Making Light :: The preserved skeleton of an argument :: comments http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#comments Language, fraud, folly, truth, history, and knitting. Et cetera. en Tue, 27 May 2003 11:04:44 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.34-en The preserved skeleton of an argument I found the perfectly preserved and articulated skeleton of an argument in a comments thread on Kuro5hin. The site's indented-outline... I found the perfectly preserved and articulated skeleton of an argument in a comments thread on Kuro5hin. The site's indented-outline... http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html The preserved skeleton of an argument -- comment #1 from Johan A comment from Johan A on 27.May.03 I'm disappointed. Four days of argumentation and still no references to Hitler or the NSDAP. What is the world coming to?

]]> <p>Posted May 27, 2003 11:04 AM by Johan A</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20916 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20916 Tue, 27 May 2003 11:04:44 -0500 The preserved skeleton of an argument -- comment #2 from sennoma comment from sennoma on 27.May.03 No one has explained what the argument was seeking at that altitude.

]]> <p>Posted May 27, 2003 11:43 AM by sennoma</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20919 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20919 Tue, 27 May 2003 11:43:42 -0500 The preserved skeleton of an argument -- comment #3 from Rachel comment from Rachel on 27.May.03 Somehow I'm strongly put in mind of "Waiting for Godot."

]]> <p>Posted May 27, 2003 12:50 PM by Rachel</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20920 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20920 Tue, 27 May 2003 12:50:24 -0500 The preserved skeleton of an argument -- comment #4 from Jim Meadows comment from Jim Meadows on 27.May.03 So Otherkin are those who believe themselves to be physically or spiritually other than human? You mean, like .... slans?

]]> <p>Posted May 27, 2003 1:14 PM by Jim Meadows</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20922 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20922 Tue, 27 May 2003 13:14:25 -0500 The preserved skeleton of an argument -- comment #5 from Dave Bell comment from Dave Bell on 27.May.03 I prefer the photo to the argument.

]]> <p>Posted May 27, 2003 1:31 PM by Dave Bell</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20923 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20923 Tue, 27 May 2003 13:31:45 -0500 The preserved skeleton of an argument -- comment #6 from Stefan Jones comment from Stefan Jones on 27.May.03 Set the post titles to a Philip Glass score, add a choir going through the Greek alphabet, and you've got yourself a avant-garde operetta!

]]> <p>Posted May 27, 2003 4:23 PM by Stefan Jones</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20929 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20929 Tue, 27 May 2003 16:23:23 -0500 The preserved skeleton of an argument -- comment #7 from Teresa Nielsen Hayden comment from Teresa Nielsen Hayden on 27.May.03 It would work. You could loop straight back around from the end to the second line, skipping "Yes it is different. by tkatchev":
Actually by DrH0ffm4n
guh? by delmoi
Scuse me? by DrH0ffm4n
Don't be fatuous by CaptainSuperBoy
Really? by tkatchev
Certainly by CaptainSuperBoy
Then at the end you could do "Yes it is different. by tkatchev" one last time.

]]> <p>Posted May 27, 2003 5:56 PM by Teresa Nielsen Hayden</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20930 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20930 Tue, 27 May 2003 17:56:46 -0500 The preserved skeleton of an argument -- comment #8 from Bob Webber comment from Bob Webber on 27.May.03 "Not necessarily: I could be arguing in my spare time."

]]> <p>Posted May 27, 2003 7:58 PM by Bob Webber</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20931 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20931 Tue, 27 May 2003 19:58:51 -0500 The preserved skeleton of an argument -- comment #9 from Cassandra Phillips-Sears comment from Cassandra Phillips-Sears on 28.May.03 Jim: Yup. What's a slan?

]]> <p>Posted May 28, 2003 7:12 PM by Cassandra Phillips-Sears</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20983 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20983 Wed, 28 May 2003 19:12:43 -0500 The preserved skeleton of an argument -- comment #10 from Stefan Jones comment from Stefan Jones on 28.May.03 Cassandra:

Telepathic mutant humans from AE Van Vogt's novel, SLAN. Tan tendrils in their hair. Persecuted. Arguably the inspiration for X-Men and others of that ilk.

Fans of the (1950s?) jokingly (I guess) associated themselves with Slan.

]]> <p>Posted May 28, 2003 7:36 PM by Stefan Jones</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20985 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20985 Wed, 28 May 2003 19:36:02 -0500 The preserved skeleton of an argument -- comment #11 from Teresa Nielsen Hayden comment from Teresa Nielsen Hayden on 28.May.03 "Fans are slans!" -- Claude Degler

]]> <p>Posted May 28, 2003 7:49 PM by Teresa Nielsen Hayden</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20988 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#20988 Wed, 28 May 2003 19:49:21 -0500 The preserved skeleton of an argument -- comment #12 from Ed Gaillard comment from Ed Gaillard on 29.May.03 This reminded my of a Usenet post from way back that had always stuck in my mind. Luckily, I remembered enough details to find it on Deja Google. Somehow, I remembered there being more '>'s. Enjoy!

]]> <p>Posted May 29, 2003 1:50 PM by Ed Gaillard</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#21053 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#21053 Thu, 29 May 2003 13:50:17 -0500 The preserved skeleton of an argument -- comment #13 from Brttn comment from Brttn on 1.Jun.03 Y ppl ctll wrr m. Th fct tht y spnd tm rgng, r "dscssng" smthng tht s s bvsl wrng, sch s "thrKn" rll xstng s dstrbng.
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]]> <p>Posted June 1, 2003 5:53 PM by Brttn</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#21147 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#21147 Sun, 01 Jun 2003 17:53:37 -0500 The preserved skeleton of an argument -- comment #14 from Teresa Nielsen Hayden comment from Teresa Nielsen Hayden on 1.Jun.03 Brtt, there's a world of difference between Fishers of Men and Trollers for Newbies.

If on the other hand you're sincere, may God bless and keep you, and be merciful to you, and rebalance your wits; and may He of His mercy grant me that you have a fixed IP address.

Also: I know you're not going to understand this, but thank you for providing yet another illustration of the "You folks/You people" rule. As it says right there in the Summa Theologica, God loves reproducible results.

]]> <p>Posted June 1, 2003 6:32 PM by Teresa Nielsen Hayden</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#21148 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#21148 Sun, 01 Jun 2003 18:32:25 -0500 The preserved skeleton of an argument -- comment #15 from thing is comment from thing is on 25.Sep.03 Threads like this are inevitable because k5 is an enormous wankfest.

]]> <p>Posted September 25, 2003 2:13 PM by thing is</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#28624 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002643.html#28624 Thu, 25 Sep 2003 14:13:55 -0500