Monthly Archives: March 2003

externalities of farming

Posted on Monday, 2003 March 17 by Anton

Two brief articles from New Scientist about external costs of agriculture. Subsidies in the form of cash and irrigation are obvious, but I never thought of the cost of cleaning pesticides etc out of tap water.

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pure pure pitiful me

Posted on Thursday, 2003 March 13 by Anton

Another lustrum, another haircut. A lustrum is a period of five years; I’ve known that for about three lustra, but until now I never thought to look up why it’s so called and what the Romans used it for (which … Continue reading →

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look out

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 March 12 by Anton

Recently noticed a flaw in my car: I am tall enough that the main mirror blocks an important part of my view (where there are ramps). If I cannot contrive to mount it a couple of inches higher (or on … Continue reading →

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feel safe yet?

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 March 12 by Anton

How can we protect our chilldrun, when any six-year-old terrorist can take a plastic butter knife from the school cafeteria? (Link from Jimmy Wales) Later: . . . if the school insists on upholding the suspension, his parents reportedly will seek criminal … Continue reading →

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what shall it profit an emperor . . .

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 March 11 by Anton

Jim Henley links to Jonathan Edelstein who says of the WoT: I will support this war again when we return to fighting it like the United States of fucking America. For that he gets added to my To Read cycle, … Continue reading →

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