Yet more keen links one might want to share

[ZenGum]

The Daphne thing is an old Greek legend. Apollo, the horny fellow, was chasing her with sexual intent. She was about to be caught so she prayed to her father, Zeus, to save her, and he turned her into a tree. Insert "woody" joke here.

Renaissance artist Bernini (who TOTALLY should have had a Ninja Turtle named after him) did a #$%&ing brilliant sculpture of this. See https://www.google.com.au/search?hl=...JaSiiAeO64DgBg
for some sample pics.

Or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3RSRrUL1Os


This is my favourite piece of art, evah.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Check the knothole for squirrels.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

This is my favourite piece of art, evah.

Sometimes a painting or sculpture is so perfect it seems real and is therefore less interesting. This sculpture is absolutely perfect. I have a hard time not being bored by it. But it IS absolutely amazing.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Wired has a link to some abandoned websites.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

The Daphne thing is an old Greek legend. Apollo, the horny fellow, was chasing her with sexual intent. She was about to be caught so she prayed to her father, Zeus, to save her, and he turned her into a tree. Insert "woody" joke here.

Renaissance artist Bernini (who TOTALLY should have had a Ninja Turtle named after him) did a #$%&ing brilliant sculpture of this. See https://www.google.com.au/search?hl=...JaSiiAeO64DgBg
for some sample pics.

Or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3RSRrUL1Os


This is my favourite piece of art, evah.

That is just a brilliant piece.

[glatt]

Interesting article about an open pit copper mine landslide almost two weeks ago.

This mine near Salt Lake City is the largest in the US and produces 17 percent of all US copper. The landslide closed the mine, resulting in a small jump in copper prices. The interesting thing in the article is that this isn't just going to impact copper prices while they get the mine up and running again. It will increase to cost of copper permanently because the landslide was not predicted using current methods. Insurance will pay for this accident, at least in part. But the insurance companies calculated copper mine risk based on old methods. Those old methods said this mine was safe. So either mining has to change, which will be more expensive, or insurers will have to charge more to account for the increase in risk. Or both. Either way, the price of copper is going to go up around the world. Electronics, wires, pipes, fertilizer are all going to take a little hit.

[Lamplighter]

WOW ! There by the grace of God ...
Had it gone in another direction, Utah might have it's own "Great Salt Lake tsunami".