Monthly Archives: March 2006

heretic at large?

Posted on Monday, 2006 March 06 by Anton

Rumor has it that Placer County’s jailers refused to hold Steve Kubby. If so, let’s hope they escape prosecution.

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life imitates art

Posted on Sunday, 2006 March 05 by Anton

In Bruce Sterling‘s wonderful novel Schismatrix (1985), the spaceship Red Consensus has an interesting feature: The control room . . . had been designed by some forgotten industrial theorist who believed that instruments should use acoustic signals. . . . … Continue reading →

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the real reason

Posted on Sunday, 2006 March 05 by Anton

An acquaintance writes: Eudora remains my client of choice because I’m used to it My attitude is Augustinian: “Make me a LINUX user, but not quite yet.” I love the splash screen, which looks like an insane mailman manically throwing … Continue reading →

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links ’n’ stuff

Posted on Sunday, 2006 March 05 by Anton

It’s odd to learn that Don Knotts and Dennis Weaver, who died recently, were born in the same year. Knotts always seemed older than he was, and Weaver seemed younger. I may have mentioned that I read a lot of … Continue reading →

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technology marches on

Posted on Thursday, 2006 March 02 by Anton

I had a bitch of a time uploading files for the new version of WordPress. It’s my first update since migrating from the Linux box to the Mac Mini, and the ftp client I have is crap compared to gftp … Continue reading →

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the Danish matter

Posted on Wednesday, 2006 March 01 by Anton

You may have noticed that I have not demonstrated solidarity with the Danish press by helping to publicize the “Mohammed” cartoons. That could be because I fear for my safety, or because I hate Western freedoms, or because the cartoons … Continue reading →

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awww!!

Posted on Wednesday, 2006 March 01 by Anton

I sneer at institutional sports, but — oh just go watch it. (Cited by Radley Balko.)

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