I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.

Fred ,'A Hole in the World'


What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


tommyrot - May 10, 2005 8:53:45 am PDT #2780 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

The new digital divide

From a link to the article (not the article itself):

Not only are there computer havers and computer have-not-ers, but there is a divide between the people who understand and utilize the suite of new tools the Internet has to offer, including blogs, and those who check their e-mail and the weather and know how to use Mapquest.


Topic!Cindy - May 10, 2005 8:58:30 am PDT #2781 of 10001
What is even happening?

I think Uma is truly beautiful, but similarities between her physique and Jayne Mansfield escape me, once the list gets any longer than female and human.


§ ita § - May 10, 2005 9:02:17 am PDT #2782 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I have to pfft at the digerati article. Whether or not Trump/Bush/Clinton use RSS is irrelevant. I doubt they do, yet they wield different sorts of power that far outweighs bloggers and and Firefox users.


tommyrot - May 10, 2005 9:08:10 am PDT #2783 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Critical Thinking Mini-Lessons.

Induction and deduction, logical fallacies, etc.

The Wason Card Problem was new to me, but I got it right. Although I bet that if I had never studied logic I would have gotten it wrong.


Frankenbuddha - May 10, 2005 9:11:26 am PDT #2784 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Is it just me? The photo of Willy Wonka standing behind Anakin Skywalker just kills me....

Who knew that when they said "the dark side" they meant "of chocolate".


Steph L. - May 10, 2005 9:11:44 am PDT #2785 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

The Wason Card Problem was new to me, but I got it right.

Okay, what was the answer? I started reading the explanation, but it just went on and on and on and on in that Far Side "blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Rover blah blah blah blah Rover blah blah" way.

Was it A and 7?


tommyrot - May 10, 2005 9:12:59 am PDT #2786 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Was it

Yes. A cookie for Teppy!


Steph L. - May 10, 2005 9:13:52 am PDT #2787 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Yes. A cookie for Teppy!

W00t!!! I am Logic Woman!


§ ita § - May 10, 2005 9:16:07 am PDT #2788 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Is BoingBoing trendy? Cutting edge? Required for hanging around the water cooler? Or about to be over?


Jessica - May 10, 2005 9:33:46 am PDT #2789 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Things That Don't Exist, in handy list form!

The Wason Card Problem was new to me, but I got it right.

Me too. But I'd done similar problems in logic before.