I find Paul such an intriguing friend because we always has a different point of view. Take the Interesting Ship: Paul sees it from above - I see it from a dog's eye view:
(It is in the picture - right underneath the middle of the arch a slightly obscured by the swing bridge.)
Take the classic Australian meal. Whilst I do a leg of lamb a few times a year, I find myself drawn to the diversity of eat out options to find the many tastes I have not sampled before:
Take Prestags: Paul sees a nice system and a collectable. I see a playable game worthy of an online version - as a playable game, not a collectible.
Take Empire: Paul has fun playing hunter against my swarm of transports. I focus on expansion and industrial optimisation.
Take the IPCC: I am fascinated what 1000 top scientists can achieve in collaboration. Paul sees the opportunity for unaccountable manipulation of world opinion.
I am intrigued to see what Paul makes of a software conference.
I think my first experience of Yum Cha was on a hot day when I came to Sydney to see the house my parents had bought so that we could move from Canberra to Sydney. I remember loving the hot tea - probably because it eased the lump in my throat at leaving my best mate behind.
BTW, a wrong scientist does not make him/her a lesser scientist. Many great scientists ascribe their biggest discoveries to having to rethink their world view after making a mistake (Fleming, Becquerel). Others press on with an unpopular view only to be proven right long after their death (Galileo, Darwin).
Posted by: PythonMagus | Saturday, 12 October 2013 at 11:05 AM
I really like yum cha. Who introduced who to Chinese food?
It's only 995 'top scientists' because Python has already dissected 5 of them (!!)
Posted by: Paul | Friday, 11 October 2013 at 03:49 PM