Go Back   PCMech Forums > General & Off Topic > General Discussion

Need Some Help? Type Your Keywords Here:

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 09-24-2005, 10:25 AM   #1
Served with Pride
Staff
Premium Member
 
Panama Red's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: near the left coast of Michigan
Posts: 14,538
Send a message via AIM to Panama Red
Art researcher finds hidden Da Vinci image

For those who read and wondered at Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code", here's some late breaking news that seems to add more credibility to Mr. Browns conjectures.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/...573915,00.html

Be sure to open the .pdf file in order to more closely examine the art work.
__________________
Computers have enabled people to make more mistakes faster than almost any invention in history,
with the possible exception of tequila and hand guns.
Panama Red is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-24-2005, 01:27 PM   #2
Member (14 bit)
Premium Member
 
TwoRails's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: The Great NorthWest
Posts: 12,594
Pretty interensting, PR. I've never read the book, but I do hear it's an excellent read. I might have to pick up a copy.
TwoRails is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-24-2005, 02:16 PM   #3
Member (11 bit)
 
inflames988's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Silicon Valley
Posts: 1,512
did anyone read the book? good? my math teacher offers opportunities to read a book and go up a letter grade (ex A- to A) and i figured i should take advantage of it and read something good. would you recommend it?
__________________

Desktop:
Intel Core i7 930 @ 4.0 GHz | Sapphire HD 6850 | Asus P6X58D Premium | Vertex 2 120GB | 12GB OCZ DDR3 |
Notebook: 13" Macbook Pro | 2.26GHz C2D | 4GB Mushkin DDR3 | Nvidia 9400M | 500GB Scorpio Blue | OS X Lion |
File Server: Intel Atom N330 | Zotac ION G-E | 4GB Corsair XMS2 | 3 x 2TB Caviar Green |
inflames988 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-24-2005, 03:00 PM   #4
Premium Member
 
Statica's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 1999
Posts: 9,231
It is a great book if you are prepared to keep an open mind and understand that it is a work of fiction.
Statica is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-24-2005, 03:05 PM   #5
Member (14 bit)
Premium Member
 
TwoRails's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: The Great NorthWest
Posts: 12,594
Fiction? Didn't know that... I don't know anything about the book, but somehow I was under the impression it was fact based with some speculation. Being fiction kinda takes a little wind out of the "wanting to read it" sail for me.
TwoRails is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-24-2005, 03:39 PM   #6
Member (8 bit)
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Amherst, NH
Posts: 131
Send a message via AIM to guruboy
Well it's the sequel to Angels and Demons which I believe its pretty obviously fictatious, with the anitmatter floating around and such.
guruboy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-24-2005, 03:52 PM   #7
Staff
Premium Member
 
rjfvillarosa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Cardiff, Wales. UK
Posts: 5,912
Rails.......don't let anything put you off the Dan Brown series of books, fiction they maybe but a damn good read all the same.
__________________
Niwa no niwa ni wa, niwa no niwatori wa niwaka ni wani o tabeta.
rjfvillarosa is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-24-2005, 05:00 PM   #8
Member (14 bit)
Premium Member
 
TwoRails's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: The Great NorthWest
Posts: 12,594
Well taken, rjfvillarosa. Thanks for bringing me around
TwoRails is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-24-2005, 09:22 PM   #9
Gremlin Overlord
 
Jaggannath's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Australia
Posts: 2,382
It depends on who you ask as to whether it's fact or fiction. It's based on real life, but how you interpret the messages left by Da Vinci is up to you.
Jaggannath is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-24-2005, 10:16 PM   #10
~ Ryan ~
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Jackson TN
Posts: 3,516
Send a message via AIM to rspassey Send a message via MSN to rspassey
Quote:
Originally Posted by muskie88
did anyone read the book? good? my math teacher offers opportunities to read a book and go up a letter grade (ex A- to A) and i figured i should take advantage of it and read something good. would you recommend it?
A little off topic, but I just finished reading Blade of Tyshalle, It is the BEST book I have ever read. I definately recomend it, the diction and plot is so good and well writen.

Very interesting find PR.
__________________
RiotCats.com, an internet domain specifically fabricated and visually erected for the appreciation of the feline kingdom!
rspassey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-24-2005, 10:56 PM   #11
Security Dude
Staff
 
kstatefan40's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Derby, Kansas
Posts: 999
Send a message via AIM to kstatefan40 Send a message via MSN to kstatefan40 Send a message via Yahoo to kstatefan40 Send a message via Skype™ to kstatefan40
I've seen the 2 hour special on the history channel several times. I've never read the book though. Its an interesting subject and definately something to be explored. I have always believed the continuity issues in the Bible (and I don't mean to start a war here) were because the Church controlled everything - today's propoganda.

Quote:
Originally Posted by ryan124712
A little off topic, but I just finished reading Blade of Tyshalle, It is the BEST book I have ever read. I definately recomend it, the diction and plot is so good and well writen.

Very interesting find PR.
Matthew Stover is my favorite author. His emotional pieces are perfectly written. If you are a star wars fan, I recommend Traitor, ROTS book, and Shatterpoint.
__________________

Tyler A. Thompson
Small Business Networking Services Specialist
tyler@derbydigital.com
kstatefan40 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-24-2005, 11:40 PM   #12
Member (9 bit)
 
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 420
Send a message via AIM to juicelooser
Quote:
Originally Posted by Guruboy
Well it's the sequel to Angels and Demons which I believe its pretty obviously fictatious, with the anitmatter floating around and such.
Actually, antimatter is real, and has been created in the lab. But Brown's books are mostly fiction. He starts out with something true and extends it.
juicelooser is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Still Need Help? Type Your Keywords Here:


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:32 PM.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.6
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.6.0