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[csail-related] GSB Tonight: Freedoms.
No, not even close to a week (more like 10 minutes). But thank you for
suggesting I do! I'm glad it amuses :-) I guess the strageness of my
brain has *some* use, eh?
-- jam
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Jen Borucki <jlb at csail.mit.edu> wrote:
> Do you spend all week thinking this shit up? If I tried to compose such
> humor every Friday, I would never get anything else done. Bravo. I have yet
> to make a benefit, but I do enjoy these emails.
>
> signed,
>
> ~ angry conservaliberaltarian with no revolution to join.
>
>
> On 09/27/2013 02:39 PM, Andrew "Jamoozy" Correa wrote:
>
>> I've been thinking about freedom a bit. I can't help but wonder if
>> freedom
>> is really a good thing [1]. What are the benefits of freedom? And what
>> is
>> the difference between freedom and power? I have my ideas, but chances
>> are
>> you're subscribed to csail-related, so you probably do too [2].
>>
>> I've been thinking about prejudice and sexism. On the one hand, you can't
>> judge a book by its cover, but on the other hand, people do have some
>> control over their appearance [3]. If I see a guy walking down the street
>> in an officer of the law's uniform, I don't think it would be amiss for me
>> to assume he's a cop [4].
>>
>> I've been thinking about conservative vs. liberal ideals. Being liberated
>> sounds great, but so does conserving your resources. It's odd that those
>> are "opposites" in America. It seems there would be a time and place for
>> both ideas. Certainly there are situations where they would need to get
>> along [5]. Yet here those parties are, disagreeing about everything.
>> Even
>> scientific fact [6].
>>
>> Let's talk about research [7] at this week's:
>>
>> +- -+
>> girl scout benefit -+- 5:30 pm -+- 32-G9 lounge
>> +- -+
>>
>> For those coming from elsewhere: Building 32 is
>> <http://whereis.mit.edu/map-**jpg?selection=32<http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=32>
>> >
>> Once you are in 32, just take the G-elevator to the 9th
>> floor and we will be in the lounge that you will be looking at
>> <http://projects.csail.mit.**edu/gsb<http://projects.csail.mit.edu/gsb>
>> >
>>
>> [1] It's a Dr. of *philosophy*.
>> [2] Hi, Richard!
>> [3] Proof by Michael Jackson.
>> [4] And if it is, may Thor's mighty hammer help us all.
>> [5] Conserve your ammo so that you can liberally apply it to your enemies.
>> [6] See last email ... I can't get over that.
>> [7] There's no way this is happening.
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