Monthly Archives: July 2002

the government we pay for

Posted on Saturday, 2002 July 20 by Anton

Steven E. Landsburg writes in Slate of all places: Either a) the justices – having concluded that paying compensation would transform routine government activity into “a luxury few governments could afford” – are prepared to draw the logical conclusion that … Continue reading →

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calling all Blue Blaze Irregulars

Posted on Friday, 2002 July 19 by Anton

New Scientist: Spy planes feed satellite, unencrypted. Think of it as a new field for those who like to play with police scanners. (Link from Bruce Schneier’s Crypto-Gram.)

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Take Phi

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 July 17 by Anton

I wonder whether it’s possible to write decent music with a fractional number of beats to a measure; by which I mean not that each measure should end with a fractional beat, but rather — imagine that a lunar month … Continue reading →

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what, a libertarian website?

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 July 17 by Anton

My occasional shooting-buddy Tim Starr calls my attention to No Treason – a journal of liberty. Update 2004: Tim has since been ‘fired’ as a contributor to No Treason, apparently for turning into a neocon supporting Bush’s war policy.

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Ents on wheels

Posted on Monday, 2002 July 15 by Anton

Tolkien meets Vinge

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use the plot, Luke!

Posted on Monday, 2002 July 15 by Anton

The Well-Tempered Plot Device But actually, it’s not always necessary for the author to put in an appearance himself, if only he can smuggle the Plot itself into the story disguised as one of the characters. Naturally, it tends not … Continue reading →