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Negative Capability • 68 messages
  It sounds like the philosopher's ability to entert... by Moulton - Mar 2, 09 (1.)
  Pure paradox has always delighted the philosopher ... by Higs; - Mar 2, 09 (2.)
  Errata by Higs; - Mar 2, 09 (3.)
  Speaking of Faith: Mathematics, Purpose, and Truth by Moulton - Mar 2, 09 (4.)
  I gave that a listen when you posted it earlier el... by Higs; - Mar 3, 09 (5.)
  Postum Scriptorum by Higs; - Mar 3, 09 (6.)
  Turing and Godel did more than challenge prior not... by Moulton - Mar 3, 09 (7.)
  Well, I don�t know what they did or didn�t demonst... by Higs; - Mar 3, 09 (8.)
  Can I play negative capability as a demon or sprit... by archosIDF - Mar 5, 09 (9.)
  Upon Reflecting in Tranquility by Higs; - Mar 5, 09 (10.)
   I see what I�ve done now!.. by archosIDF - Mar 6, 09 (11.)
  Holzwege by Moulton - Mar 6, 09 (12.)
  I'm not sure though you fully realize yet what you... by Higs; - Mar 6, 09 (13.)
   It's not such a bad metaphor and story... by archosIDF - Mar 7, 09 (14.)
  Bureaucracies eat bureaucrats... by Moulton - Mar 7, 09 (15.)
  central power of rulership Not to be overly bell... by Higs; - Mar 7, 09 (16.)
  It is maddeningly hard to hide the central scandal... by Moulton - Mar 7, 09 (17.)
  synthesis of sorts by Higs; - Mar 7, 09 (18.)
  Taboo or not taboo? That is the question. by Moulton - Mar 7, 09 (19.)
  Dues Axe Mackinaw by Higs; - Mar 7, 09 (20.)
  Well, it's certainly true that Shakespearean intri... by Moulton - Mar 8, 09 (21.)
  I think what I�m (quite tentatively, mind you) sug... by Higs; - Mar 8, 09 (22.)
  With that kind of bullcrap, can Mithraism be far b... by Moulton - Mar 8, 09 (23.)
  Pr�cis�ment! by Higs; - Mar 8, 09 (24.)
  Richard and Liz... by Artemis - Mar 9, 09 (25.)
  Yep. by Higs; - Mar 9, 09 (26.)
  http://www.canvasreplicas.com/images/Awakening%20o... by archosIDF - Mar 11, 09 (27.)
   La Belle Dame Sans MerciKeats Ballad I... by Higs; - Mar 13, 09 (28.)
  As for Bela's recent coinage of "capable negativ... by archosIDF - Mar 14, 09 (29.)
  What! by Higs; - Mar 14, 09 (30.)
  Higs is quite right... by Moulton - Mar 14, 09 (31.)
  I inverted it as capable negativity, here a while ... by Higs; - Mar 14, 09 (32.)
  If you load all posts in this thread and do a "Sea... by Moulton - Mar 14, 09 (33.)
  I did use it... by Higs; - Mar 14, 09 (34.)
  'Ere she be, Sir!.. by Higs; - Mar 14, 09 (35.)
  Ah, a week ago, in a parallel thread here... by Moulton - Mar 14, 09 (36.)
  Culpable Nullity by Higs; - Mar 14, 09 (37.)
  I think we could force Google to reindex WX. by klaatu - Mar 14, 09 (38.)
  Would you kindly explain to an ignoramus like myse... by archosIDF - Mar 15, 09 (39.)
  I have not found any post (via Google) where anyon... by Moulton - Mar 15, 09 (40.)
  I remember Bela saying capable negativity some day... by archosIDF - Mar 15, 09 (41.)
  Yes. by Higs; - Mar 15, 09 (42.)
  Forbidden by Moulton - Mar 15, 09 (43.)
  There are techniques that nudge Google to reindex ... by klaatu - Mar 15, 09 (44.)
  After all of Higs; lecturing and seeing a movie on... by Pseudohermes - Jun 12, 10 (45.)
  Negative Capability is: by Higs; - Jun 20, 10 (46.)
  I dunno that I'm capable of choosing an answer. by Moulton - Jun 20, 10 (47.)
  Right! by Higs; - Jun 20, 10 (48.)
  Not needing an answer is Keats' meaning of the ter... by Higs; - Jun 23, 10 (49.)
  That's pretty close to my own private definition o... by Pseudohermes - Jun 27, 10 (50.)
  I wonder if Negative Capability is kinda like thos... by Moulton - Jun 28, 10 (51.)
  Wonderful post, Moulton... by Pseudohermes - Jun 28, 10 (52.)
  Perhaps it's a kind of Zen-like stoicism -- the ab... by Moulton - Jun 29, 10 (53.)
  Yes, except that Zen-like stoicism sounds like non... by Pseudohermes - Jun 29, 10 (54.)
  I wish I had the will to refrain from responding. by Moulton - Jun 29, 10 (55.)
  Pseudohermes brings a perfect illustration of why ... by Artemis - Jun 29, 10 (56.)
   I wish I had the will to refrain from responding.... by Pseudohermes - Jun 30, 10 (57.)
  Reading Harold Bloom wouldn't have changed your mi... by Artemis - Jun 30, 10 (58.)
  bla bla bla as if you anything about my mind, mind... by Pseudohermes - Jul 2, 10 (59.)
  Not true, my friend... by Artemis - Jul 2, 10 (60.)
  I wonder if Negative Capability is kinda like thos... by Higs; - Jul 5, 10 (61.)
  Higs, your reference to Wittgenstein and his priva... by Higs; - Jul 6, 10 (62.)
   Not true, my friend... by Pseudohermes - Aug 17, 10 (63.)
  Red-Heads and Drama by Moulton - Aug 19, 10 (64.)
  Just a troll thinking he's clever. by klaatu - Aug 19, 10 (65.)
  GlassBeadGame by Moulton - Aug 19, 10 (66.)
  Redheads are a race is trollish nonsense. by klaatu - Aug 19, 10 (67.)
  Well yeah, that's nonsense... by Moulton - Aug 19, 10 (68.)

Storytelling • 261 messages

Ping? • 253 messages
  Pong! by Moulton - Jan 18, 07 (1.)
  Maybe if we play we'll attract a crowd... by Artemis - Jan 18, 07 (2.)
  We would need to do something creative, intriguing... by Moulton - Jan 19, 07 (3.)
  That's a heavy load to tow, for one cat and a bear... by Artemis - Jan 19, 07 (4.)
  Kites Are Fun by Moulton - Jan 19, 07 (5.)
   Here's a Peter Pan boat kite... by Artemis - Jan 19, 07 (6.)
  Wheel kites... by Artemis - Jan 19, 07 (7.)
  The boat acts as the tail for the first one... by Moulton - Jan 19, 07 (8.)
  But with no tail at all, your kite never gets off ... by Artemis - Jan 19, 07 (9.)
  The trick is to launch a kite with the optimum tai... by Moulton - Jan 20, 07 (10.)
  But estimating the right amount of tail is an art,... by Artemis - Jan 20, 07 (11.)
  It also depends strongly on the the audience at ha... by Moulton - Jan 20, 07 (12.)
  When you're flying a kite, you can't control the w... by Artemis - Jan 20, 07 (13.)
  Then again, one might learn something unexpected a... by Moulton - Jan 20, 07 (14.)
  thank you for posting the news of my survival - ((... by Artemis - Jan 24, 07 (15.)
  Yay!.. by Moulton - Jan 24, 07 (16.)
  A Fake Dialogue by Montana Mouse - Apr 15, 07 (17.)
  So it goes. by Artemis - Apr 15, 07 (18.)
  About the absolute worst you can do with an IP add... by Moulton - Apr 16, 07 (19.)
  It amuses me... by Helen W - Apr 17, 07 (20.)
  A few years ago, Halo was in Japan... by Moulton - Apr 17, 07 (21.)
  It really is a shame that you get accused of stalk... by Helen W - Apr 17, 07 (22.)
  If you've ever been to MoS on a Saturday afternoon... by Moulton - Apr 17, 07 (23.)
  I really dunno much about Halo... by Helen W - Apr 17, 07 (24.)
  I really dunno why characters like Halo and Blazes... by Moulton - Apr 17, 07 (25.)
  I've posted to RI for years, on and off... by Helen W - Apr 18, 07 (26.)
  I'm unclear on what you mean by the term of art, "... by Moulton - Apr 18, 07 (27.)
  I have skimmed that presentation before, and I'll ... by Helen W - Apr 18, 07 (28.)
  The gap between Theory and Practice is greater in ... by Moulton - Apr 18, 07 (29.)
  Yes, that is an example of non-actionable informat... by Helen W - Apr 19, 07 (30.)
  Ineffable Thoughts: Sapir-Whorf Alogia and the Poverty of Language by Moulton - Apr 19, 07 (31.)
  Yur overloading me, and I'm also struggling to lea... by Helen W - Apr 19, 07 (32.)
  In the search for actionable knowledge of learning... by Helen W - Apr 19, 07 (33.)
  Contempt as a Teaching Method My most profound tho... by Helen W - Apr 19, 07 (34.)
  The Pursuit of Common Language They were visual re... by Helen W - Apr 19, 07 (35.)
  My most profound thoughts were not expressible in ... by Moulton - Apr 20, 07 (36.)
  Feeling better, I hope... by Helen W - Apr 30, 07 (37.)
   Feeling better, I hope... by Moulton - Apr 30, 07 (38.)
  None that I haven't previously raised to your atte... by Helen W - May 1, 07 (39.)
   I think you could tell interesting and informati... by Moulton - May 1, 07 (40.)
  That's a wonderful photo of the bridge over the Ch... by Artemis - May 1, 07 (41.)
  It looks like one of the footbridges just beyond t... by Moulton - May 1, 07 (42.)
  I thought you'd like it... by Helen W - May 2, 07 (43.)
  Ah yes, just beyond the Hatch Shell. by Moulton - May 2, 07 (44.)
  Wow, this server is really baked. by Helen W - May 7, 07 (45.)
  Ah, they finally got WC1 working again... by Moulton - May 8, 07 (46.)
  We're back? by Artemis - May 8, 07 (47.)
  So we are... by Moulton - May 8, 07 (48.)
  Human 2.0 � New Minds, New Bodies, New Identities by Montana Mouse - May 10, 07 (49.)
  I can't watch this all in one chunk, but am about ... by Artemis - May 10, 07 (50.)
  There is a total of about 8 hours of video between... by Moulton - May 10, 07 (51.)
  At 1:02:00 into the RealVideo of the afternoon se... by Barsoom Tork - May 11, 07 (52.)
  The Boston Globe Coverage of Human 2.0 at the MIT Media Lab by Montana Mouse - May 11, 07 (53.)
  A Note From Frank Moss, Director of the MIT Media Lab... by Montana Mouse - May 12, 07 (54.)
  Human 2.0 Highlights by Montana Mouse - May 13, 07 (55.)
  Amanda Baggs by Montana Mouse - May 14, 07 (56.)
  As Montana Mouse mentioned above, one of the speci... by Moulton - May 15, 07 (57.)
  Helen W, "Ping?" #40, 1 May 2007 1:45 pm That cou... by archosIDF - May 23, 07 (58.)
  No need for metaphors, Archie... by Helen W - May 23, 07 (59.)
  I had invited one of the managers from the Boston ... by Moulton - May 23, 07 (60.)
  It's called "sinister fascination." People have a... by Helen W - May 23, 07 (61.)
  Carol Gilligan's Ethics of Care by Moulton - May 23, 07 (62.)
  Ethics of Care?!?.. by Helen W - May 23, 07 (63.)
  Hugh Herr, who heads up the BioMechatronics Lab, d... by Moulton - May 23, 07 (64.)
  By the way, that climbing wall is a bunny slope fo... by Helen W - May 23, 07 (65.)
  He was wearing a safety rope when he climbed that ... by Moulton - May 23, 07 (66.)
  He was wearing a safety rope when he climbed that ... by Helen W - May 23, 07 (67.)
  Frank Moss by Barsoom Tork - May 24, 07 (68.)
   No need for metaphors, Archie... by archosIDF - May 25, 07 (69.)
  Emotions are the Time-Derivative of Learning by Moulton - May 25, 07 (70.)
  I don't think there is any way to measure if someo... by Helen W - May 25, 07 (71.)
  Are you raising Salvador Dali Llamas there? by Moulton - May 25, 07 (72.)
  No, that's a Neo-Dualist expressing her displeasur... by Helen W - May 25, 07 (73.)
  Scratch is built on Alan Kay's Squeak which is bui... by Moulton - May 25, 07 (74.)
  Moulton, I'm certain that you are sincere and tryi... by Helen W - May 26, 07 (75.)
  I suggest you contact someone in Mitchel Resnick's... by Moulton - May 26, 07 (76.)
  Where's the fun in that?.. by Helen W - May 31, 07 (77.)
  Credit Is a Continuously Variable Parameter by Moulton - May 31, 07 (78.)
  Does that mean I can prance right by the hybrid mo... by Helen W - May 31, 07 (79.)
  Unkenschnupfen by Gastrin Bombesin - May 31, 07 (80.)
  I'm acquainted with your troop... by Helen W - May 31, 07 (81.)
  If you prefer, I will refrain from directing your ... by Moulton - May 31, 07 (82.)
  Someday, we should fully explore the notion of rel... by Helen W - May 31, 07 (83.)
  Sapir-Whorf Alogia by Moulton - May 31, 07 (84.)
  Settle down, Moulton... by Helen W - May 31, 07 (85.)
  Blah Blah Blah by Moulton - May 31, 07 (86.)
  Mockery and passive aggression won't work for you ... by Helen W - May 31, 07 (87.)
  Epithet of the Day by Moulton - May 31, 07 (88.)
  Wanna chat about Google now?.. by Helen W - May 31, 07 (89.)
  The Walrus was spam. by Moulton - May 31, 07 (90.)
  That's a double whammy, Moulton... by Helen W - May 31, 07 (91.)
  Highly Compressed Infotainment by Moulton - May 31, 07 (92.)
  Helen W, "Ping?" #72, 25 May 2007 11:15 am I reall... by archosIDF - Jun 2, 07 (93.)
  Oh for cripe's sake, we need another thread for Ps... by Helen W - Jun 2, 07 (94.)
  Blah blah blah. by Moulton - Jun 2, 07 (95.)
  Uh-oh... by Helen W - Jun 3, 07 (96.)
  Try not to be so boring or arrogant. by Moulton - Jun 3, 07 (97.)
  Sometimes it's not all about me, Moulton... by Helen W - Jun 3, 07 (98.)
  Archimedes Death Ray: Busted I saw this on TV the ... by Helen W - Jun 7, 07 (99.)
  The Field Engineer and the High-Flying Manager by Montana Mouse - Jun 12, 07 (100.)

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Much Ado About Mu • 46 messages
  The Life of Brain by Gastrin Bombesin - Apr 15, 07 (1.)
  Moonlight becomes you. by Artemis - Apr 15, 07 (2.)
  "I think that the Lamed-Vovniks," wrote Naomi Reme... by Artemis - Apr 15, 07 (3.)
  Fear and Ignorance Are Not Negotiable by Moulton - Apr 16, 07 (4.)
  And given the truth of that, what can you do to ad... by Artemis - Apr 16, 07 (5.)
  Lunatic Social Drama comes to mind... by Barsoom Tork - Apr 16, 07 (6.)
  Does lunatic social drama improve anything you're ... by Artemis - Apr 16, 07 (7.)
  It improves my ability to understand Drama Theory.... by Barsoom Tork - Apr 16, 07 (8.)
  Perhaps this is the price you're willing to pay fo... by Artemis - Apr 16, 07 (9.)
  It's an inexpensive way to obtain some experience ... by Montana Mouse - Apr 16, 07 (10.)
  http://wc0.worldcrossing.com/WebX?14@@.1de3453e/35... by Artemis - Apr 16, 07 (11.)
  I See Satan Falling Like Lightning. by Moulton - Apr 16, 07 (12.)
  Banana-Viper Redux by Moulton - Apr 22, 07 (13.)
   Ozzie Nelson - HOSTING ISSUES: OZZIE'S DOGHOUSE ... by Barsoom Tork - Apr 22, 07 (14.)
  Yesterday was a red-letter day in the annals of WX... by Moulton - Apr 24, 07 (15.)
  Mitey Hoghead also erased his recent posting in RI... by Barsoom Tork - Apr 24, 07 (16.)
  For the record, I merely listed several well-known... by Mighty Hedgehog - Apr 24, 07 (17.)
  Press Release from the Indigestible Kauderwelsch Forum... by Montana Mouse - May 8, 07 (18.)
   by Artemis - May 13, 07 (19.)
  Misquote of the Day by Moulton - May 13, 07 (20.)
  Moulton's Nickelodeon by Barsoom Tork - May 22, 07 (21.)
   "We must all hang around together, or we'll all ... by archosIDF - May 23, 07 (22.)
  Artemis, "Much Ado About Mu" #19, 12 May 2007 10:3... by archosIDF - May 23, 07 (23.)
  Story Time by Montana Mouse - Jun 3, 07 (24.)
  Moulton Is So Chagrined... by Montana Mouse - May 29, 08 (25.)
  Heh... by archosIDF - May 30, 08 (26.)
  and then there's this Moulton... by Artemis - May 30, 08 (27.)
  My daughter, sitting next to me, exclaimed Oh!, A... by archosIDF - Jun 1, 08 (28.)
  Artemis has been cartwheeling since before Al Gore... by Moulton - Jun 1, 08 (29.)
  (Not THAT photo, oh Moultonic One ) archosIDF... by Artemis - Jun 1, 08 (30.)
  I Will Derive by Moulton - Jun 8, 08 (31.)
  Ha!.. by Artemis - Jun 11, 08 (32.)
  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howabou... by Artemis - Jun 28, 08 (33.)
  That's weird. by klaatu - Jun 28, 08 (34.)
  Bela been calling Artemis a liar today in RI <h... by klaatu - Aug 16, 08 (35.)
  God, how tiresome. by Artemis - Aug 16, 08 (36.)
  ZZZzzz,,, by Moulton - Aug 17, 08 (37.)
  When Bela's life gets too full of time, he stirs u... by Artemis - Aug 17, 08 (38.)
  I'll always be grateful for some of Moulton's conc... by Pseudomarx - Aug 17, 08 (39.)
  What is the name of Bela's Amfortas Wound? by Moulton - Aug 17, 08 (40.)
  Well, this ain't really a synchronicity since it's... by Higs; - Feb 3, 09 (41.)
  What is the name of your Holy Grail? by Moulton - Feb 4, 09 (42.)
  Q: Is the set of all sets that are not members of ... by Higs; - Feb 4, 09 (43.)
  Q: Will you still need me, will you still feed me,... by Artemis - Feb 4, 09 (44.)
  I always liked Q and A... by archosIDF - Feb 5, 09 (45.)
  We�re all Working-class Heroes as far as I can see. by Higs; - Mar 1, 09 (46.)