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Skriven 2015-10-23 12:43:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Re: permanency 359
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-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 10-19-15  02:11 <=-

 >  ML> I don't know if it's a romantic view of the olden days,
 >  ML> but it seems to me that research used to reflect on the
 >  ML> reputation of the researcher, to the degree that some
 >  ML> value was given to the notion of "truth." Of course Glen
 >  ML> would say, "as Pilate said, what is truth?"
 > Probably at least somewhat romanticised... although I think there was
 > more weight given to truth and verifiability and accuracy... 
 ML> More personal accountability, I'd have thought. If your
 ML> name is closely associated with what you say, you tend
 ML> to be a little careful.

As long as one cares... I suppose there is more group research nowadays
instead of individual researchers with a single reputation on the line,
though... 

 > But I'm sure there
 > have always been some charlatans out there... And it can be
 ML> Indeed there were, but the record is of them gulling the
 ML> gullible public, not so much the rest of the academic 
 ML> community.

I'd've said some of each...
 
 > argued that a cynical Pilate didn't want to know if there was truth...
 > possibly because it might have demanded something from him that he
 > wasn't willing to give... ;)
 ML> Not on topic, but this is the dilemma of the honest bureaucrat.
 ML> To what degree is he willing to risk a cushy situation to rock
 ML> a boat, even one that richly deserves rocking?

That too...

 >  ML> Nothing's permanent. Anyhow, we're sitting pretty if our
 >  ML> big problem is having more than enough to eat.
 > Indeed.
 ML> We didn't have supper last night (except for a beer and a
 ML> candy bar each). It was a disappointment - the place we had
 ML> targeted was full - but seems to have had no permanent
 ML> consequence.

One night isn't going to starve a person...  :)  But it's sad when one
is expecting great things and can't do them... ;0   Slightly skewed, I
introduced a friend to Tandoor of India yesterday for lunch, made a
convert of her to Indian food, and had no interest in supper last
night... fortunately for me, Richard had independently had a filling
enough lunch to not want/need supper either... So what was planned for
last night will wait for another night... ;) 
 
 >  ML> What about sandwiches made out of minced mushrooms (I thought to
 >  ML> type ground mushrooms, but then most of them are ground mushroons).
 > (snicker)...   Only if there's a real burger underneath the minced
 > mushrooms...  ;)
 ML> I wasn't thinking of that, but a mushroom burger with
 ML> a nice third-pound medium-rare meat patty sounds good
 ML> right around now.

That it does...  :)
 
 >  ML> Sellavy. I hope no major damage was done.
 > Naw... Not like it would break a bank or anything... ;)
 ML> Then there was the time I tried to select a recipe out
 ML> of my database and ended up appending the whole file
 ML> to the end of the message. That might have been before
 ML> you were here.

Quite possible before my time... that would be rather a disaster,
although some bbses would have simply chopped off most of that message
as it passed through their gates...  

 >  ML> Title: Lethal Layers
 > Not even a wild guess on that one...  ;)  Doesn't even look all that
 > calorific, nor much resemblance to the Death by Chocolate recipes... :)
 ML> Perhaps a taste-bud killer.

Perhaps.  :) 

 ML> Title: Saucy Scalloped Beef or Turkey pie
 ML> 1 x  285ml Heinz Chili Sauce
 ML> ... 'at's a lot of chili sauce ...

Guess they wanted it pretty saucy... I did note that only half of that
went into the pie, the other half was saved to pour over it after
cooking... presumably one could hold back some at that point if less was
desired...  ;)

ttyl        neb

... Life is one long process of getting tired

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