Comments on: Random Acts of Senseless Infrastructure Renewal http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/12/05/random-acts-of-senseless-infrastructure-renewal/ over 5 billion neurons served Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:20:20 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Madeleine Robins http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/12/05/random-acts-of-senseless-infrastructure-renewal/comment-page-1/#comment-23385 Madeleine Robins Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:04:17 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/12/05/random-acts-of-senseless-infrastructure-renewal/#comment-23385 God, I'd forgotten that bit from <i>Good News</i>. Life imitating art imitating life. The French are also excellent cooks, I've heard. And make a tolerable bottle of wine. God, I’d forgotten that bit from Good News. Life imitating art imitating life.

The French are also excellent cooks, I’ve heard. And make a tolerable bottle of wine.

]]> By: Caroline Spector http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/12/05/random-acts-of-senseless-infrastructure-renewal/comment-page-1/#comment-23308 Caroline Spector Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:51:58 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/12/05/random-acts-of-senseless-infrastructure-renewal/#comment-23308 And this is why the French, despite many annoying habits, are so much cooler than we are. And this is why the French, despite many annoying habits, are so much cooler than we are.

]]> By: Bradley Denton http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/12/05/random-acts-of-senseless-infrastructure-renewal/comment-page-1/#comment-23287 Bradley Denton Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:26:35 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/12/05/random-acts-of-senseless-infrastructure-renewal/#comment-23287 Once again, a science fiction writer's prediction comes true! In John Kessel's terrific <strong>Good News From Outer Space </strong>(1989), there's a brief reference to "Dadaist punks" who do things like break into cars . . . and install expensive stereo systems. Once again, a science fiction writer’s prediction comes true!

In John Kessel’s terrific Good News From Outer Space (1989), there’s a brief reference to “Dadaist punks” who do things like break into cars . . . and install expensive stereo systems.

]]> By: Bill Bottorff http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/12/05/random-acts-of-senseless-infrastructure-renewal/comment-page-1/#comment-23262 Bill Bottorff Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:40:12 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/12/05/random-acts-of-senseless-infrastructure-renewal/#comment-23262 This seems to me to be one of the important issues of modern governance: knowing how, and when, to get out of the way. Great piece! Bill This seems to me to be one of the important issues of modern governance: knowing how, and when, to get out of the way.
Great piece!
Bill

]]> By: Morgan J. Locke http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/12/05/random-acts-of-senseless-infrastructure-renewal/comment-page-1/#comment-23207 Morgan J. Locke Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:49:17 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/12/05/random-acts-of-senseless-infrastructure-renewal/#comment-23207 Brilliant! Brilliant!

]]> By: Steven Gould http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/12/05/random-acts-of-senseless-infrastructure-renewal/comment-page-1/#comment-23203 Steven Gould Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:36:18 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/12/05/random-acts-of-senseless-infrastructure-renewal/#comment-23203 Ohmighod! That is so cool. I particularly loved Carrol's opening paragraph: <blockquote> This is such a wonderful story. It should serve as an example to us all, and as a shining light to the young. Yes, you can do something positive for society, while still breaking the law and cheesing everybody off! It's win-win. </blockquote> Ohmighod!

That is so cool. I particularly loved Carrol’s opening paragraph:

This is such a wonderful story. It should serve as an example to us all, and as a shining light to the young. Yes, you can do something positive for society, while still breaking the law and cheesing everybody off! It’s win-win.

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