M&D p.54-- spoiled, rotten even.

[MASCARO at humnet.ucla.edu]

Yo and I am superimpressed enough to break my M & D cone of silence--not only did
 youens pick up on the Higgs Bosun, which I wasn't even positive it was a real particle,
 but you explained why it makes sense to make that low pun.  Yes, this is why we list, 
Meg, to port or starbard.

john m
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>somebody sed: 
>> > S U P E R S Y M M E T R Y
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>> > 
>> > >From GR, p. 1: "No, this is not a disentaglement from, but a
>progressive
>> > knotting into..." Well, in M&D, on page 54 we have a mini "set piece"
>on
>> > knots, with an extra bonus, a lightly covered worm hole to the present
>> and
>> > Superstring theory. The tip off is "the Boatswain [pronounced Bosun],
>Mr.
>> > Higgs" which pretty clearly is a reference to the theorized symmetry
>> > breaking mechanism put forth by Peter Higgs (and Philip Anderson), and
>> > depends on the yet to be found "Higgs boson." This putative particle
>> would
>> > effectively tie together all the loose ends (or most of them) of
>> > superstring theory, and would account for why the various fermions and
>> > their boson partners have different masses, as well as some of the
>other
>> > seemingly assymmetric qualities of reality.
>> > 
>> > Pynchon is incredible. From the planck-length to the sailor's hitch-
>How
>> > many levels does this guy operate on simultaneously?
>> > 
>> > 
>> > Breathless,
>> > 
>> O thankyouthankyouthankyou!  This is what this list thing's all about.  
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>> Oh I agreeIagreeIagree!  I'm a-gonna be delving into the book @ 12:30
>this afternnoon, so keep those spoilers a-coming!!!
>
>Jules who???
>
>> How many levels does he operate on?  As many levels as he chooses, it
>> seems....
>> 
>> Now as for "supersymmetry"--I think this may be more like, as you may be
>> suggesting, assymetry, as well as superb-referentiality.  But it's still
>> early in the book....
>> 
>> Feel free to provide more details on what, if anything "supersymmetry"
>and
>> "assymetry" mean in this context.  I'm interested.
>> 
>> davemarc
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