Monthly Archives: August 2002

the opposite of anachronism

There is no reason why he should not . . . take her waltzing in Strauss’ Vienna or to the theater in Shakespeare’s London – as well as exploring funny little bars in Tom Lehrer’s New York or playing tag in the … Continue reading

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fight mental monoculture

“I proclaim publicly that I favor ending government involvement in education.” All you radicals, do me a favor: go sign the “Proclamation for the Separation of School & State” and let me know.

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drinking from a fire hose

Changed my mind: I won’t ask to have my blog rated at HotOrNot, since I’m unwilling to give a numeric rating to those I see there. How do you quantify a subjective impression? But I’ll keep it bookmarked, for days … Continue reading

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oh look, the grass fell over.

The most exquisite crop circles are showcased at c i r c l e m a k e r s. (Link from Steve Sailer.)

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as I lay awake

I was thinking about telephone area code splits. How do they decide where to draw the line, if there is no ‘natural’ boundary (mountains, water, a highway, a county line)? How would I do it?

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pseudo erudition only annoys us true erudites

A comment to Vodkapundit says “Lileks . . . must be the only writer in America to know and use the plural hiatii.” Lileks is of course free to invent words if he likes, in which case he’s naturally the only one … Continue reading

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a perfect sphere would be so ordinary.

Satellites Reveal a Mystery of Large Change in Earth’s Gravity. In the last five years, Earth has grown more oblate, reversing a trend since the Ice Ages. Amazing what they can measure nowadays, eh?

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