Author Archives: Anton

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 →

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who us?

Posted on Thursday, 2006 May 25 by Anton

One ought not to get wound up over what fictional characters say, but what if the character in question has the same name as his creator? Lizard: Five thousand years of selective pressure against pride and ego battered them into … Continue reading →

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the saga continues

Posted on Thursday, 2006 May 25 by Anton

Today I once again had an errand at a Feral office building. This time, when I asked the badge for information about the pointless rule that I wouldn’t be admitted to the building without showing evidence that some government somewhere … Continue reading →

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