CVL-Caledon Literary Group Transcript for 2020-02-27
Arthur C. Clarke — Into the Comet
| 16:44 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Hi Val |
| 16:44 | Valibrarian Gregg | hello! How are you? |
| 16:44 | Valibrarian Gregg | I sent reminders :) |
| 16:45 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Doing well. Thanks |
| 16:45 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | I saw the reminders, and echoed them to the Oxbridge and Caledon groups |
| 16:46 | Valibrarian Gregg | ok great.....It almost looked like spring here in Seattle today :) warm and sunny |
| 16:46 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | I'd also posted group notices earlier today. |
| 16:46 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | It's reached mid 70's here in the S.F. Bay Area. |
| 16:47 | Valibrarian Gregg | ooh so spring is around the corner |
| 16:47 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | I didn't get a notecard done for today, but figured if we are reading it out loud that should suffice. |
| 16:47 | Valibrarian Gregg | yes- all one needs is the url :) |
| 16:48 | Valibrarian Gregg | I am just looking to see if anyone online might need a tp |
| 16:53 | Valibrarian Gregg | brb- closing blinds as sun is in the eyes!! |
| 16:59 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | I wondered what you'd feel about doing the next one based on a Twilight zone episode. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6ywhne |
| 16:59 | Valibrarian Gregg | sounds cool- Do you mean we watch and discuss rather than read the story? |
| 17:01 | Ololo Petya (olopierpa) | Hallo all |
| 17:01 | Valibrarian Gregg | Welcome Ololo |
| 17:01 | Valibrarian Gregg | Nice to see you |
| 17:01 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome |
| 17:01 | Valibrarian Gregg | We are just getting ready for our read aloud :) |
| 17:01 | Ololo Petya (olopierpa) | :) |
| 17:02 | Valibrarian Gregg | Title of our short story for the month is: INTO THE COMET by Arthur C. Clarke https://e-libra.ru/read/566539-into-the-comet.html |
| 17:02 | Ololo Petya (olopierpa) | I missed the announcements, and I don't remember if I read the story, from the title. |
| 17:02 | Valibrarian Gregg | Welcome Wendy! We are just about to start our read aloud |
| 17:02 | Valibrarian Gregg | Title of our short story for the month is: INTO THE COMET by Arthur C. Clarke https://e-libra.ru/read/566539-into-the-comet.html |
| 17:03 | Wendy11 Kips | Hello |
| 17:03 | Valibrarian Gregg | Does everyone have the link to the story? I just dropped it into chat |
| 17:03 | Valibrarian Gregg | Hello Andrea :) welcome |
| 17:03 | Ololo Petya (olopierpa) | hallo Wendy and Andrea |
| 17:03 | Valibrarian Gregg | We are just getting ready to start a read aloud....You can be a reader! or simply listen :) |
| 17:04 | Wendy11 Kips | I have the link |
| 17:04 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Great |
| 17:04 | Wendy11 Kips | I will listen |
| 17:04 | Ololo Petya (olopierpa) | I will only listen, ty |
| 17:04 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Hi Andrea! |
| 17:04 | Valibrarian Gregg | Andrea--- would like to be a reader with us? |
| 17:05 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Y in the chat |
| 17:05 | Valibrarian Gregg | Type a y if you hear me |
| 17:05 | Wendy11 Kips | it is |
| 17:05 | Wendy11 Kips | y |
| 17:05 | Ololo Petya (olopierpa) | I hear you ok |
| 17:06 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Hi Caissa |
| 17:06 | Valibrarian Gregg | Welcome Lorelai! |
| 17:07 | Valibrarian Gregg | Who wants to read with us? |
| 17:07 | Valibrarian Gregg | https://e-libra.ru/read/566539-into-the-comet.html |
| 17:07 | Valibrarian Gregg | Welcome Stranger |
| 17:07 | Valibrarian Gregg | We are just about to start reading!! |
| 17:07 | Wendy11 Kips | I don't have a mic |
| 17:08 | Valibrarian Gregg | Stranger we are in voice? can you hear |
| 17:08 | Valibrarian Gregg | We will read the story aloud |
| 17:08 | Valibrarian Gregg | https://e-libra.ru/read/566539-into-the-comet.html |
| 17:08 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | and then discuss in text |
| 17:08 | Wendy11 Kips | ok |
| 17:09 | Valibrarian Gregg | So-- if you want to read aloud- just let us know! You can type in text :) |
| 17:11 | Valibrarian Gregg | Placing trust in electronics.....interesting theme |
| 17:11 | Valibrarian Gregg | You can go first Wordsmith- whenever ready :) |
| 17:12 | Valibrarian Gregg | Hello aquarius |
| 17:12 | Valibrarian Gregg | yes!! sorry will only have it on when speaking |
| 17:12 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | hello all |
| 17:13 | Valibrarian Gregg | Nice to see you! |
| 17:13 | Valibrarian Gregg | https://e-libra.ru/read/566539-into-the-comet.html |
| 17:15 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | what is the name of this story |
| 17:16 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Into the Comet, by Arthur c clarke |
| 17:16 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | ty |
| 17:16 | Wendy11 Kips | Sounds good |
| 17:39 | Valibrarian Gregg | Computers- too much reliance on them??? |
| 17:40 | Wendy11 Kips | yes |
| 17:40 | Valibrarian Gregg | Do you know what year this story was published? |
| 17:40 | Valibrarian Gregg | by Arthur C. Clarke |
| 17:40 | Ololo Petya (olopierpa) | 1960 |
| 17:40 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | not if they are used correctly |
| 17:40 | Wendy11 Kips | wow |
| 17:40 | Valibrarian Gregg | 1960! |
| 17:40 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | how all technology is supposed to be used |
| 17:40 | Valibrarian Gregg | found it! So- computers were probably only in use by the military? |
| 17:41 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | take gps systems they are not infallible yet people drive over cliffs because they stop critically thinking for themselves |
| 17:41 | Wendy11 Kips | Were they even around? |
| 17:41 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | Slightly off topic. If you get the time, i enjoyed heart of the comet by david brin |
| 17:41 | Valibrarian Gregg | exactly! |
| 17:41 | Wendy11 Kips | Very Good |
| 17:41 | Valibrarian Gregg | Do you think many of us are "too dependent" on computer technology? |
| 17:42 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | technology is meant to be used in conjunction with our own intelligence it was not meant to replace it |
| 17:42 | Wendy11 Kips | and this is my 1st time here |
| 17:42 | Stranger Nightfire | reminds me a bit of how the Apollo 13 ended up having to use a sextant to calculate their reentry path into the earths atmosphere |
| 17:42 | Valibrarian Gregg | so true aquarius- computers should be helpful tools |
| 17:42 | Wendy11 Kips | I think so Valib |
| 17:42 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | exactly |
| 17:42 | Ololo Petya (olopierpa) | all helping tools reduce abilities to do things without the tool |
| 17:42 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | There has been talk that a severe solar flare could bring down communications. Or the EMF burst from a nuclear. |
| 17:42 | Valibrarian Gregg | oh that's a good similarity/connection Stranger |
| 17:42 | Wendy11 Kips | right |
| 17:43 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | i don't agree with that |
| 17:43 | Wendy11 Kips | which sometimes isn't good |
| 17:43 | Valibrarian Gregg | I went to a drug store a few months ago and they said I couldn't buy anything because the computers were down! weird! |
| 17:43 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Which that, aquarius? |
| 17:43 | Wendy11 Kips | Don't even have to divide anymore |
| 17:43 | Wendy11 Kips | just look it up |
| 17:43 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | ololo |
| 17:44 | Wendy11 Kips | That is a shame can't do anything |
| 17:44 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | i think if we let ourselves be dummied down then we will be but it doesn't have to be the nature of the beast |
| 17:44 | Valibrarian Gregg | Most of our financial transactions are dependent on computers- and now- much of our medical information (and treatment)- right? |
| 17:44 | Wendy11 Kips | YES! |
| 17:44 | Wendy11 Kips | That is the good point of computers |
| 17:45 | Wendy11 Kips | well I think so |
| 17:45 | Valibrarian Gregg | Computers help with healthcare....but when they go down! yikes- a nurse told me some of the treatments they are taught now are completely dependent on the computer |
| 17:45 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | i worked in a school cafeteria as a cashier and the system went down we worked with good old paper and pencil until it was fixed |
| 17:46 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | One can dig information from raw data that would have taken centuries to find before. |
| 17:46 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | was it optimal no did it get the job done yes |
| 17:46 | Wendy11 Kips | I am just inputting I won't talk |
| 17:46 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | did the kids get to eat that day still yes |
| 17:46 | Valibrarian Gregg | good to have a back up plan!! for when the computers are down |
| 17:46 | Valibrarian Gregg | right? |
| 17:46 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | exactly |
| 17:46 | Wendy11 Kips | lol yes |
| 17:46 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | critical thinking is still very important |
| 17:46 | jmanque | Storing information on paper is also problematic, but at least you don't need any kind of data retrieval system to access it. |
| 17:47 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | And that's also a truth of the situation, humans can often do a "McGiver" when there lives depend on it. |
| 17:47 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | yes |
| 17:47 | Stranger Nightfire | have to leave,, thanks for the story |
| 17:47 | jmanque | Night, Stranger. |
| 17:47 | Valibrarian Gregg | good to see you Stranger |
| 17:47 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | hi stranger |
| 17:47 | Valibrarian Gregg | good night |
| 17:47 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | bye stranger |
| 17:47 | Wendy11 Kips | I have to go also > RL |
| 17:47 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | tc Stranger |
| 17:47 | jmanque | I think I should be off, too. thanks for the story :) |
| 17:47 | Wendy11 Kips | This was great |
| 17:47 | Valibrarian Gregg | goodnight Wendy :) |
| 17:47 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Thanks for coming, Wendy. |
| 17:47 | Valibrarian Gregg | TY all for coming |
| 17:48 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | thanks for the story and discussion |
| 17:48 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | goodnight all |
| 17:48 | Valibrarian Gregg | and Wordsmith....I like your idea about a Twilight Zone for next month! |
| 17:48 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | wait what now twilight zone |
| 17:48 | Valibrarian Gregg | Were you think of viewing ahead of time to discuss-- or maybe viewing all together? |
| 17:48 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | oh yes i am there |
| 17:48 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Great. The story is about a librarian |
| 17:49 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | curtsies, got ta jet. |
| 17:49 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Could do both, some might not be able to watch video and be in SL at once, but could watch ahead. |
| 17:49 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6ywhne |
| 17:50 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | i love the twilight zone |
| 17:50 | Valibrarian Gregg | The Obsolete Man -- ok |
| 17:50 | Valibrarian Gregg | and the date- shall we move back to the 2nd TUES- March 12th 5pm? |
| 17:50 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | The concept of the story is still relevant, only the details have been changed to protect the innocent. |
| 17:51 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | I think that works. |
| 17:51 | Valibrarian Gregg | cool!! |
| 17:52 | aquarius denimore (aquarius27) | take care all I'll be here next week lol |
| 17:52 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Thanks for coming. |
| 17:52 | Valibrarian Gregg | I will get a notecard for next month!! |
| 17:52 | Ololo Petya (olopierpa) | Thank you readers! Good night all! |
| 17:52 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Okay, great! |
| 17:53 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Thanks for hosting, Val. Until again. |
| 17:54 | Valibrarian Gregg | yes! pretty fun |