[meteorite-list] Mystery

From: mafer_at_domafer.com <mafer_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:07:05 2004
Message-ID: <02b601c27fd5$459eecc0$6401a8c0_at_vs.shawcable.net>

Michael, jpgs are a compression scheme which was designed for the web for
ease of transmission. Gifs aren't compressed.
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_cox.net>
To: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_cox.net>; Meteorite-list
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 8:12 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Mystery


> Hi all,
> I have a serious question:
> Well, this was the deal - I put up an image on my web site and
> decided to try a Photoshop feature that is SUPPOSED to make images
> much "smaller" in terms of data - and, therefore, download time. In
> Photoshop, it is under save this image as...."for the internet" and it
> makes it a "gif" instead of a JPG, and the "size" is listed at about
> 25% of a JPG, even though the dimensions are the same.
> Funny thing is, when Jim Hartman checked it out for me, he said
> the GIF took about 4 times as long than the JPG! (With cable, everything
> is "instant download," so, I can't tell)
> You all can check for yourself, if you like by going to my site,
> scrolling down to DHURMSALA. Try clicking on the JPG and then on
> the gif and see how long each one takes to come up.
> My question is: IF the gif is supposed to be using only 1/4 the
> memory of the JPG of the same image of the same dimensions, then
> WHY is it taking LONGER to download than the JPG???
> Anybody know?
> Thanks, Michael
>
> http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/
>
>
> on 10/29/02 3:23 PM, Michael L Blood at mlblood_at_cox.net wrote:
>
> > Hi David & all,
> > I need some very brief assistance - from someone who does
> > NOT have cable or other ultra fast download capability to check
> > something for me.
> > Will anyone who is "up" on the list right now without such
> > high speed internet access please email me off line?
> > THANKS, Michael PS: Don't take any wooden meteorites.
> >
> >
> > on 10/29/02 3:18 PM, David Weir at dgweir_at_earthlink.net wrote:
> >
> >> Hello List,
> >>
> >> My highly skeptical self found nothing at all credible in this e-mail,
> >> but if anyone wants to pursue it, whatever "it" is, I'll supply the
> >> author's name and phone number that was attached. Otherwise, have a
good
> >> laugh at the lengths some will go to setup a scam.
> >>
> >> David
> >> ______________________________
> >>
> >>> Dear David --
> >>>
> >>> I got your name from the Meteorological Society. I have little or no
> >>> experience in the subject of meteorites. But I am a frequent traveler
> >>> to
> >>> North Africa, and help with humanitarian projects among the Bedouin of
> >>> the
> >>> Sahara. During my last trip, I was approached by a man who had an
> >>> extensive
> >>> collection of meteorites. I was pretty impressed by the scope and
> >>> variety of
> >>> what he had collected. Though I'm not exactly sure of what I was
> >>> looking at,
> >>> he knew and trusted me with some samples which I brought with me. He
> >>> and his
> >>> extended group are interested in developing a direct connection to the
> >>> US,
> >>> and so they approached me to see if I could find an outlet for their
> >>> finds.
> >>>
> >>> What was interesting is their appreciation for the quality and
> >>> scientific
> >>> value of their find. One sample they gave me was done reluctantly,
> >>> because
> >>> it was very curious, not magnetic but obviously possessive of the heat
> >>> effects of earth entry. I don't have the expertise to measure their
> >>> collection, but they seem to know quite a bit about what they have and
> >>> the
> >>> value of Mars and Moon meteorites. It's my sense that they have some
> >>> experience in this area.
> >>>
> >>> They have come to the point where they don't want to simply wholesale
> >>> them
> >>> through the traditional middlemen on the West coast of Africa, but
> >>> instead
> >>> are interested in forming a cooperative of many to look for certain
> >>> types of
> >>> meteorites using a broad and extensive network of their nomadic
> >>> friends and
> >>> family.
> >>>
> >>> I'm wondering if you or someone you know has an interest or
> >>> willingness to
> >>> discuss ways to setup some sort of system to identify prospective
> >>> specimens
> >>> and maximize their income while retaining the scientific value of
> >>> their
> >>> finds? They won't require advance payment for their finds as long as
> >>> they
> >>> feel their efforts are being respected. But once the value is set
> >>> after
> >>> analysis, they would be paid on some sort of value-based method, not
> >>> on a
> >>> wholesale basis. My personal interest is to help these folks, which
> >>> have
> >>> become friends of mine. I am a US citizen and businessman, and so
> >>> they think
> >>> I can help. I'm not sure I'm the right person for this, but I have an
> >>> educational background in oceanography and geophysics, but little in
> >>> mineralogy or geology. I was able to see immediately the typical
> >>> meteorites,
> >>> but was unable to make the more subtle distinctions which might have
> >>> greater
> >>> scientific value.
> >>>
> >>> What do you think? You probably get all sorts of emails like this,
> >>> but I
> >>> hope you'll consider responding, or direct me to a credible authority
> >>> who
> >>> might find this a long-term and valuable concept.
> >>>
> >>> Best regards,
> >>
> >> [name and number withheld]
> >>
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> >
> > What can you say about a society that says that God is dead and Elvis is
> > alive?
> > Irv Kupcinet
> > --
> > Worth Seeing:
> > - Earth at night from satelite:
> > http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg
> > - Earth - variety of choices:
> > http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
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> >
> >
> >
> >
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> What can you say about a society that says that God is dead and Elvis is
> alive?
> Irv Kupcinet
> --
> Worth Seeing:
> - Earth at night from satelite:
> http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg
> - Earth - variety of choices:
> http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
> --
> COLLEGE MONEY
> CLICK HERE to search
> 600,000 scholarships!
> http://us.click.yahoo.com/iZp8OC/4m7CAA/ySSFAA/jFYolB/TM
> --
> Michael Blood Meteorites & Didgeridoos for sale at:
> http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/
>
>
>
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