Ivor and Olive Lewis on wed 30 apr 08
Dear Marian and John,
"Factoids" Rather an interesting term. I have met other terms with the =
suffix "...oid", on in relation to things that have the appearance of =
other things but not the whole deal, as in "Metalloid" for things which =
have the lustre of metal but not the malleability, ductility or =
electrical conductivity that qualifies the metallic state. The other =
assists in describing a rather undesirable painful condition that =
develops in anal quarters.
So, what is a "Factoid" ? ?
As I said earlier I would like to see hard evidence in support of any =
hypothesis relating to the behaviour of Lithium carbonate in a Silicate =
batch recipe or a clay body.=20
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis.
Redhill,
South Australia.
Steve Slatin on thu 1 may 08
Ivor --
"Factoid" is a term coined by Norman Mailer.
He described the idea as a fact that had no
independent existence before appearing in
print. In time, the word developed a more
pejorative meaning, namely, a spurious or
invented 'fact' -- an untrue statement
that has the appearance of fact.
As time went on, the meaning became less
negative, and the word was used to mean
a truth that in its independent state might
have no relevance. The peak of this
definition probably was when CNN used to
put these small irrelevant facts on the bottom
of its screen where they have 'the crawl'
these days; and they were introduced
as "Factoid." This became the accepted
definition.
The best example I can think of a 'factoid'
as the word is now used is something that
Harpers' magazine has been running for some
years now -- a list of actual facts, organized
into a series of coincidences, implying
causality that does not (generally) exist.
You can see some of these on the Amazon
site in a book made up of these factoids --
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/187995754X/ref=sib_dp_bod_ex?ie=UTF8&p=S004#reader-link
The negative meaning has been subsumed in
the last few years by the adjectival form
'truthiness.' The original meaning is largely
lost.
Steve Slatin --
--- On Tue, 4/29/08, Ivor and Olive Lewis wrote:
> From: Ivor and Olive Lewis
> Subject: Factoids
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 11:32 PM
> Dear Marian and John,
> "Factoids" Rather an interesting term. I have met
> other terms with the suffix "...oid", on in
> relation to things that have the appearance of other things
> but not the whole deal, as in "Metalloid" for
> things which have the lustre of metal but not the
> malleability, ductility or electrical conductivity that
> qualifies the metallic state. The other assists in
> describing a rather undesirable painful condition that
> develops in anal quarters.
> So, what is a "Factoid" ? ?
> As I said earlier I would like to see hard evidence in
> support of any hypothesis relating to the behaviour of
> Lithium carbonate in a Silicate batch recipe or a clay
> body.
> Best regards,
> Ivor Lewis
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Neon-Cat on thu 1 may 08
Ivor, as popularized some years back in America I took John's reference to
factoids to mean the more friendly of the two standard definitions, i.e.
'small statements of true but valueless or insignificant information' and
thus let myself become uncharacteristically and needlessly infused with
umbrage. Whatever -- a discussion of what someone may or may not have meant
or took to mean with regard to the word "factoids" in the context of a
fleeting week old email chat post serves no useful purpose as we strive to
construct hypothesis about the behavior of lithium carbonate when it is
included as an ingredient in glazes.
I'm not sure hard and fast simple references (X plus Y equals Z) exist that
can support my hypothesis regarding lithium carbonate reactions within a
pottery kiln. They are based on what is known about lithium carbonate.
However, any hypothesis needs testing and further investigation, something
beyond my personal abilities now that I'm outside a laboratory setting and
temporarily totally kiln-less. Clues for how lithium carbonate might react
in our pottery kilns can be had from studies involving the behavior of
lithium carbonate in non-pressurized systems and documented in peer-reviewed
journals or patent applications that have come to fruition by those in
allied industries and sciences, such as geosciences, architectural ceramics,
glass ceramics, material ceramics, etc. Sometimes, as you suggested some
weeks back, I contemplate ascending smoke; at other times, a hypothesis in
mind, I search hundreds of articles to see if anyone has gone down a similar
path with any success. Ivor, if you and I were chatting face-to-face,
perhaps over a couple of cups of tea, I'd have an idea what might appeal to
you in the way of references. For now, though, I'm going to forgo
re-entering the mental lithium carbonate glaze melt and pass on the idea of
sharing any more lithium carbonate head-candy and instead do something a
little more earthy like go put a head on a large stoneware kitty and bring
it to "life".
Marian
neon-cat.com
Texas, USA
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG]On Behalf Of Ivor and
Olive Lewis
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 1:33 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Factoids
Dear Marian and John,
"Factoids" Rather an interesting term. I have met other terms with the
suffix "...oid", on in relation to things that have the appearance of other
things but not the whole deal, as in "Metalloid" for things which have the
lustre of metal but not the malleability, ductility or electrical
conductivity that qualifies the metallic state. The other assists in
describing a rather undesirable painful condition that develops in anal
quarters.
So, what is a "Factoid" ? ?
As I said earlier I would like to see hard evidence in support of any
hypothesis relating to the behaviour of Lithium carbonate in a Silicate
batch recipe or a clay body.
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis.
Redhill,
South Australia.
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