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(Msg. 16) Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:51 am
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On 1 Feb, 11:34, darsy <sillygoo....DeleteThis@sticky.co.uk> wrote:
> On Feb 1, 11:29 am, pe....DeleteThis@ps-fisher.demon.co.uk wrote:
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> > On 1 Feb, 11:22, darsy <sillygoo....DeleteThis@sticky.co.uk> wrote:
> > > the whole thing's pretty much about the perception of quality (as
> > > referenced by the book's subtitle). But one of Persig's main arguments
> > > is that in order to properly understand what quality is, we should
> > > embrace non-rational or mystic modes of thought as well as the
> > > rational and logical. It's basically hippy philosophy-wank.
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> > Maybe , but pre-intellectual awareness is quite an interesting concept
> > IMO.
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> for "complete bollocks" values of "concept", of course.
>
Well I would submit that any one that ever rode a motorcycle
approaching 10/10ths has had direct experience of it.
> > Did you know that he was on the receiving end of a Sokal type spoof in
> > 2005?
>
> nope - do tell.
At a conference attended by Pirsig in Liverpool discussing the
Metaphysics of Quality a paper was presnted by Richard Loggins
entitled "Quality in the New Millennium". Turns out it was a spoof.
http://home.comcast.net/~moq/Loggins.htm
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(Msg. 17) Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:11 am
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On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 02:20:36 -0800 (PST), darsy
<sillygoogle.RemoveThis@sticky.co.uk> wrote:
>On Jan 31, 10:10 pm, Champ <n....RemoveThis@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>> On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:09:25 -0000, "Beelzebub" <nig....RemoveThis@the.world>
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>> >> Purported to be about motorcycling to the degree that
>> >> /Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance/ is about
>> >> motorcycling...
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>> >Now *that* is a waste of a read.
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>> I love it! I've read it 3 times!
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>really?
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>I had you down as a rationalist.
<back pedals furiously> The last time I read it was a long time ago.
But I don't recall anything in there that clashes with being a
rationalist. I particularly liked all the stuff about perception of
quality.
>Go and stand in the corner with Porl.
Aren't there any other corners?
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(Msg. 18) Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:51 pm
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On Feb 1, 10:11 pm, Champ <n... DeleteThis @champ.org.uk> wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 02:20:36 -0800 (PST), darsy
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> >Go and stand in the corner withPorl.
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> Aren't there any other corners?
Don't worry, I'm standing /outside/ the corner.
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(Msg. 19) Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:19 am
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Mark Olson wrote:
> Beelzebub wrote:
>> "Mark Olson" <olsonm DeleteThis @tiny.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:13q3qkmnvd9rkc2@corp.supernews.com...
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>>> Paul Carmichael wrote:
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>>>> Che Guevera.
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>>>> Just started reading it. Am I wasting my time?
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>>> Purported to be about motorcycling to the degree that
>>> /Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance/ is about
>>> motorcycling...
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>> Now *that* is a waste of a read.
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> Nonsense. As a portable, re-usable non-prescription soporific,
> it can't be beat.
You've not tried the original Ada specification. I've tried both, and
the spec is way more potent. But to quiet a playful kitten on speed,
try any meeting where management expounds a "strategy".
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(Msg. 20) Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 3:08 pm
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(Msg. 21) Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 4:08 pm
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On Feb 3, 2:08 am, "Paul Carmichael" <p... RemoveThis @obscuredomainname.org>
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> porlwrote:
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> > Don't worry, I'm standing outside the corner.
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> "La esquina" as opposed to "El rincón".
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(Msg. 22) Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:26 pm
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porl wrote:
> On Feb 3, 2:08 am, "Paul Carmichael" <p....DeleteThis@obscuredomainname.org>
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> > porlwrote:
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> > > Don't worry, I'm standing outside the corner.
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> > "La esquina" as opposed to "El rincón".
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> You shut that potty mouth right now Sancho.
I'll put the kettle on.
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