A Paper Manuscript, OLD and FUNNY

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The discussion centers around a hand-written paper from the Twistor Newsletter, associated with Roger Penrose's group at Oxford, which spans from 1988 to 2000. The paper is noted for its humorous content and raises questions about its relevance to current physics. Links to the paper and additional resources are provided, highlighting the informal nature of the newsletter and its contributions to the field.

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Thanks for posting this. Didn't know of it. The informal Twistor Newsletter. Many other contributions by several other people (all seemingly associated with Roger Penrose' group at Oxford)
http://people.maths.ox.ac.uk/lmason/Tn/
The dates on the newsletters seem to go between 1988 and 2000, they appeared often but irregularly.
 
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