Murray Gell-man link, who was Feynman's Caltech buddy.
I once got into tiff in emails or my blog comments about his name with Carol Herman. You see, I knew a fair bit about the name "Gell-Mann" and it's etymology for reasons unrelated to Murray. But Carol Herman wouldn't back down.
I think that's around the time I asked her to stop commenting. I can't stand arguing with people like that.
At least you know where you stand with Everything Not Forbidden Is Compulsory.
I was raised with We Assume You Know What Is Forbidden And What Is Compulsory And We Expect You To Act Accordingly. And I didn't know either category. Which wasn't necessarily their fault. I mean you can pound it into a kids head but a kid is still a kid and needs to be whacked until he stops getting it all wrong. They forgot to whack me. Enough.
Murray Gell-man link, who was Feynman's Caltech buddy.
ReplyDeleteI once got into tiff in emails or my blog comments about his name with Carol Herman. You see, I knew a fair bit about the name "Gell-Mann" and it's etymology for reasons unrelated to Murray. But Carol Herman wouldn't back down.
I think that's around the time I asked her to stop commenting. I can't stand arguing with people like that.
I don't Carol Herman would contribute much here. Plus my blood pressure couldn't take it.
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I love those books.
Herman's batshit crazy and not in a good way.
I should re-read that. It's been decades.
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Nice! I use the software on my PC. My eyes are liking the adjustable print size.
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ReplyDeleteAt least you know where you stand with Everything Not Forbidden Is Compulsory.
ReplyDeleteI was raised with We Assume You Know What Is Forbidden And What Is Compulsory And We Expect You To Act Accordingly. And I didn't know either category. Which wasn't necessarily their fault. I mean you can pound it into a kids head but a kid is still a kid and needs to be whacked until he stops getting it all wrong. They forgot to whack me. Enough.