Author Archives: Anton

my kinda governor

Posted on Friday, 2002 May 24 by Anton

Jesse Ventura (according to Rich Hailey) opposes mandating the Pledge of Allegiance in schools, for exactly the right reasons; looks like his libertarian streak is wider than I thought. 2010: newer link

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it strikes me as more Barbara Cartland

Posted on Thursday, 2002 May 23 by Anton

Pink Hello Kitty Laptop. (Thanks to Spastic Mutant for the link.)

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penguin problems

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 May 22 by Anton

Yesterday my Linux box crashed and I spent all evening trying to bring it back to life, with – as they say at NASA – partial success. Argh. Later: In desperation, I tried ^C when the boot process says “/1 … Continue reading →

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this view of mortality

Posted on Monday, 2002 May 20 by Anton

Stephen Jay Gould is dead of cancer at sixty. Somehow he always seemed like a youngster to me (despite photographs) – perhaps because I never knew until now that he had two wives and two sons.

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feel safe?

Posted on Sunday, 2002 May 19 by Anton

What Went Wrong, an article about last summer’s Intelligence failure. (Old link dead; two new links) “If I were an average citizen, I’d be pissed at the whole American government,” says a senior official who has worked on counterterrorism. I … Continue reading →

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