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...That turned out to be the true royal road to the future. ``Ask not what your country can do for you. Do it yourself,'' we said, happily perverting J.F.K.'s Inaugural exhortation. Our ethic of self-reliance came partly from science fiction. We all read Robert Heinlein's epic Stranger in a Strange Land as well as his libertarian screed-novel, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress. Hippies and nerds alike reveled in Heinlein's contempt for centralized authority. To this day, computer scientists and technicians are almost universally science-fiction fans. And ever since the 1950s, for reasons that...
Committed shorts wearers have one thing in common: old ladies stop them to warn them of the dangers of catching a cold. They also are constantly subjected to looks and comments from friends and strangers alike. Ed Park often overhears people telling each other, "Hey! Look at that stupid person: he's wearing shorts." Sometimes, these people are his friends. Last winter, Dave Goldberg was stopped by a complete stranger and asked who his dealer was so he could "get some of whatever [Dave was] on." When walking out of William James Hall one bitterly cold day, Don Hayler encountered...
...Stranger, look down (the jingle said) & you Will see the face of one who loves you true...
When making an independent move on a relative stranger, remember that pickup lines don't work. Nobody really says things like, "Was your father a thief? I'd like to know just who stole the stars and put them in your eyes...
Somehow the generic portraits do not have quite the same pull. Can you imagine sitting down next to some attractive stranger and trying to start a conversation with, "Hey, that generic-looking white male in that picture sure must've led a worthwhile life to deserve the honor of being displayed in this dining hall!"? You'd be laughed into the dish room! However, if you dropped a line like, "You know, I think the Leverett painting would look so beautiful in flames," you'd be sure to get a formal date...