From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V6 #279 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Thursday, October 25 2001 Volume 06 : Number 279 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Alloy: Re: alloy-digest V6 #278 ["Andy Venables" ] Re: Alloy: Re: alloy-digest V6 #278 ["Sally Allan" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 16:57:40 +0800 From: "Andy Venables" Subject: Alloy: Re: alloy-digest V6 #278 re: http://www.saunalahti.fi/~jylppy69/bizare.gif I haven't seen any other posts since digest v6 #278, so forgive me if someone has solved this... Nice optical illusion! The overall triangle is pretending to rise 5 units over 13 units, a gradient of 0.3846. But the red piece is 3 over 8 (0.375) and the dark green is 2 over 5 (0.4). So the upper example 'curves' inwards, while the lower one bulges outwards. Had me thinking for a minute or two though! Cheers, +AndyJ+ - -- _______________________________________________ FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup Talk More, Pay Less with Net2Phone Direct(R), up to 1500 minutes free! http://www.net2phone.com/cgi-bin/link.cgi?143 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 17:11:24 +0100 From: "Sally Allan" Subject: Re: Alloy: Re: alloy-digest V6 #278 > Nice optical illusion! Talking of which, I was looking on Flat Earth for that trick where Thomas's name "spins" - I've never been able to see it but I think my PC could handle it now - and now I can't find it. Can anyone give me a url - pretty please? Also, what happened to the Song of the Week? I liked that.... Sally x ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 19:02:48 +0100 From: Chris Good Subject: Re: Alloy: RE: The Beauty Of A Dream... Damien Sweeney wrote: > > Hi all, > > It seems that I have finally joined a subset of those on Alloy and I would > be remiss not to share it with you: You see, Mr. Dolby has finally visited > me in a dream. I know this is common place for Robin and a few others here I had a dream with Thomas in the other week... woke up and couldn't remember a thing about it :-( - -- 'til the next time, Chris (Room 1 - Blue Hotel) - --- Blue Hotel's HOME on the Web - http://www.bluehotel.co.uk News - Reviews - Discography - Biography - Pix - Lyrics - Links - more ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 08:03:42 +1000 From: Paul Baily Subject: Alloy: Taking Thomas' name for a spin (was: alloy-digest V6 #278) G'day Sally! > Talking of which, I was looking on Flat Earth for that trick where Thomas's > name "spins" - I've never been able to see it but I think my PC could handle > it now - and now I can't find it. Can anyone give me a url - pretty please? I think a few people may have it on their pages but I know for certain that you'll find it on Russell Milliner's site under photographs (very elegant site there Russell!): > Also, what happened to the Song of the Week? I liked that.... All it takes is for one person to pick one and let their fingers do the talking... Me? Sorry, at work right now; cranking up iTunes and tuning out for half an hour might be a tad irresponsible. :-) cheers, Paul. This message powered by Charlie No. 3/The Whitlams off Indie 2000 Volume 4 CD Two. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 15:34:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Clayton Subject: Re: Alloy: Taking Thomas' name for a spin (was: alloy-digest V6 #278) On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Paul Baily wrote: > > Talking of which, I was looking on Flat Earth for that trick where Thomas's > > name "spins" - I've never been able to see it but I think my PC could handle > > it now - and now I can't find it. Can anyone give me a url - pretty please? > > I think a few people may have it on their pages but I know for certain that > you'll find it on Russell Milliner's site under photographs (very elegant > site there Russell!): You may also be interested in checking out the website of Scott Kim, the man who created the "inversion" logo for Thomas. http://www.scottkim.com Gallery: http://www.scottkim.com/inversions/index.html BC - -- "Faith is an island in the setting sun, but Proof is the bottom line for everyone." -- Paul Simon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 00:00:40 +0100 From: Philip P Woodcock Subject: Alloy: Hello everybody Hi everybody, I'm Phil and I've just discovered that you lot exist, I think I've been looking for you forever. I've been a devout fan of Thomas since October 81 when as a 12 year old I heard a local radio station play Europa (the 12" version too!!!). I bought his records religiously throughout my teens and up to 'Minds Eye' and probably like everyone here found it to be a core element to the soundtrack to my life. Even now 20 years on Thomas' music is a part of who I am. It's the sound of being awkward - 'Urges', of growing self belief - 'Windpower', of falling in love 'I scare Myself' then being hurt 'My Brain Is Like a Sieve', of losing friends 'I love you, goodbye'. TMDR has provided me with laughs too with 'May the cube be with you', 'Silk Pyjamas' and 'Hot Sauce' still bring a smile to my face. But 'Urban Tribal' is song that defined my life, I don't possess the Low Noise version only the live one on 'Live Wireless'. I heard that song for the first time the day I met the love of my life and lost the tape the day she left in circumstances that to my interpretation of the song mirrored. Even though I've moved on and have enjoyed a wonderful life I still think if I get that song back she'll return... but that would be too coincidental!!! I understand that Mr. Robertson reads these mailings and so to you I thank you for providing me with pleasure for 20 years and for saying things that seemed to matter to me, and I hope you and yours are well. As you said 'The beauty of a dream is don't let it go' Finally a small observation, I've just seen the 'zippy' web site and I was looking at the lyrics to 'Therapy/Growth' and I always thought the lyrics were... 'You were dreaming of a life somewhere else' and 'Small-town Guru, there's one thing that I know' Anyway I look forward to being a member of this illustrious group Cheers!!! p.s. Happy Birthday for the other week Thomas! (That is if I remembered correctly) - -- Philip P Woodcock ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V6 #279 ***************************