From lojban+bncCIXohuTaHxDoy9jiBBoEzV3zaw@googlegroups.com Sun Aug 01 18:57:21 2010 Received: from mail-gx0-f189.google.com ([209.85.161.189]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1OfkHA-0004ZI-CA; Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:57:20 -0700 Received: by gxk22 with SMTP id 22sf7298989gxk.16 for ; Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:57:04 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:x-beenthere:received:received:received :received:received-spf:received:mime-version:received:received:date :message-id:subject:from:to:x-original-sender :x-original-authentication-results:reply-to:precedence:mailing-list :list-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive:sender:list-subscribe :list-unsubscribe:content-type; bh=GCnOmoQ6txmH7TieVT3xEu81WBFDSlchXEWzKEjqqik=; b=BMKtPAQTYR8CPYxTRlRNfpRCMD3lhsl95B+m/7qNkiF2vuRc5XvrLA0V/Q8K4bnLHc wDz5AmO3VsEt8w6uidDATGQDVi1T7hU8/yLCKw1IZV9+in+nvN2kP6EYA8fbiYpbnVrJ iSuzFD6t66g/z5/jZ5aVNBELsMaomDT2Rs+iQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from :to:x-original-sender:x-original-authentication-results:reply-to :precedence:mailing-list:list-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive :sender:list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type; b=Y43YocI40XFw2tFEfqg1si9PdyTLla41bIVomZbfV7HSnkfM3N1+90jFdjVkhpjfg5 7o6ynl6a6J4pmRGqjTWpYJsnAmE1GBTW7ABrefeLdGuS4MiD7SDqX3zBljiAfpJufsIE fsaANuqEDDS4Ta934yG9wAB73gjnrALjJNFVM= Received: by 10.220.60.204 with SMTP id q12mr897425vch.40.1280714216818; Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:56:56 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: lojban@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.220.199.65 with SMTP id er1ls990064vcb.1.p; Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:56:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.188.129 with SMTP id da1mr1627353vcb.9.1280714214286; Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:56:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.188.129 with SMTP id da1mr1627352vcb.9.1280714214268; Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:56:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-qy0-f174.google.com (mail-qy0-f174.google.com [209.85.216.174]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTP id e34si1351455vcm.15.2010.08.01.18.56.53; Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:56:53 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of matt.mattarn@gmail.com designates 209.85.216.174 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.216.174; Received: by mail-qy0-f174.google.com with SMTP id 7so5070265qyk.19 for ; Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:56:53 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.203.193 with SMTP id fj1mr7076767vcb.2.1280714212210; Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:56:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.44.197 with HTTP; Sun, 1 Aug 2010 18:56:52 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 21:56:52 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: [lojban] Really a Kids' Show? From: Matt Arnold To: lojban@googlegroups.com X-Original-Sender: matt.mattarn@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of matt.mattarn@gmail.com designates 209.85.216.174 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=matt.mattarn@gmail.com; dkim=pass (test mode) header.i=@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban@googlegroups.com; contact lojban+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: Sender: lojban@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Warrigal has a good point. I am really surprised to see this complex "high concept" still being called the Kids' Show. I admit I have not read all the posts, bu the project appears perilously close to bikeshedding and yakshaving on points that no child will notice, much less about. -Eppcott On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Warrigal wrote: > Guys, I know that this sort of stuff is fun to think about, but please > keep in mind that we're writing fiction, not engineering an actual > space station. The goal of engineering is to produce a system that > will actually work, but the goal of fiction writing is to make > something fun and interesting. If you think our audience will find > measurements and trigonometry interesting, then by all means, think > about them; otherwise, continue brainstorming. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "lojban" group. > To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "lojban" group. To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=en.