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Synods of the willing, the Zanchetta problem, and necrobotics

The Friday Pillar Post

Ed. Condon
Jul 29, 2022
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Happy Friday friends,

JD, as you know, has been on holiday this week, or en vacances, as the French foppishly call it. I was, frankly, skeptical that he would actually do it. 

In the years that I have worked with him, he has often threatened to go on vacation, but this usually means he works a scaled-back 50-hour week. On this occasion, I didn’t really he…

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