The latest weighty and important headline to catch the discerning eye of technocognoscenti:
The Smiley Face Turns 25! http://slashdot.org/articles/07/09/18/2313232.shtml ...and for a change, perusing the comments section proved a worthwhile: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Headline - New Hieroglyph Discovered in Egyptian Pyramid And in recent new today a new Hieroglyph has been discovered with the Great Pyramid of Giza. The symbol appears to consist of two vertically adjacent circles and a single curve segment whose curvature is oriented such that the 2 circles appear to be near the center of the circle that would be formed were the curve's slope extended out. Our man on the scene has provided us with a crude sketch of this Hieroglyph, whose meaning is unknown but which is suspected to be related to one of the primary emotions humans have experienced since the dawn of time. : ) Note how the segment appears to be a piece of a general circle center on the 2 dots. Why a segment of a circle was chosen, ^ Rather than the full circle itself, and why it is centered on the dots, is currently unknown Also Note how the two circles are placed one directly over the other. Most other Hieroglyphs have utilized slight angles, generally sloping inwards, so this discovery may help understand a great many things that are currently unknown about Egyptian society This has been Faux News' Archeology Department. Stay tuned for the weather. (posted by Jarjarthejedi (996957) <.bookreader13. .at. .cox.net.>
