Category Archives: arts

Foundation and Spam

Posted on Thursday, 2007 June 07 by Anton

Got a spam today from someone who evidently used Asimov to feed the gibberish-generator: Well, are implicated. When I’m most difficult to the regent, the nervous high priest in this tendency reached was up are Now? Hardin jump; remained silent … Continue reading →

Posted in prose, spam | 2 Comments

AI humor

Posted on Monday, 2007 March 26 by Anton

Technopagans; Freefall

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am i reading too much into this?

Posted on Wednesday, 2007 March 07 by Anton

I’m surprised to see it acknowledged in two teevee shows that heroin is useful as a painkiller. (Charlie Stross, a former pharmacist, mentioned that “diamorphine (aka Heroin™) is carried routinely in ambulances in the UK.”) In the first series of … Continue reading →

Posted in cinema, drugwar | 1 Comment

writing tip of the day

Posted on Friday, 2007 March 02 by Anton

If you use “however” in two consecutive sentences, it’s a sign that your paragraph could benefit from rearranging. If you use “however” in three consecutive sentences, your paragraph may be beyond help.

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I’m depraved on account of I’m deprived

Posted on Friday, 2007 February 23 by Anton

Today’s Straight Dope responds to this inquiry: Everyone is familiar with the song that goes, “There’s a place in France where the naked ladies dance.” What’s the origin of this mysterious song and its seemingly Egyptian melody? So naturally I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in music+verse | 3 Comments

so don’t try nothin!

Posted on Friday, 2007 February 02 by Anton

A friend of a friend exults at Boston’s narrow escape from cartoon peril: “Take this as a warning, enemies of America. All of your nefarious plans to harm us — provided said plans are placed in in plain view on … Continue reading →

Posted in cartoons, security theater | 3 Comments

a good pie

Posted on Tuesday, 2007 January 09 by Anton

Formative years in a college town in Illinois left me with definite opinions of what a pizza ought to be. I am pleased to report that Pizz’a Chicago in Santa Clara (the apostrophe is meant to suggest a pun with … Continue reading →

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