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The Battle of the groups Joeclexer 10-28-2007
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Posted by Warm Worm on October 31, 2007, 5:16 pm
George Conklin wrote:
>> Jack May wrote:
>>>> On 31 Oct 2007, Jack May wrote
>>>>
>>>>>> On 30 Oct 2007, george conklin wrote
>>>> I'm sceptical of George's "average commute time" of "about 20
>>>> minutes, more or less"; it sounds suspiciously low.
>>> That would be 40 minutes per day commuting and roughly 20 minutes per
> day
>>> for other things like shopping, driving the kids to things, and going
> out
>>> for entertainment.
>>>
>>> I think his 20 minutes for a one way commute is from census data.
>>>
>> If you, say, knit (for profit) or write (a book to be published/sold),
>> while commuting to your 'other job', does that existentially reduce your
>> commute-times?
>> Do you transcend the graphs, or get your very own statistical
>> differentiations? ;)
>
> What disgusting doubletalk.

Cook it as you like, but I'm also being half-double serious...

I mean, if you're already working while commuting, should that not be
factored into the statistical analyses? Do some numbers cancel each
other out?

...And what about Don-- the ACAD-master-- who, presumably, has to trudge
over across the vast wilderness to his office-- completely on the other
side of his property-- to practice his Craft?

Sickening, but it is Oct. 31st., afterall.

Posted by Amy Blankenship on October 31, 2007, 5:17 pm

>

>> If you, say, knit (for profit) or write (a book to be published/sold),
>> while commuting to your 'other job', does that existentially reduce your
>> commute-times?
>> Do you transcend the graphs, or get your very own statistical
>> differentiations? ;)
>
> What disgusting doubletalk.

Something you need to learn about George:

He hates the rich, the poor, horses, pedicab drivers, farmers, and
questions.

;-)



Posted by HVS on October 31, 2007, 6:00 pm
On 31 Oct 2007, Amy Blankenship wrote

>
>>
>
>>> If you, say, knit (for profit) or write (a book to be
>>> published/sold), while commuting to your 'other job', does
>>> that existentially reduce your commute-times?
>>> Do you transcend the graphs, or get your very own statistical
>>> differentiations? ;)
>>
>> What disgusting doubletalk.
>
> Something you need to learn about George:
>
> He hates the rich, the poor, horses, pedicab drivers, farmers,
> and questions.

I certainly get the impression that he's not used to having his
positions countered with reasoned arguments, which is where all the
ad hominem stuff comes from.

Either that or -- more likely -- it's that in his usual circles, he's
blustered often and loudly enough that people just don't bother any
more -- which he takes as having 'won' the argument.

It's a bit sad, really.

--
Cheers, Harvey
Architectural and topographical historian



Posted by George Conklin on October 31, 2007, 9:26 pm

> On 31 Oct 2007, Amy Blankenship wrote
>
> >
> >>
> >
> >>> If you, say, knit (for profit) or write (a book to be
> >>> published/sold), while commuting to your 'other job', does
> >>> that existentially reduce your commute-times?
> >>> Do you transcend the graphs, or get your very own statistical
> >>> differentiations? ;)
> >>
> >> What disgusting doubletalk.
> >
> > Something you need to learn about George:
> >
> > He hates the rich, the poor, horses, pedicab drivers, farmers,
> > an