Monthly Archives: July 2003

relativity in everyday life

Posted on Thursday, 2003 July 10 by Anton

Very interesting thoughts on the Matrix series: Steven Chapman 2004 Oct 25: Strange: that item is dated 6/28/2003, but the same blog’s current page is dated April 30, 2002. Blogspot acting up again?

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QotD

Posted on Thursday, 2003 July 10 by Anton

Isabel Paterson: The God of the Machine (quoted by Julian Sanchez) Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse, or omission. It is the result of their deliberate actions, long persevered … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Libertarian Subtext

Posted on Thursday, 2003 July 10 by Anton

Shocking examples of anti-authoritarianism, enumerated by Natalie Solent. (Link from Modulator by way of Mindles)

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the spirit of ’89

Posted on Thursday, 2003 July 10 by Anton

The English Bill of Rights was enacted in October 1689. The US BoR was submitted for ratification in September 1789. Anybody happen to know if the centennial coincidence was played up in the rhetoric of the time?

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tartans in spaaace

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 July 09 by Anton

Ken MacLeod, author of The Stone Canal &c, has a blog. (Thanks, Travis!) But — oh dear . . . It’s reminded me of the few times when I’ve felt the clammy suckers of capital’s covert-action tentacles on the back of my … Continue reading →

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in more innocent times

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 July 09 by Anton

It seems to me that in the Seventies – before John Belushi died – there was talk of relegalizing or decriminalizing the “soft drugs” marijuana and cocaïne. Does anyone else remember that, or am I (ha ha) hallucinating?

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Posted on Wednesday, 2003 July 09 by Anton

I’ve had about five blank spams today.

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