Why can't a child soldier believe in their cause? Indoctrination for the win. (Praise Jesus!)
Wikipedia tells me that a survey showed that something like only 32% of 'furry-identifying' individuals consider themselves heteronormative.
I imagine that believing oneself to be an anthropomorphic sea otter wearing human skin might encourage a certain degree of open-mindedness. It certainly isn't heteronormative to have a thought-process that looks like this:
Re: Stardust. Apologies are in order, sir, if offence was taken. I don't think I've spoiled anything for anybody who hasn't seen the film, certainly not for those who have read the novel. When I refer to 'the twist' I meant my meta-film knowledge of Gaiman as an eccentric author. I wasn't expecting a seemingly straight up and down fantasy tale from him.
In fact, by warning the potential film-goer to not 'expect a twist' they might, hopefully, enjoy the film on face value (which I imagine, would be better than what I did, which was spend the duration keenly watching for super-subtle clues to a twist that did not exist).
Also: I simply must thank you for the Nova warning, I'm currently composing an E-mail to the Sydney office regarding the matter. It's a shame, but I might not get my year in Japan. I'm certainly not to risk not getting paid, not to speak of the wretched practice of rent-fraud (only an accusation but worrying nonetheless).
How did the Alphabet of Manliness tickle you? In good or bad ways?
I've sent the 'I'm re-evaluating my position' E-mail, we'll see how that turns out. I'm expecting that the reply will not satisfy me and am, at this point, making other plans for the next 12 months.
As for Maddox, don't feel pressured to read it, I don't need to get the book back anytime soon. The Amazon review of your TVDOQI book sounds interesting. I've always had a soft spot for peripheral information processing. Things like 'the Golden rule' (remember, that perfect ratio for rectangles that look pleasing to the eye?), the how and why can be intriguing. Hope you're enjoying it.
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Why can't a child soldier believe in their cause? Indoctrination for the win. (Praise Jesus!)
Wikipedia tells me that a survey showed that something like only 32% of 'furry-identifying' individuals consider themselves heteronormative.
I imagine that believing oneself to be an anthropomorphic sea otter wearing human skin might encourage a certain degree of open-mindedness. It certainly isn't heteronormative to have a thought-process that looks like this:
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Re: Stardust. Apologies are in order, sir, if offence was taken. I don't think I've spoiled anything for anybody who hasn't seen the film, certainly not for those who have read the novel. When I refer to 'the twist' I meant my meta-film knowledge of Gaiman as an eccentric author. I wasn't expecting a seemingly straight up and down fantasy tale from him.
In fact, by warning the potential film-goer to not 'expect a twist' they might, hopefully, enjoy the film on face value (which I imagine, would be better than what I did, which was spend the duration keenly watching for super-subtle clues to a twist that did not exist).
Also: I simply must thank you for the Nova warning, I'm currently composing an E-mail to the Sydney office regarding the matter. It's a shame, but I might not get my year in Japan. I'm certainly not to risk not getting paid, not to speak of the wretched practice of rent-fraud (only an accusation but worrying nonetheless).
How did the Alphabet of Manliness tickle you? In good or bad ways?
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I came across the Nova information completely by chance and you immediately sprang to mind -- I really hope it works out.
My dead-tree reading time has been so taken up with The Visual Display of Quantitative Information that I have only actually read one page of Maddox... ^^;
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I've sent the 'I'm re-evaluating my position' E-mail, we'll see how that turns out. I'm expecting that the reply will not satisfy me and am, at this point, making other plans for the next 12 months.
As for Maddox, don't feel pressured to read it, I don't need to get the book back anytime soon. The Amazon review of your TVDOQI book sounds interesting. I've always had a soft spot for peripheral information processing. Things like 'the Golden rule' (remember, that perfect ratio for rectangles that look pleasing to the eye?), the how and why can be intriguing. Hope you're enjoying it.
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