Monthly Archives: August 2002

Saturday at Worldcon

Posted on Saturday, 2002 August 31 by Anton

Twenty years after I first heard of the concept (which seemed and still seems pretty darn silly), it hit me that Sime/Gen is about sex. Yeah, I’m slow sometimes — especially about sex! A fan slipped on some stairs at … Continue reading →

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three days at Worldcon

Posted on Saturday, 2002 August 31 by Anton

Thursday: met not one but two bloggers who had been kind enough to link to me, Charlie Stross and Anita Rowland; as well as Sarah Lawrence without the famous burqa. Chatted with Karen Anderson about this and that. John Hertz, … Continue reading →

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hi, Beth

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 August 28 by Anton

Subject: [spam score 5/10 -pobox] This may seem wierd Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 14:54:18 +0900 Hi my name is Beth. I saw yourprofile on ICQ. I am new to the area and am looking for someone to show me … Continue reading →

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neener neener

Posted on Monday, 2002 August 26 by Anton

“Professor Michael Bellesiles will be on paid leave from his teaching duties at Emory University during the fall semester.”

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I just like saying “pseudobiblia”

Posted on Monday, 2002 August 26 by Anton

“The Invisible Library is a collection of books that only appear in other books. Within the library’s catalog you will find imaginary books, pseudobiblia, artifictions, fabled tomes, libris phantastica, and all manner of books unwritten, unread, unpublished, and unfound.” (Cited … Continue reading →

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absolute or relative?

Posted on Monday, 2002 August 26 by Anton

It’s a good bet that the twenty or thirty of you who read this are brighter than average. (At least it’s always safe to say that, eh?) Suppose that a magic pill makes everyone 3±1 times smarter. What would it … Continue reading →

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back to the drawing board

Posted on Sunday, 2002 August 25 by Anton

Buddhists say that happiness comes through detachment from desire. Don’t believe it.

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