Author Archives: Anton

unsuspected

Posted on Monday, 2010 April 19 by Anton

In 197_ Mom’s cousin Alyce married Tony, about whom pretty much all I remember is that he wrote a book on how to tell species of bats apart. After Alyce (already frail from polio) died of flu, we lost contact … Continue reading →

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spam subject of the week

Posted on Monday, 2010 April 19 by Anton

“Exclusive Swiss jewelry will make you a queen. The 100% authentic jewelry will make any girl to be by your legs!”

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more stuff

Posted on Wednesday, 2010 March 31 by Anton

Robin Hanson on Lord of the Flies: schools as a decivilizing force I got a spam entitled Very Discrete Packaging and Billing. One would hope so! Dissatisfied with my hairstyle, I decided some months ago to shave my scalp in … Continue reading →

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changing every day, every possible way

Posted on Thursday, 2010 March 18 by Anton

I’ve consistently noticed that my “home” in my dreams, though it seems normal during the dream, almost never resembles any place where I’ve resided (nor indeed any place that I recognize). Now I find that the principle applies not only … Continue reading →

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stuff

Posted on Monday, 2010 March 15 by Anton

Something’s wrong with commenting here, it seems. Dad’s book is gorgeous. Buy a bazillion copies. Chaos is good: Of beating hearts; sequel Movies: I enjoyed Key Largo (1948).

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in black and white, and blue

Posted on Thursday, 2010 March 04 by Anton

Gotta agree with Greg Egan: Sometime in the next twenty years or so, the technology that enabled Avatar will become cheap enough to risk employing alongside a moderately intelligent script. It is mighty pretty, though. Among the details, I particularly … Continue reading →