Comments on: More on Printers, from Bigelow http://john.jubjubs.net/2009/07/31/985/ my semi-regular stream of consciousness Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:22:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jeff Walden http://john.jubjubs.net/2009/07/31/985/#comment-9758 Jeff Walden Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:49:26 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=985#comment-9758 Pretend the || connects both carbon atoms in the above diagram. Pretend the || connects both carbon atoms in the above diagram.

]]> By: Jeff Walden http://john.jubjubs.net/2009/07/31/985/#comment-9757 Jeff Walden Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:48:54 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=985#comment-9757 This reminds me of a chemistry textbook I once used which would have occasional dry asides regarding whatever topic was being discussed. Two examples I remember (there were other good ones, I think I even skimmed the entire textbook to find all of them): Antoine Lavoisier was briefly mentioned as the father of chemistry and as one death by guillotine during the Reign of Terror with the aside "Thankfully, this doesn't happen to textbook authors any more". The other, in a section on stereoisomers, asked this question: what do you call the following molecule? (mangled due to formatting, but hopefully still legible) H - C - Ma || Pa - C - H The answer? "transparent" This reminds me of a chemistry textbook I once used which would have occasional dry asides regarding whatever topic was being discussed. Two examples I remember (there were other good ones, I think I even skimmed the entire textbook to find all of them): Antoine Lavoisier was briefly mentioned as the father of chemistry and as one death by guillotine during the Reign of Terror with the aside “Thankfully, this doesn’t happen to textbook authors any more”. The other, in a section on stereoisomers, asked this question: what do you call the following molecule? (mangled due to formatting, but hopefully still legible)

H – C – Ma
||
Pa – C – H

The answer? “transparent”

]]> By: Abi http://john.jubjubs.net/2009/07/31/985/#comment-9745 Abi Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:47:23 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=985#comment-9745 Fascinating stuff indeed. I wonder if this class is still taught at Stanford? From googling for it, I'd guess no. Or maybe, the name has changed. Fascinating stuff indeed. I wonder if this class is still taught at Stanford? From googling for it, I’d guess no. Or maybe, the name has changed.

]]> By: John http://john.jubjubs.net/2009/07/31/985/#comment-9744 John Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:22:21 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=985#comment-9744 i'm pretty sure i have your copy, actually. :-) or maybe did, and read some. fun book. i’m pretty sure i have your copy, actually. :-) or maybe did, and read some. fun book.

]]> By: Mike Beltzner http://john.jubjubs.net/2009/07/31/985/#comment-9743 Mike Beltzner Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:17:09 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=985#comment-9743 (sorry, <em>An Essay on Typography</em> is the full title!) (sorry, An Essay on Typography is the full title!)

]]> By: Mike Beltzner http://john.jubjubs.net/2009/07/31/985/#comment-9742 Mike Beltzner Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:11:28 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=985#comment-9742 Have you ever read "On Typography" by Eric Gill? It's a fantastic polemic, marginally about the production of typefaces, but actually about the loss of a connection between the working man and God due to the innovations of the industrial revolution. Fascinating reading. Have you ever read “On Typography” by Eric Gill? It’s a fantastic polemic, marginally about the production of typefaces, but actually about the loss of a connection between the working man and God due to the innovations of the industrial revolution.

Fascinating reading.

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