Vatican/HP To Put Library Online

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Vatican/HP To Put Library Online

Posted by Hemos on Wednesday October 30, 2002 @08:07AM from the getting-the-real-deal dept.

darkuncle writes "I first read it in the LA Times print edition this morning, but the story is also available on several websites via news.google.com. Apparently the Vatican has enlisted Hewlett-Packard in an effort to put the contents of the Vatican Library online, including many rare Bible texts and previously unavailable manuscripts, including handwritten notes by the likes of Martin Luther and Michelangelo."

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Good! by CySurflex · 2002-10-30 08:09 · Score: 4, Funny

We can finally see if Samuel Jackson was actually quoting the bible in Pulp Fiction, or if he was just making shit up...
1. Re:Good! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-30 08:43 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Oh yeah?
  
  "When thou takest thine manhood into thy hand for the purpose of spilling thine own seed upon the ground thou committeth adultery in thy heart and in thy hand. Yea, for each spilling of your seed, I will smite a kitten even as kittens are upon the face of the earth. Hear Me oh Israel, I Am The Lord Thy God."
  Philistines 5:12-14
Is it a Sin... by Rayonic · 2002-10-30 08:09 · Score: 5, Funny

...to Slashdot the Vatican? I guess we just might find out!

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Unfortunately... by Black+Parrot · 2002-10-30 08:14 · Score: 4, Funny

Unfortunately the DMCA forbids them from putting any of Leonardo's work on the Web, since he used a simple encryptation system and didn't write them an access license.

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Hmmmm by schnitzi · 2002-10-30 08:16 · Score: 5, Funny

There's a "Holy See Plus Plus" joke here somewhere.

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I object to that article, and to the next reply.
1. Re:Hmmmm by codeonezero · 2002-10-30 08:28 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I prefer Objective Holy See ;)
  
  Hmm...I guess that might have a double entendre
  
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newly excavated: Martin Luthers "to-do" list by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-30 08:19 · Score: 5, Funny

1. Nail decree on church door
2. ???
3. Prophet!!!
Just like George Lucas... by dr_dank · 2002-10-30 08:21 · Score: 4, Funny

For instance, only one page from the rare "B" version of the "Codex Vaticanus" Bible is available online.

Coming soon: The Holy Bible - Special Edition

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Re:Erotic Art by dr_dank · 2002-10-30 08:30 · Score: 4, Funny

Nope. This handwritten note from Michaelangelo is as close as it gets:

Note to self: put big schlong on new statue.

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Re:Erotic Art by crotherm · 2002-10-30 08:45 · Score: 4, Funny

LOL.. this reminds me of my trip to Rome and the Vaticam museum. there was this one Roman era statue that has some nude guy holding a bowl of fruit in front of his groin. What strunk me as odd was the this really goofy smile on his face. Upon closer inspection, the large fruit in the front of the bowl was the tip of his dick. Looking underneath the bowl shows his shaft going into the fruit. Needless to say we all laughed our asses off.

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be careful HP programmers. by commodoresloat · 2002-10-30 09:37 · Score: 5, Funny

Don't use python, and don't work on an Apple, and everything will be fine.