tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post9110483584830784586..comments2024-01-29T22:48:07.946-08:00Comments on The Filthy Platen: Schrödingers TypewriterScott Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-81308655550598921712013-04-11T18:03:27.961-07:002013-04-11T18:03:27.961-07:00Well, that's certainly an interesting take on ...Well, that's certainly an interesting take on the situation. <br /><br />I believe that answer is "42".<br /><br />But you're right. It can bear very much interpreted in many ways. Unless you're a Buddhist. Then, they typewriter is merely being re-incarnated into something else, after it is dead. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-67458689093082307622013-04-10T17:49:43.425-07:002013-04-10T17:49:43.425-07:00You've posed an interesting question that can ...You've posed an interesting question that can be taken to logical extremes. <br /><br />Could this be a test of faith? If you didn't have faith that the machine is one piece and you open the box and it is broken, is it because you lacked faith?<br /><br />But what if you had abiding faith that the machine would be perfect and it is broken? Could the typewriter gods have been testing your ability to remain faithful?<br /><br />We could pose many variations of this question without getting to the ultimate question:<br /><br />What if the typewriter is just fine, but it is possessed by malevolent spirits?<br /><br />And so forth...Dwayne F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-39942273449076052562013-04-10T16:08:58.326-07:002013-04-10T16:08:58.326-07:00Weirdly, the rattling turned out to be folded pape...Weirdly, the rattling turned out to be folded paper sliding about inside the case. The sellers invoice, and a note telling me how to give feedback! The nerve....Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-16833567704762862382013-04-10T16:07:44.520-07:002013-04-10T16:07:44.520-07:00Ohhhh.... So close! Ohhhh.... So close! Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-44383800447921722302013-04-10T16:07:06.085-07:002013-04-10T16:07:06.085-07:00Ha ha ha. Well, you'r superposition was sound....Ha ha ha. Well, you'r superposition was sound. It is open now, and one of the realities have collapsed into the other.Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-2055043804769980742013-04-10T16:05:44.528-07:002013-04-10T16:05:44.528-07:00Let's just say a tentative salvageable.Let's just say a tentative salvageable. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-30655521878409274652013-04-10T16:04:53.466-07:002013-04-10T16:04:53.466-07:00Obsolete is a relative term! The function that it ...Obsolete is a relative term! The function that it performs is not obsolete, just the context it is performed in.Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-51373665995663947932013-04-10T16:03:21.131-07:002013-04-10T16:03:21.131-07:00Well! Breathing deeply helps. I actually just pick...Well! Breathing deeply helps. I actually just picked up the box, and headed to work. It is open now ( as you can see with the updated blog) but I organically wrote this blog while I was on a meal break!Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-1938970093799215272013-04-10T16:01:41.051-07:002013-04-10T16:01:41.051-07:00I have never seen an apology taped to a box. And s...I have never seen an apology taped to a box. And some of the boxes I have had in the past have been absolutely mangled. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-91097345187086579812013-04-10T16:00:49.635-07:002013-04-10T16:00:49.635-07:00Well, as you will see in my subsequent blog, this ...Well, as you will see in my subsequent blog, this is very much the case.Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-69156845204834690552013-04-10T15:58:52.007-07:002013-04-10T15:58:52.007-07:00Oh man. A month! Where is it coming from? Fingers ...Oh man. A month! Where is it coming from? Fingers crossed that it isn't hangin' with the Titanic.Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-42297030885100787982013-04-10T15:57:48.843-07:002013-04-10T15:57:48.843-07:00Well, sounds like some people I've worked with...Well, sounds like some people I've worked with....Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-65776749833372136272013-04-10T13:54:58.539-07:002013-04-10T13:54:58.539-07:00Thanks! The idea oddly struck me as I was leaving ...Thanks! The idea oddly struck me as I was leaving the post office,Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-56766819479561016102013-04-10T12:19:22.972-07:002013-04-10T12:19:22.972-07:00PS: That rattling? That's just a spool come of...PS: That rattling? That's just a spool come off. Or maybe a paperclip under the typebars.Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-44169634906275316142013-04-10T12:18:09.685-07:002013-04-10T12:18:09.685-07:00I have GREAT faith! The machine will be in perfect...I have GREAT faith! The machine will be in perfect running order though, if the case is rigid material like steel, aluminium or wood, there may be some stress fractures at the joints. Nothing serious though.Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-37544006739003363602013-04-10T10:05:49.036-07:002013-04-10T10:05:49.036-07:00Well, clearly this package should only be opened b...Well, clearly this package should only be opened by one of us who believes it is alive!<br />== MichaelBlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095188169433536007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-86396636319416583082013-04-10T08:42:27.131-07:002013-04-10T08:42:27.131-07:00I'm going to express the hope that the machine...I'm going to express the hope that the machine is either alive or salvagable. The dent-rounded corners and rattling you mention make this hope faint, but for the sake of the poor machine and your happiness, I vote "alive" (:Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-83757761894098030622013-04-10T08:14:37.703-07:002013-04-10T08:14:37.703-07:00It is alive in so much that it hopefully works. Ho...It is alive in so much that it hopefully works. However, being that the typewriter is obsolete, it is dead in the technological sense!Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407929719402888263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-89350904321315103482013-04-10T07:57:41.071-07:002013-04-10T07:57:41.071-07:00it doesn't have an apology taped to it so I...it doesn't have an apology taped to it so I'm holding out hope.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-86778844581930706842013-04-10T07:50:47.648-07:002013-04-10T07:50:47.648-07:00Nice reference! I saw the title and immediately kn...Nice reference! I saw the title and immediately knew what the post was about.<br /><br />But an answer? I don't have one. Yes, the box is taped thoroughly, it has no enormous dents in it, but that says nothing about the insides. It's indeed, Schrodinger's typewriter. How can you withhold yourself?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-27672732577914713372013-04-10T07:05:00.363-07:002013-04-10T07:05:00.363-07:00The possibility also exists that it was dead befor...The possibility also exists that it was dead before it entered the box, even if it was properly packed as if it had been alive. The Remingon Noiseless 8 I bought, some time ago, was preserved very well, but it had experienced fatal injuries at some point. Ever since, I've considered anything bought, sight unseen, with suspicion.<br /><br />On the other hand, I had previously received typewriters in boxes that were as thoroughly wrapped in tape as that one. Perhaps your parcel contains the golden goodness which I've enjoyed. Let us all hope so.MTCoalhopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08340714747359998522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-40558565472828171752013-04-10T06:30:34.074-07:002013-04-10T06:30:34.074-07:00I hope it's alive!
I'm waiting for a pac...I hope it's alive! <br /><br />I'm waiting for a package myself so this post is making me nervous. To top it all, mine hasn't arrived and it's been over a month; I banish all thought experiments because I could picture it either sitting in our local post office or in the bottom of the ocean. ) : Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-14649296837417047822013-04-10T06:15:51.457-07:002013-04-10T06:15:51.457-07:00It's alive and dead all at once.It's alive and dead all at once.maschinengeschriebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955578932937697125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-153359850288452212013-04-10T05:05:08.487-07:002013-04-10T05:05:08.487-07:00It's alive - fingers crossed.
BTW - LOVED the ...It's alive - fingers crossed.<br />BTW - LOVED the set up, very clever.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07100411566414523718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-67241221377284147582013-04-10T04:41:22.542-07:002013-04-10T04:41:22.542-07:00Oh, there's rattling...Oh, there's rattling... Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.com