__/ [ Rex Ballard ] on Wednesday 16 August 2006 01:50 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Even aliens use Firefox!
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>> | Planned in under two weeks and completed in under 24 hours, the crop
>> | circle had a final diameter of 220 feet. We constructed the circle in an
>> | oat field near Amity, Oregon, where it was completely invisible from the
>> | road but unmistakable from the sky. Our team consisted of 12 people,
>> | mainly OSU students, and we carefully stomped down oats from 3:30pm
>> | Friday afternoon until 2:30am, putting on the finishing touches
>> | between 7:30am and 11:00am Saturday, August 12."
>> `----
>>http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/08/firefox_crop_circle.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890
>>
>> Picture in the blog.
>
> Although it is a cute stunt, doesn't that kind of crop circle actually
> destroy a farmers unharvested oat crop?
>
> I'm not sure that such destructive behavior is really in the best
> interests of anyone, especially when you destroy several bushels worth
> of oatmeal and leave a well recognized brand to be blamed is the best
> use of Linux Advocacy resources.
>
> If the farmer gave permission, then it's a really great stunt, very
> cute!
It was all along planned. I didn't link to the original blog, but I have been
following the progress for the past 4 days (or thereabouts). All in all, it
is not an efficient way of extracting energy and handling the crops, but
there is something to be gained.
Look what I once found in Google Maps. I took a screenshot.
http://schestowitz.com/IMG/blog/gmaps_dave.jpg
Best wishes,
Roy
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