Law of what?

[Andrea Barrett]

Let me know if you ever want a lift anywhere Chris........

Andrea


Andrea Barrett
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> From: Chris Corrigan <corcom at interchange.ubc.ca>
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Subject: Re: Law of what?
> Date: Thursday, April 06, 2000 3:54 AM
>
> The International OS Committee Responsible for Reviewing Grammer and
> Other Oversights has held an emergency meeting of the Oversights
> subcommittee to deal with the issue of the alternate name of the Law of
> Two Feet/Mobility....
>
> The Oversights subcommittee met in Open Space around the theme "How can
> we encompass movement and pith in an inclusive Law?"
>
> Several discussion groups were convened, with instructions to obey the
> Law that Moves You (carefully worded so as not to prejudice the outcome
> of the discussions).  Participants were acutely aware throughout the day
> of how they were flitting around the room.  Some walked, some rolled,
> some somersaulted.  Some of those dressed as wizards even managed to
> teleport from group to group.
>
> Initially it seemed that there was consensus around the following
> points:
>
> 1.    Language matters, even if it doesn't matter
> 2.    People move.
> 3.    People move using two of something (except for the one participant
> who insisted on leaping around on a pogo stick)
> 4.    It's the Law.
>
> In the end several ideas came forward, notably:
>
> The Law of Operative Limbs
> The Law of Dual Mobility Devices
> The Law of Bimodal Transportation
> The Law of Two Feet, Their Substitutes and Representatives
> The Law of Six Feet and Two Wings (a concession to the fact that despite
> everything, bees have two wings and six feet, and rarely walk anywhere
> -- this one was deemed not very practical)
> The Law of Pith and Substance Regarding the Mechanics of Movement
> The Law of Unassisted Mobility and Free Will
> The Law of the Technology of Movement
> The Law of Moving Tools
> The Law of Tooling Movement
> The Law of Non-Stationary Participation Using Any Means Necessary
>
> In the end, the only consensus that could be arrived at was that regular
> movements are good for you.
>
> This single recommendation will be forwarded to the International OS
> Committee
> Responsible for Reviewing Grammer and Other Oversights for review at
> their annual meeting coinciding with OSonOS in Berlin.
>
> CJC
>
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