Author Archives: Anton

theoretical ability

The bank sent me a new card. Daily ATM Withdrawal Limit: $310 Not since 1990 (or was it 1998?) have I seen a cash machine that gives bills smaller than $20.

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say, Colonel DuBois?

Heinlein’s Starship Troopers has a teacher say that all wars are caused by population pressure. Did Europe have a lull after 1348?

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{e|pro}vocative

Spam title of the day: To comb my tambourine peculiarity

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didn’t do it, wasn’t there, can’t prove nothin’

Wall Medical Group, of San Francisco, sent me a statement with a “previous balance” of $1537. This was the first I’d heard from them, so I’ve no clue what the $1537 is for. (I have had no medical treatment other … Continue reading

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my aching lower half

Remind me, next time jury duty rolls around, to bring a folding chair.

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scapegoats

Mom is in town, and yesterday we went to the Arts & Crafts exhibit at the de Young. One of the wall placards says, “The problems caused by free trade and the Industrial Revolution had been recognized since the 1830s … Continue reading

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m4th3m4t1c5 R k3wL

Netflix (or should I say N3tfl1×) got the first season of Numb3rs this week, and I watched the first four episodes with mixed reactions. On one hand, any popular presentation of mathematics in the real world is a treat. But … Continue reading

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