Author Archives: Anton

the clatter, or not, of the pins

Posted on Monday, 2008 March 24 by Anton

Saturday, at the suggestion of my new friend Jennifer Justice, I went bowling for the first time since – um – 1983?? Well, since 1997 at least. The previous time, whenever it was, my knuckles ached. This time my hands … Continue reading →

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symmetries made simple

Posted on Tuesday, 2008 March 11 by Anton

This may be of interest to only a few: Simplest Canonical Polyhedra of Each Symmetry Type (rotable in Java); in other words, canonical forms of the simplest topologies that allow the specified symmetries and none higher. Any convex polyhedron can … Continue reading →

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how much is in there?

Posted on Tuesday, 2008 March 04 by Anton

I reloaded MacOS, restored my home directory from backup, and was surprised to learn that I have 3e5 files. Most of the bulk is music, but that’s only 7e3 files. Is there a tool analogous to du that gives the … Continue reading →

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happy leap day

Posted on Friday, 2008 February 29 by Anton

If I were Pope Gregory’s advisor, I’d urge this: all months to have 30 days until the first (or last) of some month falls on a solstice or equinox; thereafter, alternate 30, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 30, … Continue reading →

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saw me coming

Posted on Sunday, 2008 February 24 by Anton

Friday I happened to pass a bookstore (believe it or not!) and found A Gateway to Sindarin by David Salo. It’s a few years old now; I wonder how I missed it. After overviews of the history and writing systems, … Continue reading →

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no wonder I wasn’t getting comments

Posted on Friday, 2008 February 22 by Anton

I had forgotten, until Mike Linksvayer reminded me, that Users must be registered and logged in to comment was switched on. Akismet seems to do a good job of catching spam, so I’ve turned off the registration requirement.

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temporary relief

Posted on Thursday, 2008 February 21 by Anton

Can’t sleep. I’ll probably delete this post later, but meanwhile — If anyone is still reading this pathetic drivel, do me a favor and let me know. I don’t know for sure that such attention would help this mood any, … Continue reading →

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