Author Archives: Anton

libertarian realism

Eric Raymond argues in favor of the war. Or rather, he argues in favor of some ideal war that will crush Islamic dreams of worldwide empire. What’s missing is any defense of the war actually in progress. I like Russ … Continue reading

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QotD: heresy is vital

If, instead of welcoming inquiry and criticism, the admirers of a great author accept his writings as authoritative, both in their excellences and in their defects, the most serious injury is done to truth. In matters of philosophy and science, … Continue reading

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expansion

Last night someone appealed on Freecycle to have a stray kitten taken off his hands. Our perennial talk of adding a kitten to our roster had recently become more serious; so, in short, we are the new guardians of a … Continue reading

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stylin’

I hope you like the new look, though I’m still tweaking it.

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back from Berkeley Bowl

“Why did you bring me thyme?” “Because you told me to get thyme.” “Did I say thyme? In future, if I ask for thyme, just get me basil.”

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cinema 1964

As I may have mentioned before, I arrange my Netflix queue mostly by date. Since I caught up to my own birth, the number of movies per year has grown sharply, so this may be my longest post yet.

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One Of These Things

I’m looking at a banner ad that says Q. Which is not like the others? 63 57 98 01 I saw quickly that none are prime (1 is usually not counted as prime, so that each integer’s prime factorization is … Continue reading

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