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Saturday, 2003 August 23, 10:38 — spam

to be fair, I haven’t already got one

Weirder every day. Just got a spam offering, as near as I can parse it, a picture of a dog for $19.

Friday, 2003 August 22, 22:34 — mathematics

another mathematical toy

The Surface Evolver has been updated. I used the previous version (now four years old) to make this ‘soap film’.

Friday, 2003 August 22, 08:33 — arts, technology

don’t believe everything you download

Greg Apodaca’s Digital Retouching Portfolio. Some of the examples are startling. (Link from B3ta.)

Thursday, 2003 August 21, 22:55 — arts, language

beautiful plumage

Public service announcement: I keep reading that “the Norwegian Blue prefers keeping on its back,” which makes a tortured sort of sense; but the word in the script is kipping which means sleeping. Hope this helps.

Wednesday, 2003 August 20, 16:35 — spam

no foolin’

I just received an appeal from Princess Joy of Swaziland; the headers include

From: I am a scammer <banohosegono@ecplaza.net>

Wednesday, 2003 August 20, 14:57 — humanities

promote mental health

Abolish High School!

Wednesday, 2003 August 20, 12:39 — me!me!me!, spam

what next?

Got a spam just now entitled “Improve Your Credit Rating by Paying off Your Bills.” What, really? Why didn’t someone think of that sooner!

I dreamt that I was walking in some commercial street and an aggressive (and curiously-colored) panther appeared. I drew my snub revolver . . . . Never mind that I neither own nor am ever likely to acquire such a weapon!

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