tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post116249472072163103..comments2023-05-10T08:55:47.701-07:00Comments on Richard Carrier Blogs: Why the Bizarre Avatar?Richard Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-28888404603081972272010-11-19T21:54:12.892-08:002010-11-19T21:54:12.892-08:00Well, I'm looking forward to reading your book...Well, I'm looking forward to reading your book soon!Alexander Kayumovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02822742204155348923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-9656930228292455192010-07-28T14:47:10.028-07:002010-07-28T14:47:10.028-07:00Alexander said... Have you already written this bo...<b>Alexander said...</b> <i>Have you already written this book? </i><br /><br />I have, but it isn't complete (I have a stack of notes and articles that must be vetted to correct dozens of uncertainties and minor errors in my manuscript, and tons of new stuff has just come out I must review to include). Hence the answer to your second question is no, it's not available.<br /><br />BecauseRichard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-59642592564638075172010-07-15T20:23:12.620-07:002010-07-15T20:23:12.620-07:00My next book, which should be out in a few years, ...<i>My next book, which should be out in a few years, will have a lot more to say about ancient science (including Posidonius and the Antikythera Machine).</i><br /><br />Have you already written this book? Is it available?Alexander Kayumovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02822742204155348923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-64978684802608807202007-04-27T14:40:00.000-07:002007-04-27T14:40:00.000-07:00J.L. Hinman said... you are out of touch wiht the ...<B>J.L. Hinman said...</B> <I>you are out of touch wiht the whole field of history of science. You only mention two names and not major names, what about Jacob? Westfall? Numbers? There are many others. Going back to classics Buttfield, Burtt,Wylie.</I><BR/><BR/>What do those guys have to do with what I'm talking about in this post? What "two names and not major names" do I "mention"? I haven't aRichard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-41558347148342496922007-03-25T07:06:00.000-07:002007-03-25T07:06:00.000-07:00you are out of touch wiht the whole field of histo...you are out of touch wiht the whole field of history of science. You only mention two names and not major names, what about Jacob? Westfall? Numbers? There are many others. Going back to classics Buttfield, Burtt,Wylie.Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-19807695557795153562006-11-30T09:24:00.000-08:002006-11-30T09:24:00.000-08:00SFGate must be reading your blog ... they have a c...SFGate must be reading your blog ... they have a cover story today about the <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/11/30/BUGAGMLGMM43.DTL&type=printable">Antikythera Mechanism.</a>freethoughtguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07533552985052601292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-1162575080486838482006-11-03T09:31:00.000-08:002006-11-03T09:31:00.000-08:00Hey you don't look anything like I pictured you. N...Hey you don't look anything like I pictured you. No horns or anything. Um, you do have a cloven hoof, right? (Just kidding).<BR/><BR/>Nice blog, interesting. I'm going to link to it, even though you are, you know, the enemy camp and all. ;-)Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-1162565206947172072006-11-03T06:46:00.000-08:002006-11-03T06:46:00.000-08:00I'll be adding you to the blogroll. Looking forwa...I'll be adding you to the blogroll. Looking forward to reading more...nsflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129382545589470620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-1162539946311776552006-11-02T23:45:00.000-08:002006-11-02T23:45:00.000-08:00Thought it was an xray of a harddisk. I guess I wa...Thought it was an xray of a harddisk. I guess I was pretty close thematically but way off temporally. ;)<BR/><BR/>/ZMaster Zaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935910250942359436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-1162520388683945542006-11-02T18:19:00.000-08:002006-11-02T18:19:00.000-08:00It reads like a science fiction story: The recover...It reads like a science fiction story: The recovery of the ruins of a piece of technology that seems way too advanced for its historical context. Kind of reminds me of the reconstruction of the <A HREF="http://www.archimedespalimpsest.org/" REL="nofollow">Archimedes palimpest</A>, in fact -- another glimpse into the intellectual potentials of pagan antiquity that the christians helped to destroy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-1162505879268985542006-11-02T14:17:00.000-08:002006-11-02T14:17:00.000-08:00So good to see you with an official residence in t...So good to see you with an official residence in the blogosphere! The Antikythera Machine is a perfect icon for you. What an amazing story. I can't wait to read more from you on Posidonius and all things Carrieresque. Go Rick go!David Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04763518277065858827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-1162505706616944992006-11-02T14:15:00.000-08:002006-11-02T14:15:00.000-08:00Cool concept for your avatar. I tried to guess wh...Cool concept for your avatar. I tried to guess what it was before reading your post. I thought it was an x-ray (correct) of a hominid skull (D'Oh!).freethoughtguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07533552985052601292noreply@blogger.com