Monthly Archives: June 2006

{e|pro}vocative

Posted on Wednesday, 2006 June 14 by Anton

Spam title of the day: To comb my tambourine peculiarity

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didn’t do it, wasn’t there, can’t prove nothin’

Posted on Friday, 2006 June 09 by Anton

Wall Medical Group, of San Francisco, sent me a statement with a “previous balance” of $1537. This was the first I’d heard from them, so I’ve no clue what the $1537 is for. (I have had no medical treatment other … Continue reading →

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my aching lower half

Posted on Monday, 2006 June 05 by Anton

Remind me, next time jury duty rolls around, to bring a folding chair.

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scapegoats

Posted on Saturday, 2006 June 03 by Anton

Mom is in town, and yesterday we went to the Arts & Crafts exhibit at the de Young. One of the wall placards says, “The problems caused by free trade and the Industrial Revolution had been recognized since the 1830s … Continue reading →

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m4th3m4t1c5 R k3wL

Posted on Saturday, 2006 June 03 by Anton

Netflix (or should I say N3tfl1×) got the first season of Numb3rs this week, and I watched the first four episodes with mixed reactions. On one hand, any popular presentation of mathematics in the real world is a treat. But … Continue reading →

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the axes of confusion

Posted on Friday, 2006 June 02 by Anton

When economists draw supply-demand charts, they put the independent variable (price) on the vertical axis and the dependent variable (quantity) on the horizontal, contrary to the usual practice in physics and pure mathematics. It’s surprisingly hard for me to adjust … Continue reading →

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