Mon Mar 13 2000 06:37:
I like the phrase 'The thinking {man's, person's} x". It lets you
say 'This is like x except it's good', kind of clearing the room of
the foul presence of x by taking the moral high ground and acknowledging
its similarilty to whatever you've got.
This is my new "It's a beer." Whenever anyone attempts to prevent
me from getting x, I will say "When you're asking the greatest
question ever, you need x." It worked for this guy. Only he is
asking the greatest question ever. But still. I'm too cool for
silica clouds, baby. Mon Mar 13 2000 07:30:
Words to live by: (from this fab article):
As early as 2011, NASA hopes to launch what may be the most ambitious
telescope ever conceived: the Terrestrial Planet Finder. Scientists hope it can be
used to answer the question of whether life exists on planets beyond our solar
system. "When you're asking the greatest question ever, you need a great
telescope," says Charles Beichman, project scientist for the telescope.
