Author Archives: Anton

scapegoats

Posted on Saturday, 2006 June 03 by Anton

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 →

Posted in economics, history | 3 Comments

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Posted on Saturday, 2006 June 03 by Anton

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 →

Posted in cinema, mathematics | 2 Comments

the axes of confusion

Posted on Friday, 2006 June 02 by Anton

When economists draw supply-demand charts, they put the independent variable (price) on the vertical axis and the dependent variable (quantity) on the horizontal, contrary to the usual practice in physics and pure mathematics. It’s surprisingly hard for me to adjust … Continue reading →

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found poetry

Posted on Friday, 2006 June 02 by Anton

Today’s spam catch included the titles panacea garnish ministerial candlelight apple dispassionate How evocative!

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the trouble with victimless crime

Posted on Friday, 2006 June 02 by Anton

I like Bruce Fein‘s language: The nation’s experiment with Prohibition underscores the limits of the law without moral consensus. The Prohibition Amendment was ratified as a type of homage that vice pays to virtue. Popular morality never celebrated abstinence. . … Continue reading →

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the semiannual self-pity post

Posted on Tuesday, 2006 May 30 by Anton

Some people, according to persistent rumor, have friends who help them find jobs (and dates). Oh well. Does anyone feel like paying my quarterly hosting bill ($30)?

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like I said, I read the funnies . .

Posted on Saturday, 2006 May 27 by Anton

For once I’m caught up on all my favorite webtoons. Here are links to their archives. Sabrina; Soap on a Rope; Goats; Fluble; Ozy and Millie; Freefall; PVP; Bobbins; GPF; College Roomies from Hell!!!; You Damn Kid; When I Grow … Continue reading →

Posted in cartoons | 5 Comments