tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169214547496773382.post6816006478896038932..comments2023-08-07T19:02:24.870+09:00Comments on momefactory: On mid-termsmomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991056361909324844noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169214547496773382.post-15821506721572891062011-10-13T18:58:35.382+09:002011-10-13T18:58:35.382+09:00Thanks for the edits guys. Hope people who were re...Thanks for the edits guys. Hope people who were referencing this got them in time.momehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991056361909324844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169214547496773382.post-87679288710039657422011-10-13T17:21:17.698+09:002011-10-13T17:21:17.698+09:00Hoepe it's not too late, here is the right ans...Hoepe it's not too late, here is the right answer!<br /><br />"he named his project Xanadu, in honour of the poem "Kubla Khan" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge."Walterpihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11364639305813937371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169214547496773382.post-50298412360435402602011-10-13T17:19:47.528+09:002011-10-13T17:19:47.528+09:00"Who allegedly claimed to have invented the I..."Who allegedly claimed to have invented the Internet but obviously didn’t? Me (bad question; anyone known is technically a right answer)."<br /><br />Al Gore?<br /><br />It is not really obvious, since he was a big promoter of the creation of the internet. Also he never actually said he invented the internet. The actual quote is "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet."<br /><br />In a way he was a part of it's creation.lippe.tujhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384978238963444836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169214547496773382.post-31431980358802750822011-10-13T16:37:02.831+09:002011-10-13T16:37:02.831+09:00This comment has been removed by the author.lippe.tujhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384978238963444836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169214547496773382.post-81486811353036322792011-10-13T01:12:15.623+09:002011-10-13T01:12:15.623+09:00Yeah, actually Stephanie Hughes pointed that persp...Yeah, actually Stephanie Hughes pointed that perspective to me, and I thought, "now I've done put my foot in my mouth...again." But I then told her that the originality of the name is much more beautiful and substantial than where he actually was...[Harvard's graduate toilet seat, as an extreme end of the spectrum] and figured you'll understand where I'm coming from!<br /><br />As for the poem, had never heard of it before this class, so I spent some time with my friend wikipedia reading up on Mongolian history and all :) <br /><br />@Morita...what does that mean? All I see is that katakana "ne" kanji character, lol :PWalterpihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11364639305813937371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169214547496773382.post-62030319562968604572011-10-12T22:04:50.534+09:002011-10-12T22:04:50.534+09:00Avalos: Aaahh see that makes sense! I read it as w...Avalos: Aaahh see that makes sense! I read it as where was the guy physically when he came up with the name! Did find it a strange question.. :P I actually studied the poem before too. Former lit student<br /><br />Morita: lolmomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991056361909324844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169214547496773382.post-49282898762299608822011-10-12T18:42:55.767+09:002011-10-12T18:42:55.767+09:00OH, MAN!! You're such a ネ申 !!OH, MAN!! You're such a ネ申 !!morita.tujhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09216534268246136530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169214547496773382.post-54897924063227120602011-10-12T18:04:38.955+09:002011-10-12T18:04:38.955+09:00Shit, *You're the man.
...man, how very embar...Shit, *You're the man.<br /><br />...man, how very embarrassing! I'm usually a grammar Nazi and now I keep making all these typos! :'( What a shame....Walterpihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11364639305813937371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169214547496773382.post-57167434929257423712011-10-12T18:02:55.533+09:002011-10-12T18:02:55.533+09:00Tell it again! lol
Your the man bro! Your dedicat...Tell it again! lol<br /><br />Your the man bro! Your dedication to the class is unrivaled.<br /><br />But about project Xanadu's name origin:<br /><br />http://xanadu.com/HISTORY/<br /><br />"ABOUT THE NAME<br /><br /> About the name: No, we did not get it from Olivia Newton-John. It is an actual place in Mongolia which is described in a poem considered by many the most romantic poem in the English language-- "Kubla Khan" by Coleridge. The poem begins,<br /> In Xanadu did Kubla Khan<br /> A stately Pleasure Dome decree, ...<br /> and goes on to describe that eerie and beautiful palace with innuendos of sensuality and madness. This poem's tradition also associates the name "Xanadu" with memory and lost work, because Coleridge said he lost part of the poem due to a mundane interruption. We chose the name "Xanadu", with all these connotations, to represent a magic place of literary memory and freedom, where nothing would be forgotten.<br /><br /> The "freedom" part applies even today: the ruins of of Kublai Khan's actual palace at Xanadu have been placed off limits to Mongolians by the Chinese government, because of its symbolism of Mongolian independence. (See "Xanadu Remains Closed, Controversial" at http://www.taklamakan.org/smongol-l/archive/scmp053198.html.)"Walterpihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11364639305813937371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169214547496773382.post-84486931616857774372011-10-12T14:02:23.166+09:002011-10-12T14:02:23.166+09:00Cool story, Bro.Cool story, Bro<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/entries/icons/original/000/000/346/969638-cool_story__bro_super.jpg?1244744838" rel="nofollow">.</a>Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04478545487584654851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169214547496773382.post-3441548524428024052011-10-12T13:53:21.745+09:002011-10-12T13:53:21.745+09:00And it helps a lot since the subject concerning th...And it helps a lot since the subject concerning the blog post was not visibly available until now. (i missed last week's class) :) Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15053185995743220563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169214547496773382.post-33139949181081104882011-10-12T13:50:56.702+09:002011-10-12T13:50:56.702+09:00WOW this is amazing!WOW this is amazing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15053185995743220563noreply@blogger.com