Comments on: La Machine à Ecrire le Temps http://blog.longnow.org/2009/04/28/la-machine-a-ecrire-le-temps/ The Official Weblog of The Long Now Foundation and Friends Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: La Machine à Ecrire le Temps : The Computus Engine http://blog.longnow.org/2009/04/28/la-machine-a-ecrire-le-temps/comment-page-1/#comment-6899 La Machine à Ecrire le Temps : The Computus Engine Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:27:46 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2009/04/28/la-machine-a-ecrire-le-temps/#comment-6899 [...] via Watchismo and Long Now [...] [...] via Watchismo and Long Now [...]

]]> By: Alexander Rose http://blog.longnow.org/2009/04/28/la-machine-a-ecrire-le-temps/comment-page-1/#comment-6886 Alexander Rose Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:14:19 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2009/04/28/la-machine-a-ecrire-le-temps/#comment-6886 We have thought about having a raised text surface of at least the date that allows you to make a rubbing of the day you visited. How to give people ownership of that moment is something that we discuss a lot, and welcome ideas on. We have thought about having a raised text surface of at least the date that allows you to make a rubbing of the day you visited. How to give people ownership of that moment is something that we discuss a lot, and welcome ideas on.

]]> By: sndtrks http://blog.longnow.org/2009/04/28/la-machine-a-ecrire-le-temps/comment-page-1/#comment-6884 sndtrks Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:49:02 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2009/04/28/la-machine-a-ecrire-le-temps/#comment-6884 My thought is that the Clock (LN) could maybe have a writing mechanism to give the most exact time possible to every person that visits it. ... I had this thought before the last time I was in Seattle. They have machines there (which are in all the big cities) that you put a penny into and turn the crank and out pops a specially "Seattle" engraved penny. Perhaps the Clock could do something similar. ... as to what materials, who knows? ... Stone was actually my first thought - as it's in such abundance. ?? My thought is that the Clock (LN) could maybe have a writing mechanism to give the most exact time possible to every person that visits it. … I had this thought before the last time I was in Seattle. They have machines there (which are in all the big cities) that you put a penny into and turn the crank and out pops a specially “Seattle” engraved penny. Perhaps the Clock could do something similar. … as to what materials, who knows? … Stone was actually my first thought – as it’s in such abundance.

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