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        | Over the years I have written essays and discussions on 
		various things.  Gradually I'm going to get them formatted and 
		inserted here. All opinions are my own (or the author's).  Your 
		mileage may vary.  Etc. |    
      
        | Why did the 
		Classical World Never Develop a Machine-Based Society? (April 1987) 
		(17k) | In university I took various courses on Classical 
		Civilization as electives around my physics major.  During one of 
		them I decided to find out why the Classical Greek and Roman World had 
		NOT had an industrial revolution.  My answer was this essay. |  
        | The Inuit (1974) (9k) | I post this for amusement, not to provide any actual 
		information as this is the oldest document I have that I wrote.  It 
		was an assignment in Grade 4 when I was 9 years old.  Other than 
		removing one reference to a picture, and not scanning in the images 
		photocopied from an encyclopedia, I have transcribed the document as 
		accurately as I could -- including spelling and grammar errors.  Be 
		afraid! |  
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