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Experimenting again

I made the train animation before I moved here, which was 22 years ago, and thought I would try and integrate it with another animation. This is the result, and it will be easy to add other things rather than Betty Boop As I post every day on Twitter I thought I would post this animation as I thought it would not raise much interest and I could have a break from replying to whoever liked it WRONG!

I see it has raised 29 likes and 4 shares so far, which just shows you can never predict how a Twitter post may be received.

I have replied to Kathy's email and have suggested she should have another try at talking to us here or on Twitter. Do you have any thoughts on the possible purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk?

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Oya Şanlı

Apr 26, 2022

I replied from mobile using Gmail. At the email there is a "check it out" button, and via clicking on it I was able to reply and comment on mobile.

Oya Şanlı

Apr 26, 2022

I have a FB account too, I created a photography page, however I can not use albums any more. I also have a blog page, not using so often lately too. And I really don't like FB any more. I use Instagram instead, posting my photos.

I studied GIS online while at home at pandemic. Now, I am working on own project about how technology moved around since old times. Prepared 2 maps, for 3000BCE and 1100AD, now trying to write a report about it. Planning to work on 2 more maps(for 1901 and probably 2020) and one more report. Maybe I will re-write both as a book later on. That is why Linkedin suits to me.

I'm not sure if I have an account at Friendica, maybe it works with Pluspora? I'm not planning to use Pluspora though.

Oya Şanlı

Apr 27, 2022

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@David Lazarus there were less people and they were mostly some part of the world, mostly at far east and Mesopotamia and around Central America. People were gathering and socializing certain times at certain places. They were mostly hunting and farming. So the technology was the tools they produce..

David Lazarus

Apr 27, 2022

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@Oya Şanlı - I've read quite a bit of esoteric lore on human origins in addition to reading a lot of archaeology articles. So, I know a bit from that perspective. I just wasn't sure what countries existed at the time. More later.

Oya Şanlı

Apr 27, 2022

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@David Lazarus did you see Chineese Song scroll? It shows almost how they lived around 11-12th century. There are very less info about 3000BCE. I found some maps and articles of some researchers, I used the ones somehow match each other.

Lately new settlements found south of Turkey and north of Mesopotamia. Göbekli tepe and Çayönü both are around Diyarbakır. I did visit the city years back, hopefully I will again for both of ols settlements.

Oya Şanlı

Apr 26, 2022

I have no idea what will happen at twitter. Elon Musk bought it, and recently he is following me too. I was not so active after supporting CloudCamp with events ended. Lately, I'm using Linkedin more.

Elon Musk is talking about free speech. A few days ago I asked what kind of free speech? Today I saw his tweet saying within the law framework.. So I asked which country's law? If I talk against government there is a chance for them to send me to jail, which they did a few people today again.. If he follows US law, so twitter is not a free speech place for me, because government people are over there and checking on people.

Animations looks great

David Lazarus

May 01, 2022

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@Dave Sutton - I should think that the fractal itself would be enough; though I have done what another artist termed "fractal enhanced photos".

@Craig Long - Like I said, I might try it sometime, but not right now.

David Lazarus

May 01, 2022

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@Craig Long - No problems for me so far, but I'm posting from my PC. Until I either upgrade my computer or get a new one, animation is going to be a rarity from me.

Craig Long

May 01, 2022

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@David Lazarus Animations take a bit of computer CPU to display and Dave has a couple of them going on this thread.

Dave Sutton

Apr 26, 2022

Baaaah, I'm not allowed to watch it in the UK

David Lazarus

Apr 26, 2022

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@Dave Sutton - WTF?! They are a Glaswegian band! Well, the video was a shortened version anyway. Here's the full album version: https://youtu.be/Xsc45I_Zjoo (not from Simple Minds Official)

Dave Sutton

Apr 26, 2022

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@David Lazarus That one worked, great music!

David Lazarus

Apr 26, 2022

All this talk of rockets brings a song to mind. Rockets by Simple Minds.

Craig Long

Apr 25, 2022

That's a cute animation. I saw it on Twitter. Kathy is welcome anywhere.

I was looking for a Twitter rocket now that he intends to buy Twitter.

from Wikipedia: Elon Reeve Musk FRS is an entrepreneur, investor, and business magnate. He is the founder, CEO, and Chief Engineer at SpaceX; He is also an early-stage investor, CEO, and Product Architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; and co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI.

I hope Twitter goes into the stratosphere on one of his rockets and not into the ground in one of his Boring tunnels. There might be an animation somewhere there.

Dave Sutton

Apr 26, 2022

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There is a lot of criticism and many say they are leaving Twitter, but I read he intends to clean the place up, get rid of all the bots, allow longer posts, add an edit option, and the controversial free speech thing, so I say give him a chance and see what happens.