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Interesting, yes. But somehow I can't avoid the conclusion that someone has WAY, WAY too much time on his hands !
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There is no such thing as WAY too much time on one's hands, when talking of the pursuit of the arts and sciences. Speaking as a visual artist, I've found that, in middle age, I am barely beginning to get to work. One could have five lifetimes and not get to the bottom of the infinite well.
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that's it! meandereading® is a creative process! I'm exercising my dexterity. 
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In some circles Tufte's name is mentioned in reverence. I took a phd course called statistical visualization. I thought the prof would orgasm every time he said the guy's name. One of my buddies at work - a cartographer - said he had a prof who was the same way. I can recognize the guy's a genius, and he's got important stuff to say, but a lotta time I sensed there must be more to what he was saying that what I was reading.
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I wonder if Tufte would talk to me about ancient Mayan codices.
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I wonder if Tufte would talk to meworth a try!
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Sorry, everybody. I posted whatever I posted above on the wrong thread. Sheesh.
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...and seduced us into a whole subsequent thread after it. Now that's POWER!
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In reply to:
Now, about those Mayan codices (am having some trouble locating their whole shebangs online for free, in color, big, etc.): One of them -- the Borgia codex? is apparently meant to be read "in a meandering manner, from right to left." This strikes me as "just plain interesting," and therefore belongs in this thread.
Are we talking about boustrophedon writing here?
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meandereading® - - - I'm exercising my dexterity.
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