tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post7937292894308768722..comments2024-03-27T11:16:36.951-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: On the Subject of ObjectsGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-19904540855342319892010-05-26T18:47:10.696-07:002010-05-26T18:47:10.696-07:00Ixnay on the aldorfway. You'll put psychologi...Ixnay on the aldorfway. You'll put psychologists out of business!Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-80424872109327511312010-05-26T18:26:03.931-07:002010-05-26T18:26:03.931-07:00Okay, so I do have one more thing to add, but this...Okay, so I do have one more thing to add, but this is <i>really</i> important: I think <a href="http://lileks.com/bleat/?p=7174" rel="nofollow">Lileks has found the answer</a> for BH and A. <br /><br />Who knew the solution could be so simple? The <a href="http://lileks.com/institute/funny/comics/misc/34.html" rel="nofollow">Light Test</a> should clarify everything!<br /><br />And with that, I hope everyone has a lovely evening :)juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-29703149562307965032010-05-26T17:26:32.242-07:002010-05-26T17:26:32.242-07:00(*forehead slap*
I just noticed I never included...(*forehead slap* <br /><br />I just noticed I never included the <a href="http://www.booksandculture.com/articles/2010/mayjun/meaningoflife.html?paging=off" rel="nofollow">link to that article about the Israeli lady</a>. Sorry about that, it would have provided some context, instead of just me spouting off.<br /><br />Having provided the lion's share of comments for the day, I think I'll just shut up now. Sheesh.)juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-4534348674894157292010-05-26T17:24:50.771-07:002010-05-26T17:24:50.771-07:00To Julie re Obamacare and Magic Eye
Enjoyed the r...To Julie re Obamacare and Magic Eye<br /><br />Enjoyed the read. Made me think of the "magic eyes" people in Azerbaijan and especially Turkey buy to ward off evil spirits. Too bad they don't work on socialists and fascists.Tigtoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290914498892961024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-10008518336197586052010-05-26T16:49:19.054-07:002010-05-26T16:49:19.054-07:00Tigtog - re. the first link, I concur. Just glanci...Tigtog - re. the first link, I concur. Just glancing through was enough to note that there was very little real thought put into the article; it was simply an opportunity to reinforce the stereotype that white people are racists if they don't marry outside the lines.<br /><br />I hope the second link was a little more worth reading. Of course, it's entirely possible I only found it interesting because of certain temporal sympathies...<br /><br />In any case, here's a third link on a completely unrelated topic, but it's <a href="http://www.doczero.org/2010/05/obamacare-by-any-other-name/" rel="nofollow">Doc Zero</a> so how bad can it be? This one caught my attention because of the "Magic Eye" reference:<br /><br /><i>The sloppy craftsmanship and outrageous over-reach of ObamaCare make it a “magic eye” portrait of an incompetent president and party. As you stare at the countless little fraudulent cost estimates, unplanned side effects, and economy-killing mandates, a 3-D image of an upraised middle finger materializes.</i> <br /><br />It's a metaphor that's been used here with some frequency, though in a different way.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-89400635551672912902010-05-26T15:33:52.547-07:002010-05-26T15:33:52.547-07:00To Julie and BH re: Sample Size
There are too man...To Julie and BH re: Sample Size<br /><br />There are too many "writers" trying to find something meaningful to write about. Combine that with their inner drive to sound like the talent on PBS (I know its a stretch) and the result is pure drivel. Most media is merely filling the same box they filled last week. It is annoying. I personally just ignore it. As an example, Julie's post of the inter racial marriage rates was unreadable beyond the second paragraph. Who cares what an inter racial metric is and why assume when it changes direction it must be "white racism"? Why not ask why its not black, asian, latino racism? Pedestrian and pedantic all in one. I guess the author is prepared to become a Presidential speech writer or a talk show host.Tigtoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290914498892961024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-2708418035163136922010-05-26T14:17:45.851-07:002010-05-26T14:17:45.851-07:00*eyes rolling*
Oh, for crying out loud - do you r...*eyes rolling*<br /><br />Oh, for crying out loud - do you <i>really</i> think I would consider one review of one book by one woman who happened to live in both places to be the definitive and all-inclusive resource? For all I know, she's a complete secularist who lives in the Israeli equivalent of Orange County. I'm guessing the Orthodox communities probably have quite a different experience.<br /><br />I would never be so arrogant as to extrapolate from one book review what the total cultural experience of a foreign nation must be. In case you missed it, I expressed <i>ignorance</i> about modern Israeli life above. Obviously, I had some pre-conceived notions. Obviously, this review brought those into question, and I considered that questioning to be worthy of mention. <br /><br />Anything else <i>you</i> draw from that is none of my business.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-27550813177683648262010-05-26T14:00:42.233-07:002010-05-26T14:00:42.233-07:00Julie may I suggest increasing sample size before ...Julie may I suggest increasing sample size before drawing any conclusions about Israeli attitudes.black holehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366633817665791528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-7567025908198914472010-05-26T13:14:40.268-07:002010-05-26T13:14:40.268-07:00In line with the more general trend of recent topi...In line with the more general trend of recent topics, via a commenter at Gil Bailie's place today I came across a rather interesting (and surprising) article discussing a book about the difference between being pregnant in Israel vs. being pregnant in Japan.<br /><br />Surprising to me is the apparent mindset of modern Israel concerning the unborn:<br /><br /><i>Ivry categorizes pregnancy for Israeli women as a "risky business." Unlike the mother-baby dyad of Japanese pregnancies, Israeli pregnancies are strictly woman (not mother) and fetus. "When a woman walks into my office and says 'I'm pregnant,'" Ivry quotes an Israeli ultrasound expert as saying, "I don't touch her. I don't say anything to her, I open a new card, and I write that I recommend an abortion. Then I sign her up on a paper that says that she is aware of all the testing that exists. Now we can begin to talk."</i><br /><br />Of all the places in the world I would expect to see this extent of horizontalized knowledge of the developing object (since they apparently don't see it as a subject), with a view towards disposing of it if it fails to meet stringent material standards, I think Israel would have been just about last. Then again, I can't claim any knowledge of the life of the average modern Israeli.<br /><br />I had always considered Judaism to be, if anything, more life affirming than most other cultures. Does that not extend to the unborn? I honestly don't know.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-80978406751529305872010-05-26T12:30:56.729-07:002010-05-26T12:30:56.729-07:00I'm all thumbs again, but wanted to saythis wa...I'm all thumbs again, but wanted to saythis was an awesome post.<br /><br />And remember folks, don't feed the troll unless it entertains you first.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-4148766008121156782010-05-26T11:34:51.830-07:002010-05-26T11:34:51.830-07:00Bob:
Great post, top form.
Please say more abou...Bob:<br /><br />Great post, top form. <br /><br />Please say more about "angelic beings" as came up in your line: "One can draw no fundamental line between life and mind, at least for embodied humans (angelic beings are another matter)."<br /><br />I would be especially interested in any firsthand knowledge or experience of these beings.<br /><br />To add to Julie's note, I would say that humanity started off brown, developed pale and darker variants over time, and will slowly return to solid brown after further centuries of global intermarriage.<br /><br />When choosing a mate one consideration could be their variation. To aid this project of blending it is preferential to select a mate of a different racial stock.<br /><br />I will accept the usual denigration and slurs, but ask you make them colorful and entertaining. Thank you, BH.black holehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366633817665791528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-67272698705230566962010-05-26T09:58:38.957-07:002010-05-26T09:58:38.957-07:00This is probably a stretch, but speaking of Darwin...This is probably a stretch, but speaking of Darwinian horse's asses, this is one of the main topics at Yahoo today, written by one Hope Yen:<br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100526/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_interracial_marriage" rel="nofollow">Interracial marriage rates slow down</a>. <br /><br />Women, minorities hardest hit...juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.com