Making Light :: We pause to observe... :: comments http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/000358.html#comments Language, fraud, folly, truth, history, and knitting. Et cetera. en Wed, 17 Jul 2002 15:17:25 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.34-en We pause to observe... ...the hundredth anniversary of a great and noble contribution to human well-being. On this date in 1902, Willis Haviland Carrier,... ...the hundredth anniversary of a great and noble contribution to human well-being. On this date in 1902, Willis Haviland Carrier,... http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/000358.html We pause to observe... -- comment #1 from Christopher Hatton comment from Christopher Hatton on 17.Jul.02 For me the weird thing about this is that it didn't occur to them, for years and years, that people might WANT to be in AC. The comfort angle took a lot longer to develop.

Hooda thunkyt, eh?

]]> <p>Posted July 17, 2002 3:17 PM by Christopher Hatton</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/000358.html#1407 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/000358.html#1407 Wed, 17 Jul 2002 15:17:25 -0500 We pause to observe... -- comment #2 from Steve comment from Steve on 17.Jul.02 Poor John Gorrie, forgotten by history...

]]> <p>Posted July 17, 2002 4:00 PM by Steve</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/000358.html#1408 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/000358.html#1408 Wed, 17 Jul 2002 16:00:21 -0500 We pause to observe... -- comment #3 from Greg van Eekhout comment from Greg van Eekhout on 17.Jul.02 Driving through Globe, AZ we noticed that some of the old motor lodges still tempt travelers with the promise of "refrigerated" rooms. Inside our air-conditioned car, we appreciated the technological marvel of it all.

]]> <p>Posted July 17, 2002 6:41 PM by Greg van Eekhout</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/000358.html#1410 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/000358.html#1410 Wed, 17 Jul 2002 18:41:44 -0500 We pause to observe... -- comment #4 from Chris Quinones comment from Chris Quinones on 18.Jul.02 I'm just glad to see that the weather in Brooklyn led to _something_ useful.

]]> <p>Posted July 18, 2002 10:39 AM by Chris Quinones</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/000358.html#1413 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/000358.html#1413 Thu, 18 Jul 2002 10:39:21 -0500 We pause to observe... -- comment #5 from Kip T. Williams comment from Kip T. Williams on 26.Jul.02 I was pondering this, and wondering: if A/C hadn't been invented, would I now be sitting in front of a fan, occasionally holding my palms up to it for air drying, saying "You know, the electric fan is the thing that made civilization possible in the South."

As it is, that honor goes to air conditioning and refrigerated drinking fountains.

Kip

]]> <p>Posted July 26, 2002 4:22 PM by Kip T. Williams</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/000358.html#1546 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/000358.html#1546 Fri, 26 Jul 2002 16:22:20 -0500