Monthly Archives: March 2002

privatize

Posted on Monday, 2002 March 04 by Anton

There’s a story that someone from England was invited to talk about free markets in some other country, and after his speech was approached by several members of the audience who said, “I cannot agree with your ideas because I … Continue reading →

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stop the stylus!

Posted on Monday, 2002 March 04 by Anton

read Peter Trei’s satire on intellectual property in ancient Sumeria: at Politech, or at LawMeme

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√(-1) am not a number

Posted on Sunday, 2002 March 03 by Anton

An example of why unnecessary proliferation of SSNs bothers me: Worker Accused of Selling Colleagues’ ID’s Online (New York Times). Incidentally: . . . investigators seized . . . a shotgun with a silencer . . . Is such a … Continue reading →

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life imitates old jokes

Posted on Saturday, 2002 March 02 by Anton

Meet the hamster-powered love bug! Toyota, the event’s sponsors, encourage ideas from scientists and members of the public but not all make it into production. Spoilsports! (Vectored by Honeyguide.)

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neat trick

Posted on Friday, 2002 March 01 by Anton

William Sulik seems to say that we ought to act not on our own mores but on those of our more enlightened descendants. Neat trick if you can manage it: like predicting an innovation.

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√(-1) am not a number!

Posted on Friday, 2002 March 01 by Anton

For an introvert who hates confrontation, being a crank is hard on the nerves. Recently unemployed, I’m shopping around for medical insurance. I prefer not to continue with Aetna, because they put my So-called Social Security Number right on the … Continue reading →