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Originally posted by Buck Division
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My interpretation is as follows: The person in the first paragraph, persuading not to take action, is Stichomancy. (That is, the squire is advising Don Quixote to "cool it"; the squire represents the www.facade.com website.) Stichomancy is not in a hurry to make things happen.
The person using Stichomancy may be like Don Quixote, tilting at windmills and all. He gets upset easily, even indignant at the advice to "cool it". Don Quixote makes a fool of himself, even though he has very honorable intentions. He misinterprets his squire, and actually does the exact opposite of what is suggested. Instead of cooling off, Don Quixote heats up.
Jess wanted to ask him what he meant by that, but before she could, Hank gathered everyone together. "Okay, first order of business this morning will be a one-mile run. When you get back, the daily chart will be posted on the bulletin board, pointing out the danger spots. I want everyone to study it and then get in their chairs."
As Hank had told her a hundred times, the best lifeguards are the ones who rarely make rescues. They don't have to, because they practice preventive lifeguarding, which means warning people of dangerous situations before they get into trouble.
most charming, and one or two heads had freckles upon the faces to contrast the better with the brilliancy of their complexions.
One key unlocked all the velvet cupboards containing these treasures--a curious key carved from a single blood-red ruby--and this was fastened to a strong but slender chain which the Princess wore around her left wrist.
When Nanda had supported Langwidere to a position in front of cupboard No. 17, the Princess unlocked the door with her ruby key and after handing head No. 9, which she had been wearing, to the maid, she took No. 17 from its shelf and fitted it to her neck. It had black hair and dark eyes and a lovely pearl-and-white complexion, and when
Originally posted by Rapacity
I wonder whether the stichomancy program pulls key words from the question then matches them to a passage based on tags.
Originally posted by Buck Division
I will have more to say on this. I will definitely add more after thinking about it. I have this feeling that I am missing something important from this reading.
HANK
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HANGK
Originally a short form of Hankin which was a medieval diminutive of JOHN. Since the 17th century in the United States this name has also been used as a diminutive of HENRY, probably under the influence of the Dutch diminutive HENK.
Henry Merritt "Hank" Paulson Jr. (born March 28, 1946) is the United States Treasury Secretary and member of the International Monetary Fund Board of Governors. He previously served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs.
Originally posted by Rapacity
I think your right. If it does look for key words then it's only doing what we'd do naturally albeit unconsciously i.e find a book related to the problem; then the interpretation is all in the mind...
I think we all have the latent ability to sense unknowns (whether past or future). We just need the right "tricks" to help us perceive/understand them.
[edit on 6/10/08 by Rapacity]
Originally posted by JustMike
Yes, but I'd be wary of using a computer program for this. It's fun to try but not something I take all that seriously, because who knows how it's set up and what the human programmer decided would be the method for selecting the texts? Is it "random"? And even if it is, by whose definition of "random"?