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Originally posted by BigFatMeanie
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I forgot about that. BY had a lot of great ideas. Not sure where I'd rank that one. -
Fun fact: the Deseret Alphabet glyphs are officially embedded in the Unicode standard now. You can type them on your keyboard.
Of course BY didn't come up with the concept - the alphabet was based off the Pitman alphabet of 38 sounds used in Pitman shorthand, which looks like this:
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(NOTE: It kind of reminds me of the Caracters document. Note that Pitman shorthand was invented in England in 1837 - well after the Caracters document and the publishing of the Book of Mormon. Lest someone try and contend that the Caracters document was a ripoff of Pitman shorthand).
Although BY didn't come up with the concept of the Deseret Alphabet, he did throw his considerable religious, social, and political weight as a regent of the University of Deseret, now known as the University of Utah, into promoting the use and teaching of the Deseret Alphabet. The alphabet had already failed to catch on and was no longer being encouraged by the time Brigham Young Academy was founded in 1875.
So, we can really place the wisdom of the idea, or lack thereof, and it's subsequent failure squarely on the shoulders of the University of Utah and Ute fans in general.Comment
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Uncle Ted used to have Deseret characters in his profile. It said something like “Holiness to the Lord” or “Glory to God” or something like that.Comment
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They came over last night. I taught him how to say his name by letter. Bo Jr quizzed him, and he picked it up easily and without error.Originally posted by Bo Diddley View PostComment
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I understand why people hate Elon Musk and believe his existence is a threat to civilization. I don't agree with this assessment but I get how one can arrive at that belief. But stuff like this is a genuine human marvel. And because it's from his company, this won't get the attention it deserves.
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There's no doubt Musk has benefitted society. He's probably a net good for civilization, but it's close
"...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
"You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
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Musk is an incredible visionary and entrepreneur. He is also an idiot when it comes to politics."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creeksterComment
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I view Musk as a relative of Forest Gump - not normal - but really good at the things he tries.Comment
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"I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
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Damn, I clicked on that picture hoping I could waste a half hour or 2 putting off work!Originally posted by Pelado View Post"...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
"You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
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Do fish fart?Comment
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Poor guy just wanted to kill a CEO and now the whole world knows he can't have sex. Life is sometimes cruel.
On a more serious note, maybe I am wrong here, but I think we are starting to see that this guy had some pretty serious mental health issues. It's been interesting as some stuff comes out the cognitive dissonance it causes among the some of the group that has held him up as a hero. I've seen a decent amount of posts about this guy not being the real killer, he's a patsy, etc. because they had pictured him as some kind of avenging Superman.Comment
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