Kenneth wrote:
> Alain <ele### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
>> Kenneth nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2008/04/02 13:50:
> 
>>> Yeah, I think I would have used the much more futuristic Phillips-head screws
>>> :-p
>>>
>>> Ken W.
>>>
>> Phillips head futuristic??? Beter to use Robertson or Torks....
> 
> Hmm, seems my little joke fell flat.  :-(  Meaning, one screw type is just as
> hi-tech (or low-tech) as another...compared to future technology. (Yes, yes, I
> know, some screws *are* better than others, in the here-and-now.) But this
> cool-looking orb has a fantastical quality about it-- Earth-y yet alien-- so a
> mix of technologies, old and new, seems very appropriate.
> 
> Actually, I like the slotted screws. They look uncluttered, and the single slot
> clearly shows off their "random tightening."
> Ken W.
> 
> 
> 
Thanks Kenneth. No change then.
Thanks also for seeing what I am aiming at: 'Earth but alien'.
Good observation btw re: random tightening :-)

John

-- 
I will be brief but not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the
world's shortest speech. He said, "I will be so brief I am already
finished," then he sat down.

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