Category Archives: society

yeah, that makes me a total hermit

Posted on Tuesday, 2013 December 31 by Anton

Yesterday I relayed a message from the local humane society, which contained an email address and a phone number; and the first response I got was “Is she on Facebook?” Phooey. Apparently it’s no longer possible to delete my Facebook … Continue reading →

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Zurker

Posted on Saturday, 2012 June 16 by Anton

What do you know, yet another social website.

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what is sex for?

Posted on Sunday, 2012 February 19 by Anton

A recent essay on Big Think says: Birth control isn’t about my health unless by health you mean, my capacity to get it on, to have a happy, joyous sex life that involves an actual male partner. The point of … Continue reading →

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with friends like these

Posted on Wednesday, 2010 June 16 by Anton

[an old schoolmate who lives in Ghana] suggests you add Volkswagen Ghana as a friend on Facebook.

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more stuff

Posted on Wednesday, 2010 March 31 by Anton

Robin Hanson on Lord of the Flies: schools as a decivilizing force I got a spam entitled Very Discrete Packaging and Billing. One would hope so! Dissatisfied with my hairstyle, I decided some months ago to shave my scalp in … Continue reading →

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paraphrasing Groucho

Posted on Tuesday, 2008 April 29 by Anton

Another Facebook “friend” request from a foaf I’ve never heard of. This one appears to be a scientist, in a field of which I approve, and we have six “friends” in common – or five, not counting one of his … Continue reading →

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