Category Archives: arts

Popshot

Posted on Tuesday, 2002 March 26 by Anton

Popshot, a new punk rock magazine, scolds naïve anti-capitalists for getting the wrong end of the stick. (Found in Aaron Krowne’s blog of which I was not previously aware; he was on my list of sites to look at because … Continue reading →

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the two or more cultures

Posted on Sunday, 2002 March 24 by Anton

Bob’s Cartoons “I later discovered that, of all the disciplines at CMU, material science is the only one with no cartoons at all in their hallway.”

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kick him again!

Posted on Saturday, 2002 March 23 by Anton

It’s a guilty pleasure to watch James Lileks devote his awesome talent to shooting fish in a barrel.

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manufacturing consensus

Posted on Sunday, 2002 March 17 by Anton

Vernor Vinge’s mind-expanding novel A Fire Upon the Deep (1992) contains numerous postings on “the Net of a Million Lies.” But unlike the Usenet of our time, most of the senders have institutional names, like Khurvark University or Sandor Arbitration. … Continue reading →

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tartan top ten

Posted on Saturday, 2002 March 16 by Anton

If you’ve ever heard bagpipes, you’ve probably heard “Scotland the Brave”. One night I left a showing of The Seven Samurai, whistling the song of the peasants planting the rice; started to improvise on it, and soon found that it … Continue reading →

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not too smooth

Posted on Friday, 2002 March 15 by Anton

Animate a face (Java). See what a difference noise makes.

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ahead of their time

Posted on Thursday, 2002 March 14 by Anton

Warp 9 to Hell comic strip, 2001 May 02

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