Monthly Archives: October 2003

today’s youth!

Posted on Friday, 2003 October 31 by Anton

I went to a party as a Tall Blond Man In Black With One Brown Shoe but apparently nobody there had seen the movie.

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pseudolanguage

Posted on Friday, 2003 October 31 by Anton

Sometimes I complain that no one ever gave me a nickname; now a couple of spammers have seemingly remedied the omission: To: “Malik Riley” <bpotter@pobox.com> Cc: “Bradly Fisher” <broker@pobox.com>, “Jaymie Tucker” <bronto@pobox.com>, “Kathlene Gardner” <bruce.metelerkamp@pobox.com>, “Sarai Little” <bugs@pobox.com> To: “Meritriona … Continue reading →

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coloured spaghetti

Posted on Friday, 2003 October 31 by Anton

A collection of London Underground maps including some silly ones. (Link from Andrew Bulhak.) It is often said that Harry Beck‘s famous diagram “abandons geographical relations” — even though it shows the Thames! More precisely, the Beck chart reduces geography … Continue reading →

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gaffe

Posted on Thursday, 2003 October 30 by Anton

Embarrassed myself this morning by not recognizing Jeremy Bornstein on the street, having attended his housewarming last winter. I’m a bit slow in the morning. I’m very slow at learning faces.

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happy cows

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 October 28 by Anton

Self-service for milk cows. The machine allows his 140 cattle to effectively milk themselves as often as they want to. Once inside, the animals receive a measure of feed, have their udders washed and sterilised by a robot arm and … Continue reading →

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flagrando

Posted on Sunday, 2003 October 26 by Anton

Satellite view of California fires. (I am at a very comfortable distance from all this.)

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neomander

Posted on Sunday, 2003 October 26 by Anton

From the Mercury-News: What’s next? Redistricting Emboldened by the success of his recall initiative, anti-tax crusader Ted Costa said Tuesday he plans to go back to the voters with a ballot measure to break incumbents’ grip on California’s Legislature and … Continue reading →

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