Author Archives: Anton

they’re trying to drive me mad

Posted on Saturday, 2005 August 27 by Anton

Got a spam this evening, titled abridge, whose entire content is the word ammunition.

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the latest from the kitten front

Posted on Saturday, 2005 August 27 by Anton

Pillow, the kitten, has evidently decided that being picked up and carried by the Big Animals ain’t so bad; he even makes a game of it: runs away and then lies down, sometimes repeatedly. I hope you’re not too dismayed … Continue reading →

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“for god’s sake, please stop the aid!”

Posted on Tuesday, 2005 August 23 by Anton

Spiegel Interview with African Economics Expert If the West were to cancel these payments, normal Africans wouldn’t even notice. Only the functionaries would be hard hit. Which is why they maintain that the world would stop turning without this development … Continue reading →

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the kitten report

Posted on Monday, 2005 August 22 by Anton

Pillow is adding to his repertoire: after a month largely spent crawling under things, in the past day or two I’ve seen him for the first time climbing onto things: a stool, a chair, a coffee-table, my bed. He seems … Continue reading →

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file transfer

Posted on Saturday, 2005 August 20 by Anton

I hope soon to buy a Macintosh, and copy my files (4.4 GB) from the present Linux box. Is it easy to do that with an Ethernet line?

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Why Are They Killing Us?

Posted on Friday, 2005 August 19 by Anton

Sometimes Pat Buchanan hits a bullseye.

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