tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post4765093858618678456..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: Adroit gaucherieZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-70097942850895185742011-12-29T18:31:14.447-08:002011-12-29T18:31:14.447-08:00A thesaurus and a trowel?
Stealing that, for sure....A thesaurus and a trowel?<br />Stealing that, for sure.<br />With due credit, of course.Porlock Juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16791629233605877049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-64541705061547099362011-12-29T14:49:37.914-08:002011-12-29T14:49:37.914-08:00How very unkind of you, Porlock Junior. When you d...How very unkind of you, Porlock Junior. When you do your writing with a thesaurus and a trowel, it's all too easy to miss some of the fine points!Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-75129027637124639492011-12-29T13:21:26.536-08:002011-12-29T13:21:26.536-08:00"Hitchens's reputation rests on his liter..."Hitchens's reputation rests on his literary works, his panache as a public speaker, and on his defiant atheism"<br /><br />Never mind Saint-Just; this bozo can't master an elementary parallel construction in his native language. I can't speak as an expert in math, but I'd sure never hire such a person for a programming job.Porlock Juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16791629233605877049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-53412687976140908102011-12-28T07:30:25.865-08:002011-12-28T07:30:25.865-08:00As opposed to "Gauche Adroitness," may o...As opposed to "Gauche Adroitness," may one presume?Kathienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-7213616342100824022011-12-27T20:49:25.796-08:002011-12-27T20:49:25.796-08:00Well, somebody had to be Robespierre—and Berlinski...Well, <i>somebody</i> had to be Robespierre—and Berlinski didn't think of PZ.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-53436086879785876912011-12-27T20:42:25.390-08:002011-12-27T20:42:25.390-08:00Sam Harris's Robespierre?
My gawd.Sam Harris's <i>Robespierre?</i><br /><br /> My gawd.Bob Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277751475085231581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-35395368497665148792011-12-27T13:51:36.830-08:002011-12-27T13:51:36.830-08:00Good takedown, Zeno.Good takedown, Zeno.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03079852628674185384noreply@blogger.com