Had my first class of CTL1000 today. Before I knew what had hit me, the full class got fuller. We have 24 folks enrolled now. Seems like a very robust group, many of whom may have figured out how to get to this weblog already, so if you want the dirt, email me directly.
Why am I so stupid? And if you're not, why didn't you tell me?
I just picked up a book in Joel's office, where I'm hiding while teaching at OISE this summer... and as I open it, I see this footnote:
"One must bear in mind that gas derives from the Greek Khaos, a perfectly general term for chaos."
[Derek J. de Solla Price. (1962) little science: big science. NY: Columbia UP]
Then I go to Dictionary.com/gas and get this... [Dutch, an occult physical principle supposed to be present in all bodies, alteration of Greek khaos, chaos, empty space, coined by Jan Baptista van Helmont (1577-1644), Flemish chemist.]
Why didn't anyone tell me?