Monthly Archives: October 2003

shout-out

Posted on Thursday, 2003 October 16 by Anton

I’ve recently been linked by several strangers or new acquaintances: How What Why; Reflections in d minor; The Wood Dragon. Update 2006: Reflections in d minor moved here.

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if it swims like . . .

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 October 15 by Anton

Ducks’ odyssey nears end A consignment of thousands of rubber ducks is expected to wash up any day on the coast of New England – after more than a decade at sea.

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housekeeping

Posted on Monday, 2003 October 13 by Anton

Since my host upgraded its version of Apache, visitors to my blog archives (most of whom come from searches) have seen raw HTML rather than cooked webpages, because the filenames don’t end in .htm(l). So I’ve republished the archives (now … Continue reading →

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get ’em while they’re hot

Posted on Monday, 2003 October 13 by Anton

Definitive returns of last week’s election in California. Link from Virginia Postrel.

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a day on the job

Posted on Monday, 2003 October 13 by Anton

Someone came by ‘my’ desk and said, “Oh, you’re listening to music! I mean you’re listening to good music. That’s Cohen, isn’t it?” Pause. “I don’t know of a composer named Cohen.” “Oh. Then it’s . . .” Long pause. “Who is … Continue reading →

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duelling fantasists

Posted on Sunday, 2003 October 12 by Anton

Forager 23: J.R.R. Tolkien vs. Robert E. Howard. (Linked by Justin Slotman)

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passing it along

Posted on Sunday, 2003 October 12 by Anton

From Rational Review News Digest: If you’re a Free-Market.Net member, there’s a good chance that RRND isn’t reaching you. So, this isn’t really a note to Free-Market.Net members, but a note to RRND readers who know Free-Market.Net members. FMN turned … Continue reading →

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