[Edu-sig] Tracing the Dynabook: A Dissertation

[kirby urner]

On 1/20/07, Arthur <ajsiegel at optonline.net> wrote:
> kirby urner wrote:
> >> To assault this tradition in the name of geek culture is immature.
> >>
> >
> > Dunno why you say "assault."  Geek culture contributes to academia, is
> > contributed to by academia, but is not synonymous with it -- otherwise
> > the word'd be too redundant to keep alive.
>
> Enjoyed following the story of Coxeter (Cambridge, Princeton, U of
> Toronto), and/vs Bucky (unaffiliated), followed initially from your
> blog.  Recognize the clash of sensibilities some.
>
> And the side story:
>
> Seems that we might have more domes around if Bucky had more of an
> OpenSoruce sensibility and hadn't patented the triangle ;)
>
> And I suspect you might be less hostile sounding to academia if you were
> not incited by its inability to get to 4 when counting the dimension of
> apparent space.
>
> Let it go.
>
> Art
>

Inability to get *under* 4 very easily...

But yes, you're a top dog analyst and I like getting your viewpoint.

I hope you stick around.

Kirby