Another enigmatic manuscript. Created in the 12th century it has a most strange history. The book is 92 cm x 50 cm and the largest known medieval manuscript in the world. It consists of the Bible with demonic exorcist spells next to the many pages and strange illustrations including a full page illustration of the Devil not presiding over hell, but, seemingly enclosed in a cell.
The legend of its creation says that a monk did something so bad he was sentenced to death. It is never said what he did. He pleaded for his life and said that if he was spared he would create a manuscript that included the Bible and all human knowledge and would do so in one night. This was accepted, but, thought impossible. During the night he realised he could not do it and so made a pact with the Devil. In the morning it was completed.
It has a strange history, was given by the Black Monks to the White Monks, captured in battles and finally ended up in Prague.
Not long ago research was done into it. Samples of ink were taken from it and analyzed. At the time of its writing two types of ink were used, one made from metal and the other from crushed insect nests. It was found that it was made from crushed insect nests and the same throughout indicating it was done in one place. Next a graphologist analysed the writing to find out if it was done by one person or a few. The findings showed it had been created by one person. Considering how long one line of text takes to copy this indicates it could have taken between 30 to 50 years to write.
Wikipedia entry on it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Gigas
The complete Codex Gigas in images
Sunday, 11 December 2011
Friday, 30 September 2011
Thae Voynich manuscript - The Most Mysterious Manuscript In The Worl.
Carbon dated to the 15th Century it has baffled cryptographers throughout the world including those that cracked the Enigma Code. Many people come to the conclusion it is a hoax created to sell a manuscript to collectors, but, if so it would take many years to create it to the extent that it is logical within itself and pointless as no one at the time period of the hoaxer could tell the difference between a simple hoax and something as elaborate as this.
Wikipedia Article on it.
Downloadable Photos in various sizes
The book in readable form:
Wikipedia Article on it.
Downloadable Photos in various sizes
The book in readable form:
Monday, 4 October 2010
Friday, 19 February 2010
The Official UK UFO Files From The National Archives
The Government run National Archives in the UK has released this month (Feb. 2010) new files under the freedom of information act. Here is the Channel 4 news clip of the story:
And here is the link to the files themselves on the UK Government's National Archives. There is a video on this page along with links to download some high detailed and large file size photos plus a pdf highlights guide.
And here is the link to the files themselves on the UK Government's National Archives. There is a video on this page along with links to download some high detailed and large file size photos plus a pdf highlights guide.
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
GMail Goes "https-only" By Default
And I bet not many people knew you could vamp up your security with Googlemail by opting to access it via HTTPS, I didn't until I fell across it by accident when I scrolled right to the bottom of my Preferences.
http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/gmail-goes-https-only-default-011310
http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/gmail-goes-https-only-default-011310
Saturday, 9 January 2010
Virtual Reality Transcends To Reality - A Second Life Saga
During my short time in Second Life I have become used to Companies such as IBM etc. having a virtual presence in Second Life, but, I have never come across something in Second Life being accepted as real in the Real World. This has just happened to our little Zeitgeist Group on Second Life. Let me explain.
The Zeitgeist Movement is split up into many Chapters spread around the World. For instance there is a Welsh Chapter, a London Chapter, a New York Chapter etc. Anyone can start a Chapter and it has it's own section on the Zeitgeist Web Site. On second Life a person who's Avatar name is Celeborn set up a sim called Zeitgeist with a Group to go along with it. It is a very beautiful sim with some wonderful people resident on it. We've been expanding its activities including bringing out a magazine and of course also having a bit of fun with Celeborn, his lady Galadriel and I chasing each other around the sim with bows and arrows and swords (we've all been into role play). I have just found out that the Zeitgeist Group on Second Life has been officially accepted as an official Chapter of the Zeitgeist Movement. Virtual reality has become real :)
The Zeitgeist Movement is split up into many Chapters spread around the World. For instance there is a Welsh Chapter, a London Chapter, a New York Chapter etc. Anyone can start a Chapter and it has it's own section on the Zeitgeist Web Site. On second Life a person who's Avatar name is Celeborn set up a sim called Zeitgeist with a Group to go along with it. It is a very beautiful sim with some wonderful people resident on it. We've been expanding its activities including bringing out a magazine and of course also having a bit of fun with Celeborn, his lady Galadriel and I chasing each other around the sim with bows and arrows and swords (we've all been into role play). I have just found out that the Zeitgeist Group on Second Life has been officially accepted as an official Chapter of the Zeitgeist Movement. Virtual reality has become real :)
Wednesday, 9 December 2009
ID Cards - a World View
ID Cards - a World View by Nathan Allonby
The other day the subject of ID cards came up in a comment in someones blog here. It was stated that ID cards had been in Europe for very many years and hardly anyone blinks an eye at them taking them completely for granted. Europeans are often amazed at the attitude toward them of folk here in Britain about them, how so many people are against them and astounded that we can check into an hotel without having to produce one or any form of ID.
Things are changing though. The National ID Card scheme seems to be going ahead albeit with many people putting hurdles in its way. It is not just a matter of ID cards though, the type proposed link into an all pervading citizen data base that for the first time links all the separate data bases together. It goes further still though as these cards will have RFID technology embedded into them meaning that they will be able to be read from a distance and the person carrying them tracked wherever they go whether they actually use them or not.
Even more worrying though is that although to folks in Britain it may seem just a British concern there are nations throughout the world that, if they have not already implemented these types of ID card, are planning to implement them by 2012. This is not just a National ID card scheme, it is a world wide ID card scheme and some of the main players of this cause who have been planning it from way before 9/11 are the World Bank and the IMF.
The other day I read a very revealing article about it all in Nexus Magazine, it was a cut down version of the article "ID Cards - A World View by Nathan Alonby" which can be read in full by clicking on the link at the beginning of this Blog. I have not reproduced it here as there are many important links leading from that article and the site Global Research where it appears is well worth a visit anyway.
The other day the subject of ID cards came up in a comment in someones blog here. It was stated that ID cards had been in Europe for very many years and hardly anyone blinks an eye at them taking them completely for granted. Europeans are often amazed at the attitude toward them of folk here in Britain about them, how so many people are against them and astounded that we can check into an hotel without having to produce one or any form of ID.
Things are changing though. The National ID Card scheme seems to be going ahead albeit with many people putting hurdles in its way. It is not just a matter of ID cards though, the type proposed link into an all pervading citizen data base that for the first time links all the separate data bases together. It goes further still though as these cards will have RFID technology embedded into them meaning that they will be able to be read from a distance and the person carrying them tracked wherever they go whether they actually use them or not.
Even more worrying though is that although to folks in Britain it may seem just a British concern there are nations throughout the world that, if they have not already implemented these types of ID card, are planning to implement them by 2012. This is not just a National ID card scheme, it is a world wide ID card scheme and some of the main players of this cause who have been planning it from way before 9/11 are the World Bank and the IMF.
The other day I read a very revealing article about it all in Nexus Magazine, it was a cut down version of the article "ID Cards - A World View by Nathan Alonby" which can be read in full by clicking on the link at the beginning of this Blog. I have not reproduced it here as there are many important links leading from that article and the site Global Research where it appears is well worth a visit anyway.
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