)
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What a gorgeous picture hanibal - and just on the mark for how things stand :) :) :)
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(https://c300221.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/the-cure-of-folly-or-extraction-of-the-stone-of-madness-hieronymus-bosch-1342382310_b.jpg)
"There we go... THIS ought to make him follow TWYS for good!"
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:o ;D
There's some interesting headgear in the picture!
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Modified volunteers? :o ;D Hadn't thought of that. I'd aply
fro a tuch typin inplsnt frist fo all (see what I mean?) ;)
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:o :o :o
Of course, sometimes the trick is figuring out what you are seeing ;)
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I'm especially intrigued by the woman with a book on her head - maybe it's a new way of absorbing knowledge?
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I'm especially intrigued by the woman with a book on her head - maybe it's a new way of absorbing knowledge?
I've tried that. Didn't make me smarter, but did improve my posture. ;)
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Hard on the book in my case :-[
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Maybe the scientific knowledge on display is over her head :D
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Oh, groan, and then groan some more... ::)
Clever, though. :D
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(http://i.imgur.com/oiFDWMI.jpg)
In honour of the centenary all the OW people finally meet.
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I hope the eternal youth pills will be sent out in good time .....
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;D ;D ;D
And which of us has a moustache and plays the violin? :D
I can't imagine us all getting together - but if such magic were ever to happen I would be very, very happy indeed :D
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And which of us has a moustache and plays the violin? :D
Arfon?
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Ahhhh - Arfon :D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/14/Picasso_The_Weeping_Woman_Tate_identifier_T05010_10.jpg)
OWer
reacts to favorite vessel finally setting sail after several months in
port ... only to return to the same port a couple of days later.
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(http://www.desismileys.com/smileys/desismileys_3266.gif) (http://www.desismileys.com/)
Thank you!
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Been there, looked like that ....
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I've decided to call it 'Oakland California' syndrome for myself. Spot on hanibal ;D ;D ;D
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Brilliant!!! It made my day. :) :) :)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Jean-L%C3%A9on_G%C3%A9r%C3%B4me_003.jpg)
Veteran OW'er remembers the early days of Phase 1: "Oh my... was it really THAT long ago?"
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
How do you do it hanibal? Brilliant! I
bet OW1 does feel like it is buried in the mists of time. I don't think I
did it - might have joined in OW2 days.
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Good one!
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Hello? Anybody home?
(http://68.media.tumblr.com/958c3e5bb06a65c4fca4d5b52499c7c8/tumblr_olsw8kxCcz1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Abandoned Zooniverse project.
(This is thankfully very rare, but it has happened!)
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;D
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Scary - and Sad
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Oh no - I can't see the picture :(
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And the companion piece...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Caspar_David_Friedrich_-_Der_M%C3%B6nch_am_Meer_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
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Excellent pictures! Oh grim grim grim....this is how I would feel
without the Zooniverse, more especially without OW - its beating
heart... :o
(http://i.imgur.com/dARAjKg.png)
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Wow, lot's of doom and gloom. :o
It is Monday, though, I guess, although a holiday here in the states. ;)
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It was a Bank Holiday here too Bob, what used to be called Whit
Monday. It starts half term holidays for the school kids on what used to
be called Whitsun Week, or Whit Week. And, as is entirely traditional
with BH days here, it rained a fair bit of the day, and at home time
today it was coming down in stair rods. ;D ;D ;D
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Our holiday was last Monday - Victoria Day. I've heard we're the
only country that celebrates the birthday of Queen Victoria.
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:o Well I guess you're a long way away and perhaps a penny
black stamp doesn't get the news all the way to Western Canada too
quickly? ;D
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:o Well I guess you're a long way away and perhaps a penny black stamp
doesn't get the news all the way to Western Canada too quickly? ;D
Either that, or we don't like change! ;)
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:o Well I guess you're a long way away and perhaps a penny black stamp
doesn't get the news all the way to Western Canada too quickly? ;D
Either that, or we don't like change! ;)
Why change the things you enjoy? It's a day off after all ;D ;D ;D
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I didn't have a day off today, but I had last week Thursday and
Friday off, and next Monday will be a day off as well (bunch of
Christian holidays).
So I ain't complaining! ;D
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:D :D :D I guess it's the Whitsun days, but I don't recall how they work anymore.
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(http://i.imgur.com/SPM87OE.jpg)
NARA archivist suffers unfortunate mishap while gathering logbooks to scan for OW.
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;D
A clear violation of the document handling procedures!
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;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
Love the guy behind... "Wonderful, the new floor wax is working well..." :D
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He'll never notice if I borrow A gazetteer of whalers' place names for the Bering Strait region and the Western Arctic.
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He'll never notice if I borrow A gazetteer of whalers' place names for the Bering Strait region and the Western Arctic.
That would be most helpful. I think a sign of OW addiction would be paying $102 for 30 days access! ;D
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He'll never notice if I borrow A gazetteer of whalers' place names for the Bering Strait region and the Western Arctic.
That would be most helpful. I think a sign of OW addiction would be paying $102 for 30 days access! ;D
Pass
the hat in my direction! I'd stump up a few $s to save myself the
horrors of finding tiny Inuit villages in the middle of nowhere ;D
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It is free in Matteo's Alaskan Place Names -- Reference ;)
And so are many other useful links!
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;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/David_Teniers_d._J._003.jpg)
Listening to music while you work on OW is a great way to increase productivity.
(The OWers are in the left background)
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Ah - a seaside tavern of ye olden days - when will we get the logs of the Mayflower and Matthew then? ;D
Singalong (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=130.msg143267#msg143267)
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A followup to the previous one:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/St_cecilia_guido_reni.jpg)
"How much longer is this guy gonna keep transcribing? I wanna go to bed!"
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;D ;D ;D
I like it. And it's a fitting moment, then, to
pay our respectful gratitude to the
OW-relatives-and-friends-and-pets-and-hedgehogs who ceaselessly support
us in our work.
(http://i.imgur.com/RHSazzN.png)
(Girl with violin and an organ - is this St Cecilia please hanibal? :) )
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;D ;D ;D ;D
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(http://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/287/media-287814/large.jpg)
Because it's lovely.
Thomas Somerscales: A Barque Running Before a Gale
Read more at http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/12834.html#EFyalcxJMSfgKx4S.99
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It is, Caro, though I'm not sure being on board would have felt as
lovely. There seems to be a lot of water pouring over the sides of
the ship ....
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I agree with Helen! :D
There's no crow's nest. I somehow thought that all old sail ship's had a crow's nest :-\
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Great picture, Caro!
(Girl with violin and an organ - is this St Cecilia please hanibal? :) )
Yes, it is. Sorry for not replying earlier - I somehow overlooked your comment.
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I agree with Helen! :D
There's no crow's nest. I somehow thought that all old sail ship's had a crow's nest :-\
In that weather even the crows were down below trying to stay dry!! :o ;)
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I agree with Helen! :D
There's no crow's nest. I somehow thought that all old sail ship's had a crow's nest :-\
In that weather even the crows were down below trying to stay dry!! :o ;)
;D ;D ;D Can't argue with that!
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(https://68.media.tumblr.com/6d7f03980db080680e3f7664e77f4a02/tumblr_oh3y45od251ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
While
most OW'ers flock to the new Arctic phase and/or ship history editing, a
handful have chosen to stay behind to finish off OW Classic.
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And we are all grateful to those loyal transcribers!
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And we are all grateful to those loyal transcribers!
Indeed we are!!!!
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And we are all grateful to those loyal transcribers!
Indeed we are!!!!
Here Here!!! :D :D :D
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(https://frankzumbach.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/daniel-in-the-lions-den-briton-riviere.jpg)
Lieutenant Scrawl faces a horde of angry OW'ers.
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That's an instant Laugh Out Loud picture hanibal - very very funny
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Nice! ;D
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Nice! ;D
;D ;D ;D
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Those transcribers look hungry...
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I want to know who the bones belong to! :o :o :o It could be Lieutenant Used-water-not-ink ;)
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;D ;D ;D
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Brilliant one, Hanibal - it's the least they deserve, for all the trouble they've given us.
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(http://68.media.tumblr.com/104c7a2e747b6fb7dd4c2ef93b8d28f4/tumblr_o9ntj0jVcS1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
PTB hold meeting on: "Who should get the 'Best OWer ever' prize?"
(I can't decide between Caro and Randi - maybe give them half each?)
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Hmmmm - that's a tough one picking the exemplar of exemplaries :-\ ;) ;) ;D
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I'd lobby for OW: Best Team Ever. ;) ;D
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I'll go for that!
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I'll second Bob and Randi ;D
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I'll second Bob and Randi ;D
Ditto!!!
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Heavens yes. Ditto ditto ditto ditto.
(But thanks for the thought, Hanibal. :-[ ;))
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You're right - Best Team Ever is way better. Wish I had thought of that when I was posting it.
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Absolutely - medals all round!
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Absolutely - medals all round!
Hear, Hear!!!! ;D ;D ;D
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If I ever have grandchildren (a very big If for me!), I'l definitely tell them this:
(https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1378/29361/11361021_1_x.jpg?version=1333935882)
"Ya
know something, laddie? Back when I was young, we didn't have any AI to
do the transcribing and editing for us - we had to do it all ourselves!
We had to type in every last letter and every last digit, no matter how badly written!
And some of us enjoyed it so much, they did ten, fifty, even a hundred times the average contribution!"
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https://nyti.ms/2uiB3a9
Text for Happiness. Or Sadness. Get Art Back.
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8)
I just passed it on to the Children's Librarian at a
library where I volunteer - and told her it came from OW (which,
naturally, I have told her about)!
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Love the latest pic, hanibal. I definitely won't have any
grandchildren, but I hope plenty of people who do or will, will make
sure they tell them how hard we had it in 'the old days' ....
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https://nyti.ms/2uiB3a9
Text for Happiness. Or Sadness. Get Art Back.
That's fun! It's a good way to get a good start to a random conversation too :D
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If I ever have grandchildren (a very big If for me!), I'l definitely tell them this:
"Ya
know something, laddie? Back when I was young, we didn't have any AI to
do the transcribing and editing for us - we had to do it all ourselves!
We had to type in every last letter and every last digit, no matter how badly written!
And some of us enjoyed it so much, they did ten, fifty, even a hundred times the average contribution!"
No grandchildren for me either, and I couldn't manage the last bit anyway - that's your skill territory hanibal :D :D :D
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The OW-ers gather to wave 'Bon Voyage' to hanibal as he sails away on his holiday..... ;D
(http://i.imgur.com/JzYCtft.png)
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;D
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;D
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:D ;D :D
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Pleasant trip, Hannibal!! ;)
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Thank You, Joan! ;D 8)
It's been good
so far. The flights were alright (Lufthansa has a great entertainment
program!), and we saw a lot of neat stuff in Seattle today, such as the
Space Needle and the Chihuly glass sculpture garden.
(Unfortunately, we weren't able to visit Puget Sound Naval Base - perhaps I'll do a pilgrimage there one day)
Tomorrow,
we drive to Lewiston, Idaho and will be river-rafting for several days,
so I will be out of contact until at least the 27th.
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Sounds like you are having fun hanibal! And a loooong way away! I
tend to think of Seattle as the winter home of The Bear these days
;)
PS - so funny - the picture is of the Mayflower heading to America where you are now
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Bottoms up!
(https://uploads7.wikiart.org/images/david-teniers-the-younger/carnival-the-king-drinks-1690.jpg)
Ow'ers celebrate the completion of the Jamestown 1844.
(She was actually completed on August 5th, but I was still on vacation at the time).
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:) :) :)
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Looks like the crew is having some well earned fun ;D
Good picture ;)
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Nice one hanibal! ;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Caravaggio_-_Cena_in_Emmaus.jpg)
OW'ers boasting over lunch: "You should have seen the logbook I just finished - it was THIS big!"
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The bigger the better. ;) 8)
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It must have been Yorktown!!! ;D
Has anyone
finished the first stream? Maikel is starting 1917, the last stream is
at 7 September 1907, and the last log page is 30 June 1919.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Ars%C3%A8ne_Vigeant-John_Singer_Sargent_mg_9497.jpg/1024px-Ars%C3%A8ne_Vigeant-John_Singer_Sargent_mg_9497.jpg)
"OW! I got a really bad cramp in my hand! Better stop now before I get carpal tunnel!"
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;D
(for me it tends to be elbow, shoulder, or neck)
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;D
I type so slowly I have time to heal between keystrokes. ::)
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I type so slowly I have time to heal between keystrokes. ::)
;D ;D ;D
Given my own typing speed, I can't understand why that isn't true for me ::)
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a couple of alternate phrases for this Yeoman
What do you mean I am not allowed to design my own uniform? Wait till you see the buttons I have ordered.
Now you try this. If you shut your fingers in this book really hard it makes the carpet go really blurry
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;D
I type so slowly I have time to heal between keystrokes. ::)
I just type through the pain! ;D ;D ;D
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a couple of alternate phrases for this Yeoman
What do you mean I am not allowed to design my own uniform? Wait till you see the buttons I have ordered.
Now you try this. If you shut your fingers in this book really hard it makes the carpet go really blurry
;D ;D ;D
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a couple of alternate phrases for this Yeoman
What do you mean I am not allowed to design my own uniform? Wait till you see the buttons I have ordered.
Now you try this. If you shut your fingers in this book really hard it makes the carpet go really blurry
Being a well trained OW'er, maybe I'll just use that sword behind me and solve that pesky Carpal thing myself!! ;)
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Nice alternate ideas, guys! ;D
To everyone: You are always welcome to contribute your own ideas to this running gag, whether art and captions or just captions.
I do not hold a monopoly on this (and I would not want to either).
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I'm contributing this. ;)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rUuvFZu5P6kcmx3iroVXWrqy9AjjU5xJsSRkyN1g87wUTeEJj35tijv6WmPeOt6r1bI7GWPxXB3PWmefcDMY39khoCBA6u1thVuYzPNabPc7RRzBBHxHM70WQaoK5vMqXrMV0IajcjZYLCsyqdcfQSsMF1E18pfhF1nrxrsBv5XA7dDnrTkrT-clwMSFVC-n98W7AalayZpyIpP9JFtsVn3tqffKm0uIcDYQke510hDVk74U6aIiBbmEwDq42U4RtY4TywDlwIk_n3m07mUoqT7YH9ra5DOAHW_nLsPIQH3M2cOGlV8Z3C3hlSr132XN-Yb6IG11iuLtTj6XfATtuN1kDG2BLtvk3aopM9bOxgFlsHLwFQumFFT0VzBzAXLVcLIB3HB5qOq05kdCK_BOwEwwBNTXGmpsifkbyq-iVyYcMIrqupkE7X-bi0x5OSUUCrirc0hpmhYTVLGxk8j1NaSuiDcGS7s-ogogjqroepzoaDvzCQuhjPcMYm3GiobS-NTJmVAjnmZonuZJcCM3r3gspPvR1gbHbl9mIi7s2yxPeDRPyoW-8Ww-ItaKD9Fg6h5W0-S-n35La-70CLXj6BoN4jxdubjdTbF9bR-BCQRChpLy2jjWWcGiKABPptK6Gz71nrDkRE5qf2O-dUu0UzZXeT4vUKA29Q0m4PV4y7Tod8U=w800-h451-no)
Europa.
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Dazzling ;D
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Thanks Caro - good to see one of your wonderful pictures again.
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:-* :-*
Been having fun with lunapic.com.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/HGFo5ZnYu6hg8ZLeYlc8K-16VotHqioZpAYPANv-PDzeM1E0a-XvQf9PKRDsq9nH5hOjVgv-b6pnAdPPMjZrCxqf4xN2PGQ0MiToZnf_s9UKbcMg_y57watdMmfRgXIWoTLx7WeRzQ1sPYmC8DU69rn92SwUISJn0Tg4HTB67P9Y7q2VA5Y6yYZ7kvcicBB8vtSG9L-2Abt2mJgYohyZE5KwMLaRGXMceAx2JA3LiTClnmPIUK5d6yPsfIBntbeUCqY8bAzh1cU-QnbTor62dq0nDI658GkM17mCJuSBPr9MkBTiQrjPkzGpsm1v_o_zx_-7eQE-mMHTsVcRP0jBh05C3eqpCieyzPOoce9MAyiGi1i4Id_t9hXY89IfxXzh7_EZwvcQ8SEMimLpC4oB-I6GyaEy8t64JUeacjWETyAE5tLdrIzFD0_F3JEOk8Qd4BJ4DgYGlS6G3AUEiXaIeua-UbMoVplMPd_i0tiGi0zrsjDWVd5mknefwNat_2D91zFAWSP55C_Qr1J9aOgJwjnxl23SNvETJ1Z4JiC9n3Qhl6wVuw7QqUPFQq2CVeEFvdVOJnlOM3X4p9FUFk00WP9qrwUFjiQE3Fqt549D9QlLt6s-_THbJw=w800-h490-no)
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Whoa! That is quite something!
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Good to see you DJ!
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Just what I was thinking, Randi.
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Good to see that psychadelics are making a comeback. DJ, too!
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Good to see you here again, DJ, and I agree with you on Caro's picture. :)
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Hi, everyone! :)
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9yc7IT1XbNY2j6Spwluqjc8e5aStk6S2EKwHoL5KRb94NiFtnc9xJR_9RNDhKakwWP2cNyDTGcsZqNSxcuCGB-irA-XYgWM2g0UZXYqJcCIIH9uC4BFWcJoJnaXqcQJ_Sno1LHRvDbfmrjOZfZpmyQRZt8Q47haIHSq_x9ZykQP3d-_72EP2BWGleWbjkHEkX8cOIAzsQZQo-3aeSe43bYoQ3vZt__c-U-O1Ufzol0iR-9Y45-EuZmVE_VD_nvlhDZ-KL7_KD0_zQGPa-0J5ONBgmseWc3c4nqDhC-JbjHWpvdDaUla0fCZ0adwTavVksYwo4-8O2Noi0-WkvmGIWDX_hjWTjjBkBuv6yKmNyAio_wrIIBI9yJyOk0af9TGvqz4S4jUyVPWyqdpOQiifnCQNDvasQ5yTwrKzSIY6IyaiYa6YSeCAIfDWnDaCrcXq4AthOgeBvt9E2h4TrjYi88h4jfDWpXEuuqadiMapTawS0xHU5xKuFFMYeh0qVOKaaNwH35Hskji6YsJA9rszNfoBIC4RBCSLuj1Id-g5dvZ4x-ZxePeX60QqMez_RXNmgeAhW0jOe3WS_XHwXIYu4ibMi_gIFnJ67sCUM1NEbylBfcQLPZ1BKg=w350-h285-no)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9yc7IT1XbNY2j6Spwluqjc8e5aStk6S2EKwHoL5KRb94NiFtnc9xJR_9RNDhKakwWP2cNyDTGcsZqNSxcuCGB-irA-XYgWM2g0UZXYqJcCIIH9uC4BFWcJoJnaXqcQJ_Sno1LHRvDbfmrjOZfZpmyQRZt8Q47haIHSq_x9ZykQP3d-_72EP2BWGleWbjkHEkX8cOIAzsQZQo-3aeSe43bYoQ3vZt__c-U-O1Ufzol0iR-9Y45-EuZmVE_VD_nvlhDZ-KL7_KD0_zQGPa-0J5ONBgmseWc3c4nqDhC-JbjHWpvdDaUla0fCZ0adwTavVksYwo4-8O2Noi0-WkvmGIWDX_hjWTjjBkBuv6yKmNyAio_wrIIBI9yJyOk0af9TGvqz4S4jUyVPWyqdpOQiifnCQNDvasQ5yTwrKzSIY6IyaiYa6YSeCAIfDWnDaCrcXq4AthOgeBvt9E2h4TrjYi88h4jfDWpXEuuqadiMapTawS0xHU5xKuFFMYeh0qVOKaaNwH35Hskji6YsJA9rszNfoBIC4RBCSLuj1Id-g5dvZ4x-ZxePeX60QqMez_RXNmgeAhW0jOe3WS_XHwXIYu4ibMi_gIFnJ67sCUM1NEbylBfcQLPZ1BKg=w350-h285-no)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9yc7IT1XbNY2j6Spwluqjc8e5aStk6S2EKwHoL5KRb94NiFtnc9xJR_9RNDhKakwWP2cNyDTGcsZqNSxcuCGB-irA-XYgWM2g0UZXYqJcCIIH9uC4BFWcJoJnaXqcQJ_Sno1LHRvDbfmrjOZfZpmyQRZt8Q47haIHSq_x9ZykQP3d-_72EP2BWGleWbjkHEkX8cOIAzsQZQo-3aeSe43bYoQ3vZt__c-U-O1Ufzol0iR-9Y45-EuZmVE_VD_nvlhDZ-KL7_KD0_zQGPa-0J5ONBgmseWc3c4nqDhC-JbjHWpvdDaUla0fCZ0adwTavVksYwo4-8O2Noi0-WkvmGIWDX_hjWTjjBkBuv6yKmNyAio_wrIIBI9yJyOk0af9TGvqz4S4jUyVPWyqdpOQiifnCQNDvasQ5yTwrKzSIY6IyaiYa6YSeCAIfDWnDaCrcXq4AthOgeBvt9E2h4TrjYi88h4jfDWpXEuuqadiMapTawS0xHU5xKuFFMYeh0qVOKaaNwH35Hskji6YsJA9rszNfoBIC4RBCSLuj1Id-g5dvZ4x-ZxePeX60QqMez_RXNmgeAhW0jOe3WS_XHwXIYu4ibMi_gIFnJ67sCUM1NEbylBfcQLPZ1BKg=w350-h285-no)
Yorktown triptych. ;D
The end, for now.
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8) 8) 8)
One for each of the three streams! (It's a good thing they didn't want five streams done!) ;)
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Don't tempt me. ;)
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That is stunning, Caro - I wish I had your creative gift!
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very nice!
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WOW!!! What Talent!!!!! ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez_005.jpg)
Stuart, leelaht and Hanibal94 discussing "What shall we do when OW Classic is all done?"
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OW Bob ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D yep - no need to wonder what to do - carry on!
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(https://uploads5.wikiart.org/images/gerrit-dou/astronomer-1655.jpg)
Sign
of OW Addiction #86: When you're working late at night and your light
bulb fails, you light a candle and keep going instead of changing the
bulb.
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...and you don't even stop to find a candle-holder! :o
Another good one hanibal ;D ;D ;D
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How do you do it, hanibal? You seem to have an inexhaustible stock of OW related pics ...
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Brilliant, Hanibal! 10 out of 10.
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(http://www.desismileys.com/smileys/desismileys_3266.gif) (http://www.desismileys.com/)
Good for Hanibal (and Joan).
Maybe he is trying to decide if he needs to correct for magnetic declination ;)
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I think the picture is from the video of Ed Sheeran's
cover version of The Ink Spots hit 'I don't want to set the world
on fire'.
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How do you do it, hanibal? You seem to have an inexhaustible stock of OW related pics ...
Not
really inexhaustible - I had to do some more searching yesterday to
refresh my stockpile. But so far, I've been able to keep up.
Sometimes it can be a little hard to come up with good OW-related captions, though.
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(http://www.desismileys.com/smileys/desismileys_3266.gif) (http://www.desismileys.com/)
Good for Hanibal (and Joan).
Maybe he is trying to decide if he needs to correct for magnetic declination ;)
;D ;D ;D
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I
think the picture is from the video of Ed Sheeran's cover
version of The Ink Spots hit 'I don't want to set the world on
fire'.
;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Edwin_Landseer-_The_Monkey_Who_Had_Seen_the_World.JPG)
Zooniverse project moderators are easy to spot thanks to their fabulous outfits.
Here is one from Chimp And See.
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;D ;D ;D
Very well called!
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Nice one hanibal! I recall that, when it first opened (I'm not
sure about now) you could name a recognisable chimp. That chimp in the
picture would probably get named ;D ;D ;D
So from now on I'm only going to work on OW in my sailor's outfit. ;D
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Nice
one hanibal! I recall that, when it first opened (I'm not sure
about now) you could name a recognisable chimp. That chimp in the
picture would probably get named ;D ;D ;D
So from now on I'm only going to work on OW in my sailor's outfit. ;D
You mean you haven't been ....?
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Nice
one hanibal! I recall that, when it first opened (I'm not sure
about now) you could name a recognisable chimp. That chimp in the
picture would probably get named ;D ;D ;D
So from now on I'm only going to work on OW in my sailor's outfit. ;D
You mean you haven't been ....?
:o :o :o :o :o
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;D
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Nope - got away without a name so far, but now I am found out... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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(https://68.media.tumblr.com/03ff4b06dc5dc6437a9669b46e42fd09/tumblr_oa66ronbBf1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
"Oh COME ON! I just spent over an hour cleaning my PM inbox and outbox, and I STILL get 504 Gateway Timeouts ?!"
(I actually got one while trying to post this!)
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First reaction
:o :o :o
how on earth did I get into that painting?
Second reaction
:'( :'( :'(
how it feels to be '504-ed'
Third reaction
;D ;D ;D
your 504's cannot keep me away!
First thought - I better delete this entry tomorrow because it's so complicated I might 504 everyone else ;)
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Better a '504' than a '404!! ;)
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;D
Boy Bitten by a Lizard
for 404 I offer Boy Bitten by a Crab
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Sofonisba_Anguissola_-_Asdrubale_Bitten_by_a_Crawfish_-_WGA00698.jpg)
Back to cleaning out my PMs :P
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Back to cleaning out my PMs :P
ah - that's a nightmare I'm facing too ::)
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for 404 I offer Boy Bitten by a Crab
;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Anthonyvandyckselfportrait.jpeg)
Signs of OW Addiction #194: Even pretty fauna cannot distract you from the urge to do more work on OW.
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Then again why forgo enjoying both? ;D ;D ;D
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Sunflower_(1863)
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(https://68.media.tumblr.com/640738d251671efc7606dc8e5e71f4bd/tumblr_ohx8j0YvtI1ugyavxo1_500.jpg)
OW'ers fatigue: "3 am, SW, 2, 29.99, 70, 67 ... ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
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Surely none of us find weather boring? :o :o
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Waiting for the new ships?
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I've been there - I've done that one - and not just once, several times :D
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Actually, it was supposed to mean "Very exhausted due to doing over 1000 WR in one day AND staying up past midnight"
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Actually, it was supposed to mean "Very exhausted due to doing over 1000 WR in one day AND staying up past midnight"
The only thing I can say to that is 'love your hammock more' (get to bed a bit earlier) ;D ;D ;D
(I'm a right one to talk ;) ;) )
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(https://68.media.tumblr.com/a32a323b6d5ccc9581435c3d837ecb8f/tumblr_ov7bcatAGF1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Early days of a new Zooniverse project.
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You look good in red, Hanibal! ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
I'll second that!!
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How about some pictures for the upcoming Ice Hunting transcribing with Bob's spreadsheet system? ;)
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(https://goo.gl/yaN7Rx)
::) ;D
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Cool!
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;D
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How about some pictures for the upcoming Ice Hunting transcribing with Bob's spreadsheet system? ;)
Found one that fits! Will post it this coming Saturday - thanks for the suggestion!
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Nice one Caro :D
Looking forward to your take on this one, hanibal :D
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(https://goo.gl/yaN7Rx)
I like it, suitable for framing! 8) ;D
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;D ;D ;D
Sadly, it doesn't match the paint in the
bedroom. I just finished painting the room, and I don't have the energy
to re-do it. ;D ;D ;D
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Other colour schemes are available ... :)
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;D ;D ;D
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(https://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large-5/after-the-battle-of-trafalgar-thomas-whitcombe.jpg)
OW'ers set off to go ice hunting with Bob's new spreadsheet system.
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Awwwwww -GREAT picture hanibal - I love it. It catches that epic
moment of the start of a major journey for our wonderful crew. Fair
winds! ;D
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Good work - Thanks, Hanibal!
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Yes, indeed! :) :) :)
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Nice! 8) ;D
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Brilliant find hanibal. I hope the number of ships in the fleet reflects the number of ice finders!
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Voyages are being broken into one-year blocks.
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Voyages are being broken into one-year blocks.
That sounds a very good idea - learning from experience! ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/The_Arctic_Council_planning_a_search_for_Sir_John_Franklin_by_Stephen_Pearce.jpg)
OW'ers
and scientists planning the new Ice Hunting system: "Breaking the
voyages into one-year blocks was a great idea - next, we should make
sure the pages are scanned so that 'Amount of Clear Sky' is always clearly visible on the weather page!"
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;D ;D ;D
A very appropriate picture choice too!
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/The_Arctic_Council_planning_a_search_for_Sir_John_Franklin_by_Stephen_Pearce.jpg
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Good choice, but where are our valiant and hardworking ladies???
Probably out doing the work while the men stand around talking about it. ;D ;D ;D
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Good choice, but where are our valiant and hardworking ladies???
Probably out doing the work while the men stand around talking about it. ;D ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Yup! Some things don't change ..... :D :D :D
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Yup! Some things don't change ..... :D :D :D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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(https://i.imgur.com/g4cCTfO.jpg?1)
For future ice hunters, this is the look of ice.
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(https://78.media.tumblr.com/e5986157846280f8237fab0158725c74/tumblr_oxom9wqAYk1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
OW'ers try using the Ice Hunting system on a tablet computer.
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Excellent find, Hanibal ;D
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That's a brilliant find and excellent caption, Hanibal - congratulations!
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Manproposesgoddisposes.jpg)
Exploring the icy wastes of the Artic is a dangerous business.
Please do not do so unless you really know what you're doing.
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As long as you have a warm coat and a can of bear spray it's fine. Really. Trust me. ;D ;D ;D
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As long as you have a warm coat and a can of bear spray it's fine. Really. Trust me. ;D ;D ;D
I think I'll let you go first, Michael .... :D
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As long as you have a warm coat and a can of bear spray it's fine. Really. Trust me. ;D ;D ;D
What's in bear spray and can you buy it at Woolworth's on the way out to the ice? ;) ;D ;D
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From Mr. Wiki (who wants money)
Bear
spray is a type of pepper spray or capsaicin deterrent that is used to
deter aggressive bears, typically in wilderness environments.
Bear
spray typically contains higher levels (typically 1?2%) of major
capsaicinoids (the key active ingredients) than pepper sprays intended
for self-defense against human assailants (typically 0.2?1.3%).
Studies
suggest that bear spray is effective at reducing the risk of injury or
death in these situations. While bear spray can be effective,
authorities stress that proper bear-awareness and avoidance techniques
are the best ways to minimize injuries due to human?bear conflict.[1]
A 2008 "Efficacy of Bear Deterrent Spray in Alaska" study stated:
"Red pepper spray stopped bears? undesirable behavior 92% of the
time when used on brown bears, 90% for black bears, and 100% for polar
bears.
Of all persons carrying sprays, 98% were uninjured by bears in close-range encounters.
All bear-inflicted injuries (n = 3) associated with defensive
spraying involved brown bears and were relatively minor (i.e., no
hospitalization required).
In 7% (5 of 71) of bear
spray incidents, wind was reported to have interfered with spray
accuracy, although it reached the bear in all cases.
In
14% (10 of 71) of bear spray incidents, users reported the spray having
had negative side effects upon themselves, ranging from minor
irritation (11%, 8 of 71) to near incapacitation (3%, 2 of 71).
Bear spray represents an effective alternative to lethal force
and should be considered as an option for personal safety for those
recreating and working in bear country."[5]
It
is not allowed to be carried on aircraft, although when you are flying
in to a very remote location, you have no option. I have a vague memory
of a helicopter crashing killing all aboard when a can of bear spray
went off. That may be a northern, as opposed to an urban, myth. In the
north the joke is that we tell people to carry it because the bears like
their meat seasoned. ;D ;D ;D
And if you can't get it at Woolies, it is available at most stores in the north. ;)
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Efficacy of Bear Deterrent Spray in Alaska (http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/bear_cougar/bear/files/JWM_BearSprayAlaska.pdf)
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Efficacy of Bear Deterrent Spray in Alaska (http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/bear_cougar/bear/files/JWM_BearSprayAlaska.pdf)
Well
I guess that, if nothing else, if you got a whiff of it yourself you'd
be running away pretty fast, hopefully in the opposite direction to the
bear. ;D
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(https://68.media.tumblr.com/07e6d4664ebefc4acc1e3f8952e09e7e/tumblr_o9fnzcDQ7k1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Veteran OW'er gets interrupted by Real Life.
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;D ;D ;D
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Haven't we all! ;D ;D ;D
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Haven't we all! ;D ;D ;D
Absolutely - another good one hanibal .... :D
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Haven't we all! ;D ;D ;D
I'm
with HelenJ and you, Michael! I keep trying to stop annoying
events like that happening, but they keep popping up! ;D
Very fine picture and caption, hanibal :D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Joseph_Wright_of_Derby_The_Alchemist.jpg)
Maikel discovers AutoHotKey, an awesome tool that has saved hours of work and hours of frustration for many OW'ers.
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Good one, Hanibal!
And thanks to Maikel! Even if I only use the very basic features AHK has been a big help.
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Yes, Bravo to you both, Maikel and Hanibal!
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Is that a quantum computer that Maikel's using there?
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Is that a quantum computer that Maikel's using there?
Don't know, but my pressure cooker does that sometimes ;D
Great picture and caption hanibal ;D - and many thanks to maikel because AHK is a life changer ;D
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I love the awed transcribers in the shadows - that would be me.
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(https://static.artuk.org/w1200h1200/PTB/PTB_TORRE_A389.jpg)
With almost all ships on OW Classic complete, many OW'ers have no choice but to leave in search of other projects.
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Absolutely captures the sadness of the situation - if not quite what most of us are probably wearing!
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A sad situation indeed :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
They seem to be fairly warmly dressed, and that is just as well because Bob is rowing us to an exciting destination (though not the one in the photo - I couldn't resist that one for Joan ;)).
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/USCGC_Burton_Island.jpg)
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Burton_Island_(WAGB-283))
Keep an eye on Old Weather: Arctic (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php#c9) and Burton Island (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?board=50.0)
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :'( :'( :'(
Not sure
weather/whether to laugh or cry. If OW ever does come to an end I'd hope
we'd all find another project where we could all be happy.
Love the Antarctic picture Randi!! :D :D :D
Tempting mentions of 'Old Weather: Arctic and Burton Island' - more work - hurrah!!
Happy days ahead still then ;) ;) ;)
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Just for Information....... ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/vcom71o.jpg)
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D too.
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;D ;D ;D
Do birds also use the Beaufort code?
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;D ;D ;D
Do birds also use the Beaufort code?
Only in second grade - before that they are simply learning their alphabet ;) ;) ;D
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Ha! He looks happy...
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Guercino_-_Saint_Matthew_and_the_Angel_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
OW'er looking for new recruits: "Excuse me, sir - do you have a moment to talk about Arctic sea ice?"
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That's soooo funny - excellent words hanibal ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
(As anyone got that directory to hand please? I can't find my copy ;) ;D)
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Another good one, Hanibal!
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Brilliant, Hanibal!!!
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It's nice to see an angel working for OW. Of course, we are all angelic ;D
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That made me laugh out loud - brilliant!
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(https://i.imgur.com/BoVqUx6.png)
Hmmm. Interesting writing style on this new set of Logs.
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(Nice one Dean - I like how he also has a sword (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=25.msg136430#msg136430)!)
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/1d8e9d7007a768e3488aa7f2f1680009/tumblr_oxok0mKtx61ugyavxo1_540.png)
Signs of OW Addiction #274: You can't decide between making Journey Plotter maps and stargazing, so you try to do both at once!
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;D
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;D ;D ;D
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She doesn't look very sensibly dressed for star gazing .... :o
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Urania
(/jʊˈreɪniə/; Ancient Greek: Οὐρανία, Ourania; meaning "heavenly" or
"of heaven"), also spelt Uranus, was, in Greek mythology, the muse of
astronomy.
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I like the fairy lights in her hair - very Christmassy!
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Great picture Dean ;D Hey well remembered hanibal ;D It's weird that
those two pictures are almost exactly a year apart but are great
companions to each other - wild! :D
Well it's clear that Ms
Uranus has had a great effect on the log books. Marking the chart on the
globe whilst looking in entirely the opposite direction would very
adequately explain some of the routes that come out of the logs!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Are you a fan of the Arizona Diamondbacks Dean?
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Are you a fan of the Arizona Diamondbacks Dean?
Not
really. Just saw the pic and figured it fit here! I'm a Toronto
Blue Jay for Baseball & Buffalo Bills for US Football. ;)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Pieter_Bruegel_the_Elder_-_Peasant_Wedding_-_Google_Art_Project_2.jpg/1200px-Pieter_Bruegel_the_Elder_-_Peasant_Wedding_-_Google_Art_Project_2.jpg)
OW'ers hold a mighty feast to celebrate Christmas and the almost-completion of OW Classic AND the launch of Ice Hunting.
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;D
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:) :) :)
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Nice one hanibal :D
Well there's a trio of events well worth
celebrating in such style! If only we could all meet up for a
celebratory dinner, what a wonderful occasion that would be ;D ;D ;D
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Just don't ask me to provide the music ..... ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Paul_Signac%2C_1893-95%2C_Au_temps_d%E2%80%99harmonie%2C_oil_on_canvas%2C_310_x_410_cm.jpg)
OW'ers celebrating the new year in the tropics.
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If only! About 8 degrees here today, and going to get colder .... The tropics sound very tempting.
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Whereas I've gone for an ice-breaker ... ;D
(https://goo.gl/p2BvAa)
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:) :) :) :) :)
Much more appropriate for us, the Ice Hunters!
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Whereas I've gone for an ice-breaker ... ;D
(https://goo.gl/p2BvAa)
LIKE
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Beautiful, Caro - and always worth having one to hand ....
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Thanks to hanibal for a trip to the tropics. :D There's a beautiful
moon out here tonight so the temperature is plunging and a little bit of
the tropics would nice for the hedgehogs (who were out and about
yesterday).
So if the temperature keeps plunging here I'll need the icebreaker - thanks Caro :D
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Tropics sound good! -4?F (-20?C) here this morning. Took out a 50 year old record low!
Happy New Year all!!!! ;)
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Tropics sound good! -4?F (-20?C) here this morning. Took out a 50 year old record low!
It just proves Global Warming is a hoax!!! ;D ;D ;D
Right - pens down and feet up - looks like we've solved the climate riddle then? ;) ;D
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(https://i.imgur.com/Gpec1Gq.jpg)
The Mods have bestowed upon us a new set of Logs to work on.
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;D ;D ;D
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Very clever, Dean. And I'm delighted to see that the Mods are still dressing with style .... ;D
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:) :) :) :)
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;D ;D ;D Not sure which one I am - though I suspect I'm not the one in the middle with the beard ;) ;D
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;D ;D ;D Not sure which one I am - though I suspect I'm not the one in the middle with the beard ;) ;D
Ditto ;D
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(http://d279m997dpfwgl.cloudfront.net/wp/2017/01/0116_peter-sala-1000x569.png)
Three transcribers setting out on their next on their next Ice Hunt.
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Very well done, Dean!
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Nice one Michael :D Is that the new transcribers' uniform then? :D
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Nice one Michael :D Is that the new transcribers' uniform then? :D
It is. Very warm, too. It's amazing what you can buy with $482000!
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Nice one Michael :D Is that the new transcribers' uniform then? :D
It is. Very warm, too. It's amazing what you can buy with $482000!
Oh that's why we get the boots too - fab! ;D ;D ;D
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Hum...
Given the current weather, I'd rather have transcriber-garb than moderator-garb ;D
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;D ;D ;D
Mind you. Stuart's looking at 35 C (95 F). It
was 9 C (48 F) here, so one uniform will be too hot and the other too
cold. :-\
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(https://tuiteartees.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/20120512-isaac-newton1.jpg)
Signs
of OW Addiction #491: When you run out of paper for Journey Plotter
notes, you take off your clothes and write on them instead!
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:o
Nice one!
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;D ;D ;D
Ice hunters can't be without clothes for very long. This journey plotter's ship must be in the Med or the Red Sea. ;)
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;D ;D ;D
Nice one hanibal. Sadly if I tried that no-one
would rush to paint me for posterity so I better keep my paper factory
at full production ;) ;) ;D
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Another great one hanibal. Like Joan I think I should keep my paper stocks up ....
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Talk about giving the shirt off of one's back.............. ;D
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;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Pier_Francesco_Mola_Lira_da_gamba.jpg)
OW'er to roommate: "Could you puh-leeze turn it down a little? I'm trying to work here!"
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;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
What's he listening to? Did he advise the rest of us on the forum?
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;D ;D ;D
What's he listening to? Did he advise the rest of us on the forum?
Sea Pictures by Elgar? ;) :D
Nice one hanibal ;D ;D ;D
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(https://68.media.tumblr.com/6ddfe5bd91468ecc00c5fbdd1790f81a/tumblr_p28zmm4hE21ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Ice Hunters take a very wrong turn: "Wait a minute - this doesn't look like Alaska at all!"
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;D ;D ;D
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Very good, Hanibal!
I am on leave for a week starting today.
:-X
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Brilliant!!! ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Nice one hanibal!
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(https://i.imgur.com/hFXE4hA.jpg)
Damn the icebergs!! Full speed ahead!!
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Lovely image! :) :) :)
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Well that would be a breathtaking sight to behold! ;D If I
were an iceberg I'd be slinking away quietly rather than get run over by
those three steaming down the channel towards you :o 8)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Antonio_de_Pereda_-_Allegory_of_Vanity_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/1280px-Antonio_de_Pereda_-_Allegory_of_Vanity_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
Zooniverse
dev discussing the history of Zooniverse: "Almost all of our early
projects were astronomy, but since then we have expanded to a wide
variety of fields, such as nature, literature, physics and climate!"
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(http://www.desismileys.com/smileys/desismileys_3266.gif)
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I knew Zooniverse developers were pretty splendid, but I hadn't realised they were actually angelic!
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(https://www.kunstkopie.de/kunst/pier_francesco_mola/homer_diktiert.jpg)
OW'er
gets interviewed by journalist: "Whatever you do, do NOT ever cook
dinner while working on OW - I learned that one the hard way!"
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
So did I!
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Who has time for things like dinner when OW is calling???? ;D ;D ;D
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OW'er gets interviewed by journalist: "Whatever you do, do NOT ever
cook dinner while working on OW - I learned that one the hard way!"
I did that last week.
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;D
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I'll take a slightly different tack: 'if you don't like what's
coming up for dinner you can always incinerate it by working on
oldweather' ::) ;) ;D ;D ;D
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Very, very good response ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Brilliant response :D :D :D :D
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Who has time for things like dinner when OW is calling???? ;D ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Portrait_of_Peder_Severin_Kr%C3%B8yer_by_Laurits_Tuxen.jpg)
Michael
Purves looking for very obscure Greenland places: "Okay... which
no-longer-in-use-and-replaced-by-Inuit-name did they use THIS time?"
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Very elegant, Michael ;)
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That would be me! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
My favourite so far is Qaqqatsiaq 66.03 -53.45 Qeqqata
I call it, "Who needs U?"
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;D ;D ;D
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Great picture.
Composition, lighting, attire ... all first class. :D
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The composition and lighting, yes. However, my family is not known
for elegance in attire. Indeed, our attire far from elegant!
:-[ :-[ :-[
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Such sartorial elegance, Michael! :D Well chosen hanibal
:D He looks a little quizzical - possibly because the lat. and
long. provided in the ship's log relates to water. Whereas Michael has
discovered that a number of our ships have taken cross country routes -
ahem! :-\ ::)
;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Paimeni.jpg)
Bob announces the release of the next version of Ice Hunting spreadsheets.
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;D
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Brilliant, Hanibal!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Good find ;D
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I like the use of a more traditional means of communication - very clever, hanibal!
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Excellent! ;D ;D ;D
(Is it just me or does that horn look like a very large parsnip? ;) :o)
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Ha! ;D
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(Is it just me or does that horn look like a very large parsnip? ;) :o)
Now that you mention it...
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Perhaps he hollowed it out and used it as a horn before eating it?
No need to be wasteful!
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;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D Mmmmm - parsnip soup comes to mind
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Roast parsnip! Had some for lunch - perfect for a very cold day.
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Roast parsnip! Had some for lunch - perfect for a very cold day.
After
this freeze the parsnips and brussels will be so sweet :P yumm
(OK - when they can finally be dug out of the frozen ground ::))
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/John_William_Waterhouse_-_The_Remorse_of_the_Emperor_Nero_after_the_Murder_of_his_Mother.JPG)
Signs of OW Addiction #239: You become so obsessed with OW that it drives you to insomnia!
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At least he is avoiding blue light ;)
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This is me today - languishing because I can't get on with editing
either of my current ships (though the present weather has prevented me
finding enough greenery for the laurel wreath ....)
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It's 24 minutes after midnight. I have to be up by 6.15 a.m. I'm
either insane or addicted. Because I can manage to work my way around
the forum I've decide not to be mad - addicted does seem to fit the bill
rather well ;) ;) ;D
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(https://mydailyartdisplay.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/silence-by-henry-fuseli.jpg)
"Oh, woe is me! I cannot edit my ship histories because naval-history.net is broken!"
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;D
Good timing!
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Absolutely :'( :'(
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(https://68.media.tumblr.com/389e092191e1d1f1361a380b35bd1305/tumblr_ozkmd4IuiP1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Science is the light in the darkness, the means by which humanity has gained enormous power and knowledge over the centuries.
By contributing to citizen science, you too can help this great and worthy cause!
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:) :) :)
Nice one, Hanibal!
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Hear, hear! 8)
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Excellent sentiments!
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(https://i.imgur.com/KdZ383w.jpg)
The OW Team & Moderators discuss the issues with our current Server Team. ;)
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;D :-X ;D
We're winning ;)
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Just proving the sword is mightier than the keyboard! ;D ;D ;D
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(https://68.media.tumblr.com/389e092191e1d1f1361a380b35bd1305/tumblr_ozkmd4IuiP1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Science is the light in the darkness, the means by which humanity has gained enormous power and knowledge over the centuries.
By contributing to citizen science, you too can help this great and worthy cause!
I wondered who was taking that picture of me the other day - now I know. Must get that candle trimmed ;D ;D ;D
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Nice one Dean! ;D ;D ;D
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Two more great pics - thank you both. I wonder whether it's
worth sending Dean's to the Server people - just as a hint?
;D ;D
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(https://i.imgur.com/ZgnYP4V.jpg)
Letting the server people know we won't be put off much longer!
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Nothing succeeds like violence! ;D ;D ;D (Or so they would have us believe.)
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I'm almost tempted to ask which lot we are...the pirates or the valiant few on the dock? ;) ;D
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Pretty sure we're the pirates - I'm about ready to swing a cutlass myself!
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Burnishing my cutlass as we speak!
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Pretty sure we're the pirates - I'm about ready to swing a cutlass myself!
Burnishing my cutlass as we speak!
We shall smash their docks and overwhelm the server people from our mighty ships! They shall fear our rath!! >:(
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OK - Pirates we are then. After taking the Dock we'll have to go for
a general political overthrow at the Dockyard cafe so that we can have a
somewhat less dangerous take-over with a bun-fight followed by a few
pints of
grog tea. :D
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OK
- Pirates we are then. After taking the Dock we'll have to go for a
general political overthrow at the Dockyard cafe so that we can have a
somewhat less dangerous take-over with a bun-fight followed by a few
pints of grog tea. :D
(https://i.imgur.com/YXBIxj6.jpg)
And we can show off our new Togs. ;)
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Ooo lovely! Are we still spending the 420,000 on outfits then? Super. I'd like my chain mail in titanium please ;D
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Ooo lovely! Are we still spending the 420,000 on outfits then? Super. I'd like my chain mail in titanium please ;D
I thought the $420 K was for grog!!!
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Perhaps it could do for both? I rather fancy my chain mail in
platinum, with gold highlights .... though with all that grog, I
probably wouldn't mind what it was made of.
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;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Gallen_Kallela_Symposion.jpg)
Midnight in the Dockside Cafe.
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Looks like that teeny tiny pot of coffee needs to be about a gallon bigger ;D ;D ;D
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Just for the record, I am not the one passed out on the table. I think it's Stuart. ;D ;D ;D
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They do look a bit under the weather ;)
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They do look a bit under the weather ;)
Groooooan ;) ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Antonio_de_Pereda_-_El_sue%C3%B1o_del_caballero_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
Zooniverse
moderator giving tour to rich VIP: "In the early years, all our
projects were astronomy, but since then we have expanded to a wide range
of fields, such as geography, history, biology and... HEY! Wake up!"
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D that's soooo funny hanibal. When people ask
about the zooniverse I keep the explanation short - wouldn't dare
mention everything because they'd run a mile.
Michael - I spotted the globe. Would it help to pinpoint any places that you are stuck with? ;) ;D
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Very good, Hanibal!
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Another great one, Hanibal. Yes, the globe would help! That and a magnifying glass! ;D ;D ;D
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Nice one! ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Arriv%C3%A9e_en_France_de_Bonaparte_au_retour_d%27Egypte_le_9_octobre_1799.jpg)
OW'ers celebrate the return of NavalHistory.net after a long absence.
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:) Three cheers!
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Wonderful! This will have us full of joi de vivre ;D
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Three Cheers AND a 21 gun salute!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Great picture!
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Splice the mainbrace and extra rum all round!
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(https://68.media.tumblr.com/22459dda8f53fe0d22e6a7c1dffa0e13/tumblr_obpxomE7p01ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Scientists showing off Zooniverse project results to the general public.
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;D ;D ;D
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:) :) :)
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Uh oh! As long as you don't have to practice what you work on I'll be fine ;D ;D ;D
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I might be able to stand in the ring looking glamorous, but nothing more dramatic ....
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Maybe you would be more comfortable on this steed!
(https://i.imgur.com/RyIvgY2.jpg)
It's
on a 1916 Herschell #1 Special Carrousel that I am privileged to work
on and operate at the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum.
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Definitely more my style! Thank you Dean - what a wonderful steed, and how lucky you are to work with him/her.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez_005.jpg)
Ice
Hunters having lunch: "Have you managed to find any ice recently? The
Storis almost never reports it anymore - Not sure if it's because they
are in southern Alaska, or they've had enough and only bother when the
ice gets in their way! "
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;D
Thank you for keeping this going!
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Good one, Hanibal!
Maybe they need a new crew. When they
were in Greenland they hardly ever gave bearings after being there a few
years. Then, when they moved to the US west coast and Alaska, they were
giving one or two bearings every hour. I found the same with ice. At
first, in Greenland, there were lots of ice reports and they gradually
tapered off.
Oh well, ours is not to wonder why, ours is just to transcribe. ;D
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and critique ;)
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Oh surely not! Not us! No! ;D ;D ;D
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I wonder how they would have felt to have to document the ice very
carefully? It makes you cold, it crushes you ship from the top to the
bottom, and they want us to write a novel about it? :o >:( :o
;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Diego_Velasquez%2C_The_Forge_of_Vulcan.jpg)
OW'er somehow ends up at a completely different Zooniverse project: "Oh! Excuse me, fellas - I must have taken a wrong turn back there!
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Great! ;D
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Brilliant! You just keep getting better and better.
;D ;D ;D
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Excellent!! My I proffer his next line..."Ah! Have I found the offices of the Panoptes group?"
I'm going to get sacked for that last comment. No more Zoonivese pay for me ;D ;D ;D
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Excellent!! My I proffer his next line..."Ah! Have I found the offices of the Panoptes group?"
I'm going to get sacked for that last comment. No more Zoonivese pay for me ;D ;D ;D
Allow
me to chip in a few pounds to make up for your expected shortfall. Just
send me details of your bank accounts and passwords. ;D ;D
;D
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Perhaps she is just transiting and only has an exobank account ;D
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Oh well, I tried.
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I'm glad the OW'er is slightly more fully dressed than those on the other projects - though I would expect nothing less.
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Nice try Michael - I'm not letting anyone near my ill
gotten gains from the Zooniverse, my collection of buttons and pieces of
string are safe for now ;D ;D ;D
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I was only trying to help myself.
Rule number 48: always check the small print. ;D ;D ;D
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Oh - right - when I started they issued me with a spy glass - that
wasn't for small writing was it then? :o :-[ ;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Edvard_Munch_-_Evening._Melancholy_I_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
Exhausted Ice Hunter in the evening: "Maybe it wasn't a good idea to do a whole month in one go!"
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;D
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Nice! 8)
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Good one! :)
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;D ;D ;D Nice one hanibal! 8)
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I see that there are multiple versions of that painting... ;D
Munch painted multiple variant versions of the expressionist work in oil on canvas during the period 1891?93.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Ri%C3%B1a_ante_la_embajada_de_Espa%C3%B1a_%28La_rissa%29.jpg)
OW'ers arguing whether science or history is more important, until the moderators (in yellow) arrive to break it up.
(The truth is: Neither is more important than the other. They're both very valuable!)
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Very good, Hanibal ;D
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Another good one!
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;D ;D ;D
I do like the colours you chose for us hanibal ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Orazio_Gentileschi_-_Annunciation_-_WGA08574.jpg)
OW'er tries to recruit relative: "Are you SURE you don't want to do citizen science with me? I'll give you this pretty flower!"
(Has anybody actually managed to persuade a friend/relative to join in? I have tried, but never succeeded)
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Good one!
I haven't had any luck so far, but I keep trying.
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I've tried too - and also failed. But it's a good picture - perhaps if I'd tried this hard I would have succeeded ....
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I'm a failure in the recruiting department as well... :( :( :(
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Nope - perhaps I need a pretty flower? :'(
I have plans tucked up my sleeve though. ;)
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(https://i.imgur.com/83bPU79.jpg)
The Mods meeting to plan our next area of research.
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The Mod's costumes have become very sober, after some of the splendid garments we've seen in the past.
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The majority of the OW mods seem to be missing...
Maybe that is the Zooniverse staff ;)
Hopefully they are looking sober - rather than bored ;D
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I think one of those mods just hoisted his flag on the ship I'm editing. ;D
(Wemyss on the far right)
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(https://78.media.tumblr.com/c20131d1a46b1246e2ad40db04121575/tumblr_oadautuuiP1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
OW'ers trying and failing to sweet-talk the mod.
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;D ;D ;D
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;D
Mods trying to sweet-talk Zooniverse?
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;D
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Nope. Not amused.
Nice dark-golden dress though; I have a cushion just that colour. :)
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(https://78.media.tumblr.com/6cc0e1ef9b08904f92075ec95170732e/tumblr_oym2ebASiD1ugyavxo1_640.jpg)
Les reparateurs de forum OW.
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Looks like a very elegant forum!
I wonder if they will holystone that floor ;D
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Been there, done that. Didn't get one wine, but got to whine. ;D ;D ;D
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I'll have to be the artist - my knees would never take a job like that! :o ;D ;D
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Knees might, back wouldn't .... :D
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(https://www.awesomestories.com/images/user/feb1f60715851a01a850fb30e4f1d516.jpg)
OW'ers are tempted by other Zooniverse projects:
"Come join me! I'm way more fun!"
"No, join me - I am medical, and thus very important!"
"I have fancy statistics and badges!"
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Oh what a brilliant picture hanibal! This is soooo
true. And the worst are the projects who need to finish but have come to
a standstill and that you feel too guilty to leave hanging in mid air
and go off and do a day's work for and then feel doubly guilty when you
leave them the next day, so then you feel sad for them but you feel
guilty about your own project losing you for a day...and....and...and...
OK - I've heard the siren calls :-[ ::) ;) ;D ;D ;D
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Excellent!
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This is one of your best! :) :) :)
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Indeed!
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Absolutely brilliant! Oh, and just between us, which one offers badges? ;D ;D
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Just between us - it's Notes From Nature. They have quite a few.
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Well, I'm always open to a bit of bribery, so I may just have to wander in that direction .... ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Ilya_Repin-What_freedom%21.jpg)
Signs of OW Addiction #94: You enjoy the ocean too much to care if your clothes get wet!
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:) :) :)
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Not to mention being swept out to sea. :o
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I guess swept out to sea is a good metaphor for an OW addiction.
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I guess swept out to sea is a good metaphor for an OW addiction.
Great picture, hanibal, and I love your take on it, Michael.
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;D ;D ;D
Great picture hanibal. 'When you work on OW all this weather can be yours every day!'
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Louis_Meijer_-_Storm_in_het_Nauw_van_Calais.jpg)
Ice Hunters encounter some nasty weather in the Aleutian Islands.
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;D ;D ;D
That would be us!
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Very glad I'm flying back from San Francisco later today, and not sailing! That weather looks very nasty indeed.
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Yikes - can I cancel my ticket for that voyage please? :o ;) :D
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Those cheap tickets are non refundable, you know ....
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No wonder some of the logs are so hard to read ;)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Arthur_Devis_-_Gentleman_with_a_Cannon_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/528px-Arthur_Devis_-_Gentleman_with_a_Cannon_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
OW
Moderator: "Just for show? No, this baby is for getting rid of spammers
and scammers and other nasties - they are very rare, but they do appear
in our forum sometimes!"
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;D ;D ;D
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Glad to see the mods have a very smart uniform!
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;D ;D ;D
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Glad to see the mods have a very smart uniform!
Another smart uniform! I hope they all have spacious wardrobes to keep them all in good condition .... ;D ;D
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Glad to see the mods have a very smart uniform!
Another smart uniform! I hope they all have spacious wardrobes to keep them all in good condition .... ;D ;D
Yup
-we get 25 square yards of walk in wardrobe for our togs. I really like
this one - very dapper. But I can tell you that it's hell getting those
socks white. I don't wash them of course - my mess-man does, but he says it's very burdensome. ;D
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Yes, it is. :'(
And some of those mods are very fussy, and I have to wash those socks over and over and over again...
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I haven't even gotten mine back! ::)
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It's so hard to get good staff these days! ;)
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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It's not the staff, it's that fussy and demanding officer who keep
sending her socks back for more scrubbing. My hands are raw... :'(
:'( :'(
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Orazio_Gentileschi_-_st-francis-receiving-the-stigmatal.jpg)
"HEY! MORTAL! GO BACK HOME AND DO MORE OW! YOUR LORD COMMANDS IT!"
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Yes! get cracking you lazy sluggards!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Michael being told by the PTB that they want distance and course for ice hunting he did before Bob's system.
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Michael being told by the PTB that they want distance and course for ice hunting he did before Bob's system.
:'( :'( :'(
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This is me right now...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/John_William_Waterhouse_-_I_am_half-sick_of_shadows%2C_said_the_lady_of_shalott.JPG/562px-John_William_Waterhouse_-_I_am_half-sick_of_shadows%2C_said_the_lady_of_shalott.JPG)
"Why am I cooped up in here, doing OW? It's summer - I should be outside, having fun like everyone else!"
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I love the dress, hanibal! Hope you get out and have some fun while you still have sun.
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I wasted a lot of time trying to figure out if that was a mirror
(because of the second loom image) or a window (because of the outdoor
image). Then I decided that it was a window with a second loom (with a
similar but not identical image) in a semi-separated room between the
lady in red and the window.
(Also, the angle for the second loom seems to be wrong for a mirror.)
::)
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I thought that was the mirror, about to crack from side to
side. Given that she's not allowed to look out of the window, and
is only permitted to look in the mirror, that would be hellishly
difficult if the window is that close ???
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_of_Shalott
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You are right, but I suspect that the artist took a few liberties :-\
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Ahhhh - perfect picture - see how the incisive minds of OW pick it
to bits to eek every last bit of information out of it? ;)
;D It always helps to know your onions - or shallots at any rate
(thanks Thursday Next :D )
Now - if it's a round window to
another work room, is the other weaver left handed? Is the other weaver
the girl with the red hair sitting with her swain by the river?If it's a
mirror how is it possible not to see the artist? If I had to
plump I'd go for 'mirror'...
Hanibal I think you ought to do a
health and safety survey on your working environment there. There are a
lot of trip hazards with all those silk threads hanging around. The
lighting looks poor. But the work you're producing is spot on! ;D
;D ;D
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Congratulations to us all!
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/5b1cde65b884392abebcb68ef656f2c7/tumblr_p5c1kgGgZP1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
OW'ers celebrate the completion of OW Classic after over six years of labor.
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An excellent picture!
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And we all seem to have been issued with splendid costumes for the occasion ....
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Yay team! Let the festivities begin!
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Oh wow! That's a nice party that the Zooniverse is paying for - didn't know they did that when top projects finish. ;D
If that's a lemonade fountain down on the right I'll be there if anyone wants me 8)
I thought to collect this epic front page for us to enjoy for a long time... 189,009* pages on 22 voyages
(https://i.imgur.com/Mwh2mT8.png?1)
(*If there were an average of 12 entries per page that would make 2,261,808 entries for the project)
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103%
That's us! OW transcribers are overachievers ;D
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103%
That's us! OW transcribers are overachievers ;D
Well here's a fanfare to celebrate that! And to welcome in the (almost) new world of Ice Hunting. Let the trumpets sound!!
(https://i.imgur.com/PwW4DG6.png)
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Well done everyone!
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Cheering all the ships home! And some definite splicing of the mainbrace.
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Lovely picture Caro ;D Still feels surreal that it's over. :-[
I'll help with any mainbrace splicing if you need a hand jil ;D
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(https://steamusercontent-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/449616801423522227/F0E1D3715BEE391117F802CDFF51139035C239F3/)
Signs of OW Addiction #632: Even in death, you celebrate the triumphs of OW whenever you hear about them!
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;D
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;D
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OW is available in the afterlife perhaps? Studies of celestial
clouds with incidences of harpists? And we can still celebrate the
earthly format?
Well -what else would one expect of such an excellent project? ;D 8) ;D
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The Gift that keeps on giving! ;)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Hendrik_Merkus_Baron_de_Kock_by_Cornelis_Kruseman.jpg)
OW Moderator shows off yet another fabulous outfit from their spacious wardrobe.
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It looks like you've put on a bit of weight! ;D ;D ;D
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I think that's the most splendid outfit yet! It would
definitely take up a lot of space in a wardrobe though - those
epaulettes .... !
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I have a problem - will I need to buy some stick-on sideburns in order to be able to wear the outfit please? :o
I
like the epaulettes. You're right about the size of them Helen. But I
wonder if they double up as somewhere to balance your tea cup on a
picnic? ;D
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It doesn't look very comfortable :(
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I have a problem - will I need to buy some stick-on sideburns in order to be able to wear the outfit please? :o
I
like the epaulettes. You're right about the size of them Helen. But I
wonder if they double up as somewhere to balance your tea cup on a
picnic? ;D
No, I think they pull off so you can brush up the table crumbs after the tea & scones. ;)
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;D ;D
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(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mOOzocm6Lbg/THYVQCZyRfI/AAAAAAAAABk/X-BLAD73Ix4/s1600/Pallas-Athene.jpg)
I favour this outfit for ordinary day wear.
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;D
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You must have very interesting days, Caro!
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A very good response, Helen ;D
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;D
What about you, Randi? What's your favorite everyday outfit?
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This is mine... ;D ;D ;D
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTAwWDM3NQ==/z/zg4AAOxyOlhSyJLJ/$_3.JPG?set_id=2)
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:o
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;D
What about you, Randi? What's your favorite everyday outfit?
I rather like this one:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Leighton-God_Speed%21.jpg/800px-Leighton-God_Speed%21.jpg)
Just the thing for sending off a new Ice Hunter ;)
(but I suspect that Michael and Caro look far more like their images than I do!)
However, for winter this is hard to beat:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Rembrandt_Harmensz_van_Rijn_-_Scholar_at_his_Study_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
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That winter one is excellent - practical but with a touch of glamour. Just like all our mods ....
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(but I suspect that Michael and Caro look far more like their images than I do!)
Maybe Caro looks like her image, but certainly I do not! :-[ :-[
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I have a problem - will I need to buy some stick-on sideburns in order to be able to wear the outfit please? :o
I
like the epaulettes. You're right about the size of them Helen. But I
wonder if they double up as somewhere to balance your tea cup on a
picnic? ;D
No, I think they pull off so you can brush up the table crumbs after the tea & scones. ;)
My goodness - I never thought of that Dean. I'm going to rush out to get some (scones, or sideburns hehehe) ;D
This page is so funny ;D
This is my preferred outfit. You can always take a friend with you - how cool is that? 8) ;D
(https://i.imgur.com/POtftvQ.png)
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Maybe Caro looks like her image ....
(https://www.mumslounge.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/laugh-coffee-spit.gif)
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Since Caro can be honest...
(http://cde.2.trome.pe/ima/0/0/9/8/5/985805.jpg)
I think I look better now that I don't wear glasses. :)
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;D
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Most things look better without glasses ....
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Most things look better without glasses ....
Depends. I have been told that if you fill the glasses with alcoholic beverages the view is improved. ::)
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Most things look better without glasses ....
Depends. I have been told that if you fill the glasses with alcoholic beverages the view is improved. ::)
You mean you haven't tested the theory?
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/John_William_Waterhouse_-_The_Crystal_Ball.JPG)
"Shiny, shiny crystal ball,
how can I read this awful scrawl?"
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;D ;D ;D
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Nice! 8) ;D
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Brilliant! Some of the handwriting is really hard to read for a
person, but imagine how hard it would to be a programmer trying to get a
computer to read it.
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That's a comforting thought Michael. Long may the computers struggle with writing ;D ;D ;D
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Looks like that guy on the table died trying.
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;D
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Looks like that guy on the table died trying.
Do or do not. There is no try.
Yoda
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Gabriel_Metsu_-_La_Cuisini%C3%A8re.jpg)
"Ah... Thank Neptune I remembered NOT to do any OW while cooking this!"
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;D ;D ;D
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Good one, hanibal!
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/William_Hogarth_053.jpg)
Signs of OW Addiction #281: You encounter so many frustrating, messy logs that your hair turns white!
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Oh! So that's what's doing it?! ;D
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Well, at least you're not tearing your hair out!
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/-bAAAOSwPCVX29rB/s-l300.jpg)
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A little early for Halloween. :o
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Pah - my hair went white starting from age 13 - I beat OW to it. Now
if the sheer delight of working on OW works the opposite effect, I
should be a raven haired beauty by Christmas. :o 8) ;D
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Pah
- my hair went white starting from age 13 - I beat OW to it. Now if the
sheer delight of working on OW works the opposite effect, I should be a
raven haired beauty by Christmas. :o 8) ;D
;D ;D :D :D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Vincent_van_Gogh_-_Dr_Paul_Gachet_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/639px-Vincent_van_Gogh_-_Dr_Paul_Gachet_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
When you can't go Ice Hunting because your computer is in the repair shop.
This actually just happened to me - on Sunday evening, I spilled Gatorade on my laptop!
So I took it in Monday, and was unable to do any OW for the next few days.
But I got lucky - only the keyboard needed to be replaced, which was done by Thursday.
Everything else was fine, the shop guys said it was likely due to me reacting very quickly.
Here's
what to do if this happens to you - I recommend reading and memorizing
at least the first seven steps, just in case (Remember Murphy's Law!)
https://www.wikihow.com/Save-a-Laptop-from-Liquid-Damage
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What a picture of ennui. :o :o He's even forgotten to get some water for his flowers :-\
I'm going to put my coffee a bit further away from my laptop!
We
had a re-furbishment at work a few years ago. We had some hot desking
tables which had conveniently placed electrics. To get to the plugs you
simply pulled the desk top forward a few inches. that put the plugs
directly in the path of any spillages. Staggering. And it passed health
and safety. Even more bizzare - in 4 years no-one has slopped a drink at
those desks - lucky!
I'm glad you did the right thing hannibal, and I'm glad you got your laptop back quickly :D :D :D
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I?m glad your laptop survived without too much damage. Knowing you,
you keep regular backups, just in case of really serious damage. Do you
also practice offsite storage?
That picture also applies when your computer is 13,000 km away. :'( :'( :'(
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Do you also practice offsite storage?
Sorta - I keep my most valuable data on a USB stick, and take the stick with me when I leave the house.
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Do you also practice offsite storage?
Sorta - I keep my most valuable data on a USB stick, and take the stick with me when I leave the house.
Oh!
I do that too. My usb looks like a chubby penguin wearing an Oxford
Blue scarf and he lives on my keyring. You get to the machinery by
decapitating him...he's used to that. :)
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(https://i.imgur.com/2w2jXEP.jpg)
NARA archivists searching for more logbooks to rescue and scan for Old Weather.
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A great welcome for Charlotte and Rachael! ;D
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Seems realistic to me!
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What a beautiful image, hanibal! I hope they find a great big treasure chest of log books ;) :D
Welcome Charlotte and Rachel :D
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Another good one, Hannibal!
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I found some!!!! ;-)
(https://i.imgur.com/d1m1T9e.jpg)
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Very impressive Dean - good searching and great results :D Better
tell Matteo that this may be a long night on the new places
listings ;) :D
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;D ;D ;D
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A great welcome for Charlotte and Rachael! ;D
That's right - I wasn't thinking of them when I posted it, but it fits perfectly!
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NARA archivists searching for more logbooks to rescue and scan for Old Weather.
Oh, I forgot:
Big Thanks to Dean for finding the picture!
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Claude-Joseph_Vernet_-_Nuit-_Sc%C3%A8ne_c%C3%B4te_m%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9enne_avec_les_p%C3%AAcheurs_et_les_bateaux.jpg)
OW'ers preparing for the night after another productive day.
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What a beautiful image hanibal - makes me feel very happy - wish I was sat by that nice looking fire. ;) ;D
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Excellent, Hanibal ;D
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Great find! :) :) :)
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Beautiful pic, hanibal - though I rather hope they/we may have
somewhere indoors to sleep! It looks as though it could be a
chilly night.
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Huzzah!
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/A_merry_company_in_a_taverne_Abraham_II_van_den_Hecke.jpg/1024px-A_merry_company_in_a_taverne_Abraham_II_van_den_Hecke.jpg)
OW'ers celebrate the 8th anniversary of Old Weather.
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I'm not sure much work is going to be done by this lot .... But I'm sure we've earned a few hours off :D
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Good find, Hanibal!
I'm sure that that was after the day's transcribing ;)
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Now that's a party!
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That looks like fun. When's the next one? ;) ;D ;D ;D
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12 October 2019 ;) ;D ;D ;D
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12 October 2019 ;) ;D ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D It's a date!
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(https://78.media.tumblr.com/3b03cd0f2f225ee2eb457f1f028e9914/tumblr_pdiu3uHGJr1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
OW moderators always travel in style.
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Oooh.... beautiful!
I guess I can ditch my bus pass.
(It looks like rather uncertain footing on the carpet and a bad place to be marooned though.)
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What a great find! And another wonderful costume for the mods ....
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:) :) :)
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A part of a picture found in the front of the logbook for the whaler Fleetwing's 1882 voyage.
Strong stomachs they must have had... :o I'm glad I just have to read the logs ;) :D
(https://i.imgur.com/CgzAWbq.png)
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I'm with you, Joan - that looks terrifying.
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Loving these pictures and the moderators' latest outfit. :)
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Oh - just realised that there's a new outfit. Thank you hanibal - I
really really like this one!! Is there any chance of an additional
allowance to get my wardrobe extended to a small room because those
outfits will take a big chunk out of my rail space. Do we have to
provide secure protection for the weaponry? :D
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You can always store the extra outfits and weapons in a PM to yourself ;D
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You can always store the extra outfits and weapons in a PM to yourself ;D
Naturally - why didn't I think of that? ;D
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I had to twist my head to be sure of what I was seeing here! What
the OldWeather Whaling volunteers are wearing this season (The Lucretia,
1885 to 1886 voyage, page 13 - and no, I don't know why the opposite
page mentions a different ship - yet ;)
(https://archive.org/details/lucretiasteambar00lucr_0/page/n13))
(https://i.imgur.com/s3F2wgJ.png?1)
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Is it a requirement of working on the whalers to dress like
this? And if so, are the dresses supplied (and what about male
volunteers ....? ;D
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Weird what you find!
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Perhaps they were illustrating the use that was being found for the whalebone.
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;D ;D ;D
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Perhaps they were illustrating the use that was being found for the whalebone.
Oh! Hurlock I think you might have hit the nail on the head there! Yes - very likely :D
Helen
I'm not sure about these dresses other than for formal occasions
because if they caught the wind you might find yourself flying to the
Arctic instead :o Strictly dress for being in port I suspect ;)
The male volunteers? I'm sure we can rustle up something elegant like
some handsome tweeds, but in the meantime...something eminently
practical.... ;D
(https://i.imgur.com/UerH8FL.png)
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Good choice for wet weather. I'll take that! :)
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Yes, I think I'd go for practicality. And I'm not sure how relaxing it would be to be encased in whalebone!
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You're quite right Helen - the whale bones belong to the original owner afterall ;) :D
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And were undoubtedly far more comfortable for said owner!
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Yep! ;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Ilia_Efimovich_Repin_%281844-1930%29_-_Volga_Boatmen_%281870-1873%29.jpg/1024px-Ilia_Efimovich_Repin_%281844-1930%29_-_Volga_Boatmen_%281870-1873%29.jpg)
OW'ers struggling with the current, terrible interface of OW Whaling.
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This one, Hanibal, is brilliant! Luckily rescue is on the way.
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:o :o :o
Very timely since a much better one will be here soon ;)
(as Michael just said ;D)
Joan: According to Wiki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barge_Haulers_on_the_Volga) there were also female barge haulers.
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:o :o :o
Very timely since a much better one will be here soon ;)
(as Michael just said ;D)
And it's going to look a lot more like this.... ;) ;) ;D
(https://i.imgur.com/xIilTEi.png)
Joan: According to Wiki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barge_Haulers_on_the_Volga) there were also female barge haulers.
Indeed
there were, and I'm very glad that you mention it Randi. Now I can't
remember if it was on the BBC's programme 'Countryfile' or on 'Coast',
but they did show a group of women doing a boat pull for the cameras.
There were a lot of ladies, they did a good job of it. It might have
been in Staithes:
(https://i.imgur.com/0HGyPgl.png)
I'm
going to keep that brilliant picture in mind hanibal...it will drive me
on to getting NOWW (New OWW) sorted out...getting there...getting
there ;) 8)
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(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/43/b1/01/43b101e7f2245b7739a21d38d7aa07e2.jpg)
Editor enjoying the improvements and new features of Journey Plotter 2.0.
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:) :) :)
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Too right. ;D
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;D ;D ;D Nice one hanibal!
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I wouldn't want my map under the parrot's cage...
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I can't see any picture here - what's wrong with me?
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Hanibal's link is: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DdbJb5oV4AAffx6.jpg
If that doesn't work, try: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/43/b1/01/43b101e7f2245b7739a21d38d7aa07e2.jpg
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Thanks, Randi - the first link worked fine. And it's another
good one .... Normally I don't have any problems with pics here,
so who knows why this one went AWOL?
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The link in Hanibal's post has the word small appended. I omitted that. Maybe that was the problem.
Here are both:
[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DdbJb5oV4AAffx6.jpg:small[/img]
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DdbJb5oV4AAffx6.jpg:small)
and
[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DdbJb5oV4AAffx6.jpg[/img]
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DdbJb5oV4AAffx6.jpg)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/William_Hogarth_028.jpg)
OW'ers celebrate the completion of all ship histories covering World War One, just in time for the centenary of the Armistice.
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I always look forward to your Saturday morning picture!
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Any minute now someone is going to be dancing on the tables .... :D :D
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:) :) :)
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Wonderful picture hanibal :D
And a massive CONGRATULATIONS to the editors.
What a stunning effort to reach Port on the eve of Armistice Day 100 years on.
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Hello everyone. :)
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Hello, Caro - good to know you're still keeping an eye on us
all. I hope you're having a good break? And thanks for this
beautiful image.
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Wonderful image Caro :D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Akseli_Gallen-Kallela_-_Haavakuume_%281889%29.jpg/827px-Akseli_Gallen-Kallela_-_Haavakuume_%281889%29.jpg)
Signs of OW Addiction #28: You hurt your hand doing way too much OW in one go!
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::) ;D
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;D ;D ;D
Although you could hunt and peck using just your other hand. ;)
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He looks like he searched EVERYWHERE for an Alaskan place name and is now wondering it it could be Canadian ;)
Good point, Michael!
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Yes, he has that haunted look ....
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No, he's just discovered we are out of Phase 1 ships after a blistering pace to finish the one he was working on! ;)
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;D ;D ;D
I think he's saying "You better use
all they ice records from they whaling logs after what we went through
to get 'em all for yer". We will! :D 8) :D
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(https://i.imgur.com/5pPEJUy.png)
OWW-er tries out the
whaling experience for real in dry dock. Safe for the OWW-er, safe
for the whales. Another OW success ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D
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Great one, Joan!
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(https://i.imgur.com/0irTECK.jpg)
"I wish I was back in beautiful, sunny Hawaii!"
"Shut up and keep looking for ice! We'll be heading back to Unalaska soon!"
Thanks to Dean for finding the image!
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I feel distinctly queasy just looking at this .... good find, and good caption!
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Scary!
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Hawaii would certainly have been a better day out for this crew :o :o :o
Amazing image hanibal - feels very cold- the icy whiteness of the water. Brrrrrr!
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Good job, Hanibal and Dean!
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Hendrik_Merkus_Baron_de_Kock_by_Cornelis_Kruseman.jpg/641px-Hendrik_Merkus_Baron_de_Kock_by_Cornelis_Kruseman.jpg)
Maikel
in his fanciest outfit, with all the medals he has received for his
excellent work on Journey Plotter, ship histories, and transcribing the
Yorktown.
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Now that's what I like to see - even though we simply write to each
other, Maikel's dressed to respect the occasion. I always wear my
ballgown when working on OW. Does every one else do likewise? ;D
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Not in this weather ;D
Fortunately, Hanibal has provided us with something for every occasion!
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Rembrandt_Harmensz_van_Rijn_-_Scholar_at_his_Study_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
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:o ;D Bit chilly out your way then!!
Here's a
clue to Saturday night in Oxfordshire. Not the prettiest item to wear
with your ballgown - but it keeps your tiara dry ;D
(https://i.imgur.com/WOv5UBb.png)
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Very important to keep your tiara dry - I hope you had matching wellies as well?
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Yep - good point Helen. Court wellies of course :D
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I would expect nothing less ....
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;D
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;D ;D ;D
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(https://nails.newsela.com/s3/newsela-media/article_media/2016/11/civil-war-voting-57a690c6.jpg?crop=0%2C32%2C1366%2C800&height=497&width=885)
Michael and Bob (in grey) welcome new recruits for Ice Hunting.
Thanks to Dean for finding this one!
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I'm glad to see we're maintaining the personal touch - and that uniforms are still de rigeur for all OW workers.
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I didn't realize Bob was so much older than me! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I like the binoculars - excellent addition to the uniform for those out looking for ice! ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Akseli_Gallen-Kallela_-_Kullervo_Cursing_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/423px-Akseli_Gallen-Kallela_-_Kullervo_Cursing_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
Addicted OW'er reacts badly to sudden loss of Internet connection.
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You bet!
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;D ;D ;D
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Cursing the gods of the internet!
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Cursing the gods of the internet!
;D ;D ;D
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Oh yes....been there - staring mad eyes, the shaking fist. Notice
the brewing clouds of 'slow internet' over the festive season creeping
quietly over the hills behind? :o :o ::) ;) ;D
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That looks like me on a 'regular' basis waiting for the modem to boot & connect.
For
Security we turn the modem off when not using the computer so we are
'invisible' to hackers. Takes about a minute to boot & connect. Not
long but...... :P
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Giambattista_Tiepolo_-_The_Banquet_of_Cleopatra_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/1024px-Giambattista_Tiepolo_-_The_Banquet_of_Cleopatra_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
Joan (in the peach dress) with fellow OW'ers at her marvelous birthday feast.
(This is the last one for 2018 - as I am on vacation, the next one will be on January 5th)
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Another good one Hanibal.
Quite a birthday party, Cleopatra Joan!
I wonder which which is more uncomfortable: the dress or the helmet (I suspect the dress).
By the way, real pearls do not dissolve in vinegar, so you better talk to your jeweler.
Enjoy your vacation!
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Yet more fine clothes!
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Wow, Joan, you really know how to throw a party!
As for you, Hanibal, enjoy your vacation. See you, virtually, in 2019.
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Looks a very splendid party - if perhaps a little short of food
(perhaps the servant in the splendid blue outfit is bringing some on
that plate?)
And have a great vacation, Hanibal - see you next year.
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Oh I know how to celebrate a birthday! It is, of course, the company that makes it. ;) ;D
And
the trick to throwing such a wonderfully ostentatious party is to
benefit from the kind administrations of a truly excellent party
organizer.
Thank you hanibal!! ;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Michelangelo_Buonarroti_-_The_Torment_of_Saint_Anthony_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/561px-Michelangelo_Buonarroti_-_The_Torment_of_Saint_Anthony_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
What it feels like when you're working on one of the hardest ships in all OW (Patterson, Blenheim, Grafton...)
(I still get shivers when I think about the Patterson!)
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It must be Saturday!
Yes, I remember Blenheim :P
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The devil is in the detail.
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I started OW l on Grafton and ended OW lll on Patterson. It says
something, I think, about my need for self punishment. ::)
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Well, I don't know what it says about me - I did a good bit on
Grafton, a lot on Patterson, and edited Blenheim! Great pic,
hanibal ...
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Oh boy!! I'm glad I didn't end up with them. My worst moment was
probably working out exactly how many ways you could mis-spell
Scapa Flow/Scarpa Floe/ Scarp Flo.....you get the idea. Well done the
brave of the Patterson, Blenheim, Grafton. :D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/John_Quidor_-_The_Headless_Horseman_Pursuing_Ichabod_Crane_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/973px-John_Quidor_-_The_Headless_Horseman_Pursuing_Ichabod_Crane_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
OW'er encounters the dreaded 504 Gateway Timeout.
(This is one of the best facial expressions I have ever seen in a painting!)
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Good one!
Did the saddle just slide out from under him or did it simply happen to be laying there on the ground?
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And why is the other rider apparently throwing a pumpkin at him? Another good find!
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;D ;D ;D
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This looks like something from the tale of Sleepy Hollow.
Perhaps they were having magnetic shift problems so throwing/shooting
anything metal could backfire - a pumpkin would not be affected. See -
there's always a scientific explanation for these things....
Another excellent image Hanibal ;D
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This looks like something from the tale of Sleepy Hollow.
Right you are!
https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/headless-horseman-pursuing-ichabod-crane-34285
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This looks like something from the tale of Sleepy Hollow.
Right you are!
https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/headless-horseman-pursuing-ichabod-crane-34285
Oh!!!
Well - I'm surprised. I've seen the tale told on film/cartoon. But I
don't recall an epic role for the local pumpkins. ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Edgar_Degas_-_Waiting_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/978px-Edgar_Degas_-_Waiting_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
OW'ers waiting for the much-promised new forum... or even for any news on it.
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
De gas to make the forum gogh ;)
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
De gas to make the forum gogh ;)
Groan! ;D ;D ;D
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Double groan!
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/The_Dream_of_Aeneas_MET_DP160249.jpg/473px-The_Dream_of_Aeneas_MET_DP160249.jpg)
Not-yet-OW'er
gets visited by Poseidon in his dreams: "Thou shall join
oldweather.org, and thou shall transcribe, edit and participate in the
forum until thy last dying day!"
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I was wondering how it all started!
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Excellent !
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So that's how it happens ....
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;D ;D ;D
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That's a very good one hanibal! Perhaps we out to make it into a welcoming card ;D ;D ;D
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(https://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large-5/tug-of-war-sergey-sovkov.jpg)
At
6:10, anchored to large floe and banked fires. Crew held dance
and sports on ice. Tug of war won by starboard watch.
(Thanks to Randi for suggesting this one!)
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Nice find!
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(and my thanks to Hurlock for reporting it!)
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:) :) :)
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For the ice hunters. Emma Bay (Bukhta Komsomol'skaya) , Eastern Siberia.
(https://i.imgur.com/WXjrtW7.jpg?1)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Claude_Monet_-_Jardin_%C3%A0_Sainte-Adresse.jpg/1024px-Claude_Monet_-_Jardin_%C3%A0_Sainte-Adresse.jpg)
OW'ers reminiscing about achievements of the past:
"Look, there's the Ark Royal! She was the Royal Navy's first purpose-built aircraft carrier, and I got to work on her!"
"There's the Bee - she was the first vessel I ever did! Brings back memories..."
"I see the HMS Invincible - her logs about the Battle of the Falkland Islands were really good!"
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I think I see the Jamestown! ;)
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Good one!
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:) :) :)
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I can see the Rodgers and the Acacia ;D
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A True Tribute to all our hard work!!
Nice Job, Hanibal!!
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Those with masts must be the Cadmus Sloops. All in one place.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Alexander_Roslin_-_King_Gustav_III_of_Sweden_and_his_Brothers_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/961px-Alexander_Roslin_-_King_Gustav_III_of_Sweden_and_his_Brothers_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
Maikel, Keith and Paul working on Journey Plotter maps together.
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Good find, Hanibal!
Very elegant!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Roslin comments on his "skillful representation of fabrics".
Maybe we can lure in a few new transcribers with the OW wardrobe ;)
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Lure them with wardrobe??? Swords!!!! ;D ;D ;D
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A suave looking bunch. ;)
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Those clothes look high maintenance - I hope they come with staff to look after them?
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A possible topic for next week's picture? ;D
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I think they should also come with help to find your hanky! Look at
all the pockets - and they are all at least a foot deep. You could go
caving in those pockets ;D
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I
think they should also come with help to find your hanky! Look at all
the pockets - and they are all at least a foot deep. You could go caving
in those pockets ;D
;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Jean_Paul_Laurens_-_Dr._Fausto.jpg)
Dr.
Faust wonders if he could sell his soul to the devil in exchange for
the power to read any handwriting, no matter how bad, and know every
place name, no matter how old and obscure.
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;D ;D ;D
Does anyone have Dr. Faust's email? ;D
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;D ;D ;D
Does anyone have Dr. Faust's email? ;D
Yep! post_old_nick@its_now_a_rosey_outlook.com ;D
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Good one, Hanibal, but where would be the fun in reading any handwriting and finding any place? ::)
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Good point!
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Wait... Are you saying you actually ENJOY being forced to decipher
awful handwriting, one letter at a time, or being forced to look up old
place names, some of which are so old they're no longer in use?
I don't enjoy either of those things, so I would love to have the knowledge!
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An occasional challenge is fun.
There is the satisfaction of having figured it out ;D
Of course, when you can't figure it out it is very frustrating :P
(but I let Michael worry about that ;))
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Wait...
Are you saying you actually ENJOY being forced to decipher awful
handwriting, one letter at a time, or being forced to look up old place
names, some of which are so old they're no longer in use?
I don't enjoy either of those things, so I would love to have the knowledge!
It's not so much that I enjoy it, rather that it's a challenge and a change from the seemingly endless calculations. ;)
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The challenge reminds me of all those years I spent trying to read
Middle Schooler's Science Reports. (Or maybe why I'm glad I
retired?!) ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Julius_Schnorr_von_Carolsfeld-_Ruth_im_Feld_des_Boaz.jpg/910px-Julius_Schnorr_von_Carolsfeld-_Ruth_im_Feld_des_Boaz.jpg)
Moderator
attempts to recruit from another Zooniverse project: "The work we do
isn't nearly as back-breaking as this - and we have fancy outfits and
swords!
Care to join us?"
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and footwear!
Good find, Hanibal!
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I quite like the hat - probably won't stay on well when I'm chasing
up and down the ice front in Arctic waters. I'll have to keep it for the
'calms and light airs' days ;) ;D
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:) :) :)
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(https://i.imgur.com/WXjrtW7.jpg?1)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/KK4HcetrOisxMLCIOSma8yYqLfUNivPhx3WA-uLTjRdm589bGWKLyg9Om_7Utjr5cPVZnpnOdrtSpXboPt8-4-WKMfEl_zbITsyROp7iJ06Z1kpGrQilzVwFq2_-fUJT3pTOY94f79sncfJM2LbvVaxH7e-mmSzXX5v6MtZD9AwPqWUvKwollMQL2bZdG-7146VQ_q4-I_cVop1iT4LR73ENFjxSBYvxYtMccYJFujuMoMEyLAlKxQ_X_Vu-pKwFsFV1puZ3QA5Geje1AB4bBpxU0vmPYJnuhUbW0RO0MXE0tio4vbHNg2h7ccnFM1IWrDhv6vtNCnQI-YVk_-CGVIKU_76UYgz20cDJc-wIQ-W9YRUd0wDm3nzOCwyMD2KVsOvKnpxekq2FaSd4pkClBTkSRJ-B705rTGBVIMBWlXnmd8E233AKJQ_T1biZXjs1go4EmT40rBT0vwS2JZ9YeNZEsR3tX0GCpKp-7qYFwjI8dNyg3VAZx3z5-vb2nEldX140c3XQgXxm_dRgmFx9QrqSiVMk4LBvUIJG5VV860xzMJ8KtoY67Z88bGuaJk1atddQxiUSNhlzxLhqthyuV9hG93jhgiE-TtG--Ge-vH_nOoWOE8ywdHYKPiP5B6WwsIZ20xiN_TSCBvU9iuxumapOWcyyIIvU7CJdCVzXtn2XGpTuCIDfjGRqqSps2FRwJ7Vleks1vXDEtabhuCOAowBW9Q=w799-h457-no)
:)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Thumb_up_icon.svg/768px-Thumb_up_icon.svg.png)
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I'll double that - beautiful blue :D
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Thumb_up_icon.svg/768px-Thumb_up_icon.svg.png)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Thumb_up_icon.svg/768px-Thumb_up_icon.svg.png)
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It is gorgeous.
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Very well done, Caro!
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Demokrit%2C_hensunken_i_betragtninger.jpg/463px-Demokrit%2C_hensunken_i_betragtninger.jpg)
"Oh
man... what did I do last night? Last thing I remember is trying to
break my record for the most Zooniverse contributions in one day..."
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;D
"A six-month voyage with lots of ice and not a single latitude or longitude."
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;D
"A six-month voyage with lots of ice and not a single latitude or longitude."
;D ;D ;D
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;D
"A six-month voyage with lots of ice and not a single latitude or longitude."
;D ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D
Or possible ran a spelling bee for whaling logbook keepers :o ::) ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Vermeer%2C_Johannes_-_Woman_reading_a_letter_-_ca._1662-1663.jpg/641px-Vermeer%2C_Johannes_-_Woman_reading_a_letter_-_ca._1662-1663.jpg)
OW'er checking her personal messages just one more time before going to bed.
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Oh - that's me for sure!!! ;D ;D ;D
Always the hope of another little nugget of fun before dreamland ;)
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While
the contents of the letter are not visible, the composition of the
painting is revealing. The map of the County of Holland and West
Friesland[7] in the Netherlands on the wall behind the woman has been
interpreted as suggesting that the letter she reads was written by a
traveling husband.
Blaeu's
maps were featured in the works of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer
of Delft (1632?1675), who holds a position of great honor among map
historians. Several of his paintings illustrate maps hanging on walls or
globes standing on tables or cabinets. Vermeer painted these
cartographical documents with such detail that it is often possible to
identify the actual maps. Evidently, Vermeer was particularly attached
to a Willem Blaeu ? Balthasar Florisz van Berckenrode map of Holland and
West Friesland, as he represented it as a wall decoration in three of
his paintings. Though no longer extant, the map's existence is known
from archival sources and the second edition published by Willem Blaeu
in 1621, titled Nova et Accurata Totius Hollandiae Westfriesiaeq.
Topographia, Descriptore Balthazaro Florentio a Berke[n]rode Batavo.
Vermeer must have had a copy at his disposal (or the earlier one
published by Van Berckenrode). Around 1658 he showed it as a wall
decoration in his painting Officer and Laughing Girl, which depicts a
soldier in a large hat sitting with his back to viewer, talking with a
smiling girl who holds a glass in her hand. Bright sunlight bathes the
girl and the large map on the wall. Vermeer's gift for realism is
evidenced by the fact that the wall map, mounted on linen and wooden
rods, is identifiable as Blaeu's 1621 map of Holland and West Friesland.
He captures faithfully its characteristic design, decoration, and
geographic content.[3]
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Very, very cool, Randi! Wow!
And thank you, Hanibal. That's me, first thing in the morning, and last thing at night. :-[
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That's so interesting Randi - never thought of that map as anything other than wall decoration :-[
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(https://www.topofart.com/images/artists/Joseph-Siffred_Duplessis/paintings/duplessis002.jpg)
Signs
of OW Addiction #45: No matter where you are, no matter what you are
doing, you can hear the ocean if you focus hard enough.
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That's truly lovely hanibal :D :D ;D I also get the blow of
whales, the creek of ice, and the wind in the rigging. A regular
Arctic lullaby ;D
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Good title, Hanibal!
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I'm glad we've moved on from quills and ink pots. ;D
When
I was in elementary school we learned to write with pen and ink. We
couldn't use fountain pens until Grade 5 or 6. Ballpoint pens were taboo
until Grade 7, I think, although the details as to which year was which
are quite fuzzy.
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We got pencils in primary school - ink was considered too messy. ;) ;D
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I'm glad we've moved on from quills and ink pots. ;D
When
I was in elementary school we learned to write with pen and ink. We
couldn't use fountain pens until Grade 5 or 6. Ballpoint pens were taboo
until Grade 7, I think, although the details as to which year was which
are quite fuzzy.
Yup!
And we have figured how to take the World back from the Millennials -
we are are going to write in cursive & drive stick shift vehicles.
They will be completely helpless!! ::)
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We got pencils in primary school - ink was considered too messy. ;) ;D
Same here.
Probably because pencil was erasable!
Later, I don't remember when, ballpoint pens.
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Yup!
And we have figured how to take the World back from the Millennials -
we are are going to write in cursive & drive stick shift vehicles.
They will be completely helpless!! ::)
I'm good for cursive and 'stick shift' cars and...but keep this quiet...I can also text. A foot either side of the millenium ;)
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We mainly used pencil in primary school, but also had dip ink pens,
and (absolute horror) had to do some maths as an 'ink exercise' which
meant no rubbing out and trying again. Not my best area ....
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Dip ink pens themselves were a horror. We started with those in
Grade 4. Such a huge mess on the paper, the desks, your hands and
everything else. I don't remember anyone dipping girls' pigtails in
inkwells, though. You read about that in Anne of Green Gables. ;)
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Someone dipped their own hair in their ink well just to see if you can write with it ::) (you can - but not well ;) )
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I wonder what someone's mom said about that...
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History does not record the exact comment. All was going well with a
decision to wash the hair with handsoap (bars of soap in those days).
The ink came off - but splashed onto the pristine blouse. I just made a
mental note not to ever try that one. ;) :D
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;D ;D ;D
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Yup!
And we have figured how to take the World back from the Millennials -
we are are going to write in cursive & drive stick shift vehicles.
They will be completely helpless!! ::)
That might not be entirely a bad idea...
Forget Self-Driving Cars. Bring Back the Stick Shift.
Technology
meant to save us from distraction is making us less attentive.
(https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/23/opinion/sunday/stick-shift-cars.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_ty_20190325&nl=opinion-today&nl_art=11&nlid=79267039emc%3Dedit_ty_20190325&ref=headline&te=1)
I
was backing my wife's car out of our driveway when I realized I wasn't
watching the backup camera, nor was I looking out of the rear window. I
was only listening for those "audible proximity alerts" ? the
high-pitched beeps that my car emits as I approach an object while in
reverse. The problem was that my wife's car, an older model, doesn't
offer such beeps.
I had become so reliant on this technology that I
had stopped paying attention, a problem with potentially dangerous
consequences.
Backup cameras, mandatory on all new cars as of last
year, are intended to prevent accidents. Between 2008 and 2011, the
percentage of new cars sold with backup cameras doubled, but the backup
fatality rate declined by less than a third while backup injuries
dropped only 8 percent.
...
But there's one feature available on
some cars today that can increase a driver's vigilance instead of
diminishing it ? the manual transmission.
A car with a stick shift
and clutch pedal requires the use of all four limbs, making it difficult
to use a cellphone or eat while driving. Lapses in attention are
therefore rare, especially in city driving where a driver might shift
gears a hundred times during a trip to the grocery store.
...
Though
research on the safety of manual transmissions is scant, one study on
the driving performance of teenage boys with A.D.H.D. revealed that cars
with manual transmissions resulted in safer, more attentive driving
than automatics. This suggests that the cure for our attentional voids
might be less technology, not more.
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Interesting, and quite believable.
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Yup!
And we have figured how to take the World back from the Millennials -
we are are going to write in cursive & drive stick shift vehicles.
They will be completely helpless!! ::)
That might not be entirely a bad idea...
Forget Self-Driving Cars. Bring Back the Stick Shift.
Technology
meant to save us from distraction is making us less attentive.
(https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/23/opinion/sunday/stick-shift-cars.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_ty_20190325&nl=opinion-today&nl_art=11&nlid=79267039emc%3Dedit_ty_20190325&ref=headline&te=1)
I
was backing my wife's car out of our driveway when I realized I wasn't
watching the backup camera, nor was I looking out of the rear window. I
was only listening for those "audible proximity alerts" ? the
high-pitched beeps that my car emits as I approach an object while in
reverse. The problem was that my wife's car, an older model, doesn't
offer such beeps.
I had become so reliant on this technology that I
had stopped paying attention, a problem with potentially dangerous
consequences.
Backup cameras, mandatory on all new cars as of last
year, are intended to prevent accidents. Between 2008 and 2011, the
percentage of new cars sold with backup cameras doubled, but the backup
fatality rate declined by less than a third while backup injuries
dropped only 8 percent.
...
But there's one feature available on
some cars today that can increase a driver's vigilance instead of
diminishing it ? the manual transmission.
A car with a stick shift
and clutch pedal requires the use of all four limbs, making it difficult
to use a cellphone or eat while driving. Lapses in attention are
therefore rare, especially in city driving where a driver might shift
gears a hundred times during a trip to the grocery store.
...
Though
research on the safety of manual transmissions is scant, one study on
the driving performance of teenage boys with A.D.H.D. revealed that cars
with manual transmissions resulted in safer, more attentive driving
than automatics. This suggests that the cure for our attentional voids
might be less technology, not more.
I've
also heard that some places are removing some traffic controls (e.g.
white lines on the side of the road), but have not heard of this
recently. The idea is that without the comfort of the guidelines,
drivers are more alert to oncoming traffic and what's along the verge,
and so drive more cautiously (safely).
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More extreme example: Remove ALL the road signs and curbs!
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18217318
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More extreme example: Remove ALL the road signs and curbs!
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18217318
That's how I understood things to be going in Europe. I believe that the Dutch started this type of tactic a few years ago.
just as you were posting I was trying to post this - local experience:
They
proposed making some problematic junctions in Oxford as 'no traffic
lights' on the basis that everyone going into them will be afraid of
killing or dying. Its worked so far - fewer people dodging through
lights and pushing their luck.
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Here in Pittsburgh we had a major power outage several weeks ago and many of the stoplights were out.
I was impressed how well people behaved. No horns. People waited for their turn.
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Here in Pittsburgh we had a major power outage several weeks ago and many of the stoplights were out.
I was impressed how well people behaved. No horns. People waited for their turn.
:D :D :D That's a heartwarming story Randi
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I wish I could go to this Gallery event at the New Bedford Whaling Museum....
(https://i.imgur.com/iL6jric.png)
:D :D :D
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Haha! "write in cursive..." That's funny!
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Vanitas_painting%2C_selfportrait_most_probably_Clara_Peeters.jpg/1024px-Vanitas_painting%2C_selfportrait_most_probably_Clara_Peeters.jpg)
OW moderator putting on her fancy outfit: "I said, just a minute! You can't rush this!"
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;D ;D ;D
Hey - is that money I can see - are we going onto the OW payroll at last? ;) ;D
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Love the caption!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Peeters
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Peeters
How nice - a picture by a girl! Yeh! :D But even more than that - a woman after my own stomach heart... ;) 8)
"More than any other artist, her works often include careful depictions of different types of cheese."
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:) :) :)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Wright_of_Derby%2C_The_Orrery.jpg/1024px-Wright_of_Derby%2C_The_Orrery.jpg)
Zooites doing astronomy project together.
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I'm with the guy with blue jacket sat on the right hand side with
his head in his hand. I've never been anything but perplexed with the
Galaxian Zooites' projects. Give me a light air and luffed sheets any
day ;) ;D
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Good find, Hanibal!
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:) :) :)
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I'm with Joan as to light air. Luffed sheets don't help the sailboat to move though. ::)
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I'm with Joan as to light air.
You're welcome Dean ;D
Luffed sheets don't help the sailboat to move though. ::)
Despite
being the daughter of a sailor I have to admit that being on a ship
that is going nowhere is probably advisable for me. I must have
'landlubber' written through me like Blackpool Rock. Luffing would
certainly leave me laughing...until I got sacked by the ship owners
later in the year ::)
;) ;) ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Johann_Heinrich_Wilhelm_Tischbein_-_Goethe_in_the_Roman_Campagna_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/970px-Johann_Heinrich_Wilhelm_Tischbein_-_Goethe_in_the_Roman_Campagna_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
While on vacation, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wonders if he could somehow create an epic work of literature based on OW.
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Nice one, Hanibal!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Cool picture hanibal!! ;D
Literature from OW? Stand aside War and Peace, we're coming through!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Excellent, Hanibal!
Cool picture hanibal!! ;D
Literature from OW? Stand aside War and Peace, we're coming through!!! ;D ;D ;D
Excellent, Joan!
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;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Caspar_David_Friedrich_-_Das_Eismeer_-_Hamburger_Kunsthalle_-_02.jpg/1024px-Caspar_David_Friedrich_-_Das_Eismeer_-_Hamburger_Kunsthalle_-_02.jpg)
Be wary when hunting for sea ice - or else, the ice may hunt you.
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:o ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
or perhaps will hunt you....
(https://i.imgur.com/aaBXfOK.png)
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Hanibal's:
The
stern of the wreck is just visible on the right. As an inscription on
it confirms, this is HMS Griper, one of two ships that took part in
William Edward Parry's 1819-1820 and 1824 expeditions to the North Pole.
Joan's:
Remains
of lost 1800s whaling fleet discovered off Alaska's Arctic coast
(https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2016/01/remains-of-lost-1800s-whaling-fleet.html#7urbA2CiMk8Ri3uW.99)
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;D ;D ;D
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(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_P8HDMv38yY/VN5-yFTYw3I/AAAAAAAAjR8/0U4sjdUo3uw/s1600/A%2BBaker%2BBlowing%2BHis%2BHorn%2C%2Bc.%2B1660-1663%2C%2BGabriel%2BMetsu.jpg)
OW mod announces snack time.
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Now there's a great idea!
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Oh yummy!! After ship's tack that bread looks just sooo good! Any
chance of some cheese and a pickled onion to go with it, please?
;D
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:) :) :)
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(http://www.igourmet.com/images/topics/englishcheese1.jpg)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ryXWB4JfdaM/VDLxd4B8OpI/AAAAAAAAAgg/H79XEH8M7fM/s1600/pickledonions1.jpg)
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Ohhhh yes! That cheddar looks perfect - a real cheese -I can taste
the tanginess and nuttiness right now. And that jewel of the cheese and
bread meal, the pickled onion. Excuse me everyone - just off for
lunch.... :o ;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Joseph_Ducreux_-_Le_Discret.jpg)
Signs
of OW Addiction #23: You do not speak of the most difficult ships once
they have been finished, for you believe that to do so brings bad luck!
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;D
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;D ;D ;D
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That's very funny!!!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Hunt_Light_of_the_World.jpg)
OW Moderator goes door-to-door in the search for new recruits.
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Excellent, Hanibal!
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ROFL!!!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
(Hey
Randi - you remember that old lamp we threw into the archives to loose
some weight from the forum - do you think we can find it again? ;)
;) ::))
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Yup!
(https://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/6518467/il_570xN.315833047.jpg)
But I am out of oil...
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Yup!
(https://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/6518467/il_570xN.315833047.jpg)
But I am out of oil...
Sadly
- that's no problem at all. I'm not short of oil on OWW. I'd rather it
was still swimming around the ocean in its owner, but ... ::)
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Follow-up to last week's entry:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Teachings_of_Jesus_17_of_40._ask_and_ye_shall_receive._Jan_Luyken_etching._Bowyer_Bible.gif)
"For the last time, I DO NOT WANT to join your ship log project! Please take this bread and leave me in peace!"
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OK, but maybe you would like the word games or the Dockside Gallery...
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:) :) :)
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;D ;D ;D Clever find H94!
Here's what happened next perhaps?
(https://i.imgur.com/MAFu2eD.png)
Moderator announces toast and marmalade party thanks to recent bread donations.
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Yes, that is what happened next ;D
Good find, Joan!
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Wonderful, Joan!
Maybe Hanibal has started a story ;D
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And the conclusion:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Frans_Hals%2C_Merrymakers_at_Shrovetide%2C_The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art.jpg/587px-Frans_Hals%2C_Merrymakers_at_Shrovetide%2C_The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art.jpg)
OW'ers at the party of toast, marmalade and other things
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Wonderful picture hanibal! Shows how much simple joy can be brought
to a company thanks to the humble marmalade sandwich. ;D Will we
see anything of the making of the marmalade and or bread I wonder?
;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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;D From the colour of the cheeks of some of the party goers, I
think there might be quite a lot of whiskey in the marmalade!
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:) :) :)
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;D From the colour of the cheeks of some of the party goers, I think there might be quite a lot of whiskey in the marmalade!
Yes...
In the marmalade or among the
other things
;D ;D ;D
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I'd like to know what role those bagpipes play in the marmalade production...intriguing! ;) ;D
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I think it was due to too much of the toast ing. ::)
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I think it was due to too much of the toast ing. ::)
That's a clever one Dean ;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Musician_Holding_Bagpipes_1632.jpg/457px-Musician_Holding_Bagpipes_1632.jpg)
I'm not sure what he is eating, but I suspect his transcriptions will be a bit more reliable than those of the lady above ;)
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If you use your bagpipes just after eating marmalade I wonder if the
flavour stays with the bag for a while? Looks to me like he's
eating herring with a line of marmalade on it (there's no accounting for
taste). Breathing in that combination about a week later should be
quite mind-bending :o :-[ :P
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(https://66.media.tumblr.com/a1d65bc93353607889f4f12f17c3e4ec/tumblr_poecqiDow01ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
OW'er gets interrupted by really bad news from Real Life.
This recently happened to me: About a month ago, I was told I was being let go from work at the end of June!
This
was not because I did anything wrong, but for economic reasons: The
company is not doing so well financially, and I am one of the youngest
developers and have no dependents, so I got sacked (and at least one
other person around the same age).
Fortunately, I was able to
start looking immediately, and have already found something new! It's
with https://apiomat.com/en/, a nice looking place in the middle of
Leipzig.
They look really good and interesting, I had a very nice impression after interviewing there.
I'll
be starting on August 19th - that is a bit late due to some
already-planned-and-booked USA trips, but they were very understanding
about that.
This does mean I will be unemployed for seven weeks, but I
am already sorting that out: My health insurance will not be affected,
as this is Germany, and I can apply online for unemployment benefits. No
need to go to the offices in person.
This has been quite the
stressful thing for me, but now that it's all settled, I feel like it
might actually be more good than bad. I was getting bored at my current
company due to not always having enough to do, and not getting to join
any new projects despite asking people. Also, the organization at my
current company is not very good - people often get shuffled between
different projects without prior warning, and last month one of the
project managers went on vacation without properly handing things over -
that caused quite a bit of frustration among my colleagues!
Plus, I
will have a slightly higher salary than now, and 35 hours a week instead
of 40! The last one is really good, as I am doing alright financially,
but would love to have some more spare time.
I even managed to extend my first US trip, to New Jersey, from two to three-and-a-half weeks since I have no job to return too!
So
yeah, now that I know where I'll be going, I can relax a bit, settle
the few remaining things at the old job in my last five days there (If
you are the only person to know so much it takes you twelve hours of
meetings to explain it all, something is very wrong with your company's
organization!), and look forward to the NJ trip - I fly next Sunday,
with Mom and siblings. Gonna be good!
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Well done on finding something new.
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Wonderful picture for the occasion
Napoleon
Hanibal94 ;D :o ;D I'm so sorry to hear that your
first job folded, but it says a great deal about your skills and
personality that you landed your next job so quickly ;) ;D !
This must have made your birthday quite interesting :o. But now,
as you say, you can go on holiday and really relax and enjoy more time
with your folks ;D
So how about this for your next picture?
(https://i.imgur.com/yUqhOLw.png)
OWer
overcomes Real Life's bad news and points the way onward and upward as
he rides into a new future wrapped in his lucky OW sailcloth
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Note the cutoff name at the bottom left ;)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Crossing_the_Alps
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Note the cutoff name at the bottom left ;)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Crossing_the_Alps
I didn't spot that - well done Randi!! ;D ;D ;D
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Congratulations on your new job, Hanibal!
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Well done on overcoming the adversity, and finding something which
actually sounds better, Hanibal. So glad you can enjoy your
holidays without worrying about having a job to come back to.
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Thanks everyone! It is great to have something new to look forward to.
The picture fits very well too, nice idea there Joan 8)
But unlike Napoleon, I do not intend to end my career with banishment to St. Helena for the rest of my life ;D
(https://66.media.tumblr.com/2fea6bff5b6e3c34974eba59333478d1/tumblr_pjfuupAPXb1ugyavxo1_500.jpg)
OW'er enjoying a well-deserved vacation.
That's me alright, except for the gender - tomorrow morning, I fly to New Jersey.
Because
of that, I will be taking a break from the Dockside Gallery until July
20th. If anybody else wants to post stuff here in the meantime, they are
most welcome to :)
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And your vacation is very well deserved hanibal - you are due some time in a comfy hammock in the warm open air (but not St Helena of course ;) ) ;D ;D ;D
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That doesn't look like New Jersey to me, but I hop you have a great vacation.
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Safe trip!! If you decide on a side trip to Niagara Falls please let me know. It's right near home. ;)
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(http://tiny.cc/t15p8y)
Well, I found some new overlays to play with. :)
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The drama of Man and nature, sail and steam, I like it :D :D :D
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Safe trip!! If you decide on a side trip to Niagara Falls please let me know. It's right near home. ;)
Thanks,
the trip was fine. Flights were on time (although there were screaming
toddlers on the big one - made me want to scream myself!), and it's
great to be in Grandma's house again. Already had a couple swims in the
lake.
We won't be going to Niagara Falls, though - too far away. Just gonna hang out and do the usual things.
Great
picture, Caro! I really like the silhouettes of the ships against the
bright smoke/auroras (not sure exactly what they are) in the sky.
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Glad to hear you arrived OK!
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Couple of swims already? - I bet that felt good :D
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By coincidence, that wouldn't be Budd Lake, would it?
Forbears had property there 100 yrs ago.
Here in Ohio looks like we'll finally have some nice weather this week. Hope it's nice in NJ too.
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(http://tiny.cc/1g7q8y)
Fabulous art from Jules!
Solagraph
time! The path of the Sun across the sky over a 6 month period from our
front garden. The white arcs and blobs are the Sun, gaps are cloud
cover. Low winter Sun to high midsummer Sun. Taken with a homemade
pinhole camera made from a tea tin and photographic paper tied to the
garage and left alone for 6 months. It took the brunt of all the bad
weather but survived! Very pleased with the result! It's even exposed
the neighbours' houses across the road.
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8) 8) 8)
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Indeed! I also loved the ship image.
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That is a wonderful piece of art!! And I love the technique :D :D :D
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8) ship image
8) solagraph
Not 8) screaming toddlers (but glad your vacation is going well otherwise, Hanibal!)
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By coincidence, that wouldn't be Budd Lake, would it?
Nope - as far as I know, the lake has no name. If you look at Manahawkin, NJ on Google Maps, there are two smallish lakes to the southeast, south of Barnegat Road and northwest of Beach Haven West.
It's the larger of the two, with a vaguely horseshoe shape.
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Got it. I see lots of docks, but no one swimming ;)
At one time the satellite view of my house caught me in the sideyard 8)
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I took a google street trip around and couldn't see the lake at all -
I guess you have to know the right alleyway ;) :D Anyway-
it looks like a good place - lots of water :D
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Got it. I see lots of docks, but no one swimming ;)
At one time the satellite view of my house caught me in the sideyard 8)
One day Google street view caught me walking Toby the Cat down our street. ;D ;D ;D
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At one time the satellite view of my house caught me in the sideyard 8)
:D :D :D
One day Google street view caught me walking Toby the Cat down our street. ;D ;D ;D
Awww -that's cute! :D :D :D
They did my road once - they caught my neighbour's nighties and smalls on the washing line :o ::) ;D
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NASA Earth Observatory Image of the Day 8 July 2019
Ship
tracks are a common atmospheric occurrence. Scientists are now combining
machine learning and satellites to detect them automatically.
(https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/145000/145256/pacific_amo_2005112.jpg)
Reminiscent of Caro's artwork.
Do you think she works for NASA? ;) :D
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That's a nice thought Maikel! :D
And I hope it's true - when
we've finished with this planet we need some insider help to get on the
first trip to Mars! :o ;)
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8)
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8) 8) 8)
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What a fascinating image from NASA! Leave me out of the Mars trip though - I'll stay here and mind the shop ....
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Inspired by this post (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=5116.msg160145#msg160145):
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Charles_Cooper_Henderson_-_Mail_Coaches_on_the_Road-_the_Louth-London_Royal_Mail_progressing_at_Speed_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/1024px-Charles_Cooper_Henderson_-_Mail_Coaches_on_the_Road-_the_Louth-London_Royal_Mail_progressing_at_Speed_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
OW'ers head off to retrieve the Bear 1920 logbooks from the Oakland Public Library.
I hope we can somehow manage to do this - I have relatives near San Francisco, maybe they could help.
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:) :) :)
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Excellent picture and caption!
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I can just see OW-ers racing into the library, covered in dust and
shouting 'Turn the carriage around. And quick about it!'. ;D ;D ;D
;D ;D
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As a former librarian I'm shocked at the thought of anyone racing into a library, shouting! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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As a former librarian I'm shocked at the thought of anyone racing into a library, shouting! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Oops! Quite right Helen! I'll hand my cards* in to the Library in shame ;) ;D ;D ;D
*Cor - that dates me doesn't it? ;D
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As a former librarian I'm shocked at the thought of anyone racing into a library, shouting! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Oops! Quite right Helen! I'll hand my cards* in to the Library in shame ;) ;D ;D ;D
*Cor - that dates me doesn't it? ;D
And the fact the I immediately know what you mean, dates me too .... :D
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As a former librarian I'm shocked at the thought of anyone racing into a library, shouting! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Oops! Quite right Helen! I'll hand my cards* in to the Library in shame ;) ;D ;D ;D
*Cor - that dates me doesn't it? ;D
And the fact the I immediately know what you mean, dates me too .... :D
Dates a LOT of us, ladies!!!! ::)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Galileo_facing_the_Roman_Inquisition.jpg/1002px-Galileo_facing_the_Roman_Inquisition.jpg)
OW'er
faces the Library Police on charges of racing into a library, shouting
in a library, and entering a library while covered in dust.
Thanks for the idea, Helen!
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;D
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Great! ;D
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Brilliant!!! :)
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Now there's a tempting career change, complete with splendid if
somewhat gloomy costumes! I suspect the main character is
pointing to one of the relevant Library By-Laws and asking for an
explanation of the culprit's behaviour ....
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The problem is - Nobody expects the Library Police! ;D ;D ;D
Excellent one hanibal! ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Iwan_Nikolajewitsch_Kramskoj_004.jpg/706px-Iwan_Nikolajewitsch_Kramskoj_004.jpg)
OW'er goes hiking in the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, during which he finds many places mentioned in the US logs.
That's
me alright, minus the cigarette - tomorrow morning, I will be going to
Oregon and Washington with my dad and older brother. We're gonna see
family in Portland, then go hiking in the Olympic Peninsula.
However, we may not always have Internet access, so I will be taking a complete break from OW until we get back on the 17th.
I
will see about finding places mentioned in the US logs (Point No Point
is one I would very much like to visit in person!), but I can't
guarantee anything, as it is not a big priority for us.
If anybody else wants to post stuff in the Dockside Gallery while I'm gone, they are welcome to do so.
- Hanibal94
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My, my - we do look handsome!! ;D
Enjoy your walking hanibal - and especially Point No Point if you manage to get there :D :D :D
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Have a great vacation, Hanibal!
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Have a great one, Hanibal. When you're in Port Angeles, you can see
Port Angeles Coast Guard Air Station, 48.14, -123.41, Washington
where
the Bear frequently tied up. When you're looking over the Strait of
Juan de Fuca, wave to me. If you decide to take the ferry from Port
Angeles to Victoria, let me know and we can meet in person. :) :)
:)
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(https://66.media.tumblr.com/21696ec0612b498243efd674b9e744d9/tumblr_plw6tb8XEe1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
NARA archivists foraging for logbook scraps.
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How do you do it hanibal??? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
(second thought - 'hang on - are we the bunch on the left, or on the right?')
(third
thought - blackberries fresh from the hedgerow - they should be really
good this year and all the better for keeping the crumble topping from
the apples beneath)
Great picture :D
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Good to have you and your pictures back!
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Yes!
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Great to have your great imagination back, Hanibal ....
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Not a painting, but...
(http://www.awesomelycute.com/gallery/2015/04/cute-baby-donkeys-7.jpg)
Don't go away!
OW is lots of fun!
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Awwwww - that's soooo cute - just like all of us :D I
wonder if I'm up to nipping at trousers though? Might have to wait until
after my hip replacement ;)
I remember starting on OW. If
it hadn't been for how lovely people are here in the forum I'd have
slunk away in the belief that I would never get things right :o
(Reminder to self - set up Whale-opoly ;D I wonder if we'd ever get Kevin to play?)
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Brilliant Randi - though I think with Joan I may need to go with a
hand on the shoulder rather than nipping that far down ....
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Two_Men_Contemplating_the_Moon_-_Caspar_David_Friedrich.jpg/957px-Two_Men_Contemplating_the_Moon_-_Caspar_David_Friedrich.jpg)
OW'ers get late start on hike due to a certain addiction:
"Just gotta finish this month, you said ...
It'll only take a few minutes, you said ...
Well, I hope you like camping rough!"
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Note to self - must reply to hanibal's excellent dockside
gallery - but I'll just finish this trip to Cape Naverine first
Back!
What? We're camping under a rock overhang? Oh well - that's life
on the OW-cean waves so to speak ;D ;D ;D
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Wonderful!!!
What OW is all about.
One of your best, Hannibal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Men_Contemplating_the_Moon
Very good, Joan ;D ;D ;D
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(https://assets.rbl.ms/334097/980x.jpg)
OW moderator spots new forum member.
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Joan's hip replacement is a remarkable success,
but there are some unexpected side effects.
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;D ;D ;D
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(https://assets.rbl.ms/334097/980x.jpg)
OW moderator spots new forum member.
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Joan's hip replacement is a remarkable success,
but there are some unexpected side effects.
Excellent!
Both of them, Randi ;D ;D ;D And there I was wondering what
it will be like to get my replacement. I'll get four legs, and a fur
coat, and a homing instinct for new forum members. Do I still get to go
and look at the moon in Hanibal's picture? It's a bargain for sure
;D ;D ;D
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Joan:
;)
(https://i.imgur.com/rZQISlQ.jpg)
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Think of it as a conversation starter, Joan!
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Dean and Randi - I had a really good laugh at this one ;D ;D ;D
As long as I get something bionic that can help me get around at three times my normal speed I'll be happy ;) ;) ;D
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(https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Alternate-Histories.jpg)
OW'ers
try using a robot to transcribe logs. It goes well at first, but after
encountering Lieutenant Scrawl, the robot goes insane and has to be put
down by the moderators.
(Thanks Joan for finding the picture and suggesting it!)
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Fantastic Hanibal - excellent! I knew you'd give it the best title.
(https://imgur.com/feHBAoy.png)(https://imgur.com/feHBAoy.png)(https://imgur.com/feHBAoy.png)
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;D ;D ;D
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Well done Joan and Hanibal!
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That's one of the best so far!!! ;D ;D ;D
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LOVE IT!!!!!! ;D
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Dean and Randi - I had a really good laugh at this one ;D ;D ;D
As long as I get something bionic that can help me get around at three times my normal speed I'll be happy ;) ;) ;D
I
just hope that your hip replacement is as successful as mine have both
been. I am so pleased with them, and no fur, extra legs, pain or any
other problems.
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Dean and Randi - I had a really good laugh at this one ;D ;D ;D
As long as I get something bionic that can help me get around at three times my normal speed I'll be happy ;) ;) ;D
I
just hope that your hip replacement is as successful as mine have both
been. I am so pleased with them, and no fur, extra legs, pain or any
other problems.
Thanks
Keith!! ;D I'm looking forward to it - still slimming down so no
date yet. I understand that I can't go marathon road running afterwards -
probably not going to impact my life a lot I have to confess ;)
;) ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Joseph_Ducreux_%28French%29_-_Self-Portrait%2C_Yawning_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/590px-Joseph_Ducreux_%28French%29_-_Self-Portrait%2C_Yawning_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
"What the - 1 AM already? I was so busy with OW I didn't even notice!
Better get to bed now, before I mess up my sleep schedule even more!"
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Dead on!!! ;D
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:) :) :)
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Oh yep - that's me alright. ;D ;D ;D
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Only 1 AM??!! It's usually 2 or 3 for me!! 8)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Caspar_David_Friedrich_-_Wanderer_above_the_sea_of_fog.jpg/600px-Caspar_David_Friedrich_-_Wanderer_above_the_sea_of_fog.jpg)
OW'er about to start a new logbook, wondering what hidden treasures and mysteries it contains.
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And how undecipherable the handwriting will be!! 8)
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Yes! That hits a deep chord with me Hannibal. That moment of getting
your head focused on the next exciting journey. A blank transcription
sheet hungry to put hardworked lives to work again but this time to save
a planet. It feels like mountain climbing. 8) 8) 8)
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And how undecipherable the handwriting will be!! 8)
Good one Dean! ;D
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Love this one!
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:) :) :)
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Domenico_ghirlandaio%2C_ritratto_di_nonno_con_nipote.jpg/751px-Domenico_ghirlandaio%2C_ritratto_di_nonno_con_nipote.jpg)
In
the late 21st century, a veteran OWer's grandson is astonished to hear
there was a time when computers couldn't read and transcribe old
handwriting, and had to be helped out by humans.
Such a thing is inconceivable to the young laddie, who has only ever known superintelligent quantum computers.
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superintelligent quantum computers.
They sound like a bunch of CitSci spoilers ;) :o :o
You know what? They don't work if you cut the plug off... ;) ;D ;D
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Good one, Hanibal! :) :) :)
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;D ;D ;D
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Another excellent find - and caption.
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(https://66.media.tumblr.com/4749065338c5a3cec6724cc2e5fb28e1/tumblr_o5pb9bPbgQ1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
In loving memory of Craig Gaston, a great OW'er and great friend.
Craig's dedication to science, and his sense of humor, were well known to all of us. It is an honor to have served with him.
Requiescat in pace, buddy.
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:'( :'( :'(
He was all of those things.
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:'( :'( :'(
Indeed - a great loss.
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:'( :'( :'(
Thank you, Hanibal. The sentiments and the painting are lovely.
Here
(http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3377.msg156241#msg156241)
is what Michael posted when he learned of Craig's death.
I had
forgotten the date, but Friday I went into town and got off the bus at
Craig Street. I had told Craig about Craig Street and he said he had
googled it.
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What a lovely remembrance hanibal. Thank you. :)
I was
looking through some old post yesterday and saw his old avatar name
gastcra, and happy thoughts came to mind. I hope that he is
sailing on calm seas over the horizon. :) :) ;)
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:'( :'( :'(
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Thanks Hanibal. Somehow I managed to miss the original announcement
(and thanks to Randi for re-posting that), so it's good to remember
Craig on the anniversary.
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I don't remember the exact date, but I think this is close enough...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/The_Roses_of_Heliogabalus.jpg/1024px-The_Roses_of_Heliogabalus.jpg)
OW'ers
celebrating the 9th anniversary of the project - each rose petal
represents one of the log books we have worked on over the past nine
years.
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Awwwww - that's so lovely hanibal. What a wonderful image to
celebrate OW's birthday. You're right - it is today. :D :D :D
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Perfect timing, Hanibal!
Smells wonderful ;D
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All we need now is someone to feed us peeled grapes! ;D ;D ;D
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And play soothing music as we try to forget some of the trickier logs ....
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The hipster on the right has an amazing hair-do. ;D
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The hipster on the right has an amazing hair-do. ;D
I noticed that too - oddest set of plaits I've ever seen...he could have done it beard as well :D
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(https://justjuice.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/grape.jpg) (https://www.eatwell101.com/how-to-peel-grapes-easily)
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:) :) :) :-*
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(https://66.media.tumblr.com/65103ebd338b931272add5d7a426d287/tumblr_pjfu27TUHw1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Signs of OW Addiction #280: You sometimes get nightmares about the horrible, flower-water logs you have worked on in the past!
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Another winner, hanibal - are the horrible ghouls the logkeepers who were guilty of watering down the ink?
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Oh yes - I totally understand that nightmare - nice one yet again hanibal. ;D ;D ;D
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And the logkeepers who suffered from a bad case of the shakes and those with the leaky fountain pens! ;D ;D ;D
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So, Francisco Goya has fallen under The Spell of transcribing ;D
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Scary!
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Frank_Bramley_-_Every_One_His_Own_Tale_1885.jpg)
OW'ers
telling tall tales in the Dockside Cafe: "Five course changes in one
hour? Pfffff... I once did SIX course changes and two ice mentions in an
hour!"
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So funny....love the chap wearing is Sou'Wester whilst he
brags ;D ;D ;D Next time I transcribe a 'gam' session on the
whalers I'll have this scene in my mind - perhaps the girl is
Heppingstone's daughter from the Fleetwing ;D
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Good one!
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;D ;D ;D
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I love the thought this could be Adaline from the Fleetwing - she
would have some of her stories to tell (though not about course changes -
that log doesn't deal in those ....)
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I
love the thought this could be Adaline from the Fleetwing - she would
have some of her stories to tell (though not about course changes - that
log doesn't deal in those ....)
But you do get regular sewing updates ;D
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I
love the thought this could be Adaline from the Fleetwing - she would
have some of her stories to tell (though not about course changes - that
log doesn't deal in those ....)
But you do get regular sewing updates ;D
And they are even rarer than locations in the whaling logs!
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I
love the thought this could be Adaline from the Fleetwing - she would
have some of her stories to tell (though not about course changes - that
log doesn't deal in those ....)
But you do get regular sewing updates ;D
And they are even rarer than locations in the whaling logs!
Bordering on the non-existent then eh Helen? :o ;D ;D ;D
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(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/06/31/31/06313104e97eda9178aa7b97b6dfcaab.gif)
OW'er dresses up as the USS Jamestown for Halloween.
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8)
Although could be tricky to navigate if its a windy evening!
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What an astonishing picture! I'd love to know what its original title was ....
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Brilliant!!!
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Fantastic find, Hanibal!
El barco, by Salvador Dali
(https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fbp3.blogger.com%2F_QCtBIAaHD5E%2FR2XAj4v59FI%2FAAAAAAAAAAM%2FNv9IfvX-x9M%2Fs320%2FDali%2BBarco.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcartasdesdeldesvan.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fel-finl-de-los-reljes-en-hra.html&docid=otf0sxHCMMJ2ZM&tbnid=HvC_oFBrD_b_zM%3A&vet=1&w=232&h=320&client=firefox-b-1-d&bih=756&biw=1600&ved=2ahUKEwjFgNOL48blAhVOTd8KHWI8C2kQxiAoB3oECAEQJQ&iact=c&ictx=1#h=320&imgdii=PCllu6Jd8ewLIM:&vet=1&w=232)
;D
There is also this one: https://www.salvador-dali.org/en/artwork/catalogue-raisonne-paintings/obra/586/project-for-mad-tristan
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I really like that picture. Thanks Hanibal (and Salvador). :)
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Ah, Dali - that makes sense!
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Hello, Dali!! ::)
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That is a most amazing picture hanibal. Totally wild ;D
So glad that no-one arrived at my door looking like that :D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Henri_Gervex_-_A_Session_of_the_Painting_Jury_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/1024px-Henri_Gervex_-_A_Session_of_the_Painting_Jury_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
Almost every Saturday, OW'ers flock to the Dockside Gallery to check out Hanibal94's latest post.
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Excellent, and very true!
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Real OW'ers would be looking at pictures of ships! ;D ;D ;D
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Brilliant, hanibal - and I love their enthusiasm.
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Real OW'ers would be looking at pictures of ships! ;D ;D ;D
There's
no moss growing under our feet :D - we were down at the auctions
bright and early to buy the ship paintings - now we're picking up
something for the Captain's cabin. ;)
Another excellent posting hanibal :D
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ABPsjxpYGRrVo-R2WAAc9k2f0H-Le6-Td0_m6C0M31uBrc3EESgloXPAcDzRTRJ6Roo4qM5M4XCQumlQN-2Oc50VvNQZwLB4K1EOTYdKhkiz5drds1ffcdQ6E_55c2mI1kRYX06uNsL-e0K2zaQey-inb7C9Wvf6Ye_iBpB9RaeF2T2c0mBvnNWOJWXyln8dzN0vz8IXIFOG5d7IE8UTPMI80hV1JwyR5F9oFzmE3kzNaDavqVRv58BVrTC34eZGG_J3JemSc5qUsdEAccC0J3RmV80idhrDkC4AdDB3e-YHA41Ch6bxcz9orSM9QvIGld-NYCCIxr6-RDQeWqmrOeMn8v0CEMMIBMb9tLgy0lWft9PdbEUX3f9ztkU4WszmNU5w6UHf9tSerQgvgRhbn22plnRyh2XTmdVovydVEEKosTDO2nL1Kw4NCoX49d4f_2AQaK3IXo9ymOObO3MU_iZXqMHe51zUUBhsAWqzWDbK42thqpC0IUP-CXVf6pQEey_Ux8wHB1z8WFx-hkHjdLSFsFzI5LJOrUwUIwmQukUHoLdCc8K5PUPdieM6wYvfAj6PVM-BShI1I6dyVCce_PXJLAOcFjvMI80rSgN70DMOmRljiP8W2qekZ70mcUw_ZjFeLhJ1m9G3S3QDB1_fshu3t0dqlUodedAFYRPU0K3r4eX6c_gz32n5iKWoC9pExA2tQg4dX4FRLl3gWEPdnDbyH0I8mmE1JM5MqbWpPus8P6ujnQ=w900-h488-no)
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Thanks Caro - a beautiful tribute.
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And thank you from me too Caro. A very special image for this moment.
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A beautiful and moving reminder. Thank you, Caro.
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:'( :'( :'(
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Thank you, Caro. Made me stop and think of ancestors who fought in
WW1 and came back with terrible injuries that affected them for the rest
of their lives :'(
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/William-Adolphe_Bouguereau_%281825-1905%29_-_Work_Interrupted_%281891%29.jpg/452px-William-Adolphe_Bouguereau_%281825-1905%29_-_Work_Interrupted_%281891%29.jpg)
OW'er gets rudely interrupted by Real Life... again.
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"Tell me more about those handsome young log keepers that write neatly, spell correctly, and don't water down their ink."
In
this fanciful depiction of life in ancient Greece, a playful Cupid
anoints a young woman's ear with perfume, distracting her with thoughts
of love as her mind wanders from her tedious task of winding balls of
wool. Bouguereau's strict adherence to a realistic, classical style
gained him widespread acclaim in France and the United States at the
same time that the Impressionist painters were struggling to establish a
different approach. The luminous color and delicate, almost invisible
brush strokes are hallmarks of Bouguereau's work.
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When I finish this next logbook I'm going to sit and knit for a week! 8)
(oh yes? - there's always another book to do ;) ;D )
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"Tell me more about those handsome young log keepers that write neatly, spell correctly, and don't water down their ink."
In
this fanciful depiction of life in ancient Greece, a playful Cupid
anoints a young woman's ear with perfume, distracting her with thoughts
of love as her mind wanders from her tedious task of winding balls of
wool. Bouguereau's strict adherence to a realistic, classical style
gained him widespread acclaim in France and the United States at the
same time that the Impressionist painters were struggling to establish a
different approach. The luminous color and delicate, almost invisible
brush strokes are hallmarks of Bouguereau's work.
Those logkeepers are at least as fanciful as the characters in the this picture!
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"Tell me more about those handsome young log keepers that write neatly, spell correctly, and don't water down their ink."
In
this fanciful depiction of life in ancient Greece, a playful Cupid
anoints a young woman's ear with perfume, distracting her with thoughts
of love as her mind wanders from her tedious task of winding balls of
wool. Bouguereau's strict adherence to a realistic, classical style
gained him widespread acclaim in France and the United States at the
same time that the Impressionist painters were struggling to establish a
different approach. The luminous color and delicate, almost invisible
brush strokes are hallmarks of Bouguereau's work.
Those logkeepers are at least as fanciful as the characters in the this picture!
;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Council_of_Trent_by_Pasquale_Cati.jpg/781px-Council_of_Trent_by_Pasquale_Cati.jpg)
Comparison
between different kinds of science: In the background we have the
traditional, academic view, with lots of boffins discussing, comparing
and peer reviewing.
In the foreground we have the citizen scientists, a more colorful and lively bunch, doing their stuff.
Both kinds have their advantages and disadvantages, but in the end neither one could do without the other.
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What an astonishing picture, hanibal! :o ;D
It is on the mark - so funny ;D ;D ;D
Do
we get to take turns to wear the crown? Personally, I'd like to
be the character with the axe - it will help me to chop up the whaling
log books into sections :D
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Good find, Hanibal!
The Council of Trent (https://www.wga.hu/html_m/c/cati/trent_co.html)
... At the lower right of this pictorial chronicle of the event, however, allegorical personifications of the virtues ...
Darned right ;D
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Another great find, and great caption, hanibal - I do think we should take turns wearing the splendid crown.
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That's a nice idea Helen. I'm happy to give my turn to anyone who's
interested. There was a Pope Joan once and she came to a rather sticky
end :o ;)
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That's
a nice idea Helen. I'm happy to give my turn to anyone who's
interested. There was a Pope Joan once and she came to a rather sticky
end :o ;)
I think you should definitely take a turn and change the prevailing view of Popes named Joan!
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That's
a nice idea Helen. I'm happy to give my turn to anyone who's
interested. There was a Pope Joan once and she came to a rather sticky
end :o ;)
I think you should definitely take a turn and change the prevailing view of Popes named Joan!
Oh - go on then - you've persuaded me Helen :D
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Thanks for the positive comments, everyone!
That last one was
really hard - I had it lying around in my list for months before I
finally came up with something, so I'm glad to hear you liked it.
While
we're at it: I currently have about forty images in my list, and I'm
pretty sure I can find more if I have to, so I can (and will) keep this
going for quite a while still!
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(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/9899c1bc-69eb-46b9-ab1c-d74b47fcbcdf/d7apbbu-7a123f42-fd0c-4a01-a2c0-a3c8d83bab1a.png/v1/fill/w_1600,h_2116,q_75,strp/spike_thumbs_up_by_spyro4287-d7apbbu.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwic3ViIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTppbWFnZS5vcGVyYXRpb25zIl0sIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiIvZi85ODk5YzFiYy02OWViLTQ2YjktYWIxYy1kNzRiNDdmY2JjZGYvZDdhcGJidS03YTEyM2Y0Mi1mZDBjLTRhMDEtYTJjMC1hM2M4ZDgzYmFiMWEucG5nIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTE2MDAiLCJoZWlnaHQiOiI8PTIxMTYifV1dfQ.FlviMrKm1i4Lg38aJ-olHl-7dpgfg6_iAtr827XMRlY)
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(Nice one Randi ;D )
And from me...
(https://media.giphy.com/media/3o7absbD7PbTFQa0c8/giphy.gif)
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(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2232/2139553500_d2a4e9b0ca_z.jpg)
Hanibal94 getting some much-deserved rest after a very tiring week, as his good friend Joan looks on sympathetically.
This
past week has been pretty full - lot of stuff going on at work in the
pre-Christmas rush, and May 1934 on the Northland was quite tough - lots
of tricky handwritten place names.
But now things are looking up, so I should get back to the Northland soon.
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You are both looking very splendid, in your armour and your wings .... Hope you have a restful weekend, hanibal.
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Ditto! ;D
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What a lovely picture Hanibal :D :D :D
I bet you do get
that tired, and I will be honoured to watch over you sympathetically as
you get some rest from the toil of Northland's handwriting!
On a small personal note- it feels safer being part of the heavenly horde than Pope Joan ;)
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On a small personal note- it feels safer being part of the heavenly horde than Pope Joan ;)
;D ;D ;D
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On a small personal note- it feels safer being part of the heavenly horde than Pope Joan ;)
;D ;D ;D
I
have a feeling 'hordes' are more infernal than heavenly - but I
sympathise with your preference for being part of the heavenly host
rather than being a Pope!
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I
have a feeling 'hordes' are more infernal than heavenly - but I
sympathise with your preference for being part of the heavenly host
rather than being a Pope!
Ooopssss!
Come the day of reckoning and St Peter says "so choose your cloud to
join the horde" and then laughs his head off - I'll remember your kind
correction Helen.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I
have a feeling 'hordes' are more infernal than heavenly - but I
sympathise with your preference for being part of the heavenly host
rather than being a Pope!
Ooopssss!
Come the day of reckoning and St Peter says "so choose your cloud to
join the horde" and then laughs his head off - I'll remember your kind
correction Helen.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Happy to help - we all share our specialist knowledge here ....
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So, would you talk about a host of transcribers? ;)
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So, would you talk about a host of transcribers? ;)
Undoubtedly! We're definitely heavenly ....
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So, would you talk about a host of transcribers? ;)
Undoubtedly! We're definitely heavenly ....
Any time I can talk about OW I always like to harp on about how great it is... ;) 8)
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Any time I can talk about OW I always like to harp on about how great it is... ;) 8)
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;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Boris_Kustodiev_-_Portrait_of_Fyodor_Chaliapin_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/637px-Boris_Kustodiev_-_Portrait_of_Fyodor_Chaliapin_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
OW
moderator takes a break from transcribing to visit the local Christmas
market - but upon finding it too crowded and noisy, changes his mind and
decides to go back home to his beloved ships.
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Outstanding, Good Sir!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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:) :) :) :) :)
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He was looking for some teeny tiny ships' bells to hang on his
Christmas Tree. Best to stick with the real thing - those lovely tones
ringing out from the log books ;) :-* ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Portrait of Chaliapin by Boris Kustodiev (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Chaliapin)
You don't, usually, freeze fingers and toes doing log books ;)
And those shoes don't look very comfortable.
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He does look very pained - going home to OW is definitely the best option.
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Found this by chance...
(https://jpegy.com/images/uploads/2016/02/Starry-Night-x-The-Great-Wave-Off-Kanagawa.jpg)
Titled: Starry Night X The Great Wave off Kanagawa
My link stopped working, but Caro found another (below) ;D
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Mmm - can't actually see a picture, just a large frame where it should be. Is it just me?
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(https://i.imgur.com/U319JmX.jpg)
Maybe this one. I've seen more than one version of this.
(https://cdn.drawception.com/drawings/24pB5DAthl.png)
Title: Starry Night X The Great Wave off Kanagawa. ;)
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Thank you - I especially like the first one.
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Boy that first one played with my mind for a few minutes - I know them both so well...but together...strange but exciting :D
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(https://imgc.artprintimages.com/img/print/reading-the-newspaper-in-the-tavern-colored-engraving-1876_u-l-pfigwa0.jpg?h=550&w=550&background=fbfbfb)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b0/c5/e0/b0c5e0b82112a71ca4d693b6dc077e7d.jpg)
(https://render.fineartamerica.com/images/rendered/medium/print/images-medium-5/living-room-serenades-colin-bootman.jpg)
(https://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-5/americana-people-casually-reading-a-newspaper-mike-savad.jpg)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/20/4d/c5/204dc5c9307466a82350f265d8a2839d.jpg)
As
the brilliant Reuters article
(https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/climate-change-ice-shiplogs/)
on Old Weather is taken up by publications all over the world, many
people find themselves interested in joining this "eccentric group of
citizen scientists".
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:) :) :)
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I'm left speechless Hanibal - I couldn't work our where this one was
going to until I got to your caption. And brilliant that you got in the
link to the article :D Andrew has to see this! He says that the
folks at Reuters were very taken with the project and article ;D
I'm going to chuckle over this one for a jolly long time :D
Brilliant :D
Oh yes 'All proto-eccentric citizen scientists welcome here' of course! :D :D :D
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Brilliant job!!!
Just a question though. I love the ladies'
hats in the second picture, especially the one on the lady in the
middle. Why don't ladies wear those fetching hats any more?
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Absolutely super!
I guessed the theme about halfway through.
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You've surpassed yourself, hanibal - brilliant.
On hats, Michael - in my experience, they're tricky to keep on. I'm so glad they're not de rigeur any more.
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Brilliant
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Great stuff, Hanibal.
Here's one I liked.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KHG9tYnmeyY/U-N51o5rlNI/AAAAAAAACFQ/0ZDXiLCz4nk/s1600/The-tube.jpg)
Fetching hats ... for weddings only in my case. ;)
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Brilliant job!!!
Just
a question though. I love the ladies' hats in the second picture,
especially the one on the lady in the middle. Why don't ladies wear
those fetching hats any more?
If I get the hat and wear it - will you go for the turban? ;) ;) :D
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Brilliant job!!!
Just
a question though. I love the ladies' hats in the second picture,
especially the one on the lady in the middle. Why don't ladies wear
those fetching hats any more?
Unfortunately,
due to climate change, we now experience more frequent, and stronger,
gales - so the hats kept blowing away :( and we all gave up
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Brilliant job!!!
Just
a question though. I love the ladies' hats in the second picture,
especially the one on the lady in the middle. Why don't ladies wear
those fetching hats any more?
Unfortunately,
due to climate change, we now experience more frequent, and stronger,
gales - so the hats kept blowing away :( and we all gave up
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Brilliant job!!!
Just
a question though. I love the ladies' hats in the second picture,
especially the one on the lady in the middle. Why don't ladies wear
those fetching hats any more?
If I get the hat and wear it - will you go for the turban? ;) ;) :D
I
would, except in Quebec you're not allowed if you are at work and
working for the government. It's forcing religion down people's throats,
and I wouldn't want to be seen doing that, even if I don't live in
Quebec, nor do I work for the government. ::)
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Brilliant job!!!
Just
a question though. I love the ladies' hats in the second picture,
especially the one on the lady in the middle. Why don't ladies wear
those fetching hats any more?
If I get the hat and wear it - will you go for the turban? ;) ;) :D
I
would, except in Quebec you're not allowed if you are at work and
working for the government. It's forcing religion down people's throats,
and I wouldn't want to be seen doing that, even if I don't live in
Quebec, nor do I work for the government. ::)
:o :o :o
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For a dear friend:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/A_Boyar_Wedding_Feast_%28Konstantin_Makovsky%2C_1883%29_Google_Cultural_Institute.jpg/1024px-A_Boyar_Wedding_Feast_%28Konstantin_Makovsky%2C_1883%29_Google_Cultural_Institute.jpg)
OW'ers at Joan's birthday feast, as magnificent as always.
That's the last one for the year - due to vacation, I will be taking a break until January 11th.
Thanks for all the compliments and suggestions - when I first started this, I had no idea it would last so long!
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Joan looks quite overcome - and we've obviously all raided our wardrobes for our very best party clothes.
Another great pic, hanibal - have a wonderful break, and I look forward to what you find to delight us all in 2020.
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Dear Joan:
(https://i.imgur.com/mtV7DWE.jpg). (https://i.imgur.com/Pe4VikM.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/aVXZ1jZ.jpg)
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I'm impressed, but not surprised, by Joan's apparent modesty.
Enjoy your break, Hanibal! We'll see you in the New Year.
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Some great hats!
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Great party, Hanibal!
Enjoy your vacation!
You have done a super job keeping this going.
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Thank you so much hanibal! ;D ;D ;D It's a great
party and it's wonderful to share it with you all. I think I look faint
at the thought of working my way through a whole swan ;D But
great clothes everyone. We've been through a lot of cloth-of-gold
recently. Makes up for the pay rates ;D
Have a lovely break hanibal. I'm really looking forward to next year's selection :D
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(https://66.media.tumblr.com/8bd42f8aa62556d8c2f1a2aa4dcd3b75/tumblr_pv59e9QdoY1ugyavxo1_540.jpg)
Neither
snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these citizen
scientists from the swift completion and delivery of their assigned
transcriptions.
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Hahaha! Trust me - if I could do the transcription in my sleep I'd
do it. Nice one hanibal...especially that the horizon/end of the project
is nowhere near at hand by the looks of it ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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Great picture!
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Good to have you back, hanibal; I've missed my weekend pictures and captions.
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Amusing art (https://twitter.com/Andy_Doe/status/1215994216909824001?s=20) from Twitter.
You have to open some of the pictures to gain the full benefit. :D
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EOAUSn3X0AACtil?format=jpg&name=medium)
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I recognize one of those from Hanibal's Saturday posts ;)
http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=25.msg163842#msg163842
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Hehehe! That's so funny! Will it rescue the rowers - or land on them - eek! :o ;)
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Excellent!
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I see 'The Splash' (without public-access defibrillator) is expected
to sell for close to $40 million at auction next month. :o
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Sorry, not interested.
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If our OW pay raise had come through, I would have been interested... :'(
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If our OW pay raise had come through, I would have been interested... :'(
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Henri_Gervex_Cafe_Scene_in_Paris_1877.jpg)
Another evening in the Dockside Cafe.
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I'd love to be able to sit down with a nice drink and read the
newspaper using one of those batons. They used to early breakfast in one
of the cafes in town, and had the broadsheet papers hanging off the
wall. It felt very nice. Scrambled eggs on toast, power-house coffee,
and a good read of the news - great start to Saturdays ;D
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Ah, ladies wearing hats! :) :) :)
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Very odd effect on the far right side :-\
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Another great find - though I'm not sure I'm happy about the
smoking. I hope there's a non smoking section of the cafe too ....
:D :D
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Yes, I was thinking about that too :(
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I recall going into pubs when smoking was allowed - it's so much nicer to be able to breathe clean air :)
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I'm surprised they're still in business. ;D
I remember
being drowned in an avalanche of studies showing that banning smoking
would drive pubs, bars and restaurants bankrupt because no-one would
want to go to a business where they couldn't smoke. ::)
The thing that always amazes me is to see the people standing outside the B.C. Cancer Agency and smoking. :'(
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Good for business ::) :-X
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Oh dear Michael -that's a sad vision :'(
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Morita-za_in_the_1790s.jpg/1024px-Morita-za_in_the_1790s.jpg)
Annual Zooniverse conference, where Zooniverse staff, volunteers and boffins gather to discuss many things.
Inspired
by a recent work trip to a big meeting at company HQ, where there was
much talk about the achievements of last year and what we want to
accomplish this year.
Some interesting stuff, but it was rather tiring.
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The audience don't seem to be paying much attention. Probably also true of big work meetings ;)
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:) :) :)
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I agree with jil :D Your big meeting sounds entirely
traditional hanibal. I'm glad that you did find some interesting stuff
:D
Hanibal your picture persuades me of one thing....not to rush into big meetings ;D ;D ;D
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I'm so glad I don't need to go to meetings of that size; I find the
much smaller ones I do go to quite tiring enough. Another great
find, hanibal.
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;D ;D ;D
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I have learned that in most meeting hours are wasted while minutes are kept. ::)
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:P
;D ;D ;D
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Not all meetings are a waste. You have to choose them with care.
Many years ago I was offered the chance to be on one of two committees
that met monthly.
The first one featured, among the group, two
women who hurled Bible verses at each other to make their points, which
were always opposed. ::)
The second one featured our
priest, the church secretary, who was a close friend, the manager of the
two movie theatres and another woman. We opened the meeting, with NO
minutes, with about an hour of gossiping and discussing movies while
enjoying a glass of wine. We then had a gourmet meal, the priest was an
excellent cook, with wine, dessert and tea or coffee. Then, and only
then, did we pull out the minutes from the last meeting, make two or
three motions that were always passed unanimously after a short but
respectful discussion and adjourn until the next month. ;) ;) ;)
Given that choice, guess which committee I chose! ;D ;D ;D
And guess how long I remained on it. (Answer: 16 years.)
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Hurling Bible verses is never a good idea; but eating, drinking,
gossipping, and sharing enthusiasms, always are. I'm surprised you
ever left this committee, Michael!
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Moving 2800 km away was a factor. ;D
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That is rather a long way to go even for such an excellent committee!
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Quite an excellent committee, Michael! I hope I get to join one like it sometime.
Now for my regularly scheduled posting:
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Ever
since Kevin Wood's suggestion that all us OW'ers are a "madcap crew of
digital buccaneers", some of the moderators have started dressing
appropriately.
Thanks to Joan for the image and idea!
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:) :) :)
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What a shame Michael - I bet you missed that meeting! A friend of
mine said 'never hold a meeting unless you can write the minutes
beforehand' :o For the circumstances he was quite
right ;D
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Ever
since Kevin Wood's suggestion that all us OW'ers are a "madcap crew of
digital buccaneers", some of the moderators have started dressing
appropriately.
Thanks to Joan for the image and idea!
Captain
of the Digital Buccaneers: "Written in smudged ink, italics, a broken
pen nib, and well-watered ink? See my clerk of works me bucco, we can
certainly help..."
I like this one hanibal, and thanks for the
attribution - very kind :D . I'm trying to picture how this would
have looked in Andrew's article :D Handsome I'm sure
;D
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;D ;D ;D
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/200832076491-0-1/s-l1000.jpg)
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That's why one should never mess with the mods! ;D ;D ;D
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(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/200832076491-0-1/s-l1000.jpg)
Mod sitting quietly at home with a notebook..
"OK, So here's the new template for my next Mods uniform. Time to go shopping for...
Hair dye
make-up
4 inch heels
new body...." ;) ;D
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Don't forget a whetstone, oil and cleaning cloth (Microfiber, perhaps?) for that pointy sword!
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Don't forget a whetstone, oil and cleaning cloth (Microfiber, perhaps?) for that pointy sword!
Good ideas hanibal! Better get some boot polish too ;)
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Thanks for the collective effort, hanibal and joan - another great one!
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Rembrandt_Harmensz._van_Rijn_007.jpg)
Veteran
OW'er showing the old OW interface (used in phases 1-3) to newbies: "As
you can see, this thing is rather outdated and ugly compared to our
current spreadsheet-based system, so we are very glad to not be using it
anymore!"
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Well put ;D
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Whaling phase 1 was so bad that they haven't even recognized it in the dissection theatre. ;) ::) :-[
Nice one hanibal ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
I'm really impressed by your ability to find an image and topic every week! Another brilliant one, for sure.
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Whaling phase 1 was so bad that they haven't even recognized it in the dissection theatre. ;) ::) :-[
Nice one hanibal ;D ;D ;D
They couldn't get past the initial incision in OW5 ::)
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Great creativity hanibal!
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Thanks for the compliments everyone! I'm amazed I've been able to keep it going so long.
(https://niezlasztuka.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Antoni-Piotrowski_mp2038.jpg)
OW'er having a much-needed strong drink after an encounter with Lieutenant Scrawl while going from Seattle to Alaska.
Note
the grubby and worn-out fingers, from entering as many as 50 course
changes per day, and the glazed, vacant stare from looking through
multiple online maps and place name lists.
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Yes - and their scarf is still in place, overcoat on, and cap
readily to hand. This perfectly shows the level of addiction we have.
You can stop for a restorative drink-and-think and then, with no
hesitation, we sail back into the storm of yester-year's handwriting to
save tomorrow-year's planet...
Thanks for this one hanibal - I
really like it - I'd be happy to look at this for a very long time.
Puzzling out what he's seen with that penetrating gaze. Perhaps he's
waiting to board the Bear for a summer in the Bering Sea saving all the
Arctic Expeditions for that year? Perhaps he's having some Dutch
Courage before going to calligraphy classes - he may indeed be
Lieutenant Scrawl! :o ;D ;D ;D
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Another brilliant one, Hanibal! :) :) :)
That is a great portrait.
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Particularly good picture and caption!
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He does look rather haunted - as do we all after long acquaintance
with Lt Scrawl ..... Another great find and very apt caption.
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Looks resolved and fortified to me.
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Ophelia_%28Pierre_Auguste_Cot%29.jpg/463px-Ophelia_%28Pierre_Auguste_Cot%29.jpg)
OW moderator reviewing the Little Book of Forum Rules, an essential part of every moderator's toolkit.
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At first glance she looks quite sweet but there is a steely look in her eyes that would have you sticking to those rules.
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I agree jil. It looks like page 96 to me, lots of fine details about
dealing with mondegreens. She'll need a cup of tea after that one
;)
Yet another fine one hanibal ;D ;D ;D
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Good one, Hanibal!
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;D ;D ;D
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I think she's saying, 'Now what did I tell you about TWYS?'
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Hum... With those eyes it might be something about reporting problems with the forum to the PTB :-X
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;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Kullervon_sotaanl%C3%A4ht%C3%B6.jpg/1024px-Kullervon_sotaanl%C3%A4ht%C3%B6.jpg)
OW moderator announces the release of more logbooks to work on.
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:) :) :)
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;D ;D ;D
Well, more logs are coming up, but not in the immediate future ;)
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I love the illustration! Nice one hanibal :D :D :D
The wolf is looking like it could do with a breather. It will soon
feel invigorated when it sees the covers of those new log books.
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It's a beautiful picture, and, as ever, a very clever caption.
I do wonder about the sword slung at the moderator's side - is this to
'encourage' anyone who may not react with the requisite enthusiasm?
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The PTB for example....
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The PTB for example....
:D :D :D
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(https://i3-img.prosieben.de/pis/ezone/6b37qgELB38wdEB0AB1fHPDQCtTDCJ4UYl_Ic-IXCoYylZ0mXaheiyCf8r-rAPqXoJhS5ccKE64i1AGkynIdfiWdvBcZ9zjEhxVekI1qMyY35V5GUZWSYasgUhrw1yW-7gOSI34GpVpIMr9qTzRL6XbJ_bg3ibXVPRIws34dEA-vevQEMlP_WERDQabA19017QikGVqPIQMS7T0qyQi2iTihtyGpLSqLSPQyJaHtG6KmKlaP7BFL4wS4kSLwzVuIy5TG9IcvW1IsYjiN0bZ9oHyn4Lk9v9RKOGrZLugjvBaedhcYhdEB5NDV26gHn9X54qndFrDfs6VzRs7IwDnOAo0n_zxexz4Q-QTb1gVlqdCRObOBtXbfT4Cu/profile:mag-max-1280x722)
Addicted
OW'er at his workstation: "What do you mean, I should go to bed now?
Time and tides wait for no man, and neither do the logbooks!
Thanks to Dean for finding this image!
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:) :) :)
Been there, done that. ;D ;D ;D
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Blackbeard!
Well, as long as he follows the forum rules... ;D
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I suppose if he told his logkeeper to write neatly the logkeeper would! ;D
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I suppose if he told his logkeeper to write neatly the logkeeper would! ;D
That's
a great idea Michael! Should I start a list here and perhaps we
can find a way of sending it back to him? ;D ;D ;D
Congratulations Dean and Hanibal -- great image :D :D :D
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Another great picture and caption; and yes, let's get Blackbeard on our side (once we've found the Tardis of course).
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(https://i.imgur.com/Sly9Ogh.png)
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:) :) :)
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;D
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;D
Where do we sign up?
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I have a ticket to sell. How much money can you send me?
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(https://i.imgur.com/yG6tFlG.png)
... And the Golden
Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay goes to Lieutenant Scrawl, Lord of
Flowerwater, whose logbooks are so incredibly badly written that even
though they are not actually screenplays, we have decided to give him
the award anyway.
Thanks to Joan for this image! Sorry
it took so long for me to use it, but I wanted to do it on the same
weekend as the real Golden Raspberries, which were delayed this year for
reasons.
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;D ;D ;D
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Well done Joan and Hanibal!
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Oh brilliant hanibal! I had forgotten about this image - great
choice of date to use it, the Golden Raspberries. ;D ;D ;D
'Lord of Flowerwater' ....excellent - I'm going to laugh and laugh about this one ;D ;D ;D
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Great choice - and I love 'Lord of Flowerwater' too. The Raspberry is well deserved ....
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Not exactly the latest news but ...
Paris Museums Put 100,000
Images Online for Unrestricted Public Use
(https://kottke.org/20/01/paris-museums-put-100000-images-online-for-unrestricted-public-use?fbclid=IwAR0XpOe7tfpEu26jUVSV5zwYIsKuKoDHxBxFX6wJcnn8d70OuXEQAxIruoc)
Something to look at while we're self-isolating and social-distancing.
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Ooh, very nice - I bet I can get a lot of material from that!
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We're counting on it! :)
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Lid's off the sweetie jar hanibal...enjoy!! ;D ;D ;D
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(https://kottke.org/plus/misc/images/paris-museums-images-04.jpg)
OW'er wondering what to work on next after finishing the last logbook of his favorite ship.
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Storis! ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
"Portrait of Mr. Victor Hugo" by Leon Bonnat (1879), oil on canvas, part of the collection at Maison de Victor Hugo
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That's how I feel when my whalers get back to San Francisco. But hey
- why be glum when there are so many more ships to play with ;)
;) ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Indsejlingen_til_K%C3%B8benhavn_%29J._C._Dahl%29.jpg)
Kevin Wood arrives in Copenhagen on a mission to plunder borrow lots and lots of logbooks from the Danish National Archives.
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;D
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:) :) :)
Maybe he'll pop over to St. Petersburg and pick up the logs from the Russian Icebreaker Krassin!
https://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=5211.msg168769#msg168769
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Excellent find!!!
Hopefully Kevin has a better system on board that ship than his iPhone ;)
Entrance to the Port of Copenhagen
Johan Christian Dahl
Date: 1830
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Christian_Dahl
https://www.wikiart.org/en/johan-christian-dahl/entrance-to-the-port-of-copenhagen-1830
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;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I wonder if Kevin wears extra quiet shoes when he's plundering borrowing? ;)
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D I hope he also silences his parrot
.... essential for plundering, but a bit of a give away when
'borrowing'.
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Social distancing...NOT!
(https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/members/77970-jgnfld/albums/11978-16-85/picture129828.jpg)
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;D
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;D ;D ;D
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(https://i.imgur.com/zovJHK5.jpg)
Social distancing as per regulations
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;D
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;D ;D ;D
The cats are on day 3,721 of their stay-at-home quarantine.
They have some lessons for us amateurs, like:
- Nap early, nap often
- Seek out sunny places
- Eat on a regular schedule
- Keep yourself clean
And most importantly of all:
- It's OK to run up and down the apartment screaming when it gets to be too much. Just take a nap afterwards.
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;D ;D ;D
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Excellent!
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Very funny! ;D ;D ;D
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giggle
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Cute! 8)
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Great picture Michael - I'm assuming these are your cats? They
are very beautiful. And I love hanibal's quote too - very wise
advice!
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They are, or rather, they were. Both passed on last year. Toby from
old age, and Lucy from kidney cancer. As you can see, they weren't
close. ;) Hanibal's cats, (image on the previous page), looks like
they're great friends.
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JG your cats look so comfy...one's giving that 'the cushions are
ours and you will leave us here' hypnosis look. ;D ;D ;D
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(https://66.media.tumblr.com/423545b507e07d6a9b53402134165dbf/tumblr_p80z6hy5Wn1ugyavxo1_1280.jpg)
Two years ago, Kevin Wood and Joan brought forth a brand-new, much improved interface for OW Whaling.
And
the OW'ers, many of whom had suffered injuries from struggling with the
terrible, first interface, looked upon the interface, and saw that it
was good.
And Kevin Wood and Joan looked upon the rejoicing of the OW'ers, and saw that it was good.
According
to Joan, OWW Phase 2 really got going in October 2018, but April 5th
was when it first popped into existence between her and Kevin.
This
is kinda similar to how the US really became a sovereign nation in
September 1783, when the Revolutionary War ended, but they declared independence on July 4th, 1776, so that is treated as the actual birthday of the nation.
So that's why I'm releasing this now, and not in October. Enjoy!
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Hanibal - this is brilliant - absolutely brilliant :D :D :D
Thank you so much! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I'll drop a note to Kevin to make sure he sees it ;) ;) 8)
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Great idea and great picture, Hanibal!
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Another hit! You never cease to amaze us all! Great job!! ;D ;D ;D
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Well done, Hanibal!!! Brilliant job!!! The only problem with the image: no cats! ;D
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;D 8)
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Quite something to come up with an OW related caption for that
pic! Well done, yet again. And I'm glad to see that we
expressed our gratitude in our usual understated fashion ....
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FINALLY signs of spring here in Newfoundland. Actually felt heat from the Sun today!!!
Snowdrops are amazingly tough customers...
(https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/members/77970-jgnfld/albums/11331-100mm-macro/picture130005.jpg)
(https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/members/77970-jgnfld/albums/11331-100mm-macro/picture129972.jpg)
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Impressive snowdrops and beautiful pictures!
or is it
Impressive pictures and beautiful snowdrops! ;)
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Lovely pictures of snowdrops defying the icy fingers of winter
:D Crazily we're already enjoying tulips here. Comes from
having 3 frosty nights and four flakes of snow as a winter ::)
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(https://kottke.org/plus/misc/images/paris-museums-images-03.jpg)
The many duties of a Zooniverse project moderator.
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Ahhhhh - nice one hanibal. The moderator's monthly payoffice gear. I
see we've already drawn up someone's salary- shown in the left
hand ;) ;) ;D ;D ;D
(Fabulous get-up - bizarre 8) )
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;D
It could also be handy for encouraging social distancing.
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Looks uncomfortable ;D
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You mean that only SOME people are getting paid by the moderators!!!
What did I do to get struck off the payroll? ::)
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You mean that only SOME people are getting paid by the moderators!!!
What did I do to get struck off the payroll? ::)
How did you get on in the first place? I've never been on it ... ;D
(Another great one hanibal)
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I just assumed that when you joined the OW HR (Human Resources)
would have done that automatically. I suppose we have to fill out a few
forms. ::)
Mind you, I suppose that we should expect that
from an organization that has an HR department, because the obviously
consider us as nothing more than a resource like pencils or
paperclips. ::)
I might have to look for an organization that has a VIP (Very Important People) department.
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We're doing our best.
Hopefully Hanibal's catch
(https://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=2155.msg167884#msg167884)
will bring in a nice bit of cash when we manage to sell it ;)
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:) :) :)
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I
just assumed that when you joined the OW HR (Human Resources) would
have done that automatically. I suppose we have to fill out a few
forms. ::)
Only in triplicate - we've been reducing the paper work burden 8)
Mind
you, I suppose that we should expect that from an organization that has
an HR department, because the obviously consider us as nothing more
than a resource like pencils or paperclips. ::)
Nothing so old-fashioned! You're a replacement to computers. Turned out they can't fill in HR forms for themselves, and they can't do the job anyway :o
I might have to look for an organization that has a VIP (Very Important People) department.
We're
close - VIT (Very Important Transcriber). Puts you in a big pool of top
bods here, that is to say, all of us ;) ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Frank_Bramley_-_A_Hopeless_Dawn_1888.jpg/1024px-Frank_Bramley_-_A_Hopeless_Dawn_1888.jpg)
"There
there, dear, no need to be so upset about those few errors in your
transcriptions - I'm sure Michael will be able to work out what is
wrong, and fix it!"
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Ah the horrors of realising you've planted a mistake in the system...I sympathise with her. :-[ :'(
Medals all round for Michael then ;D ;D ;D
(Lovely picture hanibal :D )
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Excellent!
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:) :) :)
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Another great one, hanibal! I'm assuming the woman doing the consoling is one of the mods?
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Another great one, hanibal! I'm assuming the woman doing the consoling is one of the mods?
Yes, she is.
Now for this week's post:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Edouard_Manet_-_The_Absinthe_Drinker_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/449px-Edouard_Manet_-_The_Absinthe_Drinker_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
"Confound these logkeepers, they drive me to drink!"
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Another good one!
Hanibal's Saturday paintings and captions are also one of our OW rituals ;)
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So that's why liquor sales have been up 40% in the last six weeks! ;D ;D ;D
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Alcohol sales are up 30% in the UK in March too. But what I
can't understand is why sales of energy drinks have also soared.
Why would you need an energy drink when you're stuck at home - and you
can just go and take a nap if you're tired!
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You need the energy drinks so you can transcribe another month's worth of logs for OW Arctic. ::) ::) ::)
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Another good one hanibal :D
I think I detect absinthe in that
glass - perhaps it's easier to read squiffy writing if you are squiffy
yourself? ;D ;D ;D
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You are correct, Joan - that is indeed absinthe!
The painting is The Absinthe Drinker by Manet, and it's his first work!
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You are correct, Joan - that is indeed absinthe!
The painting is The Absinthe Drinker by Manet, and it's his first work!
Oh
gosh! Thanks hanibal :) I didn't know the picture at all. It struck me
as French, and the green glow in the glass spoke of absinthe.
Manet's first - that's not bad for a beginner ;) ;D
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In honor of the 4th anniversary of this running gag of mine (I
started it on April 29th, 2016, and have somehow kept it running
since!), I am proud to present a special piece:
The OW'ers Voyage
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Thomas_Cole_-_The_Voyage_of_Life_Childhood%2C_1842_%28National_Gallery_of_Art%29.jpg/1024px-Thomas_Cole_-_The_Voyage_of_Life_Childhood%2C_1842_%28National_Gallery_of_Art%29.jpg)
Phase 1: The newbie
Guided
by a moderator, a new recruit takes his first steps into Old Weather.
The moderator shows the newbie a lot of the wonderful things that one
may encounter on this project, and this excites him greatly.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Thomas_Cole_-_The_Ages_of_Life_-_Youth_-_WGA05140.jpg/1024px-Thomas_Cole_-_The_Ages_of_Life_-_Youth_-_WGA05140.jpg)
Phase 2: The graduate
Having
completed his training, the OW'er sets off on his own with much
enthusiasm and ambition, hoping to accomplish great things.
But
little does he know of the nasty surprises that can be found in some
logs, traces of which can already be seen in the upper right...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Thomas_Cole%2C_The_Voyage_of_Life%2C_1842%2C_National_Gallery_of_Art.jpg/1024px-Thomas_Cole%2C_The_Voyage_of_Life%2C_1842%2C_National_Gallery_of_Art.jpg)
Phase 3: The veteran
Our
OW'er finds himself in the middle of some very nasty logs, with bad
handwriting, fifty million course changes per day, and worse.
But there is still hope, as even the worst logbook must end eventually, and one can always ask others for help.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Thomas_Cole_-_The_Voyage_of_Life_Old_Age%2C_1842_%28National_Gallery_of_Art%29.jpg/1024px-Thomas_Cole_-_The_Voyage_of_Life_Old_Age%2C_1842_%28National_Gallery_of_Art%29.jpg)
Phase 4: Time to go
After many long and happy decades, our OW'er has grown old and crumbly and no longer has the strength to carry out his hobby.
So
with a heavy heart, he leaves the project and says goodbye to his
fellow OW'ers who have come to wish him well in his final years.
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Well done, Hanibal!!! This is one of your best for sure. :) :) :)
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Wonderful! A worthy celebration of your four years of endeavour.
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Magnificent !
Definitely one of your best in a long and distinguished career!
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4c/7d/63/4c7d63326025531977698cfdec01cffb.jpg)
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It's a beautiful picture and a wonderful sentiment hanibal.
Definitely one of your best. Here's to many more glorious years of The
Gallery :D :D :D
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Excellent! Can't believe it's been 4 years.
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Excellent! Can't believe it's been 4 years.
ditto.
You have quite the talent for matching captions to pictures.
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Thank you for all the compliments, everyone! :D
I
can't believe it's been 4 years either. When I first started this, I
only expected it to last one, two months at most - but I kept finding
more art and ideas, and you guys kept enjoying them, so I haven't been
able to stop (And I wouldn't want to)!
At the moment of this post, I have 62
images in my stockpile - enough for over a year, even without
vacations, and I am confident I will find more before I even come close
to running out!
Also, double thanks to Dean and Joan (and anybody
else I may have forgotten) for providing me with material. I really
appreciate it.
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Signs of OW Addiction #56: You actually look forward to getting up in the morning, as it means you can do OW again!
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;D
(Another great thing about these posts, they remind me it's Saturday ::))
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Yes me too - I found myself thinking 'I wonder if there's a new picture to enjoy?' And there is ....
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Me too :D Saturday is gallery day! Yeh!
And I like the picture - the look of glee on the chap's face is on mine right now. ;) 8) 8)
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;D
(Another great thing about these posts, they remind me it's Saturday ::))
Same here!
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Me, too! Every Saturday I answer all my messages and read all the
latest posts saving the Dockside Gallery to the end as my reward. And
it's always a reward! :) :) :)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randolph_Caldecott
+
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_the_House_That_Jack_Built ;)
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:) :) :)
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Hanibal, you continue to amaze!
Thanks for giving us something to look forward to each week! (Besides the Logs.) ;)
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Mary
and Joseph find their son in the Temple, astonishing the gathered
boffinry of Jerusalem with his knowledge of science and his dedication
to it.
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:) :) :)
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;D ;D ;D
Maybe he is also telling them to keep weather records and write legibly :-\
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They could assess the speed of the wind by the bend on the top of the distant cypress trees :D
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;D ;D ;D
Maybe he is also telling them to keep weather records and write legibly :-\
Well, I'm glad to know he was rooting for us (even if mostly they ignored him ....)
Another great pic and caption, hanibal.
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;D ;D ;D
Maybe he is also telling them to keep weather records and write legibly :-\
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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OW'ers betting on how many course changes the next logbook will contain.
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There's obviously some lively discussion going on as the bets are
placed - another great find, hanibal. Brightens up my Saturday
morning.
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That must be you wearing the fancy duds, Hanibal! The suave young man hanging out with all the old dudes! ;D ;D ;D
The ladies must be elsewhere, knitting up a storm. ;)
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Great picture, Hanibal!
https://worcester.emuseum.com/objects/6348/the-calling-of-saint-matthew
Perhaps a new transcriber has been singled out ;)
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The chap with the purse has found a compass in with the coins. It's
got no face and no needle. Must be from a Whaler ;) ;D
Nice one hanibal :D
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They could assess the speed of the wind by the bend on the top of the distant cypress trees :D
Dendroanemometry. It really is a thing!
Useful during consideration of where to site wind generators.
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They could assess the speed of the wind by the bend on the top of the distant cypress trees :D
Dendroanemometry. It really is a thing!
Useful during consideration of where to site wind generators.
I
once read an IT story about how that was disrupting a laser link
between two sites - the tree wasn't normally in the way, but when there
were strong winds, it would bend over just enough to break line-of-sight
between A and B!
Took the poor engineers ages to figure out -
fortunately, the farmer who owned the land the tree was on was very
understanding, and trimmed it.
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:) :) :)
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Two
OW'ers go to the doctor: "As you can see, my poor poor friend has
literally lost his head after encountering some really nasty awful
logbooks... Can you please stick it back on?"
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If anyone has any of that glue please could they pass it along to me? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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And the look of horror on the transcriber's face has survived the head loss - this is serious!
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Once his head is reattached, he should be given some typed logs. ;D
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Good one, Hanibal!
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Of all the things I've lost in life, I miss my mind the most. ::)
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Of all the things I've lost in life, I miss my mind the most. ::)
Yes, I've got that on a fridge magnet! :)