__/ [ ws ] on Wednesday 16 August 2006 09:22 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> __/ [ Rex Ballard ] on Wednesday 16 August 2006 01:50 \__
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>> Even aliens use Firefox!
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | Planned in under two weeks and completed in under 24 hours, the crop
>>>> | circle had a final diameter of 220 feet. We constructed the circle in
>>>> | an oat field near Amity, Oregon, where it was completely invisible
>>>> | from the road but unmistakable from the sky. Our team consisted of 12
>>>> | people, mainly OSU students, and we carefully stomped down oats from
>>>> | 3:30pm Friday afternoon until 2:30am, putting on the finishing touches
>>>> | between 7:30am and 11:00am Saturday, August 12."
>>>> `----
>>>>
http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/08/firefox_crop_circle.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890
>>>>
>>>> Picture in the blog.
>>> Although it is a cute stunt, doesn't that kind of crop circle actually
>>> destroy a farmers unharvested oat crop?
>>>
>>> I'm not sure that such destructive behavior is really in the best
>>> interests of anyone, especially when you destroy several bushels worth
>>> of oatmeal and leave a well recognized brand to be blamed is the best
>>> use of Linux Advocacy resources.
>>>
>>> If the farmer gave permission, then it's a really great stunt, very
>>> cute!
>>
>> It was all along planned. I didn't link to the original blog, but I have
>> been following the progress for the past 4 days (or thereabouts). All in
>> all, it is not an efficient way of extracting energy and handling the
>> crops, but there is something to be gained.
>>
>> Look what I once found in Google Maps. I took a screenshot.
>>
>> http://schestowitz.com/IMG/blog/gmaps_dave.jpg
>
> Yup, here's the link and mention of permission:
>
> http://lug.oregonstate.edu/index.php/Projects/Firefox/Firefox_Circle
>
> "Finally, Beth contacted Alex, whose family lived near the owners of an
> oat field in the Amity area. A few phone calls and emails later and
> permission was secured! We had an unharvested field of oats!"
>
> It's my alumni too. Go Beavs!
They must have been very willing to have granted permission. I imagine that
Alex has not been using rusty Internet Explorer for quite some time. If only
the aliens saw a large (blue) E, they would have known they had reached
(E)arth.
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