Monthly Archives: February 2005

affliction

Posted on Monday, 2005 February 28 by Anton

I’ve been useless all day with fever. I didn’t mind so much when the day was warm . .

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“new” ideas in revenue

Posted on Saturday, 2005 February 26 by Anton

A friend of Russell writes: Stephany is having an interesting problem with the California Transit Authority, and someone on one of your lists or blog might have some advice on how to proceed. In the last two months, Stephany has … Continue reading →

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linky goodness

Posted on Sunday, 2005 February 20 by Anton

Wodehouse, the next generation: a fan’s delightful movie concept Bryan Caplan: The Idea Trap: why bad economic policy is so rarely repealed Institute for Justice: The 25 Best Friends of Property Rights: amicus briefs in support of petitioners in Kelo … Continue reading →

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murder by most famous

Posted on Sunday, 2005 February 20 by Anton

Here in the ogre’s cave we watch quite a lot of English detective shows; my housemate orders them from Netflix. The title of this post comes from an observation of hers that – since the biggest role in a detective … Continue reading →

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striking colors

Posted on Sunday, 2005 February 20 by Anton

L Neil Smith, stung by a gross misrepresentation of his view of 9/11, fires back. Neil’s piece mentions three people by code-names: “Mike”, “Russell” and “Anton”. Mike Lorrey, a vice-chairman of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, lets one cat … Continue reading →

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the stubborn spiral

Posted on Saturday, 2005 February 19 by Anton

Rusin’s disco ball golden angles Saff & Kuijlaars Examples of three algorithms for distributing nodes fairly evenly over a sphere. Those on the middle and right slice the sphere into parallel bands of equal area (much narrower than the white … Continue reading →

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QotD

Posted on Friday, 2005 February 18 by Anton

. . . I consider the right of property to consist in the freedom to dispose first of one’s person, then of one’s labor, and finally, of the products of one’s labor — which proves, incidentally, that, from a certain … Continue reading →

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