Tempus Tommy

A Dane living in The Netherlands

Friday, February 03, 2006  

I cannot understand that I did not open the new blog year until now...where did the time go?
I cannot describe how it is to Danish outside Denmark these days. It is very surreal - I can see in the Danish medias that the Mohammed cartoons take up a lot of space...but here in the Netherlands it is mentioned now and then. It is known but not central news down here. I guess distance also can be a filter in this sense.

Taking a walk always brings interesting pictures along:


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Monday, December 26, 2005  

Merry Christmas everybody :)
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Sunday, December 18, 2005  

Hahaha - after adding the banners below my "Good" rating grew to an astonishing 69%!
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It's certified - this blog is more good than evil!

This site is certified 47% EVIL by the Gematriculator

This site is certified 53% GOOD by the Gematriculator

Rated by the gematriculator
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Saturday, December 17, 2005  

Hmmm...
From the Cryptophile website:
Mona Lisa
Thief Alias
True First Name

Thoughts:
Well, in 1911 the Mona Lisa was stolen by a guy called Vincenzo Perugia who contacted an antique dealer in a letter signed "Leonardo".
So the true first name of the thief would be "Vincenzo" and his alias "Leonardo Vincenzo".
Ok...then what?

And who is Lisa S.?
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Next step must be to find Robert Langdon...and I sense that wikipedia is somehow involved!
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The five symbols on the Cryptophyle web page are (according to the Religious Symbols Dictionary linked on the same page):

1. Tau cross
The Cross is one of the oldest religious symbols of all time, from the prehistoric solar cross (an equal armed cross), to the Cross adapted from Pagan cults for Christian use after the council of Nicaea. Cross symbols are among the oldest on earth, and are found in every culture. Crosses are almost invariably symbols of the sun, the sky, and the passage of time, and are linked with most solar deities.

2. Solar cross/Alchemy: Copper alloy
The solar cross is probably the most ancient spiritual symbol in the world, appearing in Asian, American, European, and Indian religious art from the dawn of history. Composed of a equal armed cross within a circle, it represents the solar calendar- the movements of the sun, marked by the solstices. Sometimes the equinoxes are marked as well, giving an eight armed wheel.

3. Ouroboros/Alchemy: Volatility
The Ouroboros is a greek word, and means "tail swallower." The ouroboros is usually depicted in the form of a snake swallowing its tail, and is usually circular, although it is sometimes depicted in a lemniscate shape. The ouroboros originated in Egypt as a symbol of the sun, and represented the travels of the sun disk. In Gnosticism, it was related to the solar God Abraxas, and signified eternity and the soul of the world.
In alchemy, it represents the spirit of Mercury (the substance that permeates all matter), and symbolizes continuous renewal (a snake is often a symbol of resurrection, as it appears to be continually reborn as it sheds its skin.), the cycle of life and death, and harmony of opposites. A double ouroboros (two creatures swallowing one another) in alchemy signifies volatility.

4. Sun/Alchemy: GOld
The astrological glyph for the sun, and the alchemical symbol for Gold. This symbol originated in ancient Egypt as a symbol for the sun God Re.

5. Saturn/Alchemy: Mercury
Represents the planet Saturn, and it corresponding alchemical metal, lead. Alchemically, lead was the prima matera, or primal matter, and represented putrification and decay.

And then what?!

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Chapter 2
And another AAAH!!!
On the shoulder in the movie at the first Mona Lisa sequence at http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/davincicode/site/index.html

And in the following art works:
Left side of head: "0.5(1 + square 5)" = the Golder ratio
Left side of the body, under arm: "1-1-2-3-5-8-13-21" = Fibonacci row
To the right of the rightmost head: "P.S." = Priory of Sion
Bottom of the picture´, upside down: "Rose Line" = The Mary Magdalena blood line
In the hair: Fleur-de-lis/French Lily symbol = compas rose? Referring to the Rose Line?
Under the left hand of Christ: "Sang Real"
In the frame of the Mona Lisa, last sequence: Another Fleur-de-lis.
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Aaaah!
www.seekthecodes.com

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We finally got heating in the house, but nevertheless I came down with some lung infection that triggered my astma - how uncool is THAT!?
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The Beast II?
The end credits in the new trailer from The Da Vinci Code contains letters that lights up (we expected that, right?) - mysteriously? Definately...and a new hunt can begin!
Chapter 1: "Seek", "THSECDEO", "sodarktheconofman.com"
> "Seek the codes on www.sodarktheconofman.com"?

More to come...
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archives:

Trying to make the central heating work again.

links:

game-research.com

gamasutra.com

Susana Tosca (My former advisor)

dutch in dk (A blog: twin blogger - mirrorwise)

Klastrup's Cataclysms (my friend)

Bygballe's blog (my friend)

Louise's thoughts (my friend)

Frank Schaap (a Dutch researcher working in the same area as I)

Nick Yee's Hub (an Online Study in MMORPG)

books on my desk:

Michael Argyle:
"The Psychology of Interpersonal Behavior"

Danii Elkonin:
Legens Psykologi (The Psychology of Play)

Erving Goffman:
"The presentation of Self in Everday Life"

Erving Goffman:
"Behavior in Public Places"

Erving Goffman:
"Frame Analysis"

Lisbeth Klastrup:
"Towards a Poetics of a Virtual World" (not yet in press)

Edward Hall:
"The Hidden Dimension"

update Feb. 23

mail:

tommyblogger@hotmail.com

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