Monthly Archives: April 2004

alone?

Posted on Friday, 2004 April 30 by Anton

Data from the Infrared Astronomy Satellite have been used to search for Dyson spheres; no luck. (pdf; cited at Sharp Blue)

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dream continuity

Posted on Friday, 2004 April 30 by Anton

I dreamed I went to see a movie that was set in San Francisco, but the producers wanted to avoid location shooting, so all the street scenes were stock film with blue-screening — and the stock was from different periods. … Continue reading →

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the littlest penguin

Posted on Thursday, 2004 April 29 by Anton

to boldly go where no penguin has gone before (link from Monty Solomon)

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QotD

Posted on Wednesday, 2004 April 28 by Anton

Miss Froy in The Lady Vanishes (1938) I never think you should judge any country by its politics. After all, we English are quite honest by nature, aren’t we?

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words

Posted on Wednesday, 2004 April 28 by Anton

One often hears mention of “the greater Boston area”. So how come you never hear of “the lesser Boston area”? In unrelated news, I misread the headline “Satire is dead” as “[William] Safire is dead” and wondered why Charlie would … Continue reading →

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