Professor Marsh huddles over a set of slides of his most recent subject. The slides are translucent save for the data that represent the subject. They are viewed by being fastened over a florescent light.
Second Technician Franks gently slides open the laboratory door. The sound of which is just loud enough for Professor Marsh to momentarily break concentration. The professor is also eager to inform his protégé of the scanning techniques that are used in the institute.
“Ah, Technician Franks, I’ve just pinned a Z-slide for us to peruse.”
Technician Franks is intrigued by the shapes on the slide which are sharply defined by the bright light behind them. The shapes are circular and repeat in ripple effect, broken on the outer edges.
He notices that there are two additional slides lying on the professor’s bench. They both have the same code as the slide pinned over the florescent light, except each has a differing suffix.
“Professor,” the Technician asks, “I see that these slides belong to the same subject yet they have an X and Y suffix, what is the difference?”
“Call me Spencer,” the professor kindly offers, “I think you know what XYZ means.”
“It’s a 3-D image,” Franks astutely states, “How does one combine the slides?”
The professor explains that each slide is scanned and saved onto the database. “Once the slides are processed we are able to build a unique profile of the subject. All manner of information may be extrapolated from this juncture.”
Second Technician Franks gently slides open the laboratory door. The sound of which is just loud enough for Professor Marsh to momentarily break concentration. The professor is also eager to inform his protégé of the scanning techniques that are used in the institute.
“Ah, Technician Franks, I’ve just pinned a Z-slide for us to peruse.”
Technician Franks is intrigued by the shapes on the slide which are sharply defined by the bright light behind them. The shapes are circular and repeat in ripple effect, broken on the outer edges.
He notices that there are two additional slides lying on the professor’s bench. They both have the same code as the slide pinned over the florescent light, except each has a differing suffix.
“Professor,” the Technician asks, “I see that these slides belong to the same subject yet they have an X and Y suffix, what is the difference?”
“Call me Spencer,” the professor kindly offers, “I think you know what XYZ means.”
“It’s a 3-D image,” Franks astutely states, “How does one combine the slides?”
The professor explains that each slide is scanned and saved onto the database. “Once the slides are processed we are able to build a unique profile of the subject. All manner of information may be extrapolated from this juncture.”
Stephen Hawking quote
"However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there's life, there is hope."
Rebecca West quote
"There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There are intersecting monologues, that is all."
Transference - The Outdated Map
Transference is that set of ways of perceiving and responding to the world which is developed in childhood and which is usually entirely appropriate to the childhood environment (indeed, often life-saving) but which is inappropriately transferred into the adult environment. Truth or reality is avoided when it is painful. We can revise our maps only when we have the discipline to overcome that pain. To have such discipline, we must be totally dedicated to truth.
- The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck
- The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck
The Real Ren Hoëk
"New York City, 1946" [Detail] - Photograph by Elliott Erwitt. The inspiration behind Ren Hoëk for The Ren & Stimpy Show.
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