Monthly Archives: November 2003

the swarthy Canadian menace, II

Posted on Saturday, 2003 November 08 by Anton

A year ago Maher Arar, a citizen of Canada, was arrested at a New York airport on his way home, and deported to Syria. I suspected he’d never be seen again, but he is now back in Canada, much the … Continue reading →

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the turning of the year

Posted on Saturday, 2003 November 08 by Anton

Rainy season has begun.

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tangled threads, but not infinitely so

Posted on Saturday, 2003 November 08 by Anton

U.S. Surname Distribution. (Link from James Grimmelmann.) Most of the names I tried show an anomaly in some part of the Deep South (Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana); for example, Sherwood is rarest in Alabama. Exceptions include Wheeler, about equally common … Continue reading →

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overlooked aspects of Web infrastructure

Posted on Saturday, 2003 November 08 by Anton

One useful 404 notice: The requested URL /~bthomas/vamp/vampecology.htm was not found on this server. bthomas is not a current Leland user. That saves me the trouble of climbing down the directory tree.

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our shows are formidable

Posted on Saturday, 2003 November 08 by Anton

Oo, if I’m very good will Santa bring me a replica of King Arthur’s helmet (as worn by Graham Chapman)? (link from Jo.)

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if youth knew, if age could

Posted on Saturday, 2003 November 08 by Anton

Jim Henley wrote a year ago: Sadly, Unqualified Offerings changed its mind about drug prohibition well after it was too old to benefit personally. That’s odd. Jim is a couple of mere weeks older than the Ogre, who remains convinced … Continue reading →

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not stooping to the trite pun

Posted on Thursday, 2003 November 06 by Anton

I dreamed of designing a trebuchet to toss obnoxious cats over the back fence (of a yard wholly unlike any where I’ve ever dwelt). It would be calibrated to minimize energy of impact; I may be an ogre but I’m … Continue reading →

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