bibliomancy gone, one might say, wrong

[jillzilla]

"Pick up the closest book. Go to page 206. The first sentence describes your love life."

Right. I turn my head, see the book next to me, turn to page 206, and read:

"Ipse is used to intensify the word it modifies or stands for."

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[mindstalk]

My closest book is Skiena's Algorithm Desgin Manual.

"This multiplicity of paths hints at why finding the *shortest path* between two nodes is important and instructive, even in nontransportation applications."

Huh, that's almost topical.

[firecat]

There is no book within reach. All books are on the shelf behind me are equally close. They consist of tech books I edited, books about playing with yarn, and I think Kay Thompson's Eloise books are also in there somewhere.

[jillzilla]

It's almost like this isn't a path to wisdom...or like someone just made it up!