A Mornington Crescent thread 22 Jun 2010 Using the 1972 revision of the Stovold Rules, with an Amersham reversal and a Bank Holiday, commence at Ealing Broadway. All lifts are out of order, and account must be taken of current works. Philosophy
Creationism and Intelligent Design Paper withdrawn from Synthese 30 Apr 2011 Massimo Pigliucci, head of the Philosophy Program at City University of New York, and Raphael Scholl from the Department of Philosophy at the University of Bern, have withdrawn a paper from Synthese. Here, with their permission, is the text of the letter they sent to the editors in chief: To… Read More
Biology Legal metaphysics of genes 13 Apr 2010 The recent decision in the NY district court against the breast cancer gene patent held by Myriad has many interesting aspects, but one that was brought to my attention by John Lunstroth is that the court engaged in a metaphysical dispute: are genes physical things or information? Read More
Philosophy The dogs do bark… 2 Apr 2010 In yet another attempt to special plead for their religion, Australian church leaders have again raised the old canard that “atheists are believers who hate God”. No, that would be a kind of theism, Archbishop Jensen. It’s not hard. This is basic philosophy of religion. You did do some in… Read More
OK, watch this. Ealing Broadway is an anagram of “I go learn bad way”, right? Now, a moderately bad way to learn something would be to ask my grandparents (on Dad’s side), who have been remarkably disinclined to share their knowledge ever since the nineties, when they died. Furthermore, an even worse way to learn something would be to look for my grandparents in a station named after the house in which they lived, which was called Edgware. So I believe that gets me to Edgware.
First of all, Dragon: wow. But second I want an adjudication on whether your way of learning something is sufficiently bad. We will need to consult with experts on the rules, on the tube, and on the occult.
In the interests of full disclosure, Edgware (my grandparents’ house) was in Wattle Park, Adelaide. I don’t think I’m obliged to reveal the street name and number, but I may be thinking of a different version of the game.
There is a way to avoid the construction. Take the bus to CSULB Library. Get a ride to the Blue Line; from there another bus to LAX, then any carrier to London. At Heathrow, take the Express to Paddington. Since it is a third Tuesday, you can use Bhutanese ngultrums; pence not necessary.
According to Wikipedia, “The date line poses a problem for religious travelers relative to the day on which to observe the Shabbat and Holidays.” Since I am an atheist, it does not apply.