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Recorded at pre- Trends in Mathematical Representation of Space, Boston (2007), featuring FW Lawvere, Pierre Cartier, Colin McLarty. From the Michael Wright Collection, held by the Archive Trust for Research in Mathematical Sciences & Philosophy.
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0:00 Anyway, I wanted to ask you something. You talked about America having difficulties. We were wondering if America is having financial difficulties as well. I don't know. Well, I know that you'd have to take a third job. In order to keep himself and Manuela going, which is because of the after-effects of his mother's death and also because of the bills at the clinic where Francesca was sent to recuperate, and the effects of the rape or whatever it was that he endured at the hands of these dreadful people in the moment. I think that's what's really almost broken here. I guess we really need to approach him and fall short of him. If there was anything I could do to help, I would. Unfortunately, my own situation, to be honest, at the moment, is absolutely hanging on by my fingernails. I almost certainly will have to sell my house in the next few months unless something turns up. Mr. McCaw, but even so, I think. So, the goal is the goal. The young man who has written the thesis about local and global structure, he promised that he would send a copy of his thesis to the Gang of Four by Paul Ganshaw. The local twins, who are not even sisters, but local twin sisters, because, I mean, when my daughter remarried, I mean, I had an awesome little family, and that's a new birthday. New birthday, wonderful. Wonderful. I also have four. Yes, that's what I was going to say. You have exactly the same number of grandchildren.
2:30 I have one boy, now living in Valencia, I think. And I have a few of his kids. I know that they're the last of his family. Oh, yes, thank you. Oh, thank you very much. We did not know that the English had a very powerful language. The opening words of the English are very well known. Ah, I see. John suggested we might like to eat across the street at this place Jay's but that was because he thought that you know this might be terribly noisy because of the kids doing their practice whereas it actually seems very quiet so why don't we eat here because Colin and then we could eat with Colin and Jean-Pierre and the others tomorrow or across the road. Here would be the better plan and all the cheese I'll take. That's the ensemble I'll keep that for now. Thank you for inviting us. It was a beautiful success. In fact, I was hoping you would be able to tell us something of those conversations today. It would be very interesting. It was very interesting in one way. In other words, completely uninteresting, because we agreed on everything. What? We agreed on everything. You see? I don't know. I think in your case, Phil, those usually are the most interesting kinds of conversations. Yes, yes. Very. Also about this fascinating program that you were telling me that you were discussing with him five years ago. Yeah, Grotonbeek's complex analysis. Very interesting to hear more about that. Yes, very much. Discussing this program. Chargois. This is the big answer.
5:00 It wasn't too bad, eh? They weren't going to keep us awake all night. Good evening. Yes please, if we can get a table for free, that would be great. Thank you.
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