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From: Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The Owl - My Idea for the Ada mascot
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 06:09:15 +0100
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On 14-11-14 05:37 , David Botton wrote:
> 
> This owl picture I think sums up my idea of a base for an Ada Mascot
> 
> http://devpress.com/demo/quiescent/files/2012/08/owl-50267-1200x900.jpg
> 
> Powerful, sleek, precise. Every aspect of the owl is engineered.
> 
> Thoughts?

Not engineered, but evolved.

I don't like it: an aggressive, stealthy, fly-by-night predator of
small, furry mammals. The image looks aggressive, scary.

But I don't have any money in the pot, and I don't really understand the
purpose of an "Ada mascot", so perhaps I should shut up.

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Niklas Holsti
Tidorum Ltd
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