Author Archives: Anton

oh goody, an obscure question of common law

Posted on Saturday, 2004 October 30 by Anton

(This item was written in October but somehow never got out of “draft” status.) Constructive Trusts and Restitution After Theft: Rasmusen discusses a legal quandary. It hits me that this item calls for a law category not under politics. I’m … Continue reading →

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naughty

Posted on Sunday, 2004 October 17 by Anton

proposed design for Louisiana quarter 2006: that site apparently no longer exists, so here’s a copy of the item.

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wahoo!

Posted on Thursday, 2004 October 14 by Anton

We have broadband! Mainly because my housemate wanted to listen to BBC without glitches, but hey, I’m not kicking it out of bed. For the first year it’s cheaper than dialup plus the extra phone line.

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can you say it with a straight face?

Posted on Thursday, 2004 October 14 by Anton

Forensic theology. (Cited by Travis.) (Link updated 2006.)

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politics in spaaace

Posted on Thursday, 2004 October 14 by Anton

The Outer Space Treaty of 1967 forbids declarations of national sovereignty off Earth (according to something quoted by Travis). But can that be a serious barrier to imperialism? Suppose you have political debts to more people than can plausibly be … Continue reading →

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movies rented recently

Posted on Tuesday, 2004 October 12 by Anton

The Bad Seed (1956). The Seventh Seal (1957). 蜘蛛巣城 (Spiderweb Castle) (Throne of Blood) (1957). Having seen it once before, I watched it only with the commentary track on, and learned some interesting details about Kurosawa’s technique. For example, he … Continue reading →

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we don’t care, we don’t have to …

Posted on Tuesday, 2004 October 12 by Anton

What are you gonna do, go to a different jail next time?

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