Monthly Archives: October 2002

the wishful thinking of historians

Posted on Saturday, 2002 October 26 by Anton

Bellesiles goes down. Lighten up Clayton, you’re entitled to gloat a bit.

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the unorganized militia

Posted on Saturday, 2002 October 26 by Anton

Gene Healy, whom I had not read before: Forty armed citizens out of 700 in the audience might have made it quite difficult for the [Chechen] terrorists to secure the [theatre] building. Sure, a lot of folks might have been … Continue reading →

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mon pote

Posted on Saturday, 2002 October 26 by Anton

Any French film buffs in the audience? I’m trying to remember the title of a movie in which one of the main characters brags of his « collection intégrale des Livres de Poche » (complete collection of Pocket Books). If memory serves, … Continue reading →

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second-hand bleat

Posted on Thursday, 2002 October 24 by Anton

Lileks: Down the street was Cheapo Records, located now in the old Best Buy store. Cheapo sells used CDs as well as new, and dumps every day’s purchases in big bins marked with the date they came in. Most of … Continue reading →

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the Case of the Coathangers

Posted on Thursday, 2002 October 24 by Anton

Miles Kington channels A.P.Herbert, sorta: introductory remarks; motive. (Thanks to Michael Travers.)

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hydrogen-ware

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 October 23 by Anton

Toshiba says a notebook computer running on fuel cells is two years away. (From slashdot by way of Bill St Clair – whose blog, I now notice, is “created with Emacs”. You go.) update 2004 Oct 22: I’m waiting . . .

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“redneck Corvette”

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 October 23 by Anton

What’s the opposite of low-rider?

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