[meteorite-list] Mystery

From: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:07:05 2004
Message-ID: <B9E49C2C.1B5B%mlblood_at_cox.net>

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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