Author Archives: Anton

technology marches on

I had a bitch of a time uploading files for the new version of WordPress. It’s my first update since migrating from the Linux box to the Mac Mini, and the ftp client I have is crap compared to gftp … Continue reading

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the Danish matter

You may have noticed that I have not demonstrated solidarity with the Danish press by helping to publicize the “Mohammed” cartoons. That could be because I fear for my safety, or because I hate Western freedoms, or because the cartoons … Continue reading

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awww!!

I sneer at institutional sports, but — oh just go watch it. (Cited by Radley Balko.)

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brain-rot?

Am I the last to see this?

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the wonderful thing about standards

is that there are so many to choose from! Elsewhere in the wonderful world of webtoons, how to stand out from the crowd.

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argh

And now I’m getting spammed by Frappr: DOWN CLOTHING from Chino (CA) would like to be your friend and join your Friend Map. I only bloody joined Frappr because one of my groups wanted to get everyone on the map. … Continue reading

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and then vampires come, and they start making these stupid little mini-pizzas

So there I was, getting into the swing of Wikipedia, doing my bit for (among others) numerous entries relating to Buffy. I noticed that the pages for Darla, Angel, Spike and Harmony repeated a bunch, so I created an entry … Continue reading

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