Monthly Archives: December 2006

do real cops behave this way?

Posted on Sunday, 2006 December 24 by Anton

I’ve seen it a hundred times: the TV detective says “I think we’d better continue this conversation at the police station,” and the interrogee meekly gets into the car. Just once (and I thought I’d already said this) I’d like … Continue reading →

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divided by two common languages

Posted on Friday, 2006 December 15 by Anton

Me: “Hamachi sashimi.” Cashier: “It depends on what kind of fish, sir.”

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didn’t they say it would be easy?

Posted on Friday, 2006 December 08 by Anton

It seems so straightforward: I get an external HD, copy the internal to it, wipe the internal, reinstall the original system software, then copy back my personal directory (and whatever else I find I need) from the external. (The reason … Continue reading →

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