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@JudsonGreene oh yes, this is a great comparison.
@calebgreene and this reminded me of the short story by Roald Dahl called “Taste” which is hilarious.
@ablerism it should be in my mailbox soon then. Fantastic!
@ablerism Thanks! This is perfect.
Somehow I hadn’t heard of him until a few months ago and now I’ve heard him referenced in an essay, a post, and a podcast. I guess that means it’s time to investigate.
@isaacgreene Correct! All three contestants missed it, and this was for the wild card to get into the Tournament of Champions.
@calebgreene The answer was “Inspired by Port Authority bus terminal signage, this font was adopted by the Tribeca Film Festival and has a NYC-coded name.”
@isaacgreene of course, but from the comfort of my own home.
@ablerism where should one start with Christopher Alexander? Just jump right into A Pattern Language?
@isaacgreene Oh man, I have to rectify that too. They’re playing in Kennesaw, Georgia on February 20th. Only time they’re within shouting distance for a year. kronosquartet.org/upcoming-…
@jabel Such a good quesion. “Subdue” and “work it and keep it” are pre-curse and imply effort to me. I’m no Hebrew scholar though. I tapped out after a single semester.
It was a bit of a revelation to me when I was younger to realize that (in my reading) God assigned work before the fall, which is why I completely agree with you that work is dignifying. It has been from the very beginning; work itself is not part of the curse. And now work—like all good in creation—is marred as a result of the fall, but the good isn’t erased.
Funny enough, it was the other end of the story that gave me trouble as a kid: heaven. My picture of sitting on a white cloud sounded unbearably boring. My mom found me on my bed crying one night. “What’s the matter, Caleb?” “Heaven.” It wasn’t till I understood that there was a new heaven AND a new earth that it became exciting. So now, good work points backward to the goodness of original creation and forward to the goodness of re-creation.
@JudsonGreene incredible. “Nor for memory but for reminding”
@isaacgreene not to mention that 3-point shooting was hardly part of his game. He averaged 37.1 pts a game in the 1986-87 season. He was 12-66 from 3. For the season.
@ayjay AI actually stands for Atrophying Intelligence.
@isaacgreene well, you might, because I was surprised. There is more to the poem!
@ReaderJohn @ayjay and an implicit (false) dichotomy between “awareness” and “hermit in a cave.” But this is awareness on an inhuman scale and inhuman speed, only recently afforded by technology. But don’t question it.
@JohnBrady Wonderful! Thank you
@JohnBrady What?! How have I not heard about this? Do you know where it’s available?
@isaacgreene @judsongreene “Simon Redhead” still maintains the site I see.
@ReaderJohn @isaacgreene @mwerickson @jabel of course, that’s what makes Tolkien so valuable too. It’s the love of the good that is essential to resist evil, which is why the Hobbits are so resilient (in contrast to someone like Saruman).
@ReaderJohn @isaacgreene @mwerickson @jabel Perhaps not fair at this point in his “project,” but it seem that PK is mainly writing against something. What’s so rich about WB, is that he is not only polemical, but writes with such an obvious love for something.
@isaacgreene Pretty much how I felt about his recent Plough article. “I should be liking this more…”
@calebgreene insert other emotions as you will
@manton is that your first Lanthimos film? He’s on a wavelength of his own :) The Lobster is my favorite if you want to check out any others.
@isaacgreene This also reminds me of an anecdote about John Wooden. The first practice of the year, he would take a painfully long time to teach his players how to tie their shoes properly. The freshman were always bewildered, but it set the tone for the season.
@isaacgreene Amen to this: “take out the trash before the bag is bursting.”