[sort of an FYI.] (01)
Just browsing around at development stuff and came across this page
that had nothing (really) to do with programming that I thought some
might find interesting: (02)
How we confuse symbols and things
http://www.arachnoid.com/lutusp/symbols.html (03)
[Dennis, this addresses some of the things you and I have discussed.] (04)
Murray (05)
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Murray Altheim http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/murray/
Knowledge Media Institute
The Open University, Milton Keynes, Bucks, MK7 6AA, UK . (06)
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): After English, astrology is my second
language. Like a language, it's both logical and messy; it's
useful in making sense of the world, yet full of crazy-making
ambiguities. At its best, astrology is a playful study of the
metaphorical link between the human psyche and the sun, moon,
and planets. It's not a science. It's an elegant system of
symbols, an art form with a special capacity to feed the soul
and educate the imagination. When regarded as a precise method
for predicting the future or when used to pander to the ego's
obsessions, it becomes a deserving target for satire. So there
you have it, Leo. I've clarified the essential views that
underlie all I do in this horoscope column, and which therefore
color the relationship between you and me. Now I challenge you
to do what I just did: Get together with the people you care
about and articulate the fundamental assumptions that form the
basis of your connection.
-- Rob Brezny's horoscope for 4 Feb 2004
http://www.freewillastrology.com/ (07)
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