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Philosophy 160A

Sunday, August 6th, 2000

Logic is only the beginning of wisdom.
— Spock, Star Trek VI

If you didn’t have prior experience in Modern Algebra, Philosophy 160A was one of the toughest courses in the Symbolic Systems Program at Stanford University. If you eat Modern Algebra for breakfast, stop reading this musing immediately! If count yourself among the common folk, however, continue reading and enjoy this short introduction to the wonderful world of logic.

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No Digital Cameras!

Sunday, August 6th, 2000

Hey! Is that a digital camera? That’s really small. You, you, you can’t take that inside!

The other day, I got free lawn tickets from work to a k.d. lang and Sting concert that was sponsored by KFOG 104.5/97.7. The first set of people that I asked to go were all busy on Saturday, but the third person that I asked, Randy, was able to go. Yeah, I wasn’t going to go alone to the concert! I had never been to the Shoreline Amphitheatre before, even though I had often ridden my bike around the amphitheatre and golf course. I thought to myself that this was going to be an especially fun night, a new place to visit and some great music to listen two from two artists I particularly enjoyed.

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