Monthly Archives: December 2003

you can’t take the sky from me

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 December 30 by Anton

Thanks to Netflix I’ve just seen the first episode of Firefly and found it good. Even my housemate (“You’re making me watch American television?”) was won over. It doesn’t hurt at all that one of the cast has the same … Continue reading →

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the freedom to change my mind

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 December 30 by Anton

I did the philosopher quiz again and some of my scores shifted sharply from two years ago: 1.00 John Stuart Mill (same) .96 Epicureans (was .76) .95 Rand (was .44) .94 Noddings (was .44) .88 Hobbes (was .34) .82 Cynics … Continue reading →

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spitting on Roosevelt’s grave

Posted on Monday, 2003 December 29 by Anton

Cato: How FDR’s New Deal Harmed Millions of Poor People. (Yet another link from Rational Review News Digest)

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family entertainment

Posted on Sunday, 2003 December 28 by Anton

Monday I saw The Return of the King with family. I was a bit surprised that Allegra the vegan was the biggest fan in the bunch, since all that photogenic carnage tended to crowd out the plot somewhat. — Most … Continue reading →

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noldo ar perian

Posted on Saturday, 2003 December 27 by Anton

I just happened to read this exchange written six years ago: That’s six foot six; Galadriel is man high, which is one of the problems with casting her if there were ever to be a movie. Since the movie doesn’t … Continue reading →

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if it works for Mugabe

Posted on Friday, 2003 December 26 by Anton

Good grief: U.S. immigration authorities are detaining foreign correspondents on grounds they have not obtained special visas . . . True, there is a law stipulating a special visa for journalists, but few have ever heard of it and it is seldom … Continue reading →