tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post1625191154575073183..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: Spielberg and the Beijing OlympicsBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-78689686358194510912007-07-29T19:18:00.000+00:002007-07-29T19:18:00.000+00:00And yet he has no problem with Fidel Castro.And yet he has no problem with <A HREF="http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/08/people.duvall.reut/" REL="nofollow">Fidel Castro</A>.Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852569465893563139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-41683651193532614982007-07-28T20:13:00.000+00:002007-07-28T20:13:00.000+00:00hey, thanks! - oh wait, you were being cruel. Ah w...hey, thanks! - oh wait, you were being cruel. Ah well, thanks anyway, it's that kind of day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-56236444293376498462007-07-28T19:32:00.000+00:002007-07-28T19:32:00.000+00:00Very hard to find mortals lesser than George Stein...Very hard to find mortals lesser than George Steiner. I believe you, elberry, are one of the very few.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-27659250436152736222007-07-28T12:18:00.000+00:002007-07-28T12:18:00.000+00:00also, i believe even George Steiner admits to not ...also, i believe even George Steiner admits to not having read Needham; and if Steiner's not read it, it's okay for lesser mortals to not read it too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-79296673012476197342007-07-27T23:35:00.000+00:002007-07-27T23:35:00.000+00:00Bryan, as one who has read all of Joseph Needham (...Bryan, as one who has read all of Joseph Needham (and understood most of it), I am pleased to lend you my official criticism permit and encourage you to "Carry on!" I'll fax you a certified copy along with my notice of assignment and agreement not to criticize China while you are in possession of it. as that would violate the rules.<BR/><BR/>My self-critcism permit is also available for a nominalRandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071928294799081845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1484041060459663232007-07-27T20:34:00.000+00:002007-07-27T20:34:00.000+00:00Surely it is far too easy to bash China for you to...Surely it is far too easy to bash China for you to give in to the temptation so easily, Mr Appleyard.<BR/><BR/>In a civilised world, no-one would be allowed to do it before they have read all of Joseph Needham.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-90567481598858218592007-07-27T19:34:00.000+00:002007-07-27T19:34:00.000+00:00Maybe Bill Gates will do it instead.Maybe Bill Gates will do it instead.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-72091491628094953302007-07-27T17:23:00.000+00:002007-07-27T17:23:00.000+00:00I'd go for Anne Widdecombe or Rolf Harris.I'd go for Anne Widdecombe or Rolf Harris.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-32552821790566548072007-07-27T17:09:00.000+00:002007-07-27T17:09:00.000+00:00He must be bonkers to have had anything to do with...He must be bonkers to have had anything to do with this. Maybe if you're really rich and famous, thinking you can influence the Chinese government is the only "symptom" of madness the present age makes available.<BR/><BR/>I wonder who we'll get for the 2012 London Olympics. Jacques Tati would have been perfect for the job, imho.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074816573442173758noreply@blogger.com