Author Archives: Anton

skin

The weather is now wintry enough that the backs of my hands have suddenly begun to go dry and red. This is my second or third winter with that effect. Haven’t found anything really effective for it. Most creams are … Continue reading

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for fish fans

This evening my One True Ex and I had yet another dinner that couldn’t be beat, at Ichiban, 22560 Foothill Blvd (at B St.), Hayward, 510-537-4466. Do me a favor and don’t tell them that their prices are too low.

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look at the pretty colors

From numbers tabulated by The Glittering Eye: the horizontal axis is the tax-consumption ratio, the vertical is the logarithm of income per capita. One extreme outlier is omitted, without guilt as it’s a special case. In a perfect world the … Continue reading

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no f*n without u

I’m experimenting with format here, taking baby steps in CSS and PHP. Please don’t hesitate to comment on legibility.

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still totally swell

I saw The Incredibles again today, this time from the front row as the show was rather crowded. Not a bit stale; kudos to Brad Bird, writer and director. The second time, of course, I noticed what is not quite … Continue reading

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No Child Left Alone

Ron Paul, last of the small-government conservatives (in public office), warns of a scheme for mandatory mental “health” screening of children. Astraea hosts a longer similar piece.

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approval

My friend Mike Linksvayer links to some good info about voting methods. See in particular why the problem of “tactical” voting does not go away with Automatic Runoff (Australian ballot).

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