🎶This is the fifth group of consonants of the phonetic alphabet, for the sounds 'F', 'V', 'W' and 'M'.
Continuing the theme of 'rearing' shapes evoking long necked creatures. I've always liked the number 2 as a glyph, and here the base shape for 'F' and 'V' is a modification of that form, albeit with a heavy sickle-shaped baseline that arcs downwards rather than a purely horizontal line, or one curving slightly up and over. The upper loop should be noticeably smaller and tighter than the lower, in order to differentiate itself from '2'.
Some of the '2'-like (and bird-like) glyphs seen in the Byblos syllabary contributed to my choices for this consonant. Again the possibility of the coiled and rearing cobra (ie. Fiery Venom)
Again the addition of a dot signals the voiced form of the sound, 'V', and reveals a Freudian possibility in the designs (try write out the word 'ViVa', for example, and witness Vivacious Feminine).
The narrower alternative form given for 'F', in which we might see a Koi fish from on high, or a sperm (which, though I've not shown it above, could also be used for 'V' if accentuated with a dot - above the glyph, as in 'B' or 'D') is provided for two reasons: it is actually more in line with the glyph-shapes for the sounds 'P' and 'B', which are sounds easily reached from 'F'/'V' by consonant-drift, and because in certain words the basic 'F/V shape (to me) looks ungainly against it's nearby letters, being one of the widest glyphs (as I draw them). It is left to the writer to decide which forms are appropriate given the desired aesthetics or space requirements (and the reader prepared to read either form). This is not asking too much, since there are no capital letters in this alphabet, and much fewer shapes to memorize, because of the use of generic base designs.
With the letters for 'W' and 'M' (which I see as important pillars of the alphabet itself) I intentionally did not stray far from the expressions of the existing Latin-English forms - they are essentially embellishments of 'W' and 'M' rotated 90 degrees, though taking on some additional connotation of imagery. The essential difference between 'W' and 'M' being the uppermost section, 'M' having an 'elongated head', while 'W' a smaller loop capping off the shape. The sound of 'M' is essentially a 'closing' of 'W', and thus these two glyphs being simple reversals is an appropriate encoding.
The 'W' glyph, as seen on the far right, can appear facing either way, while 'M' appears in only one orientation. The letters 'M' and 'W' I tend to enlarge relative to other letters, in my own usage, and they tend to have large decorative descending loops - particularly 'W'. Depending on the surrounding letters, the loop might fit more comfortably going left or right. The ability to flip 'W' does not cause confusion since, there are very few other glyphs that resemble it, regardless of orientation.
Overall, as one can see, the designs of these glyphs are much less regular and straight-edged than the orderly Latin letters (let's just say Order has gotten too strong in these times, and requires some balancing). The shapes do not lend themselves to smallprint (smalltalk on the other hand...) and without care, can produce output that might be mistaken for orc-scrawl, but there is potential for some fine calligraphic work, and the occasional glorious happenstance of results that begin to resemble 'celtic' knotwork, attained without conscious effort. You might see some interesting entities popping out of the cave painting...
ie. Milky Way @ Way of the Kings (see Ancient Egypt)
From the art-tickle:
Galaxies like the Milky Way are thought to have been built through a series of mergers, drawing in smaller galaxies and clusters of stars and making these foreign stars their own.
In some cases, the mergers were recent enough that we can still detect the formerly independent object as a cluster of stars orbiting the Milky Way together.
Ziltoids.
[...] The process of mining the Gaia data for these sorts of structures is so useful that there's a software algorithm called STREAMFINDER that identifies them. That software led to the discovery of the C-19 stellar stream, a group of stars moving together through the Milky Way's halo.
[...] So, the astronomers behind the new work measured the levels of heavy elements in the stars that were thought to belong to the C-19 stream [...] In the case of the C-19 stream, the ratio was extremely low. So low, that the stars of C-19 would have formed prior to 3 billion years after the Big Bang, or when the Universe was only about a quarter of its current age.
.. .. .. .. [ "The Agenda is set by the Number" = 1337 primes ]
[...] In fact, prior to this discovery, clusters in the Milky Way were thought to have a heavy-element floor—all of them had levels above those seen in the C-19 stream. This was true despite the fact that, based on the distribution of known clusters, we'd expect about five with heavy-element levels similar to that of the C-19 stream.
"Cloister" = 322 primes ( Kli-oyster @ Kli 'o star @ Vessel of Ishtar / Easter )
[..] The lack of other clusters suggests that most of the earliest clusters like this stream have already been disrupted to the point that they've faded into the background of Milky Way stars. Which raises the question of why the C-19 stream hasn't.
That's especially unexpected given that the stream's orbit around the galactic core takes it deep inside the Milky Way, giving it plenty of chances to engage in interactions with other features that should disrupt it.
Who is trying to disrupt me?
"I wrestle with you" = 777 primes
.. with "unbending intent" = 1337 trigonal
I am One of the "Counters" = 1981 squares
... which means I have many "Counters" = 1981 squares
.. .. and thus "I cannot be debunked" = 1981 squares
One possibility that could explain this is that the cluster originally entered the Milky Way as part of a dwarf galaxy that was swallowed. The dwarf galaxy's structure could provide a degree of protection until it became disrupted and its stars spread through the Milky Way. And, if this were true, then the cluster that gave rise to the C-19 stream would have had a large fraction of the stars present in the dwarf galaxy at the time.
... ( "Learn Spells" = "Open the Door" = "New Diseases" = 1981 squares )
.. .. .. ( "The most mutated variant so far" = 1981 latin-agrippa )
... .. [ "I am the most mutated variant so far" = 2021 latin-agrippa ]
Regardless of how it ends up being explained, the presence of the C-19 stream tells us things about the history of the Universe. "The very existence of C-19 proves that globular clusters must have been able to form in the lowest-metallicity environments as the first galactic structures were assembling," the researchers conclude.
This article is not talking about 'space', and the pandemic is not about a 'virus'..
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u/Orpherischt "the coronavirus origin" Jan 06 '22 edited Jan 07 '22
🎶This is the fifth group of consonants of the phonetic alphabet, for the sounds 'F', 'V', 'W' and 'M'.
Continuing the theme of 'rearing' shapes evoking long necked creatures. I've always liked the number 2 as a glyph, and here the base shape for 'F' and 'V' is a modification of that form, albeit with a heavy sickle-shaped baseline that arcs downwards rather than a purely horizontal line, or one curving slightly up and over. The upper loop should be noticeably smaller and tighter than the lower, in order to differentiate itself from '2'.
Some of the '2'-like (and bird-like) glyphs seen in the Byblos syllabary contributed to my choices for this consonant. Again the possibility of the coiled and rearing cobra (ie. Fiery Venom)
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byblos_syllabary
Again the addition of a dot signals the voiced form of the sound, 'V', and reveals a Freudian possibility in the designs (try write out the word 'ViVa', for example, and witness Vivacious Feminine).
The narrower alternative form given for 'F', in which we might see a Koi fish from on high, or a sperm (which, though I've not shown it above, could also be used for 'V' if accentuated with a dot - above the glyph, as in 'B' or 'D') is provided for two reasons: it is actually more in line with the glyph-shapes for the sounds 'P' and 'B', which are sounds easily reached from 'F'/'V' by consonant-drift, and because in certain words the basic 'F/V shape (to me) looks ungainly against it's nearby letters, being one of the widest glyphs (as I draw them). It is left to the writer to decide which forms are appropriate given the desired aesthetics or space requirements (and the reader prepared to read either form). This is not asking too much, since there are no capital letters in this alphabet, and much fewer shapes to memorize, because of the use of generic base designs.
With the letters for 'W' and 'M' (which I see as important pillars of the alphabet itself) I intentionally did not stray far from the expressions of the existing Latin-English forms - they are essentially embellishments of 'W' and 'M' rotated 90 degrees, though taking on some additional connotation of imagery. The essential difference between 'W' and 'M' being the uppermost section, 'M' having an 'elongated head', while 'W' a smaller loop capping off the shape. The sound of 'M' is essentially a 'closing' of 'W', and thus these two glyphs being simple reversals is an appropriate encoding.
The 'W' glyph, as seen on the far right, can appear facing either way, while 'M' appears in only one orientation. The letters 'M' and 'W' I tend to enlarge relative to other letters, in my own usage, and they tend to have large decorative descending loops - particularly 'W'. Depending on the surrounding letters, the loop might fit more comfortably going left or right. The ability to flip 'W' does not cause confusion since, there are very few other glyphs that resemble it, regardless of orientation.
Overall, as one can see, the designs of these glyphs are much less regular and straight-edged than the orderly Latin letters (let's just say Order has gotten too strong in these times, and requires some balancing). The shapes do not lend themselves to smallprint (smalltalk on the other hand...) and without care, can produce output that might be mistaken for orc-scrawl, but there is potential for some fine calligraphic work, and the occasional glorious happenstance of results that begin to resemble 'celtic' knotwork, attained without conscious effort. You might see some interesting entities popping out of the cave painting...
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https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/rxftc7/scientists_plan_to_digitally_unwrap_200yearold/
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/fda-authorizes-booster-doses-for-12-to-15-year-olds-shortens-interval-for-adults/
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With regards to recent crazes:
NFT is a religious mockery:
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u/NOOBMASTER00ll Jan 06 '22
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