Monthly Archives: October 2004

squished hypertorus

Posted on Sunday, 2004 October 24 by Anton

This is intended to be an orthographic projection of a stereographic projection from S5 (the five-dimensional surface of a sphere in six-dimensional space) into E5 (flat five-space) of the cartesian product S2 × S2, a kind of torus. The colors … Continue reading →

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filkosophy

Posted on Sunday, 2004 October 24 by Anton

“Nominalist Things” (The site to which Bruce cites is dead, so I’ve no idea whether this is the whole song or not.)

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count on ‘realists’ to go on voting for evil

Posted on Sunday, 2004 October 24 by Anton

J. Neil Schulman: Why This Libertarian Is Voting to Re-elect George W. Bush When I became a voter I gave up casting my ballot symbolically in any race in which I believed my ballot stood any chance whatsoever in effecting … Continue reading →

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lots of words

Posted on Saturday, 2004 October 23 by Anton

Slashdot | Neal Stephenson Responds With Wit and Humor

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medical marijuana news

Posted on Saturday, 2004 October 23 by Anton

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Cannabis study encouraging for MS The biggest UK study of cannabis-based drugs has shown evidence for a long-term benefit in easing the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. (cited by Vicki Rosenzweig) 2012: This post keeps getting … Continue reading →

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