[penguicon-general] Benoit Mandelbrot Has A Posse

[Molly de Blanc]

I forgot one of the golden rules of the internet: If you say it, it exists
out there somewhere. (Usually applied to porn and fetishes, but can be
generalized to anything.)

On 4/27/07, Matt Arnold <matt.mattarn at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Feel free to attempt a discussion about what "filk" means to you.
> However, I'd just like to point out it's more futile to object to what
> you consider improper usage of the word "filk" than to discuss
> politics or religion. Attempts to codify a real, true meaning of
> "filk" only result in more discord rather than less. For that matter,
> the usage of the word "filk" at all tends to create schisms, in my
> opinion. I tried to keep away from labeling different categories of
> music in the schedule this year, mostly.
>
> To me, the only important thing is that Jonathan Coulton's music is
> dearly loved by a lot of Penguicon attendees who I know. That includes
> me.
>
> One thing I must dispute is Molly's assertion that there is no
> Mandelbrot fandom. I made this image as proof that there is!
>
> http://pics.livejournal.com/matt_arnold/pic/000abttz
>
> -Matt
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-- 
Faithfully yours,

molly.
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