Monthly Archives: May 2002

nerds mourn

Posted on Friday, 2002 May 10 by Anton

The sequels to The Matrix are not The Transpose and The Eigenvector but Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions.

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the 1787 game

Posted on Friday, 2002 May 10 by Anton

Eugene Volokh invites you to write the constitutional amendment of your dreams. (Do people on other shores play this game too?) Here’s mine.

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your Database Insecurity Number

Posted on Friday, 2002 May 10 by Anton

Myria reports on a splendid bill from Ron Paul.

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Bruce Pelz

Posted on Thursday, 2002 May 09 by Anton

The “Elephant” of fandom died suddenly this evening, aged 65 years. (If I hear that there is to be no funeral I’ll freak, because no Bruce Pelz rite is an anagram of Nobel Truce Prize. Bruce was fond of anagrams.) … Continue reading →

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silly

Posted on Thursday, 2002 May 09 by Anton

Bedtime approaches and wacky ideas start to creep in through the cracks. Here’s one: Nobel Truce Prize.

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White Man’s Burden

Posted on Thursday, 2002 May 09 by Anton

Alex Knapp puts the case for permanent war: There is an old Anglo-American common law principle that imposes a duty on people to defend third parties so long as such defense doesn’t put their life at risk. The same principle … Continue reading →

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so long Andy

Posted on Thursday, 2002 May 09 by Anton

Andy Kashdan‘s last bon mot? In our next foreign adventure, it will be said that perhaps, theoretically, those kooky non-interventionists had a point, but now it’s too late, again. I have just one question: When will it be a convenient … Continue reading →

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