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Re: Battle of the Epics – Iliad and Mahabharata

Gerald R. Lucas — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 23:13:11 -0000

Hello, could you please clarify what your source is for Abram(s)? Also, I do not think you are quoting Abram in the paragraph that begins "Abram also looks at the various open-ended definitions by some of the other critics:" as I wrote that during my Master's studies in the 90s. Could you have made an error? Thanks for checking.

Re: The Norman Mailer Society – Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Medium | The...

Gerald R. Lucas — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 07:10:23 -0000

Right. If you tell me the photos you're interested in, I can try to get you more information.

Re: The Norman Mailer Society – Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Medium | The...

Gerald R. Lucas — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 12:42:15 -0000

We have a Flickr account where we post all images. Can you find what you need there, or were you looking for something else?

Re: 2017 Chevy Volt Review wrap up: Best all-around mainstream EV I’ve driven…for next few years anyway

Gerald R. Lucas — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 12:10:02 -0000

This has been my experience, too — and not just with Chevy. No one around here knows much about EVs, nor are the dealerships motivated to give a solid test-drive experience. None of the several I drove even had the battery charged. Nor did many know about the service schedules — not even the mechanics.

Along those same lines: can anyone tell me if this gas-centric thinking is still in the small details of the car. For example, does the navigation still have gas stations of POIs, or are those replaced with charging stations? Does the app allow you to see current charge? I was really impressed with the Tesla Type 3 introduction; I guess I just want manufacturers to show us they're serious about EVs.

Re: Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath ➔

Gerald R. Lucas — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 10:47:07 -0000

True, not one of their best songs.

Re: The Norman Mailer Society — Jerry Tallmer, Critic Who Created the Obies, Dies at 93

Gerald R. Lucas — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 08:03:17 -0000

Glad to, Abby. And sorry for your loss.

Re: LitMUSE News — Norman Mailer Study Guide A collection of links...

Gerald R. Lucas — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 14:32:50 -0000

Great points, Alexander; thanks for commenting.

As far as Dostoyevsky's "well balanced" characters, I think you might have something there. I agree, too, that Gilmore seems to lack much goodness. However, that may be the aspect of him that is most interesting when we view our sympathy for him. While he might lack "goodness," there is still something there that makes him human and strikes a chord with us — still something that attracts us to him. Yes, he is mostly repulsive, but there is something. In this way, I think my comparison to Smerdyakov is strong: he, like Gilmore, might have had the goodness beat out of him by life. Yet, despite his evil, he is an (integral?) aspect of humanity. (It's been a while since I read BK, but I remember having less sympathy for Smerdyakov than I had for Gilmore.)

Thanks for posting the painting. I'll have to revisit this section of ES. If you have more information, by all means post it. Cheers!

Re: Autumn & Jerry

Gerald R. Lucas — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:40:47 -0000

Purty. The weather was pretty great up there.

Re: Jhary, Love Poem I loved you well. Affection’s fire...

Gerald R. Lucas — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 08:46:57 -0000

I'm sorry, I do not know the translator for certain. It might have been my Russian professor in graduate school. If you find out, will you let me know, so I can give proper credit?

Re: Autumn & Jerry

Gerald R. Lucas — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:26:59 -0000

Who was that fat guy?

Re: Man Asks Mike Rowe for “Life Advice” – His Response is the Best Thing You’ll Read Today

Gerald R. Lucas — Mon, 05 May 2014 18:15:30 -0000

I can't help thinking that there's some wisdom here, too, for potential college students.

Re: Autumn & Jerry

Gerald R. Lucas — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 18:51:56 -0000

Yes, this was damn tasty, but my favorite burger so far in Atlanta would still have to be Farmburger.

Re: LitMUSE+ – New Media Writing 3 Watch Big Thinkers with...

Gerald R. Lucas — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:24:45 -0000

One additional text that you might consider for this assignment is Turkle's recent TEDtalk “Connected, but Alone?” She has some additional insights since her Big Thinkers interview and is worth your time.

Re: Writing for Digital Media — Some Notes on Tumblr

Gerald R. Lucas — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 13:36:56 -0000

Please try again. You must use complete URLs for links to work.

Re: Snowpocalypse 2014: Web Work

Gerald R. Lucas — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:51:14 -0000

Thanks, @Paweł Kadysz. I see your point about portfolios; I guess I was thinking about a developer's club: access to all your themes for developers to create Tumblr sites for clients. Just an idea.

Thanks, again, for the great work.

Re: LitMUSE+

Gerald R. Lucas — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 10:32:27 -0000

I’m going to get a shirt that says “It’s on the syllabus.” ;-)

Re: Writing for Digital Media — Introductions (Spring 2014)

Gerald R. Lucas — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 17:40:54 -0000

What sort of photography do you do? My wife and I take portraits. How do you pronounce your first name?

Welcome to the class.

Re: Writing for Digital Media — Introductions (Spring 2014)

Gerald R. Lucas — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:32:02 -0000

Writing is code. Welcome to the class!

Re: Self-Actualization, “Reason”, and Religion

Gerald R. Lucas — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 09:50:10 -0000

Good post, especially your thoughts on religion v. reason. Can either one (or both) be an oppressive ideological stance? I have some (old) thoughts on that.

Re: A Hobby Rediscovered

Gerald R. Lucas — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 09:16:40 -0000

Hey, Noam. A buddy of mine picked up some Type C/Vs a couple of years ago (thus, I got his Ds), and he powers those with a smaller Jolida hybrid (I forget the exact model). He is very pleased with the sound he gets, so I suspect you will have no problem with your 502as. As far as the specs go — I can't seem to find anything either. I won't even hazard a guess at this point, though in my experience they are pretty easy to drive. Enjoy your Ds, if you pick them up, and let me know what you think!

Re: Who Forgives God?

Gerald R. Lucas — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 09:14:06 -0000

Did you see the film?

Re: WooThemes’ Sensei: A Review

Gerald R. Lucas — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 14:06:51 -0000

I figured it out: after the upgrade, Sensei made all of my multi-line quiz questions into multiple-choice. Annoying, but I was able to create new questions to solve the problem. Thanks.

Re: WooThemes’ Sensei: A Review

Gerald R. Lucas — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 13:34:38 -0000

Thanks, Dan. I just updated to 1.4.3, and many of my students are complaining that the text boxes on quizzes are missing. This does seem to be the case. See the attached screenshot. Any ideas for a solution?

Re: Fly Through 17th Century London

Gerald R. Lucas — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 19:03:04 -0000

Great work. Now, if we just had a holodeck.

Re: The Telemachiad

Gerald R. Lucas — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 10:41:54 -0000

Sorry, I'm not seeing the issue...? (Maybe I'm a bit dense this morning.)