Posted on 02/08/2014 1:36:53 PM PST by butterdezillion
I posted a thread a while back, saying that an analysis showed that former HDOH director Loretta Fuddy would not have fit inside the casket that was shown in the Honolulu Diocese's photo from the funeral. After somebody pointed out a different method of calculation - not requiring a rotation of the images - I recognized that my conclusion was totally wrong and corrected my post on the blog, posted another post, changed the pdf's with the analysis, and commented on the thread here. But to make sure that anybody accessing the original post here will also see that correction, that post (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3119584/posts which I used as the source URL for this) needs to be tied to a new post - this post.
I'm still trying to figure out exactly what went wrong. I initially thought that the rotate function was screwed up and altered the proportions on the images when I rotated them. Now it's been pointed out that the "grid" that Word uses doesn't consist of squares. I measured, and 10 squares across is 1 1/2 inch, and 10 squares down is 1 1/4 inch. So they're 17% shorter than they are wide.
I've been dealing with my computer acting crazy; I documented all that on my blog. One of the things I documented was that somebody in real time inserted an image into my Wordpress "edit post" page (while I was working on it) that had to come from somebody else looking at my admin page on their computer.
One of the fogbowers accused me of lying and claimed she was going to make it her life's work to expose me by getting "visuals" of what really happened on my computer - claiming that I manipulated the dimensions myself to fit my agenda. She made a bunch of threats including what seems to me to be the threat of getting into my computer, threats of bankrupting me through lawsuits, and threats of more than 3 million people knowing that a jerk I am - apparently for questioning whether Fuddy's funeral had an open casket with Fuddy's body inside.
Anyway, suffice to say that I made a mistake, reasonable people corrected me, I corrected my mistake and apologized publicly wherever I knew people might see the erroneous claim, and then the vipers jumped on to try to kill me over it.
My apologies for the confusion.
Ain’t that the truth.
And then there’s the added problem of politicians with computers.
Butterdezillion,
You are one classy lady!
You have been ‘in the trenches’ and for that I salute you!
Given the flak you have been taking, errors are understandable..
My thoughts and prayers are with you :)
“Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls.”
-JoeProBono;-{)
lol.
Loretta Fuddy / birther update.
I like you so much. I would do the same. Nothing risked, no mistakes ever made. Admitting mistakes makes you a (Jewish talk) MENSCH. A good genuine person. Keep cracking.
Let he who has never miscalculated the volume of a corpse cast the first selfie.
Not to worry, only fools and traitors do not view everything associated with Obunghole with deepest suspicion.
There’s much, much more coming on the Fuddy issue. The frustrating thing about making mistakes is then that becomes the focus rather than the things that really CAN be said.
For now, on the Fuddy issue, those include:
It’s a different pall on the image with the hands than on the photo where the pall is lifted onto the closed casket. It’s the wrong color, and the only way you get a reverse image is on a woven piece of fabric, which is machine-created and then sewn onto the big piece of fabric, leaving the wrong side unexposed.
The “head board” end of the casket has a different shape in KITV’s images of the casket than the Honolulu Diocese’s image from the funeral. I’ve got images. Darn it; I keep forgetting how to insert images. Argh. My brain is fried. Anyway, I’ve got an image at http://butterdezillion.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/body-close-up-with-reference-points-added.jpg , at http://butterdezillion.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/friends-file-past-at-other-funeral.jpg?w=450&h=314 , and at http://butterdezillion.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/diocese-profile-two-tier.jpg?w=629&h=356 with red lines inserted to show the discrepancy in the profile of the head-board end of the caskets claimed to be at Fuddy’s funeral.
There’s also evidence of photoshopping in the KITV video. That’s better left to the experts to explain so I’ll wait until that explanation is ready.
Somebody who called himself James Ahlo said he worked with Fuddy and was there and saw her “resting in peace” - but also talked about some photo being “shameless”, “purporting to be” taken at the funeral. I only used the photos from KITV and the Honolulu Diocese so I asked him to clarify which photo was “purporting to be” (but apparently really wasn’t) taken at the funeral. He didn’t respond.
There’s more regarding Fuddy’s “death”. But for now, this should be digested. I’m really sorry that my mistake distracted from these other points that don’t rely on knowing how to use Word.
An analyst is only as good as his/her tools. Lesson learned is don’t ever use a word processing program to do image analysis.
Amen! I eagerly await that dawn.
I do believe the dam will break soon.
Thanks for your kind words.
“I Made a Mistake”
I blame Bush.
lol.
That’s really morbid; I think I must just need to laugh.
Freepers come up with the funniest responses.
Fnord.
-PJ
Trouble is, how do you explain and document your image analysis without somehow putting the images in a word processor?
I want to learn the lessons I can from this episode, and there are plenty willing to tell me what they are - some in more helpful ways than others. lol - but somehow I’ve got to make the lessons doable in my real situation.
Can I get on a ping list for this topic?
You should partner with someone who is qualified.
My mother-in-law......?
Open admission of an error is an indicator of character and deep concern for the truth—I am far more likely to trust someone who does this than someone who glosses over their errors.
Here is an example of a hand embroidered design that is essentially reversible. With a negative of the front pattern showing on the underside. When they folded back the pall to open the casket lid the underside was exposed.
http://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/hand-embroidery/pattern-darning/pattern-darning-lesson-2/
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