I have recently met a number of our friends on this group in real life. This conference I have met Tom Scharle (the final "e" is sound out, it transpires), and that was a great experience. I would say, more fun that meeting Simon Conway Morris, Francisco Ayala, and Peter Bowler, to name three.
So I have direct experience that Tom is real. I failed to give him a book, because I accidentally signed two in NY, and so I left it there for sale on eBay when I am dead and famous (heh!). But I will send him one from Sydney when I return. He was a real help in finding material for it, as t.o-ers know.
One of the fun aspects of this conference was that I nearly derailed one speaker at dinner the night before his talk, by pointing out that the pre-Darwinian Platonism was a myth. But since he spoke concurrently with my talk, I couldn't heckle him... he seemed relieved.
So thanks to Tom and hi to all. San Francisco next, then home...
>I have recently met a number of our friends on this group in real life. >This conference I have met Tom Scharle (the final "e" is sound out, it >transpires), and that was a great experience. I would say, more fun >that meeting Simon Conway Morris, Francisco Ayala, and Peter Bowler, to >name three.
>So I have direct experience that Tom is real. I failed to give him a >book, because I accidentally signed two in NY, and so I left it there >for sale on eBay when I am dead and famous (heh!). But I will send him >one from Sydney when I return. He was a real help in finding material >for it, as t.o-ers know.
>One of the fun aspects of this conference was that I nearly derailed >one speaker at dinner the night before his talk, by pointing out that >the pre-Darwinian Platonism was a myth. But since he spoke concurrently >with my talk, I couldn't heckle him... he seemed relieved.
>So thanks to Tom and hi to all. San Francisco next, then home...
<aug...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:10:35 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> > wrote in <031120091910359289%j...@wilkins.id.au> :
> >I have recently met a number of our friends on this group in real life. > >This conference I have met Tom Scharle (the final "e" is sound out, it > >transpires), and that was a great experience. I would say, more fun > >that meeting Simon Conway Morris, Francisco Ayala, and Peter Bowler, to > >name three.
> >So I have direct experience that Tom is real. I failed to give him a > >book, because I accidentally signed two in NY, and so I left it there > >for sale on eBay when I am dead and famous (heh!). But I will send him > >one from Sydney when I return. He was a real help in finding material > >for it, as t.o-ers know.
> >One of the fun aspects of this conference was that I nearly derailed > >one speaker at dinner the night before his talk, by pointing out that > >the pre-Darwinian Platonism was a myth. But since he spoke concurrently > >with my talk, I couldn't heckle him... he seemed relieved.
> >So thanks to Tom and hi to all. San Francisco next, then home...
> You're not stopping in Toronto???
Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you may yet get sick of seeing me.
>> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:10:35 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> >> wrote in <031120091910359289%j...@wilkins.id.au> :
>> >I have recently met a number of our friends on this group in real life. >> >This conference I have met Tom Scharle (the final "e" is sound out, it >> >transpires), and that was a great experience. I would say, more fun >> >that meeting Simon Conway Morris, Francisco Ayala, and Peter Bowler, to >> >name three.
>> >So I have direct experience that Tom is real. I failed to give him a >> >book, because I accidentally signed two in NY, and so I left it there >> >for sale on eBay when I am dead and famous (heh!). But I will send him >> >one from Sydney when I return. He was a real help in finding material >> >for it, as t.o-ers know.
>> >One of the fun aspects of this conference was that I nearly derailed >> >one speaker at dinner the night before his talk, by pointing out that >> >the pre-Darwinian Platonism was a myth. But since he spoke concurrently >> >with my talk, I couldn't heckle him... he seemed relieved.
>> >So thanks to Tom and hi to all. San Francisco next, then home...
>> You're not stopping in Toronto???
>Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you >may yet get sick of seeing me.
>> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:10:35 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> >> wrote in <031120091910359289%j...@wilkins.id.au> :
>> >I have recently met a number of our friends on this group in real life. >> >This conference I have met Tom Scharle (the final "e" is sound out, it >> >transpires), and that was a great experience. I would say, more fun >> >that meeting Simon Conway Morris, Francisco Ayala, and Peter Bowler, to >> >name three.
>> >So I have direct experience that Tom is real. I failed to give him a >> >book, because I accidentally signed two in NY, and so I left it there >> >for sale on eBay when I am dead and famous (heh!). But I will send him >> >one from Sydney when I return. He was a real help in finding material >> >for it, as t.o-ers know.
>> >One of the fun aspects of this conference was that I nearly derailed >> >one speaker at dinner the night before his talk, by pointing out that >> >the pre-Darwinian Platonism was a myth. But since he spoke concurrently >> >with my talk, I couldn't heckle him... he seemed relieved.
>> >So thanks to Tom and hi to all. San Francisco next, then home...
>> You're not stopping in Toronto???
>Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you >may yet get sick of seeing me.
On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:37:49 -0500, Padmar Mushkin <x...@y.z> wrote: >On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:11:57 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> >wrote:
>>In article <fdp1f5d22f6fj55i0h7qslmvgmr22lv...@4ax.com>, Augray >><aug...@sympatico.ca> wrote: >>> >So thanks to Tom and hi to all. San Francisco next, then home...
>>> You're not stopping in Toronto???
>>Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you >>may yet get sick of seeing me.
>Which side of the border?
BTW, this is more than idle curiosity. We're in one of the biggest cities at about that distance, and we're going to be selling our place soon...
John Wilkins wrote: > In article <fdp1f5d22f6fj55i0h7qslmvgmr22lv...@4ax.com>, Augray > <aug...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:10:35 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> >> wrote in <031120091910359289%j...@wilkins.id.au> :
>>> I have recently met a number of our friends on this group in real life. >>> This conference I have met Tom Scharle (the final "e" is sound out, it >>> transpires), and that was a great experience. I would say, more fun >>> that meeting Simon Conway Morris, Francisco Ayala, and Peter Bowler, to >>> name three.
>>> So I have direct experience that Tom is real. I failed to give him a >>> book, because I accidentally signed two in NY, and so I left it there >>> for sale on eBay when I am dead and famous (heh!). But I will send him >>> one from Sydney when I return. He was a real help in finding material >>> for it, as t.o-ers know.
>>> One of the fun aspects of this conference was that I nearly derailed >>> one speaker at dinner the night before his talk, by pointing out that >>> the pre-Darwinian Platonism was a myth. But since he spoke concurrently >>> with my talk, I couldn't heckle him... he seemed relieved.
>>> So thanks to Tom and hi to all. San Francisco next, then home... >> You're not stopping in Toronto???
> Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you > may yet get sick of seeing me.
You've applied for a job in Syracuse? Scharle you can't be serious.
On Nov 3, 7:10 pm, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> wrote:
> I have recently met a number of our friends on this group in real life. > This conference I have met Tom Scharle (the final "e" is sound out, it > transpires), and that was a great experience. I would say, more fun > that meeting Simon Conway Morris, Francisco Ayala, and Peter Bowler, to > name three.
> So I have direct experience that Tom is real. I failed to give him a > book, because I accidentally signed two in NY, and so I left it there
Accident hell. I refuse to feel guilty. I have showed it to my wife and kid at least 4 times and said, "You know where I got this?"
And what with looking up the refs and such and reading the background material, I am darned near through the first chapter. It doesn't get any better than that.
> for sale on eBay when I am dead and famous (heh!). But I will send him > one from Sydney when I return. He was a real help in finding material > for it, as t.o-ers know.
> One of the fun aspects of this conference was that I nearly derailed > one speaker at dinner the night before his talk, by pointing out that > the pre-Darwinian Platonism was a myth. But since he spoke concurrently > with my talk, I couldn't heckle him... he seemed relieved.
> So thanks to Tom and hi to all. San Francisco next, then home...
> >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:10:35 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> > >> wrote in <031120091910359289%j...@wilkins.id.au> :
> >> >I have recently met a number of our friends on this group in real life. > >> >This conference I have met Tom Scharle (the final "e" is sound out, it > >> >transpires), and that was a great experience. I would say, more fun > >> >that meeting Simon Conway Morris, Francisco Ayala, and Peter Bowler, to > >> >name three.
> >> >So I have direct experience that Tom is real. I failed to give him a > >> >book, because I accidentally signed two in NY, and so I left it there > >> >for sale on eBay when I am dead and famous (heh!). But I will send him > >> >one from Sydney when I return. He was a real help in finding material > >> >for it, as t.o-ers know.
> >> >One of the fun aspects of this conference was that I nearly derailed > >> >one speaker at dinner the night before his talk, by pointing out that > >> >the pre-Darwinian Platonism was a myth. But since he spoke concurrently > >> >with my talk, I couldn't heckle him... he seemed relieved.
> >> >So thanks to Tom and hi to all. San Francisco next, then home...
> >> You're not stopping in Toronto???
> >Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you > >may yet get sick of seeing me.
>> >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:10:35 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> >> >> wrote in <031120091910359289%j...@wilkins.id.au> :
>> >> >I have recently met a number of our friends on this group in real life. >> >> >This conference I have met Tom Scharle (the final "e" is sound out, it >> >> >transpires), and that was a great experience. I would say, more fun >> >> >that meeting Simon Conway Morris, Francisco Ayala, and Peter Bowler, to >> >> >name three.
>> >> >So I have direct experience that Tom is real. I failed to give him a >> >> >book, because I accidentally signed two in NY, and so I left it there >> >> >for sale on eBay when I am dead and famous (heh!). But I will send him >> >> >one from Sydney when I return. He was a real help in finding material >> >> >for it, as t.o-ers know.
>> >> >One of the fun aspects of this conference was that I nearly derailed >> >> >one speaker at dinner the night before his talk, by pointing out that >> >> >the pre-Darwinian Platonism was a myth. But since he spoke concurrently >> >> >with my talk, I couldn't heckle him... he seemed relieved.
>> >> >So thanks to Tom and hi to all. San Francisco next, then home...
>> >> You're not stopping in Toronto???
>> >Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you >> >may yet get sick of seeing me.
> > >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:10:35 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> > > >> wrote in <031120091910359289%j...@wilkins.id.au> :
> > >> >I have recently met a number of our friends on this group in real life. > > >> >This conference I have met Tom Scharle (the final "e" is sound out, it > > >> >transpires), and that was a great experience. I would say, more fun > > >> >that meeting Simon Conway Morris, Francisco Ayala, and Peter Bowler, to > > >> >name three.
> > >> >So I have direct experience that Tom is real. I failed to give him a > > >> >book, because I accidentally signed two in NY, and so I left it there > > >> >for sale on eBay when I am dead and famous (heh!). But I will send him > > >> >one from Sydney when I return. He was a real help in finding material > > >> >for it, as t.o-ers know.
> > >> >One of the fun aspects of this conference was that I nearly derailed > > >> >one speaker at dinner the night before his talk, by pointing out that > > >> >the pre-Darwinian Platonism was a myth. But since he spoke concurrently > > >> >with my talk, I couldn't heckle him... he seemed relieved.
> > >> >So thanks to Tom and hi to all. San Francisco next, then home...
> > >> You're not stopping in Toronto???
> > >Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you > > >may yet get sick of seeing me.
> > Which side of the border?
> The civilised side. With socialised medicine.
It is said that "Canada is the super ego of North America, The US its ego and Mexico its id."
-- A computer without Microsoft is like a chocolate cake without mustard.
>> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:11:57 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> >> wrote: >> >Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you >> >may yet get sick of seeing me.
>> Which side of the border?
>The civilised side. With socialised medicine.
Ottawa, then? At one of the universities, or maybe the Museum of Nature?
>> >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:10:35 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> >> >> wrote in <031120091910359289%j...@wilkins.id.au> :
>> >> >I have recently met a number of our friends on this group in real life. >> >> >This conference I have met Tom Scharle (the final "e" is sound out, it >> >> >transpires), and that was a great experience. I would say, more fun >> >> >that meeting Simon Conway Morris, Francisco Ayala, and Peter Bowler, to >> >> >name three.
>> >> >So I have direct experience that Tom is real. I failed to give him a >> >> >book, because I accidentally signed two in NY, and so I left it there >> >> >for sale on eBay when I am dead and famous (heh!). But I will send him >> >> >one from Sydney when I return. He was a real help in finding material >> >> >for it, as t.o-ers know.
>> >> >One of the fun aspects of this conference was that I nearly derailed >> >> >one speaker at dinner the night before his talk, by pointing out that >> >> >the pre-Darwinian Platonism was a myth. But since he spoke concurrently >> >> >with my talk, I couldn't heckle him... he seemed relieved.
>> >> >So thanks to Tom and hi to all. San Francisco next, then home...
>> >> You're not stopping in Toronto???
>> >Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you >> >may yet get sick of seeing me.
>> Which side of the border?
>The civilised side. With socialised medicine.
And longer life expectancy, lower infant death rate, and better outcomes for most surgery.
Too bad it is socialism. We could use it here, but if we adopted it God would punish us.
> >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:11:57 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> > >> wrote: > >> >Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you > >> >may yet get sick of seeing me.
> >> Which side of the border?
> >The civilised side. With socialised medicine.
> Ottawa, then? At one of the universities, or maybe the Museum of > Nature?
> >> >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:10:35 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> > >> >> wrote in <031120091910359289%j...@wilkins.id.au> :
> >> >> >I have recently met a number of our friends on this group in real life. > >> >> >This conference I have met Tom Scharle (the final "e" is sound out, it > >> >> >transpires), and that was a great experience. I would say, more fun > >> >> >that meeting Simon Conway Morris, Francisco Ayala, and Peter Bowler, to > >> >> >name three.
> >> >> >So I have direct experience that Tom is real. I failed to give him a > >> >> >book, because I accidentally signed two in NY, and so I left it there > >> >> >for sale on eBay when I am dead and famous (heh!). But I will send him > >> >> >one from Sydney when I return. He was a real help in finding material > >> >> >for it, as t.o-ers know.
> >> >> >One of the fun aspects of this conference was that I nearly derailed > >> >> >one speaker at dinner the night before his talk, by pointing out that > >> >> >the pre-Darwinian Platonism was a myth. But since he spoke concurrently > >> >> >with my talk, I couldn't heckle him... he seemed relieved.
> >> >> >So thanks to Tom and hi to all. San Francisco next, then home...
> >> >> You're not stopping in Toronto???
> >> >Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you > >> >may yet get sick of seeing me.
> >> Which side of the border?
> >The civilised side. With socialised medicine.
> And longer life expectancy, lower infant death rate, and better > outcomes for most surgery.
> Too bad it is socialism. We could use it here, but if we adopted > it God would punish us.
With longer life expectancy, lower infant death rate, and better outcomes for most surgery
> > >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:11:57 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> > > >> wrote: > > >> >Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you > > >> >may yet get sick of seeing me.
> > >> Which side of the border?
> > >The civilised side. With socialised medicine.
> > Ottawa, then? At one of the universities, or maybe the Museum of > > Nature?
> > > >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:11:57 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> > > > >> wrote: > > > >> >Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you > > > >> >may yet get sick of seeing me.
> > > >> Which side of the border?
> > > >The civilised side. With socialised medicine.
> > > Ottawa, then? At one of the universities, or maybe the Museum of > > > Nature?
> > Windsor, I thought.
> Nope. London, UWO. I'm a long shot, though...
That's only 2 hours at normal driving speeds from Toronto unless, as a philosopher, you're half-fast.
> >> >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:10:35 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> > >> >> wrote in <031120091910359289%j...@wilkins.id.au> :
> >> >> >I have recently met a number of our friends on this group in real life. > >> >> >This conference I have met Tom Scharle (the final "e" is sound out, it > >> >> >transpires), and that was a great experience. I would say, more fun > >> >> >that meeting Simon Conway Morris, Francisco Ayala, and Peter Bowler, to > >> >> >name three.
> >> >> >So I have direct experience that Tom is real. I failed to give him a > >> >> >book, because I accidentally signed two in NY, and so I left it there > >> >> >for sale on eBay when I am dead and famous (heh!). But I will send him > >> >> >one from Sydney when I return. He was a real help in finding material > >> >> >for it, as t.o-ers know.
> >> >> >One of the fun aspects of this conference was that I nearly derailed > >> >> >one speaker at dinner the night before his talk, by pointing out that > >> >> >the pre-Darwinian Platonism was a myth. But since he spoke concurrently > >> >> >with my talk, I couldn't heckle him... he seemed relieved.
> >> >> >So thanks to Tom and hi to all. San Francisco next, then home...
> >> >> You're not stopping in Toronto???
> >> >Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you > >> >may yet get sick of seeing me.
> >> Which side of the border?
> >The civilised side. With socialised medicine.
> And longer life expectancy, lower infant death rate, and better > outcomes for most surgery.
> Too bad it is socialism. We could use it here, but if we adopted > it God would punish us.
I always had the impression that the only thing that stereotypical Americans didn't like about socialism was the name. After all, youse guys *do* have plenty of social programs.
> > > > >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:11:57 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> > > > > >> wrote: > > > > >> >Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so > > > > >> >you > > > > >> >may yet get sick of seeing me.
> > > > >> Which side of the border?
> > > > >The civilised side. With socialised medicine.
> > > > Ottawa, then? At one of the universities, or maybe the Museum of > > > > Nature?
> > > Windsor, I thought.
> > Nope. London, UWO. I'm a long shot, though...
> That's only 2 hours at normal driving speeds from Toronto unless, as a > philosopher, you're half-fast.
The problem is that the speed i move at can be divided in half each time I travel half the distance, leading me to really having to speed up to make that last infinitesmal distance.
> > >> >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:10:35 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> > > >> >> wrote in <031120091910359289%j...@wilkins.id.au> :
> > >> >> >I have recently met a number of our friends on this group in real > > >> >> >life. > > >> >> >This conference I have met Tom Scharle (the final "e" is sound out, > > >> >> >it > > >> >> >transpires), and that was a great experience. I would say, more fun > > >> >> >that meeting Simon Conway Morris, Francisco Ayala, and Peter Bowler, > > >> >> >to > > >> >> >name three.
> > >> >> >So I have direct experience that Tom is real. I failed to give him a > > >> >> >book, because I accidentally signed two in NY, and so I left it > > >> >> >there > > >> >> >for sale on eBay when I am dead and famous (heh!). But I will send > > >> >> >him > > >> >> >one from Sydney when I return. He was a real help in finding > > >> >> >material > > >> >> >for it, as t.o-ers know.
> > >> >> >One of the fun aspects of this conference was that I nearly derailed > > >> >> >one speaker at dinner the night before his talk, by pointing out > > >> >> >that > > >> >> >the pre-Darwinian Platonism was a myth. But since he spoke > > >> >> >concurrently > > >> >> >with my talk, I couldn't heckle him... he seemed relieved.
> > >> >> >So thanks to Tom and hi to all. San Francisco next, then home...
> > >> >> You're not stopping in Toronto???
> > >> >Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you > > >> >may yet get sick of seeing me.
> > >> Which side of the border?
> > >The civilised side. With socialised medicine.
> > And longer life expectancy, lower infant death rate, and better > > outcomes for most surgery.
> > Too bad it is socialism. We could use it here, but if we adopted > > it God would punish us.
> With longer life expectancy, lower infant death rate, and better > outcomes for most surgery
Doesn't the Bible say the best fate is not to be born?
-- A computer without Microsoft is like a chocolate cake without mustard.
>> >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:10:35 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> >> >> wrote in <031120091910359289%j...@wilkins.id.au> :
>> >> >I have recently met a number of our friends on this group in real life. >> >> >This conference I have met Tom Scharle (the final "e" is sound out, it >> >> >transpires), and that was a great experience. I would say, more fun >> >> >that meeting Simon Conway Morris, Francisco Ayala, and Peter Bowler, to >> >> >name three.
>> >> >So I have direct experience that Tom is real. I failed to give him a >> >> >book, because I accidentally signed two in NY, and so I left it there >> >> >for sale on eBay when I am dead and famous (heh!). But I will send him >> >> >one from Sydney when I return. He was a real help in finding material >> >> >for it, as t.o-ers know.
>> >> >One of the fun aspects of this conference was that I nearly derailed >> >> >one speaker at dinner the night before his talk, by pointing out that >> >> >the pre-Darwinian Platonism was a myth. But since he spoke concurrently >> >> >with my talk, I couldn't heckle him... he seemed relieved.
>> >> >So thanks to Tom and hi to all. San Francisco next, then home...
>> >> You're not stopping in Toronto???
>> >Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you >> >may yet get sick of seeing me.
>> > >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:10:35 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> >> > >> wrote in <031120091910359289%j...@wilkins.id.au> :
>> > >> >I have recently met a number of our friends on this group in real life. >> > >> >This conference I have met Tom Scharle (the final "e" is sound out, it >> > >> >transpires), and that was a great experience. I would say, more fun >> > >> >that meeting Simon Conway Morris, Francisco Ayala, and Peter Bowler, to >> > >> >name three.
>> > >> >So I have direct experience that Tom is real. I failed to give him a >> > >> >book, because I accidentally signed two in NY, and so I left it there >> > >> >for sale on eBay when I am dead and famous (heh!). But I will send him >> > >> >one from Sydney when I return. He was a real help in finding material >> > >> >for it, as t.o-ers know.
>> > >> >One of the fun aspects of this conference was that I nearly derailed >> > >> >one speaker at dinner the night before his talk, by pointing out that >> > >> >the pre-Darwinian Platonism was a myth. But since he spoke concurrently >> > >> >with my talk, I couldn't heckle him... he seemed relieved.
>> > >> >So thanks to Tom and hi to all. San Francisco next, then home...
>> > >> You're not stopping in Toronto???
>> > >Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you >> > >may yet get sick of seeing me.
>> > Which side of the border?
>> The civilised side. With socialised medicine.
>It is said that "Canada is the super ego of North America, The US its >ego and Mexico its id."
>> >> >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:10:35 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> >> >> >> wrote in <031120091910359289%j...@wilkins.id.au> :
>> >> >> >I have recently met a number of our friends on this group in real life. >> >> >> >This conference I have met Tom Scharle (the final "e" is sound out, it >> >> >> >transpires), and that was a great experience. I would say, more fun >> >> >> >that meeting Simon Conway Morris, Francisco Ayala, and Peter Bowler, to >> >> >> >name three.
>> >> >> >So I have direct experience that Tom is real. I failed to give him a >> >> >> >book, because I accidentally signed two in NY, and so I left it there >> >> >> >for sale on eBay when I am dead and famous (heh!). But I will send him >> >> >> >one from Sydney when I return. He was a real help in finding material >> >> >> >for it, as t.o-ers know.
>> >> >> >One of the fun aspects of this conference was that I nearly derailed >> >> >> >one speaker at dinner the night before his talk, by pointing out that >> >> >> >the pre-Darwinian Platonism was a myth. But since he spoke concurrently >> >> >> >with my talk, I couldn't heckle him... he seemed relieved.
>> >> >> >So thanks to Tom and hi to all. San Francisco next, then home...
>> >> >> You're not stopping in Toronto???
>> >> >Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you >> >> >may yet get sick of seeing me.
>> >> Which side of the border?
>> >The civilised side. With socialised medicine.
>> And longer life expectancy, lower infant death rate, and better >> outcomes for most surgery.
>> Too bad it is socialism. We could use it here, but if we adopted >> it God would punish us. >With longer life expectancy, lower infant death rate, and better >outcomes for most surgery
You've got it. We Americans have no patience for that kind of stuff.
> >> >> >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:10:35 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> > >> >> >> wrote in <031120091910359289%j...@wilkins.id.au> :
> >> >> >> >I have recently met a number of our friends on this group in real > >> >> >> >life. > >> >> >> >This conference I have met Tom Scharle (the final "e" is sound out, > >> >> >> >it > >> >> >> >transpires), and that was a great experience. I would say, more fun > >> >> >> >that meeting Simon Conway Morris, Francisco Ayala, and Peter > >> >> >> >Bowler, to > >> >> >> >name three.
> >> >> >> >So I have direct experience that Tom is real. I failed to give him a > >> >> >> >book, because I accidentally signed two in NY, and so I left it > >> >> >> >there > >> >> >> >for sale on eBay when I am dead and famous (heh!). But I will send > >> >> >> >him > >> >> >> >one from Sydney when I return. He was a real help in finding > >> >> >> >material > >> >> >> >for it, as t.o-ers know.
> >> >> >> >One of the fun aspects of this conference was that I nearly derailed > >> >> >> >one speaker at dinner the night before his talk, by pointing out > >> >> >> >that > >> >> >> >the pre-Darwinian Platonism was a myth. But since he spoke > >> >> >> >concurrently > >> >> >> >with my talk, I couldn't heckle him... he seemed relieved.
> >> >> >> >So thanks to Tom and hi to all. San Francisco next, then home...
> >> >> >> You're not stopping in Toronto???
> >> >> >Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you > >> >> >may yet get sick of seeing me.
> >> >> Which side of the border?
> >> >The civilised side. With socialised medicine.
> >> And longer life expectancy, lower infant death rate, and better > >> outcomes for most surgery.
> >> Too bad it is socialism. We could use it here, but if we adopted > >> it God would punish us.
> >With longer life expectancy, lower infant death rate, and better > >outcomes for most surgery
> You've got it. We Americans have no patience for that kind of > stuff.
>> > >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:11:57 -0500, John Wilkins <j...@wilkins.id.au> >> > >> wrote: >> > >> >Not this time. But I've applied for a job 4 hours from Toronto, so you >> > >> >may yet get sick of seeing me.
>> > >> Which side of the border?
>> > >The civilised side. With socialised medicine.
>> > Ottawa, then? At one of the universities, or maybe the Museum of >> > Nature?
>> Windsor, I thought.
>Nope. London, UWO. I'm a long shot, though...
Let's get serious. Just how many philosophers with a published book on the history of species concepts can there possibly be in Canada? You're a shoo-in.
|
