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← Ancient rock art may convey a valuable but imprecise message that could someday be understood

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Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Ancient rock art may convey a valuable but imprecise message that could someday be understood Ancient rock art may convey a valuable butimprecise message that could someday beunderstood Last stated 4 days ago 17 Sept 2026 RS Richard Stallman — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ancient rock art does not encode a precise, detailed message the way writing does — tap to centre the map on it Ancient rock art does not encode aprecise, detailed message the waywriting does Last stated 4 days ago 17 Sept 2026 RS Richard Stallman — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A work does not have to be unlike everything before it to be worth making; what makes it new is that this particular person made it. — tap to centre the map on it A work does not have to be unlikeeverything before it to be worthmaking; what makes it new is thatthis particular person made it. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jun 2026 TC Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are NC Nick Cave — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Years of apparent failure and waiting can be the artistic work itself rather than evidence of a missing gift. — tap to centre the map on it Years of apparent failure andwaiting can be the artistic workitself rather than evidence of amissing gift. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Jul 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The archaeological record of early writing is misleading, because people across the Middle East were sending each other messages long before the Sumerians. — tap to centre the map on it The archaeological record of earlywriting is misleading, becausepeople across the Middle East weresending each other messages longbefore the Sumerians. Last stated 9 months ago 12 Dec 2025 IF Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Ancient rock art may convey a valuable but imprecise message that could someday be understood Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · 4 days ago Holds Richard Stallman Read this korrent →