[nesfa-reading-group] which version?

Shelly Thomas yellerdoggy at gmail.com
Fri Jan 5 19:06:19 EST 2024


I tried the sourdough link from last week but it says Host has another
meeting in progress

On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 3:17 PM David G. Grubbs <dggrubbs at gmail.com> wrote:

> Wes tested the link.  It works to connect to the server I started. So
> everyone should use what I sent two messages ago in this thread.
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 6:13 PM David G. Grubbs <dggrubbs at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It may ask for a passcode.  That would be "1967".
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 6:11 PM David G. Grubbs <dggrubbs at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I just logged into the NESFA Zoom server and started a session.
>>>
>>> It claims that this is the connection URL:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://us06web.zoom.us/j/6176252311?pwd=pE7v5I2A5wrybOgAcbgnW5agbQ6BuW.1
>>>
>>> Can someone test that?  If it works, then that's what we'll use for the
>>> meeting.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 6:03 PM Wesley Brodsky <wesbrodsky at alum.mit.edu>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I can still sign into Zoom using the NESFA email zoom account.
>>>> However, the last time I tried that it sent a secret code to that
>>>> account, which I do not have access to.
>>>>
>>>> Wes
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ________________________________________
>>>> From: reading-group <reading-group-bounces at lists.nesfa.org> on behalf
>>>> of Wesley Brodsky <wesbrodsky at alum.mit.edu>
>>>> Sent: Friday, January 5, 2024 5:42 PM
>>>> To: NESFA Reading Group
>>>> Subject: Re: [nesfa-reading-group] which version?
>>>>
>>>> I seem to be able to join a meeting with the regular NESFA sign-in;
>>>> which I can provide.
>>>> However, I need a host key to claim host.
>>>> -Wes
>>>>
>>>> ________________________________________
>>>> From: reading-group <reading-group-bounces at lists.nesfa.org> on behalf
>>>> of Richard Schwartz via reading-group <reading-group at lists.nesfa.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, January 5, 2024 4:18 PM
>>>> To: NESFA Reading Group
>>>> Cc: Richard Schwartz
>>>> Subject: Re: [nesfa-reading-group] which version?
>>>>
>>>> What is the zoom link for tonight’s book group?
>>>>
>>>> Richard
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 5, 2024, at 12:17 PM, A. Ali <strawberriesforlunch at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> I also did not get a hold of this book and will not be attending
>>>> tonight's session. Will likely be skipping out on a few more this spring as
>>>> well -- just have a lot of stuff going on at the moment. That said, I think
>>>> it's been about a year since I joined, so I wanted to express that I
>>>> appreciate this space. It's been helping me overcome some personal
>>>> struggles around speaking up when I have a different perspective or opinion
>>>> from others in a group. Thanks for that and Happy New Year. : )
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Ayesha
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 6:42 AM Shelly Thomas <yellerdoggy at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:yellerdoggy at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>> I didn't see anything about a copyright date in the first few pages.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jan 3, 2024, 8:19 PM cjhi newcastle2.com<http://newcastle2.com>
>>>> <cjhi at newcastle2.com<mailto:cjhi at newcastle2.com>> wrote:
>>>> Shelly – is there anything in your copy about a copyright date? I
>>>> wouldn't be surprised if Amazon had grabbed the earlier version, which
>>>> ISFDB says shows no signs of having had its copyright renewed, but I
>>>> wouldn't assume they did. The first book version was (c) 1956; the revision
>>>> was (c) 1975. (NESFA has the latter, but I don't have the stomach to read
>>>> another version.)
>>>>
>>>> /CHip
>>>> ________________________________
>>>> From: reading-group <reading-group-bounces at lists.nesfa.org<mailto:
>>>> reading-group-bounces at lists.nesfa.org>> on behalf of Wesley Brodsky <
>>>> wesbrodsky at alum.mit.edu<mailto:wesbrodsky at alum.mit.edu>>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 12:00 PM
>>>> To: NESFA Reading Group <reading-group at lists.nesfa.org<mailto:
>>>> reading-group at lists.nesfa.org>>
>>>> Subject: Re: [nesfa-reading-group] which version?
>>>>
>>>> I have read the Project Gutenberg version. The first page reads “ The
>>>> Project Gutenberg eBook of Police Your Planet”. There should be information
>>>> on the publisher and publication date of any version on the first few pages.
>>>>
>>>> Wes Brodsky
>>>> "It is of the utmost importance that Concepts not trouble you with
>>>> silliness or complications, unless you are searching for really difficult
>>>> work."; Giordano Bruno (1582)
>>>>
>>>> ________________________________________
>>>> From: reading-group <reading-group-bounces at lists.nesfa.org<mailto:
>>>> reading-group-bounces at lists.nesfa.org>> on behalf of Shelly Thomas <
>>>> yellerdoggy at gmail.com<mailto:yellerdoggy at gmail.com>>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 11:56 AM
>>>> To: NESFA Reading Group
>>>> Subject: Re: [nesfa-reading-group] which version?
>>>>
>>>> How do we tell?  I bought the $1.99 big box kindle version.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jan 3, 2024, 11:52 AM cjhi newcastle2.com<http://newcastle2.com
>>>> ><http://newcastle2.com> <cjhi at newcastle2.com<mailto:
>>>> cjhi at newcastle2.com><mailto:cjhi at newcastle2.com<mailto:
>>>> cjhi at newcastle2.com>>> wrote:
>>>> ISFDB says  that Police Your Planet exists in (at least) three
>>>> versions: the magazine original of 1953, the "abridged" version published
>>>> in book form in 1956, and the "rewritten" version that I remember coming
>>>> into the MITSFS in 1975. Which version(s) have people been reading? Project
>>>> Gutenberg has the 1956 version, which brings to mind a live performance of
>>>> "30,000 Pounds of Bananas"; did anyone dig up either of the others?
>>>>
>>>> /CHip
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