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“Lenin in a top hat and frock coat would be a far greater anomaly than the Grand Lama of Thibet or a Zulu chief in that costume.”

Book:The Diabolical Principle and The Dithyrambic Spectator

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The Diabolical Principle and The Dithyrambic Spectator

This book delves into profound discussions on the nature of evil, the role of the audience in art, and the intricate connections between ethics and aesthetics. It is a scholarly work that examines these concepts through a variety of lenses, offering readers a rich exploration of intellectual discourse. more

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Wyndham Lewis

Wyndham Lewis, a British painter, writer, and art critic, was born on November 18, 1882, in London and died on March 7, 1957. He is known for his unique artistic style and theoretical contributions, being a significant figure in British modernist art. more

“Everything on Saturday morning [cartoons] moves alike that's one of the reasons it's not animation. The drawings are different, but everybody acts the same way, their feet move the same way, and everybody runs the same way. It doesn't matter whether it's an alligator or a man or a baby or anything, they all move the same.”

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Author:Chuck Jones

“[W]hen the coyote falls, he gets up and brushes himself off; it's preservation of dignity. He's humiliated, and it worries him when he ends up looking like an accordion. A coyote isn't much, but it's better than being an accordion.”

Ends Fall Worry Dignity Get Up Brushes Preservation Humiliated Hens Coyotes Accordions

Author:Chuck Jones

“A source of strength in the early days was that groups in various parts of the world were prepared to construct experimental computers without necessarily intending them to be the prototype for serial production. As a result, there became available a body of knowledge about what would work and what would not work.”

World Body Results Groups Source Computer Prepared Productions Various Available Constructs Serials Prototype Source Of Strength

Author:Maurice Wilkes

“Much of the early engineering development of digital computers was done in universities. A few years ago, the view was commonly expressed that universities had played their part in computer design, and that the matter could now safely be left to industry. [...] Apart from the obvious functions of keeping in the public domain material that might otherwise be hidden, universities can make a special contribution by reason of their freedom from commercial considerations, including freedom from the need to follow the fashion.”

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