The Aesthetics and Beauty of Knowledge
Shih was the opposite of facts and raw information; shih was the elegance of knowledge, the insight and skill to organize knowledge into meaningful patterns. As an artist chooses colours or light to make her pictures, a master of shih chooses textures of knowledge – various ideas, myths, abstractions, and theories – to create a way of seeing the world. The aesthetics and beauty of knowledge – this was shih.
– David Zindell, The Broken God, 1993
Geek Attitude
The attitude thing is about flexibility, portability, creativity, sociability and jamming (ran out of suitable “ity” words!). It’s about improvising – in the practical and musical senses of the word; not getting tangled in boundaries and the “right” way to do things.
Definitely the only way to travel.
– Martin Delaney – “Laptop Music”.
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Geekiest marriage proposals of all time
Nice post on NetFlash.
Here are more than 20 marriage proposals that are beyond the capacity of ordinary men.
The best suggestions are in the comments; I like this one (by Hannibal Tabu):
My wife proposed at sunrise overlooking a great view, and had a friend dressed in a Darth Vader costume bring up the ring, saying the Force was strong with us. Yes, she proposed to me. (…)
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