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Re: Pharaoh Ramesses VI Tomb

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Post by nine_k »

qqj wrote: post #51

Seeing it like this kills all mystic notions I had regarding these tombs. And I don't mean this in a negative way, it sort of opens your eyes to what this thing actually is - a conglomeration, made by many artists and engineers, pouring their hearts and souls into building something to last a millennia. Truly beautiful. That is until you remember it was all in service of some rich guy who thought he was a god, and ha…

The job of Ramses was diverting colossal resources for decades to make the whole thing possible, and give all these brilliant engineers and artists the medium that will withstand millenia.

Maybe it's not the most beautiful job, but still important and not necessarily easy.

By that way, the pyramid also embodies work of all the stone cutters, animal drivers, all the way to peasants who produced food to feed all them. It was an effort of an entire country.

Re: Pharaoh Ramesses VI Tomb

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Post by Bayart »

programmertote wrote: post #37

There are lots and lots of hieroglyph written on these walls. I'm assuming that the researchers have deciphered what those means (Rosetta Stone)? I really wish I could read what these means in English. That would really give a great insights about what people (maybe the pharaohs and/or rich people who can afford to build tombs like that) during that time thought was important/noteworthy.

The Greek graffiti are legitimately more interesting then the hieroglyphs.

Re: Pharaoh Ramesses VI Tomb

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Post by throwaway_pdp09 »

cmdshiftf4 wrote: post #66
throwaway_pdp09 wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're still proposing to deal with the lowest common denominator, only in a different way.

Indeed. A more direct, active way with the goal of not impacting those who abide by the rules.

Without saying which way is better, your claiming that fines are more 'direct' than putting physical barriers in the way is blatantly not true, barriers being the ultimate direct prevention.

Re: Pharaoh Ramesses VI Tomb

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Post by denoma »

nine_k wrote: post #81
qqj wrote: post #51

Seeing it like this kills all mystic notions I had regarding these tombs. And I don't mean this in a negative way, it sort of opens your eyes to what this thing actually is - a conglomeration, made by many artists and engineers, pouring their hearts and souls into building something to last a millennia. Truly beautiful. That is until you remember it was all in service of some rich guy who thought he was a god, and ha…

The job of Ramses was diverting colossal resources for decades to make the whole thing possible, and give all these brilliant engineers and artists the medium that will withstand millenia. Maybe it's not the most beautiful job, but still important and not necessarily easy. By that way, the pyramid also embodies work of all the stone cutters, animal drivers, all the way to peasants who produced food to feed all them.…

You’re simultaneously aggrandizing a degenerate autocrat while needlessly diluting the achievements of the people who actually did the work... I’m sure Kim Jong-un has his daily difficulties as well, and no peasant was ever credited for feeding Einstein.

t. MBA

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Post by andybak »

stfurkan wrote: post #12

I have also posted this to the earlier discussion on the same topic. I am writing the same comment here too :) If you are interested, I am trying to build an open source database for places with virtual tour. Website: https://gez.la I am currently working on this alone. Anyone interested is welcome to help :) https://github.com/stfurkan/gez

You might find some interested people on the UK Museum Computer Group mailing list: https://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk/join/mcg-community-d...

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Post by ciarannolan »

mmazing wrote: post #79
ciarannolan wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I met a traveler from an antique land, Who said — “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal, these words app…

Ozymandias! My favorite poem.

It's a good one! This is a great video that goes with it too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPlSH6n37ts

Re: Pharaoh Ramesses VI Tomb

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Post by drenvuk »

the_af wrote: post #5
staycoolboy wrote: post #2

That's just bonkers. So much writing on the walls! I wish the navigation was a little more like a FPS and less like Myst III, but I had to keep reminding myself: this isn't some level designer from 2000's, this is an actual tomb designer vision from 5000 years ago. Just bizarre. I wonder what it would look like illuminated by torchlight.

I wonder why it isn't more like an FPS. I understand there's more modelling work involved, but it would totally rock. Imagine if advanced engines like Unreal were put to work for this kind of things instead of just for games.

They tried it. Normal, non video game playing people had trouble with the controls. Not to mention wasd doesn't work on mobile.
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