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Wow, cool idea, though I would have probably titled
it [In Stitches] :) |
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.. .-.. --- ...- . .. - (.-. . -- .. -. -.. ... -- . --- ..-. .. -. -.-. --- -. ... .--. .. -.-. ..- --- ..- ... -... .-. .- .. .-.. .-.. . ) |
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.. .-.. .. -.- . - .... . .. -.. . .- --..-- -... ..- - .-- .... -
-- - .... . ..-. ..- -.-. -.- -.- -. --- .-- ... -- --- .-. ... .
-.-. --- -.. . .- -. -.-- -- --- .-. . ..--.. |
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-.. .. - -.. .. - -.. .. - / -.. .. - / -.. .. - / -.. .- .... -.. .- .... / -.. .. - -.. .. - -.. .. - / -..-. / -.. .. - -.. .- .... / -..-. / -.. .- .... -.. .. - -.. .. - -.. .. - / -.. .. - -.. .. - / -.. .- .... / -..-. / -.. .- .... -.. .. - -.. .- .... -.. .. - / -.. .. - -.. .- .... / -.. .. - -.. .- .... -.. .- .... / -.. .. - / -.. .. - -.. .. - / -.. .. - -.. .- .... -.. .. - -.. .. - / -.. .. - -.. .- .... -.. .. - -.. .. - / -.. .. - -.. .- .... / -.. .- .... -.. .. - -.. .- .... -.. .. - / -.. .. - / -.. .- .... -.. .- .... -.. .- .... / -.. .. - -.. .. - -.. .- .... / -.. .- .... -.. .- .... -.. .- .... |
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You are quite right, that last one should have been
// -.. .- .... -.. .. - -.. .- .... -.. .. - -.. .. - -.. .- .... -
.. .. - -.. .- .... -.. .- .... -.. .. - -.. .. - -.. .. - -.. .. -
-.. .- .... -.. .. - -.. .. - -.. .. - -.. .- .... -.. .. - -.. .. -
-.. .. - -.. .- .... -.. .- .... -.. .. - -.. .- .... -.. .. - -..
.. - -.. .- .... -.. .- .... -.. .- .... -.. .. - -.. .. - -.. .-
.... -.. .. - -.. .. - -.. .. - // must have twitched on
the old switcheroo. |
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Hmm, that didn't work out very well did it - a
problem of hidden delimiters - "capillaceous" is
where I was headed with that. The (accidental) point
being, that once you lose track of where one letter
starts and the next one finishes, it all gets pretty
tricky to read. But then clothes aren't the best
medium for storing messages, so it's probably not an
important detail anyway. |
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Quite a few ancient cultures wove non-pictographic codes
and messages into textiles, mostly blankets and rugs. What
we now largely refer to as 'Oriental' rug patterns evolved
from abstract interpretations of rituals and practices
intended to ward off and/or confuse demons. Berber rugs
were influenced by these patterns and the stories that
surrunded them as examples were brought from the Far
East by overland trade, and later adapted into Muslim
culture. Some Navajo rugs and blankets also had a
rudimentary form of 'written' language woven into them,
something uncommon (but not quite 'rare') in early Native
American cultures. This halfbake is a very cool modern
take on an ancient practice, and it makes me wish my
Morse wasn't so damn rusty. |
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If you actually have independent symbols (knot sizes or single/double knots) for . and - , spaces indicate letters start stops, just like pauses in transmitted code. |
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-.. .- .... / -.. .. - -.. .. - -.. .. - -.. .. - / -.. .. - -.. .. - / -.. .. - -.. .. - -.. .. - / -.. .. - -.. .. - / -.. .. - -.. .. - -.. .. - / -.. .. - -.. .- .... -.. .. - / -.. .. - / -.. .. - -.. .- .... / -.. .. - -.. .- .... -.. .. - -.. .. - / -.. .. - -.. .- .... -.. .. - -.. .. - / -.. .- .... -.. .. - -.. .- .... -.. .- .... / -.. .- .... -.. .- .... -.. .. - / -.. .. - / -.. .- .... / -.. .- .... / -.. .. - -.. .. - / -.. .- .... -.. .. - / -.. .- .... -.. .- .... -.. .. - / -.. .- .... -.. .. - -.. .- .... -.. .. - / -.. .. - -.. .- .... -.. .. - / -.. .. - -.. .- .... / -.. .- .... -.. .- .... -.. .. - -.. .. - / -.. .- .... -.. .. - -.. .- .... -.. .- .... |
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But from the title I thought this was going to be
threads dyed with long and short black markings. A
spy could weave or knot the thread into an
innocuous grey-looking item of clothing, which
would only reveal its Moresy message when
unravelled. |
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Erm, is this the time to mention the cross-stitch code in book one of the Baroque cycle...or has Neal Stephenson personally written something about every possible subject by now? |
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Except badgers, but that's just a matter of time. |
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// Erm, is this the time to mention the cross-stitch
code in book one of the Baroque cycle...or has Neal
Stephenson personally written something about every
possible subject by now?
// |
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We'd have to ask the man himself to be sure, but I think
the answer is yes. |
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Oh, and I'm reasonably certain there is mention of a badger
in Snow Crash. |
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//I'm reasonably certain there is mention of a badger in Snow Crash/ |
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I'm reasonably certain there is mention of snow in Badger Crash, the follow-up book. See entirely gratuitous badger link. |
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Is it only me, or does everyone look at an old post, and think "who wrote that nonsense?" and then realise, I wrote that myself... |
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