Author Archives: Anton

ITAWT; ITAWA; PUDYE; TTATT; IDEED

When symbol-space is arbitrary, whimsy sometimes happens.

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creepy

Now class, who can tell us why this advertisement (The Economist, Nov.12, p.67) bugs me? When you meet the men and women who serve America in the military and government, you find the strength and character of this nation. . . . … Continue reading

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who’s he think he is, DC?

Steve Troop has restarted his comicstrip Melonpool from scratch and, very unusually, took down eight years of archived strips (though you can still buy them as books). The event is much discussed at Websnark. Besides being weighed down by the … Continue reading

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Obsidian Wings: Requiem

The good news: the pseudo-judicial process at Gitmo isn’t absolutely rigged to find everyone guilty of terrorism. The bad news: innocence isn’t enough to get you out of the hole. (Cited by Gary Farber.)

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Merlyn the rocket scientist?

J R Stockton collects a lot of useful tidbits about orbital mechanics and the like.

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it’s Bollywood Week

Netflix’s list of new releases this week has five Israëli titles, ten Chinese and 55 Indian – not counting 23 collections of songs from Indian film.

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mock violence

Pillow spends much of a typical day on my bed; when I find him there, I tussle with him. Now I have clear evidence that he enjoys these little skirmishes: whenever I go to that room (except at bedtime), he … Continue reading

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