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Retroshare vs discord5/15/2023 Or rather what is on them isn't totally FOSSy. How many devices does everyone have here that are purely FOSS? With a clean interface that is gentler on the eye. Įspecially when playing catch-up and reading logs. I RARELY go to IRC for most of the same reasons as has been expressed. I am royally sick of that shiny-bauble-chasing crow-like behavior that has inundated Talk here.Īs far as a debate between IRC, and a better "shell" to utilize the same function, but with more ease of use (ESPECIALLY for new folks), and more interactive functions, doesn't bother me in the slightest. This whole freakin' place for the last ump-tine years now has hardly been a still pond.Įvery day I turn around a half dozen times reading the latest posts here about "the latest device", "the latest app", "the latest whatever" In fact I am closer to the grave than to my teenage years welll. That attitude may appeal to teenagers, but, sadly, I am well beyond that life stage. I am sick and tired of this "hey guys, look, I found a new thing, let's all switch to it right now" trend. Originally Posted by pichlo You may well be right, but in just the past two years, our company changed the internal communication medium six times. - You need to find the right channels for the right topic.- This means a wider audience can be achieved more easily.(If someone sees everybody as themselves: Please remove the horse goggles and look around, not everyone is technical and knows how to use IRC and it's commands). Some of the problems with the normal channels at the moment: The people who already uses Discord, knows what I'm talking about (: - It's freakin' almost 2019, don't stay behind (:.- No need to find channels, as all the channels on that server are visible already.- Push messages for mobiles, so much less battery drain than using IRC.- Pin important messages so everyone can easily read important things, like announcements.- Direct file sharing to the group or personally.- Build in (extremely good quality) VOIP, handy for group talking discussions and meetings.- Also has clients for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android and iOS.- Simple login to your account using a browser.- Easily read back log, even if you're not logged in (no need to check different sources of logs).What was wrong with the channels we had already? How is fragmentation and diluting resources supposed to be good?There are some good advantages on Discord, like a few of them: What for you may be The Next Best Thing Ever™ is for me Yet Another Thing™ (that may die in three months). Meateo balloons now available Dave999's Meateo Emporium THE PAIN-FREE MAEMO DEVELOPMENT LIVE DISTRO-ISO FOR THE NOOB TO THE PRO ĪFFORDABLE MASS PRODUCTION FOR MAEMO PARTS PIMP MY N8X0 (Idiot's Guide and a video walkthrough) Lurker since 2007, Member since 2013, Certifiable since 1972ġ-n770 (in retirement), 3-n800's / 3-n810's (still in daily use), 5-n900's ((3 are flawless, 1 loose usb ( parts), 1 has no telephony (parts))ģ-nexus 5's : 1 w/ Floko Pie 9.1 (running beautifully) waiting for Stable Droid 10 rom, 1 w/ ̶Ubuntu Touch, 1 with Maru OS (intend maemo leste when ready)ġ/2 - neo900 pre- "purchased" in 2013.
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Ammonite metaphysical properties5/15/2023 Associated with water, Ammolite is known to deeply affect one emotionally. A very spiritual stone, even a small portion of Ammonite or Ammolite may be used to assist one in finding the proper way down the coiled, spiral spiritual pathway to the center where the God & Goddess await one’s arrival.Ī protective element, adding structure, stability and steadiness to one’s life as well as supplementing one survival instincts. It is said that these “stones” radiate positive Earth Energy, bringing luck as well as prosperity in all things. For this very reason they were considered sacred in Ethiopia natives of the region adorned themselves with Ammonite and Ammolite as it was said to grant deep meditative states as well as assist in drawing prophetic dreams. Metaphysical Gemstone Propertiesīoth Ammonite and Ammolite was prized by the ancient Egyptian and Roman societies and likely many other cultures as it was seen as a symbol of almost any deity that may have had any connection to curved horns. The iridescence of Ammolite is determined by the thicknesses of the crystallized layering and the resulting intensity of light diffraction. Pressed by these sediments (called Bentonite) the fossils were preserved and eventually became coated an morphed into the Ammolite. The remnants of the shells were eventually covered by volcanic ash and other sediments brought to the sea from rivers off the mountains. Near the end of the Mesozoic era this sea receded, and all of the Ammonites died away. The ammonites that become Ammolite lived primarily in an inland subtropical sea referred to now as the Western Interior Seaway, just east of the Rocky Mountains near Alberta Canada. While nearly all nautiloids show gently curving sutures, the ammonoid suture line (the intersection of the septum with the outer shell) was folded, forming saddles/peaks and lobes/valleys.Īmmolites (going by the trade name Korite) are thin, iridescent layers of the ammonites fossilized shell. The classification of ammonoids is based in part on the ornamentation and structure of the septa comprising their shells’ gas chambers by these and other characteristics subclass Ammonoidea is divided into three orders and eight known suborders. Originating from within the bactritoid nautiloids, the ammonoid cephalopods first appeared in the Devonian period (over 400 million years ago) and became extinct at the close of the Cretaceous period, along with the dinosaurs. Mohs Hardness of 3.5-5 with a trigonal crystal structure (of the outer layer) More recently they have been called Snakestones as well as St. In the Middle Ages Ammolite was known as Draconites due to their bright colors and what was then considered a bizarre appearance, they were thought be ‘stones’ stolen from a dragon’s head. This iridescence would not have been visible during the animal’s life, it is simply the coating or replacing of the shell by the opal. Ammolite was given the official gemstone status in 1981 by the World Jewelry Confederation. The ‘opalilzed’ or iridescent Ammolites are comprised primarily of Aragonite, which is the same mineral that creates a nacreous Pearl. These are the fossilized shells of the Ammonite the opalization is formed by minerals filling in the sedimentary rocks or veins in rocks it has also been known to replace organic materials in fossils, wood and shells, even bone. However, in stricter usage the term Ammonite is reserved for members of suborder Ammonitina (or sometimes even order Ammonitida).Īmmolite on the other hand, is an opalized version of the Ammonite found primarily along the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains from the US and Canada. The words ammonite and ammonoid are both used quite loosely in common parlance to refer to any member of subclass Ammonoidea. It must also not to be confused with a Nautilus, which has a similar shape but an entirely separate make up.Īmmonites are an extinct group of marine animals. Pliny the Elder (circa 79 AD) referenced this name for the Egyptian God Ammon – who was typically depicted wearing rams horns. It’s name was inspired by the spiral shaped of the fossilized shells, being that of a tightly coiled ram’s horn. Ammonite is not a gemstone, but rather a fossil. There has been much confusion between Ammonite and Ammolite in the metaphysical world, often falling on the side of describing the Ammolite and not the Ammonite. |