IC Inbox

[heliophilic]

This is M. I'm most likely out punching someone. Don't worry, they deserve it.

Probably.

I'll call you back later.

TEXT | VOICE | VIDEO

Comments

[pobrecisco]

Ha! Under any other circumstances, sure.

[heliophilic]

So what would you find entertaining, then?

[pobrecisco]

I dunno. If you were watching a movie while we're connected, could I hear it?

[heliophilic]

Unfortunately that's not going to work. They're designed to only carry the caller's voice. I can't hear anyone next to you, for example.

I could read to you?

[pobrecisco]

What, really?

[heliophilic]

I'd have to find something first.

Unless you want me to read to you about logical fallacies that pervade daily life.

[pobrecisco]

That's your current reading material? Dry, man.

[heliophilic]

It's actually quite interesting.

But I'm sure you'd prefer something with more explosions.

[pobrecisco]

Nah, I changed my mind, read that. I wanna find out why you think it's interesting.

[heliophilic]

[Oh, well, he asked. M picks up the book and opens it to where he left off.]

"As with the threat of terrorist atrocities, a vigilant population is required to stamp out obscurantism. This chapter is intended to assist the struggle by providing a guide to obscurantist language. The examples discussed do not cover the full range--that would require a book in itself--but they will allow you to identify the most threatening cases. Whether on the tube, at a political party conference, or in a boardroom meeting, you will know when it is time to alert friends and colleagues and evacuate the intellectual area."

Are you sure you want me to continue?