tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post8611627750505597565..comments2023-10-28T04:53:32.505-07:00Comments on View From The Northern Wall: A Long Timechristopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201537517464996231noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-2066579731744990732013-09-19T14:45:31.516-07:002013-09-19T14:45:31.516-07:00I once framed a quotation fashioned after the thou...I once framed a quotation fashioned after the thought reputed to be of a mathematician named George Polya if I remember it right. George had mathematician von Neumann in one of his seminars and of von Neumann he said that he was the only student who was so good it scared him. Google says I got his name right. Perhaps the quote was actually his.<br /><br />In paraphrase: There is a succinct secret of the universe. However when put succinctly, it is so perfectly general that no particular application of it is possible. <br /><br />I recall this while thinking about short culminations.christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201537517464996231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-17291026154464138612013-09-19T06:39:02.580-07:002013-09-19T06:39:02.580-07:00Maybe there's a universal law at work here. T...Maybe there's a universal law at work here. The greater and longer the effort, the shorter and more profound the culmination.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.com