Monthly Archives: January 2003

scenic rout

Posted on Sunday, 2003 January 12 by Anton

Took a spin up Skyline today (so my One True Ex could “look at trees”), and chanced to find Los Altos Rod & Gun Club. Guess I know what we’re doing next Sunday. (Later: Still haven’t.)

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wish I’d saved that issue

Posted on Sunday, 2003 January 12 by Anton

Once upon a time The New Republic had a contest to find the most boring headline. It is often said that the winner was “Worthwhile Canadian Initiative” — but my erratic memory says that headline was the inspiration for the … Continue reading →

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dialect, chronolect

Posted on Friday, 2003 January 10 by Anton

Ken MacLeod’s novel The Sky Road is set at least a few centuries in the future. I once argued that there’s a limit to how far it can be, because the protagonist plays some voice-recordings from our time without mentioning … Continue reading →

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what hath Coxeter wrought

Posted on Friday, 2003 January 10 by Anton

pretty hyperbolic tilings

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Arlo nails it

Posted on Friday, 2003 January 10 by Anton

One of my favorite songs begins: It’s the tenth of January / and I still ain’t had no sleep

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globalization and the underground

Posted on Thursday, 2003 January 09 by Anton

Hm. I got this spam: Hello and welcome to our super-undeground site — Here you can find where to buy any drugs (including Cocaine and Ganja) absolutely risk-free, where to watch child pornography almost for free, where to find stolen … Continue reading →

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tank treads without the wheels

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 January 08 by Anton

MIT Leg Lab’s Recti-Blob Robot (1995-1997). Mentioned in passing on a geometry list.

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