Monthly Archives: December 2002

cunning

Posted on Thursday, 2002 December 26 by Anton

ScrappleFace: Sen. Frist Unveils GOP Racial Segregation Plan

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where was the battle of Waterloo?

Posted on Thursday, 2002 December 26 by Anton

A recent effort to measure the ignorance of college seniors included the question, “In what country was the Battle of Waterloo fought?” The ‘correct’ answer is Belgium, a state created 16 years later. Waterloo is in Brabant, which at the … Continue reading →

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bleak

Posted on Thursday, 2002 December 26 by Anton

Yet another tale of petty banal evil. There are plenty of stories like this these days. I don’t know how many I’ve read where the writer describes some breach of civil liberties by employees of the state, then wraps it … Continue reading →

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how many bits are enough?

Posted on Thursday, 2002 December 26 by Anton

I wonder whether Hollywood digital visual effects use standard 24-bit color or something fancier.

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Uni High

Posted on Thursday, 2002 December 26 by Anton

My hi-skool’s alumnal newsletter came this week. I am pleased to learn that my fellow escapees include someone more eminent than that guy who writes about baseball for Newsweek, namely the late economist James Tobin, whose autobiography names two previous … Continue reading →

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orthoepy

Posted on Tuesday, 2002 December 24 by Anton

A rant in defense of mis conventional pronunciation (relayed with approval by languagehat): . . . Or were we planning on spending the rest of our lives saying “Paree” for Paris? So to answer your question – no, I think it’s sad … Continue reading →

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the mobile society

Posted on Tuesday, 2002 December 24 by Anton

Sean Gabb’s “Free Life Commentary” has moved.

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