And every time the Ita are mentioned, I think, "That 'I' should be lower-case."
Heh - I had the exact same problem.
The Anathem Wiki can be helpful for untangling the math/science historical references.
My god...he's gonna do the whole speech.
Buffy ,'Chosen'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Jessica - Apr 29, 2009 5:12:40 am PDT #9057 of 28406
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Steph L. - Apr 29, 2009 5:24:22 am PDT #9058 of 28406
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
The Anathem Wiki can be helpful for untangling the math/science historical references.
The glossary helps a lot, but because the terms refer to real philosophies/philosophers (Socrates, Plato, and their posse), I have a hard time remembering what real philosophy maps onto any given made-up term.
sumi - Apr 29, 2009 10:09:54 am PDT #9059 of 28406
Art Crawl!!!
Interview at Tor with Lois McMaster Bujold about the Vorkosigan Saga.
Steph L. - Apr 29, 2009 11:55:00 am PDT #9060 of 28406
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Anathem: Orolo just got kicked out. I wasn't expecting that.
Tom Scola - Apr 29, 2009 11:56:39 am PDT #9061 of 28406
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I'm so glad I didn't change my tagline to the spoilery one that Steph is about to get to!
Steph L. - Apr 29, 2009 12:07:23 pm PDT #9062 of 28406
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Oh, Tom. I'm a spoiler ho, and I read your whitefont already. So I'm guessing that's what Orolo saw (or was at least looking for). t edit Uh, not a protractor. The other thing.
Steph L. - Apr 29, 2009 5:34:15 pm PDT #9063 of 28406
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
More Anathem: whoa. Mass voca. I didn't see THAT coming.
Jessica - Apr 29, 2009 5:37:56 pm PDT #9064 of 28406
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Tep's read and post would have me re-reading right now if I weren't in the middle of re-reading Dune already. But I think one jargon-heavy major sci-fi epic at a time is all my brain can handle.
DavidS - Apr 30, 2009 3:36:19 pm PDT #9065 of 28406
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Stephen Fry's podcast on language is erudite, funny and totally absorbing.
His three W's are: Waugh, Wodehouse and Wilde.
But he also goes into linguistics and the pleasure of words and an anti-prescriptivist rant. (While acknowledging how he has to fight his own instinct for pedantry.)
Beverly - Apr 30, 2009 7:26:42 pm PDT #9066 of 28406
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I, apparently, am Stephen Fry.