He had bought a large map representing the sea,
   Without the least vestige of land:
And the crew were much pleased when they found it to be
   A map they could all understand.

“What’s the good of Mercator’s North Poles and Equators,
   Tropics, Zones, and Meridian Lines?”
So the Bellman would cry: and the crew would reply,
   “They are merely conventional signs!

“Other maps are such shapes, with their islands and capes!
   But we’ve got our brave Captain to thank”

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Great post about Modernism by Bad Horse, here. Good to see you dropping in like that.

So, read his blog post. Then read Mr Numbers blog post. Then, go and get a degree in semiotics.

All ready? Good, let's begin.

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Two days until the start of Everfree Northwest, but I leave for the Emerald City tomorrow. If any of you are going to be there and want to meet up, send me a PM and I’ll give you some contact information; I don’t have a smart phone, so the most reliable way of contacting me while I’m wandering around the convention is likely to be an actual, honest-to-god phone call.

I know, shocking.

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