Monthly Archives: March 2003

Mr Micawber

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 March 11 by Anton

One of my fans, who works in Sunnyvale for a firm whose name you’d recognize, thinks there might be an opening for me if only my résumé weren’t so lame. Suggestions invited, including funny ones. November 23: I could emphasize … Continue reading →

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springtime for Osama

Posted on Monday, 2003 March 10 by Anton

To those who come here searching for WTC+Liebkind: The name you want is Libeskind.

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names on the pays

Posted on Sunday, 2003 March 09 by Anton

New toy: Dictionnaire Étymologique des noms de lieux en France, by Dauzat & Rostaing. I’m a bit disappointed that it lists only towns, not rivers, but that’s a detail. (Many river-names are too old to analyze anyway.) It’s fun to … Continue reading →

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the swarthy Canadian menace

Posted on Sunday, 2003 March 09 by Anton

Canadian in passport fiasco: US officials have once again deported a citizen of Canada – to Asia. Is it their goal to make travel through the US so infamously onerous that nobody (with a tan) tries it? (Link from Stephen … Continue reading →

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how to pull the birds

Posted on Saturday, 2003 March 08 by Anton

I knew there had to be a snag: Troy’s Bucket

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Dali Clock resurrection

Posted on Saturday, 2003 March 08 by Anton

It is disturbing how much stuff, less than twenty years old, cannot be read at all by current gear. JWZ tells a tale of software archaeology.

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word salad

Posted on Saturday, 2003 March 08 by Anton

I was puzzled by a series of searches in my referral logs: somebody was going to Altavista for random collections of words: chicago OR storages OR sherwood OR unemployed OR disputers altercations OR slithers OR peculate OR sherwood OR unmodifiable … Continue reading →

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