Monthly Archives: March 2003

truth has more strangers than fiction

Posted on Monday, 2003 March 03 by Anton

Six degrees of Captain America: some scientists at the University of the Baleares “studied the statistical properties of the network of 6,486 characters in the 12,942 Marvel comic books” since 1961. They found that the network of acquaintance among Marvel … Continue reading →

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distributed defense

Posted on Monday, 2003 March 03 by Anton

Aubrey Turner reports that Condi Rice, for good personal reasons, is firmly for RKBA. (Link from Bitter Bitch)

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øuch

Posted on Sunday, 2003 March 02 by Anton

Yesterday I leapt over a shrubbery, twisted my right ankle (mildly), and landed hard on my left knee. Somehow this stiffened the muscle(s) behind the knee. I think of it as a learning experience: like, I never noticed before how … Continue reading →

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the peculiar American psyche

Posted on Sunday, 2003 March 02 by Anton

Failure and Fantasy, by Lee Harris. . . . tragically, the Arab world seems to be united in wishing to choose the same balm that the Germans chose after the Great War, the indispensable fantasy of those who refuse to face up … Continue reading →

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health and hormones

Posted on Sunday, 2003 March 02 by Anton

Interesting article by Malcolm Gladwell on the creation of The Pill. (Link from Quare) 2020: That article is lost, but here is a newer one on the same subject.

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