Monthly Archives: May 2004

retrotech

Posted on Sunday, 2004 May 23 by Anton

The Nixie Tube Wristwatch (cited by Charlie Stross)

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QotD

Posted on Sunday, 2004 May 23 by Anton

Will Wilkinson / The Fly Bottle The generally negative-sum struggle for fascist state power is diametrically opposed to the positive-sum logic of cooperation that is the very heart of capitalism, and the justification of democracy.

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the weather up here

Posted on Saturday, 2004 May 22 by Anton

I am tall enough to wish I were two inches shorter. Do any very bright minds wish they were dimmer? A few weeks ago I read – I’ve forgotten where – an article reporting with a bit of worry that … Continue reading →

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the swarm

Posted on Saturday, 2004 May 22 by Anton

I spent the Seventies in Champaign, Illinois, which is on the boundary between two cicada broods: X (1970) and XIX (1972). Yet I seem to remember that the bugs were out every summer, though not in Biblical numbers. Does my … Continue reading →

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the elusive videophone

Posted on Saturday, 2004 May 22 by Anton

I just had the most clever idea, thanks to watching part of Firefly for the nth time. Now and then you may need to talk to someone on subspace video relay. Each of you is looking at the monitor, not … Continue reading →

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filled quota

Posted on Saturday, 2004 May 22 by Anton

I’ve had quite enough bogus PayPal verification notices, thank you, you can stop now.

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resourcial dignity

Posted on Saturday, 2004 May 22 by Anton

Some people take offense at the term Human Resources, on the grounds that it turns persons into something less. But I say: I’d rather not let the Firm have the entire Me, even if they wanted it, so I don’t … Continue reading →

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