The log from Summer Solstice
Thu Feb 24 13:22:55 2005 PST
Vandiver has arrived.
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Vandiver holds up a big sign: | winner |
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Iraheta says, "he talked about revolution a lot "
Vandiver says, "yes, yes he did"
Iraheta asks, "so he talked about the revolution of computers and the questioning computers right?"
Vandiver says, "sure"
Vandiver says, "lol"
Iraheta says, "are all your answers going to be like that"
Vandiver says, "i don't really like anything in this book, it's all to liberal "
Vandiver says, "i'm a conserv repub"
Iraheta says, "but the point is just to interpret the context"
Vandiver says, "some of the things ppl say in this class r way dumb anyway"
Iraheta says, "yea"
Vandiver says, "that's hard to do when there are diff leveles of political n economic understanding and the text requires at least so knowledge of either subject to form a valid opin"
Iraheta says, "if you don't agree then, what is it that you disagree with? "
Thu Feb 24 13:32:59 2005 PST
Iraheta says, "yea i guess that is true"
Vandiver says, "i dissagree with the notion that it is my fault that the poor and 3rd world don't have technology"
Vandiver says, "i don't like someone telling me that i have to care that the savages in austrailia don't have computers, when they don't even realize that r missing something"
Iraheta says, "i see your point and i do see that by us moving forward it is not our fault that they stay behind "
Vandiver says, "exactly"
Vandiver says, "ignorence is bliss and most of the time they don't want or care to know "
Iraheta says, "leaving that aside they don't miss what they never had"
Vandiver says, "right"
Vandiver says, "it is an american elitist view to think that ppl r unhappy unless they have what we have"
Vandiver says, "espec when most americans are unhappy"
Iraheta says, "but going on to winner i think that he was really questining that computer were getting to ahead of there time and what problems it could bring"
Vandiver says, "ya"
Vandiver says, "revolution"
Iraheta has disconnected.
Vandiver has disconnected.
A satellite from the 'Keep space clean' department picks up Iraheta to get her back to the right orbit.
A satellite from the 'Keep space clean' department picks up Vandiver to get it back to the right orbit.
Thu Feb 24 14:10:43 2005 PST
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