Author Archives: Anton

Flashman at the Crack

Posted on Thursday, 2002 March 07 by Anton

George MacDonald Fraser’s Lord of the Rings 2010: That link is unsurprisingly dead; try this one, though it’s probably not the same story.

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the anti-Sun

Posted on Thursday, 2002 March 07 by Anton

The Blogs of War suggests that there’s room in the market for a left-wing rag featuring n*ked l*dies. What should it be called? Playboy?

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why is there a watermelon in there?

Posted on Thursday, 2002 March 07 by Anton

Recently a friend said to me out of the blue, “Home is where you wear your hat!” I spun mental wheels for a moment and came back, “Character is who you are in the dark!” You know what that means … Continue reading →

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new to you, maybe . . .

Posted on Thursday, 2002 March 07 by Anton

Gary Farber observes that science reporters would benefit by exposure to some of the clichés of science fiction.

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Newton’s dance

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 March 06 by Anton

Awesome orbital simulations in Java, including an answer to “everyone’s favorite question about Klemperer Rosettes. Is Larry Niven’s Puppeteer solar system stable?”

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blocks with bumps

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 March 06 by Anton

Travis Corcoran reports: With Lego on the brain, and Google on the fingertips, I’ve learned a few things. Like: the planet’s children spent 5 billion child-hours last year playing with Legos. And that when Lego, Inc. (or, perhaps GmbH . . . … Continue reading →

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a pox on bioethicists

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 March 06 by Anton

Hooray for Designer Babies! The ‘bioethicists’ seem to be worried that desirable diversity could be wiped out by fads, which would make sense if a majority of parents for thirty years were to fall for the same fad. Am I … Continue reading →

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