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• scott-sanford commented on The one that got away
  Another pair. The one that got away: I'd been reading Sarah Vowell but never met her in person, on account of us living on opposite sides of North America. Then one evening I discovered that she was doing a book reading, in my city, in a theater known to me, less than half an hour's walk from my house, quite affordable, and that started - ten minutes ago! I never have gotten to see her in person. On the other hand, just today I was walking down the street (a few blocks from the previously mentioned theater, as it happens)...
• Charlie Stross commented on The one that got away
  Same general idea as Sir CMK's chair ... but armrests with padded tops supported by a row of rods from beneath, rather than solid-sided; it was generally a lot airier....
• Moderator Alan commented on The one that got away
  I am amused by Catie Murphy's writing chair. It has split keyboards, one for each hand on the end of the chair arms. It might account for some of her productivity. Either that, or her work ethic, the one where she planned a few months in advance "Finish copy edits for $story" "Have baby"...
• Moderator Alan commented on The one that got away
  Ah, context is king. In this case, I assume you mean David-Scott-who-walked-on-the-moon and Charlie-Brown-the-Apollo-command-module....
• Charlie Stross commented on The one that got away
  We have a winner: Fazal Majid's wife's former neighbours! Wikipedia entry for Anish Kapoor. Key sentence, for non-art-loving philistines: "Kapoor made a $27 million profit in 2008, taking the fortune he has made from his art to an estimated $62.7 million. His record auction price is 1.94 million pounds, set in July 2008."...