Category Archives: politics

of course it leaks

Posted on Saturday, 2004 October 30 by Anton

In the basement of the Alameda County courthouse, where I’ve been working, there’s a sign announcing that it’s a felony to bring in weapons including knives longer than four inches. Must be an old sign; nowadays I imagine they’d seize … Continue reading →

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a party for every taste

Posted on Wednesday, 2004 October 27 by Anton

For my sins I’m doing data entry at, of all places, the Registrar of Voters for Alameda County — and missing Knuth’s talk on Friday! The software, by the way, is from a subsidiary of Diebold. I thought you might … Continue reading →

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Daleks with badges

Posted on Monday, 2004 October 25 by Anton

Next time my dearest friend asks me to deliver something to a Feral office, I must remember to say no. I had my state-issued annotated portrait in my pocket, and was resolved not to bother the Marshal at the gate … Continue reading →

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count on ‘realists’ to go on voting for evil

Posted on Sunday, 2004 October 24 by Anton

J. Neil Schulman: Why This Libertarian Is Voting to Re-elect George W. Bush When I became a voter I gave up casting my ballot symbolically in any race in which I believed my ballot stood any chance whatsoever in effecting … Continue reading →

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medical marijuana news

Posted on Saturday, 2004 October 23 by Anton

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Cannabis study encouraging for MS The biggest UK study of cannabis-based drugs has shown evidence for a long-term benefit in easing the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. (cited by Vicki Rosenzweig) 2012: This post keeps getting … Continue reading →

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could there be a metaphor in here somewhere?

Posted on Wednesday, 2004 October 20 by Anton

Timothy Roloff / Razormouth: Drinking Royal Crown this November

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politics in spaaace

Posted on Thursday, 2004 October 14 by Anton

The Outer Space Treaty of 1967 forbids declarations of national sovereignty off Earth (according to something quoted by Travis). But can that be a serious barrier to imperialism? Suppose you have political debts to more people than can plausibly be … Continue reading →

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