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The Trier Gold Hoard
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Found
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Over 2500 Gold Coins with a combined weight of almost 20 KG found during construction in Germany, 1993.
Note the paltry payoff given to the man who recovered the bulk of the treasure - a mere 20, 000 DM. No wonder the vast majority of ancient treasures get melted down - the law actively discourages the finding of treasure.
This was the largest Roman Era gold hoard ever discovered.
Regardless of the gold value, the historical value is priceless, and this is precisely what is lost when things go onto the black market.
Link: Wikipedia on Trier Gold Hoard
Back at the Vancouver Restaurant...
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Dreams
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I dreamed I was back at the restaurant I worked in last winter in Vancouver.
Except, of course, it was not, and I was given a couple of private rooms to set up - down below the restaurant in the Garden.
These rooms, they're filthy, dirty linen everywhere, water filled buckets, table unset, and I'm trying to begin...
A bunch of waitresses assisting me, bossy, telling me what to do, the place is a mess and I know I'm in a nightmare, I'm trying to set up the "Merchandise" stand with bars of soap, is dark outside, evening, the customers will be arriving soon and there is no chance that this restaurant will be anywhere set up to the standard it needs to be, and I wonder why I'm here, I was supposed to be going to another job appointment today...
...and then I woke up. I would class this as a nightmare. And, coincidentally, today I'm back to the 'ole DnD to clean the place up before opening tomorrow...
The Delhi Purple Sapphire
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Treasure
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Not nearly as attractive as other gems & treasures featured here, but with a curious and cursed provenance.
Link: https://www.vulcans-forge.com/blog-post/cursed-gemstones-the-delhi-purple-sapphire
Samsung caught faking zoom pictures of the Moon
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Ideas & Questions
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Yeah, I'm gullible, the few pictures I took of the moon with it's zoom were pretty impressive. This makes a lot more sense:
Link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/13/23637401/samsung-fake-moon-photos-ai-galaxy-s21-s23-ultra
It does make for an impressive photo thought. And - really - what does it matter? The Moon is the Moon is the Moon.
And this is how reality slowly begins slipping away from us....
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