A real company called 'Palantir Technologies'! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Faramir Jones · 02-17-2011, 05:59 AM

It might interest people to know that there is a real company called Palantir Technologies, Inc., set up in 2004. Its website can be found here:

http://www.palantir.com/

Among its products are 'Palantir Government' and 'Palantir Finance'.

It also hosts 'Palantir Night Live', a speaker series in which it brings in 'prominent speakers from the technical world, the national security community, and various other domains to engage in small forums with friends of Palantir on topics of significance and common interest':

http://www.palantirtech.com/government/pnl

The company is presently involved in a lot of controversy, as can be seen here:

http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/gl...tir/index.html

I'm very sure that this would not have happened if Fëanor had still been CEO!

Pitchwife · 02-17-2011, 11:01 AM

...and apparently you can even get their product with a user interface in Tengwar:

Very weird, this.

Mithalwen · 02-17-2011, 11:46 AM

Checks date, Pitchy are you running on a different calendar and it is 1st April there?

Pitchwife · 02-17-2011, 12:11 PM

No kidding, Mith. http://www.palantirtech.com/governme...is-blog/elvish

Galadriel55 · 02-17-2011, 04:13 PM

THAT IS CRAZY!!! Unbelievable!
How do you type in Tengwar?

Eönwë · 02-19-2011, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

THAT IS CRAZY!!! Unbelievable!
How do you type in Tengwar?

Like this.

Blind Guardian · 02-19-2011, 04:34 PM

Cool! I'll have to download that when I get home.

02-17-2011, 05:59 AM	#1
Faramir Jones Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lonely Isle Posts: 706	A real company called 'Palantir Technologies'! It might interest people to know that there is a real company called Palantir Technologies, Inc., set up in 2004. Its website can be found here: http://www.palantir.com/ Among its products are 'Palantir Government' and 'Palantir Finance'. It also hosts 'Palantir Night Live', a speaker series in which it brings in 'prominent speakers from the technical world, the national security community, and various other domains to engage in small forums with friends of Palantir on topics of significance and common interest': http://www.palantirtech.com/government/pnl The company is presently involved in a lot of controversy, as can be seen here: http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/gl...tir/index.html I'm very sure that this would not have happened if Fëanor had still been CEO!

02-17-2011, 11:01 AM	#2
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,341	...and apparently you can even get their product with a user interface in Tengwar: Very weird, this. __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

02-17-2011, 11:46 AM	#3
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,530	Checks date, Pitchy are you running on a different calendar and it is 1st April there? __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

02-17-2011, 12:11 PM	#4
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,341	No kidding, Mith. http://www.palantirtech.com/governme...is-blog/elvish __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

02-17-2011, 04:13 PM	#5
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,312	THAT IS CRAZY!!! Unbelievable! How do you type in Tengwar? __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera