The reported last words of
Apple founder Steve Jobs were
"Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow."
In the spirit of these words, a
Google search from today—
See also…
- Lemniscate in this journal as well as
- Stone Junction and
- Infinite Jest .
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Apple Meets Pumpkin
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Friday, March 4, 2011
Infinite Jest
Two items from the August 5, 2005, anniversary
of the day Marilyn Monroe was found dead—
2. Literary Symbol —
See also related material on Hollywood.
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Sunday, April 4, 2010
Virgil Vigil
Two definitions–
"In Dante's Inferno the Harrowing of Hell is mentioned in Canto IV by the pilgrim's guide Virgil." —Wikipedia
"The Easter Vigil…. is held in the hours of darkness between sunset on Holy Saturday and sunrise on Easter Day." —Wikipedia
Two more, of acronyms coined by Philip Rieff—
"Rieff is critical of the present 'pop' culture that glories in the 'primacies of possibility' and prefers 'both/and' to 'either/or.' … the 'via'— the 'vertical in authority'—… teaches us our place as we assent to and ascend on via’s ladder." —Philip Manning
Related material:
The infinity symbol, as sketched in a touching
attempt at scholarship by the late
"both/and" novelist David Foster Wallace—
Lemniscate with Cartesian cross—
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Saturday, April 3, 2010
Infinite Jest
"Democrats– in conclusion– Democrats in America
were put on earth to do one thing– Drag the
ignorant hillbilly half of this country into the next
century, which in their case is the 19th."
Reply to Maher:
"Hell is other people."
— Jean-Paul Sartre
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Related material: Dragging Maher into the 18th century– From
Related material– Lemniscate to Langlands (2004) |
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Friday, August 5, 2005
Friday August 5, 2005
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Saturday, January 17, 2004
Saturday January 17, 2004
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