tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post1549484558405887124..comments2023-12-03T20:07:04.781+11:00Comments on Lexicon Harlot: Power PointingAlexis, Baron von Harlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-64575841353378914712007-03-11T19:33:00.000+11:002007-03-11T19:33:00.000+11:00Yes, they were half-brother and sister (same fathe...Yes, they were half-brother and sister (same father, different mothers).<BR/><BR/>And I agree with you completely, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-42575115550905229892007-03-09T14:47:00.000+11:002007-03-09T14:47:00.000+11:00Just remind me, Byron and Augusta Leigh weren't ac...Just remind me, Byron and Augusta Leigh weren't actually related by blood, were they?<BR/><BR/>Re incest: I'm more concerned about positions of authority and trust being used coercively or - at the very least - against children's interests, than I am about gene pools. Byron and Augusta, from all appearances, were both empowered and consenting adults blah de blah.Alexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-49252340831829342012007-03-09T12:38:00.000+11:002007-03-09T12:38:00.000+11:00Oh, well if illustrations were involved, that's al...Oh, well if illustrations were involved, that's alright then! A friend of mine whose PhD is entirely based around computer-simulated generations of heat flow (she says casually, hoping she got that right) had to give a presentation at a conference and the powerpoint didn't work- so he had nothing to say! That's enough of a deterrent for me- but I'd make an exception for Blake too.<BR/><BR/>Did I tell you that I once had a room full of students point-blank refuse to read any Byron because they were so offended by his spot of incest? I almost said "Well, you know, the incest prohibition is just to protect the gene pool", but I caught myself just in time.<BR/><BR/>Did you see that Baudrillard died?<BR/><BR/>K (is chatty because she has to work on the really hard bit of the book today).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-87322581258506092132007-03-09T09:30:00.000+11:002007-03-09T09:30:00.000+11:00M & T:see ya lateralliteratorM & T:<BR/><BR/>see ya later<BR/>alliteratorAlexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-72559202350467589842007-03-09T09:29:00.000+11:002007-03-09T09:29:00.000+11:00Ha! Karen, that Guardian article is poifect. Power...Ha! Karen, that Guardian article is poifect. PowerPoint makes w*nkettes of us all. In my defence, the lecture was on W. Blake, and I wanted to talk about the relationship between his illustrations and his words, so the ppt wasn't entirely gratuitous. Not that I didn't exploit the opportunity to slip in a couple of irrelevant slides of Byron looking drop-dead fetching.<BR/><BR/>As for the good family MacIntosh, any 'puter named after a raincoat's going to do it for me.Alexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-31090878292110419352007-03-08T20:19:00.000+11:002007-03-08T20:19:00.000+11:00You should give a Perfectly Perspicacious Powerpoi...You should give a Perfectly Perspicacious Powerpoint Presentation Against the Patriarchy, Perfesser!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-25134901857066584152007-03-08T18:27:00.000+11:002007-03-08T18:27:00.000+11:00Prior Preparation Pleasantly perfects Powerpoint P...Prior Preparation Pleasantly perfects Powerpoint Presentations, Pancake Platters and alliterates nicely enough for me.<BR/><BR/>Hope it went well, anyhow.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371925558254933645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-69877491752389220422007-03-08T16:01:00.000+11:002007-03-08T16:01:00.000+11:00I certainly agree with you about the fortune cooki...I certainly agree with you about the fortune cookies, although pancakes probably pull in more passers-by.<BR/>My father wasn't especially patriarchal, but he did have a few strictures and one of them was "Thou shalt not ever, upon pain of death, buy an Apple computer". So it feels quite rebellious to read of someone else having one, especially after my ipod adventures a few years ago led me to the conclusion that all Apple tech support staff are under 20 and on crack. It seems like you were doubly tempting fate! Did you read <A HREF="http://education.guardian.co.uk/egweekly/story/0,,2026876,00.html" REL="nofollow">this</A> in The Guardian the other day too?<BR/><BR/>K (has an old Toshiba, because she was assured that it wouldn't break when she inevitably dropped it).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com