Author Archives: Anton

those who suppress the past . . .

Posted on Thursday, 2002 February 28 by Anton

French Criminal Court to Try Yahoo Over Nazi Sites — an unfortunate headline, as it seems to hand over to the prosecution the premise that if you sell Nazi relics you must be a Nazi. (I collect foreign coins that … Continue reading →

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Hobbes was fond of his dram

Posted on Thursday, 2002 February 28 by Anton

I’ll bet your mother asked you, when you were about eight years old: “If all the other blogs posted their philosopher scores, would you?” (Warning: popups.) 1.00 Mill .82 Bentham (?!) .76 Epicureans .65 Kant .63 Sartre .55 Aquinas .51 … Continue reading →

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what the Fourteenth doesn’t say

Posted on Thursday, 2002 February 28 by Anton

Bill Quick comments: I wonder if these people have heard of the 14th Amendment? It extended the provisions in the Constitution and Bill of Rights to the people of the individual states. Of course, that only happened in 1868, so … Continue reading →

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naughties and crosses

Posted on Thursday, 2002 February 28 by Anton

Ask Dave about Tic-Tac-Toe and keep your game sharp and exciting! (by way of the muted horn)

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the unseen eminence

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 February 27 by Anton

Everybody’s mourning Spike Milligan today. Strangely, I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any of his work.

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it’s all derivative

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 February 27 by Anton

LotR: same old thing?

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precision ≠ accuracy

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 February 27 by Anton

Go get ’em! The LP responds to the notorious infamous “if you buy dope you’re supporting terrorism” spot with this newspaper advertisement. (Thanks to Ananda, who credits Declan McCullagh.) Pet peeve nº 17000: false precision. When you write “boosts . . . … Continue reading →

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