Sort of OT, but not if you are into the ultimate in clock DIY!
http://longnow.org/clock/

Of all the things going on, I really like the stone-slicing robot which
cut the stairs.

This project has been going for 10 years, but I hadn't heard of it. I
wonder how many other rather strange privately-financed ideas are underway?

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Jeff

Jeff Layman wrote:
Sort of OT, but not if you are into the ultimate in clock DIY!
http://longnow.org/clock/

Of all the things going on, I really like the stone-slicing robot which
cut the stairs.

This project has been going for 10 years, but I hadn't heard of it. I
wonder how many other rather strange privately-financed ideas are underway?


I love the long-sightedness of the project. Marvellously pointless and yet
inspiring.

Tim

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Please don't feed the trolls

On 23/02/2018 15:40, Tim+ wrote:
I love the long-sightedness of the project. Marvellously pointless and yet
inspiring.

I'll agree with the pointless, and I can see what they are trying to do
- but I'd be astonished in the next 10,000 years nobody has vandalised
it, stolen it, recycled it or just had a war near it.

Though obviously I don't expect to be around that long myself!

Andy

On 23/02/18 15:40, Tim+ wrote:
Jeff Layman wrote:
Sort of OT, but not if you are into the ultimate in clock DIY!
http://longnow.org/clock/

Of all the things going on, I really like the stone-slicing robot which
cut the stairs.

This project has been going for 10 years, but I hadn't heard of it. I
wonder how many other rather strange privately-financed ideas are underway?


I love the long-sightedness of the project. Marvellously pointless and yet
inspiring.


Will eventually be discovered and worshipped by the apes, and then
destroyed by some accidental time travellers, who sent back via a
wormhole a rather harrowing documentary on their plight.

Except everyone else called that a film....

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Adrian C

On Friday, 23 February 2018 08:20:23 UTC, Jeff Layman wrote:
Sort of OT, but not if you are into the ultimate in clock DIY!
http://longnow.org/clock/

Of all the things going on, I really like the stone-slicing robot which
cut the stairs.

This project has been going for 10 years, but I hadn't heard of it. I
wonder how many other rather strange privately-financed ideas are underway?

--

Jeff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBAJ-3KypZs

On Friday, 23 February 2018 08:20:23 UTC, Jeff Layman wrote:
Sort of OT, but not if you are into the ultimate in clock DIY!
http://longnow.org/clock/

Of all the things going on, I really like the stone-slicing robot which
cut the stairs.

This project has been going for 10 years, but I hadn't heard of it. I
wonder how many other rather strange privately-financed ideas are underway?

--

Jeff

https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...now+foundation