Why does this quotation seem apt?
PLEASE ACCEPT MY RESIGNATION. I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT
WILL ACCEPT ME AS A MEMBER.
Groucho Marx
US comedian with Marx Brothers (1890 - 1977)
I suppose I could just be suffering from sour grapes, but I suspect it
is because I have now come to see what Grouvho means - All clubs are
just cliques based united by hubris.
Cheers, Alastair.
On Jun 6, 1:05 pm, Alastair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Jun 5, 12:46 am, "Michael Tobis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I have an opportunity to set up a journal club in Second Life.
>
> > I would like to base it on journal club at U of Chicago, with a
> > quarterly focus, starting each quarter with a general topic, beginning
> > with review papers and moving historically through the topic to
> > current controversies. I'd expect participants to have a degree in a
> > physical science; either an advanced degree or ongoing work toward one
> > is preferred. This will cost me a little money which I'll pay out of
> > pocket the first year if there is sufficient interest. If we get
> > enough momentum I'll take up a collection for the second year.
>
> > Topics would be pleistocene paleoclimate, climate dynamics,
> > glaciology, biogeochemistry. I am interested in mathematical and
> > statistical rigor but I am totally not interested in hockey sticks and
> > century to millenial reconstrictions. Also, this is not an occasion
> > for policy nattering. (I have no trouble managing that; keeping up
> > with the literature in my relatively isolated position is much
> > harder.)
>
> > Membership in Second Life is free; it requires access to a decent
> > computer and a fast internet connection. We'll try to get the audio
> > channel working. I'd like to get on the order of a dozen participants.
>
> > Please let me know if you are interested. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> > thanks
> > mt
>
> I might be interested in joining if I knew what a journal club was.
> Do you have a link to the U of Chicago one? Even if you won't have me
> I am curious to know what I am missing out on.
>
> Cheers, Alastair.
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