tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post6908910015655823805..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: The Kabbalah of the Keyboard...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-9203002299934801462010-07-03T00:21:53.122-04:002010-07-03T00:21:53.122-04:00The six pointed asterisk is NOT a Star of David, a...The six pointed asterisk is NOT a Star of David, anymore than 3 pennies are the same as three nickels. Nor is the 5 pointed one a pentagram. The star of david is two equilateral triangles superimposed, leaving an open hexagon in the middle. If you make the outer angles a little sharper (and draw it just right), you get a pentagram instead - five points and an open center, formed without lifting the pen from the paper. (And that's what impressed the mystics...) It's likely that the ancient Jews decided that wasn't worth the trouble it takes to get the pentagram right, and so they substituted the two-triangle figure that anyone can draw.<br /><br />In nearly all fonts I've seen, asterisks are formed with lines meeting in the center. Anyone who'd mistake that for a star of david must be so unperceptive he might even mistake a hate-filled medieval murderer for a freedom fighter...markmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71438073911682811082010-06-29T21:07:52.203-04:002010-06-29T21:07:52.203-04:00Arab Anger Boy needs a pancake on his head. :-)Arab Anger Boy needs a pancake on his head. :-)The Freeholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09989697995675652792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7113397485769778422010-06-28T09:29:50.179-04:002010-06-28T09:29:50.179-04:00Six points on my year old HP keyboard. I think I&...Six points on my year old HP keyboard. I think I'm going to have to use one in all of my posts for now on....Midwest Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296327673871169304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-23998694640478137462010-06-28T08:14:55.807-04:002010-06-28T08:14:55.807-04:00I wonder if the Nazi idea that a nose shaped in p...I wonder if the Nazi idea that a nose shaped in profile like a figure 6 was an indicator of Jewish ancestry, or the use of "Six" as a euphemism for "Jew" that it spawned, factor in to this?<br /><br />And I want that Star of David (AKA Dmascus star) asterisk software too!staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-51643899347390705352010-06-28T04:02:59.150-04:002010-06-28T04:02:59.150-04:00Heathens the lot of you. My NORTHGATE keyboard has...Heathens the lot of you. My <i>NORTHGATE</i> keyboard has TWO six-pointed stars. I are teh wins!<br /><br />BoxStockRacerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77079102151259187542010-06-28T02:25:16.947-04:002010-06-28T02:25:16.947-04:00So.... does this mean instead of the Star of David...So.... does this mean instead of the Star of David they get a Pentacle?Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682072668997410668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80831746725986154352010-06-28T01:46:20.871-04:002010-06-28T01:46:20.871-04:00Hmm. I wonder if there's a font that replaces ...Hmm. I wonder if there's a font that replaces the asterisk with an actual Star of David?Noah Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-135163735763373052010-06-27T23:20:44.628-04:002010-06-27T23:20:44.628-04:00Heh. My old-school AT101 (kinda like an IBM/Lexmar...Heh. My old-school AT101 (kinda like an IBM/Lexmark "M" model in a lot of ways) has a six-pointed asterisk. Awesome.Sarahhttp://sarahandmom.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-14044887858065974382010-06-27T22:52:51.660-04:002010-06-27T22:52:51.660-04:00Six points on the IBM Model M on which I pound. (...Six points on the IBM Model M on which I pound. (Production date: 4 October 1990.)CGHillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789097361138861462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-38937585116718454202010-06-27T20:10:20.889-04:002010-06-27T20:10:20.889-04:00Six points on mine. 'Course it an old Compaq ...Six points on mine. 'Course it an old Compaq keyboard I stole, uhh, salvaged from an old call center that had closed.Crucishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441911110953212619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-91012502298139719392010-06-27T17:56:46.945-04:002010-06-27T17:56:46.945-04:00Steve Jobs sold out! Burn him!Steve Jobs sold out! Burn him!Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-90998715026360988122010-06-27T17:53:11.216-04:002010-06-27T17:53:11.216-04:00Reading this on an iPhone, where the asterisk is 5...Reading this on an iPhone, where the asterisk is 5-pointed on the soft keyboard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-78995963503844780792010-06-27T17:47:05.763-04:002010-06-27T17:47:05.763-04:00Well, those Arabs who have a problem with the Star...Well, those Arabs who have a problem with the Star of David should stay away from a lot of places in the Muslim world:<br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/bHNmle" rel="nofollow">Humayun's tomb in Delhi, India</a>(second emperor of the Islamic Mughal Dynasty)<br /><br />Here's an image from the <a href="https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Wazir_Khan_Mosque" rel="nofollow">Wazir Khan Masjid</a> in Lahore, Pakistan:<br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/ahGDSS" rel="nofollow">Six pointed star</a><br /><br />I've seen both and this geometric design in a lot of Islamic architecture in South Asia. But those Muslims aren't Arabs.Shermlock Shomeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987125290107001437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81740169203406009222010-06-27T17:37:02.626-04:002010-06-27T17:37:02.626-04:00********************************!!!!********************************!!!!New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-86738319779347230462010-06-27T17:33:44.017-04:002010-06-27T17:33:44.017-04:00...and yet this Logitech kb is a good six years ol......and yet this Logitech kb is a good six years old. Go figure.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-26751279291447007102010-06-27T17:31:47.219-04:002010-06-27T17:31:47.219-04:00My new ($397@Wallyworld) Toshiba laptop is a six.
...My new ($397@Wallyworld) Toshiba laptop is a six.<br /><br />A vote for Zion from the Land of the Rising...uh, Star.<br /><br />ATAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-8336124392063488862010-06-27T17:16:25.069-04:002010-06-27T17:16:25.069-04:00Love the picture of Islamic Rage Boy!
GerryLove the picture of Islamic Rage Boy! <br /><br />GerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-45057371221626754422010-06-27T17:10:59.774-04:002010-06-27T17:10:59.774-04:00My old Dell is a six. Must be single-action.My old Dell is a six. Must be single-action.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73919721274788189862010-06-27T17:10:03.619-04:002010-06-27T17:10:03.619-04:00I had to look up that "irony mark" Robb ...I had to look up that "irony mark" Robb mentioned, and found the <i>perfect</i> punctuation mark for Tam: the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony_mark#Snark_mark" rel="nofollow">Snark mark</a>!Jake (formerly Riposte3)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02976718318892210404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19888350670564317962010-06-27T16:58:33.024-04:002010-06-27T16:58:33.024-04:00This new Asus is six-sided. No one has threatened...This new Asus is six-sided. No one has threatened me yet...bluesunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995973825892791271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-70166806082364114262010-06-27T16:34:49.703-04:002010-06-27T16:34:49.703-04:00Mine has a five pointed star A pentacle! Does that...Mine has a five pointed star A pentacle! Does that mean it is made by Satanists (it is a Microsoft keyboard, after all)?BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-82661855571689255372010-06-27T16:22:18.240-04:002010-06-27T16:22:18.240-04:00I'm proud to be using a zionist Dell....I'm proud to be using a zionist Dell....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46234005071045429952010-06-27T16:07:23.715-04:002010-06-27T16:07:23.715-04:00I liked the 'ironic mark'.
Mostly because...I liked the 'ironic mark'.<br /><br />Mostly because, being an extended character not in the font set I was using, it didn't show up on my screen, thus being... ironic.Robb Allenhttp://blog.robballen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-79850830608044980642010-06-27T15:48:11.742-04:002010-06-27T15:48:11.742-04:00Yep, 2 month old Logitech from Wallymart has a 5 p...Yep, 2 month old Logitech from Wallymart has a 5 pointed asterisk. Oddly enough, it makes a 6 pointed one on the screen! How does that happen!pdbhttp://www.papadeltabravo.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46644251504022846132010-06-27T15:37:58.851-04:002010-06-27T15:37:58.851-04:00My Keytronic is also part of the World Zionist Con...My Keytronic is also part of the World Zionist Conspiracy...<br /><br />cap'n chumbucketAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com