Monthly Archives: March 2002

Dell pardoned

Posted on Friday, 2002 March 08 by Anton

Is anyone pushing a boycott of Dell Computers over the Weigand Combat Handguns matter? Please don’t.

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you like us, you really like us

Posted on Friday, 2002 March 08 by Anton

For the three of you who haven’t seen it: Google Loves Blogs

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√(-1) am not a number!

Posted on Friday, 2002 March 08 by Anton

Mike Flynn, apparently a newcomer to this stuff, writes: For starters, a national identification card. How dumb an idea is that? Giving the US government — does anybody remember Waco or Ruby Ridge? J. Edgar Hoover? Nixon’s enemies list? — … Continue reading →

Posted in tax+privacy | 1 Comment

Briar Rose

Posted on Friday, 2002 March 08 by Anton

One hears that one of the nicest people I’ve never met is due to be married tomorrow. Hip hip!

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the state is not the nation

Posted on Friday, 2002 March 08 by Anton

A quibble or two with James Lileks (skip down to “Warning: the following is Screedy”): Well, don’t START A WAR WITH AMERICA, then. Well, y’know, most of the bombees at Hiroshima didn’t. Is it overly pedantic to distinguish between the … Continue reading →

Posted in history, militaria | 1 Comment

eavesdropping on illumination

Posted on Friday, 2002 March 08 by Anton

Another reason to switch to LCD. (But I’m spoiled by 1600×1200 resolution.)

Posted in mathematics, technology | 1 Comment

trollwatch

Posted on Friday, 2002 March 08 by Anton

From: [someone] Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 17:16:13 EST Subject: closing on Sunday To: webmaster@icannwatch.org I have been reading on a listserv that the Internet is going to be closed on Sundays. Is there any truth to this? Would appreciate … Continue reading →

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