tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post116090274916298931..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: Dead Cats and DNABryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-65829537980158584352007-01-31T17:24:00.000+00:002007-01-31T17:24:00.000+00:00well i think its totally cool to clone your dead a...well i think its totally cool to clone your dead animal. but its wayy expensive fa sho!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1161020807317385372006-10-16T17:46:00.000+00:002006-10-16T17:46:00.000+00:00I'm afraid I have, several times but once for a lo...I'm afraid I have, several times but once for a longish interview. He later denied saying things I had on tape.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1161020516679878102006-10-16T17:41:00.000+00:002006-10-16T17:41:00.000+00:00"Vain, egotistical, supremely self-important." I ..."Vain, egotistical, supremely self-important." I admit that that's the impression that I've formed too, perhaps with an added "sly". But have you met him? (I haven't.)deariemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654632450454559188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1161011182172568552006-10-16T15:06:00.000+00:002006-10-16T15:06:00.000+00:00You visited the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories? ...You visited the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories? You were just a stone throw from my house. <BR/><BR/>I agree with you to some extent but I also think you are underplaying the importance of DNA. I wouldn't say that DNA is destiny but DNA has profound implications. Just ask anyone who has three copies of 21 or carries the gene for any of the hundreds of genetic conditions. But too many peopleTom P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05638283790763940692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1160987115695332202006-10-16T08:25:00.000+00:002006-10-16T08:25:00.000+00:00I've read Wolf Solent also, Bryan. Superb stuff. G...I've read Wolf Solent also, Bryan. Superb stuff. Glastonbury and Brazen Head also, the latter not quite so satisfying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1160977722744463072006-10-16T05:48:00.000+00:002006-10-16T05:48:00.000+00:00Andrew,I am a Powys man but not a very consistent ...Andrew,<BR/>I am a Powys man but not a very consistent one. I was introduced to the brothers by John Gray. Wolf Solent by JCP is the best I've read.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1160943567292171552006-10-15T20:19:00.000+00:002006-10-15T20:19:00.000+00:00I was going to suggest 'vanity likes company', but...I was going to suggest 'vanity likes company', but then I haven't met either of them, so that would be grossly unfair!Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1160940967612683592006-10-15T19:36:00.000+00:002006-10-15T19:36:00.000+00:00Gordon,You are me Nemesis. Mind you, Dawkins does ...Gordon,<BR/>You are me Nemesis. Mind you, Dawkins does not say he likes him. George Walden always says, 'your friend' to me when I like somebody he doesn't.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1160940254819478622006-10-15T19:24:00.000+00:002006-10-15T19:24:00.000+00:00Yes you have Bryan! On p99 of 'The God Delusion', ...Yes you have Bryan! On p99 of 'The God Delusion', Richard Dawkins alludes to an interview with "my friend Jim Watson, founding genius of the Human Genome Project." I think I can guess your retort...Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1160937523269571332006-10-15T18:38:00.000+00:002006-10-15T18:38:00.000+00:00Vain, egotistical, supremely self-important. I don...Vain, egotistical, supremely self-important. I don't think I've ever met anybody who would claim to like him.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1160935224783186522006-10-15T18:00:00.000+00:002006-10-15T18:00:00.000+00:00"the appalling James Watson": what's so appalling ..."the appalling James Watson": what's so appalling about him?deariemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654632450454559188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1160906457669939102006-10-15T10:00:00.000+00:002006-10-15T10:00:00.000+00:00You should seriously think about cloning that penn...You should seriously think about cloning that penny farthing hell, Bryan. You could live forever. <BR/>And off the topic as usual, I see from Frank's blog you're a Powys man. I'm a confirmed one also but not read too much yet. The opening paragraph of Glastonbury Romance was enough to draw me in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1160906094630714032006-10-15T09:54:00.000+00:002006-10-15T09:54:00.000+00:00James,The dead cat company story is on Wired.com, ...James,<BR/>The dead cat company story is on Wired.com, follow the link. The rest is the accumulated debris rattling around in the penny-farthing hell I like to call my mind.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1160904627327944592006-10-15T09:30:00.000+00:002006-10-15T09:30:00.000+00:00Bryan, from where do you get this stuff? It's fas...Bryan, from where do you get this stuff? It's fascinating, seriously.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com