Author Archives: Anton

fun with refraction

Posted on Friday, 2005 April 22 by Anton
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cinema 1963

Posted on Friday, 2005 April 22 by Anton

天国と地獄 High and Low. Kurosawa does not disappoint in this policier, from a novel by Ed McBain (King’s Ransom). As in 野良犬 Stray Dog, it’s weird to see Mifune with a modern haircut and mustache; I could not be sure … Continue reading →

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it just hit me

Posted on Thursday, 2005 April 21 by Anton

In The War of the Worlds, the Martians’ principal weapon is a heat-ray. In Robinson’s RGB Mars, at one point the badguys use a heat-ray against Martians.

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anti-government extremists attack peacekeeping force

Posted on Tuesday, 2005 April 19 by Anton

April 19 is the anniversary of the battle of Lexington, the “shot heard ’round the world”. It has been remarked that the political establishment takes little notice of the occasion. This, I suggest, is as it should be. How sad … Continue reading →

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QotD

Posted on Monday, 2005 April 18 by Anton

Will Wilkinson: It is especially incoherent when welfare liberals accuse markets of involving BOTH radical cooperative interdependence, such that much of a society’s wealth is a “social product” to which individuals have no moral claim independent of some rule of … Continue reading →

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temptation

Posted on Friday, 2005 April 15 by Anton

A spam this morning from someone who wants to “invest” in my website and improve its search-rank; apparently he believes I’m selling something. I’m way tempted to call the 877 number and string them along, seeing how long it takes … Continue reading →

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yo-yo

Posted on Wednesday, 2005 April 13 by Anton

Comcast’s DNS has been flaky of late, making me wonder: why doesn’t the browser cache IP addresses?

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