01-28-2010, 12:20 PM
Quote:Absolutely. He does nothing illegal, and discusses the problems of having to ignore some rules completely and use watered-down versions of others. He also uses excuses like saying the translation has been wrong and thus it's not really clear what "literally" means in this context, and points out some inconsistencies.Well, thanks for the reference. I might read that for fun, sounds like my kind of guy.
The attempt should not be taken too seriously, but I liked the general idea.:)
His previous project, to read the entire Encylopaedia Britannica, reminds me of another one of my favourites, Bob Harris - the kind of guy who knows it's impossible to know everything, but has a good time trying. For those interested in this kind of intellectual exercise, I'd recommend Prisoner of Trebekistan. But now we're far afield.
-Jester