Monthly Archives: March 2011

but of course you all thought of that immediately

Posted on Wednesday, 2011 March 30 by Anton

Reading some neglected mail from 2007, I happen to see a quotation from Prof Paz’s speech in The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress: “You might even consider installing the candidates who receive the least number of votes; unpopular men may … Continue reading →

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Firefox 4

Posted on Tuesday, 2011 March 29 by Anton

I miss the popup menu of recent pages in this tab, that was beside the back/forward buttons in Firefox 3. The bar at the bottom of the window has gone away, to save space for content; status notices now appear … Continue reading →

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the DVD player and me

Posted on Monday, 2011 March 28 by Anton

I watched 27 minutes of The Plainsman (1936) and found it unpromising. Then I looked up Cecil DeMille and was a little surprised that I had never seen any of his work, other than his cameo in Sunset Blvd. The … Continue reading →

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fair exchange

Posted on Friday, 2011 March 25 by Anton

I have a recurring daydream that a cop asks permission to search my car and I say: “Fine, if I get to search yours.” Or: “Okay, provided that you do so in the nude. Nothing to hide, right?” Or: “If … Continue reading →

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earthquakes are my symptom

Posted on Friday, 2011 March 11 by Anton

In 1983 and 1989, major earthquakes came when I had a fever; my first reaction was “Am I sicker than I thought?”. After I fell ill on Tuesday, I joked that I was waiting for an earthquake, but really I … Continue reading →

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come and get ’em

Posted on Saturday, 2011 March 05 by Anton

Everyone needs coffee cups, right?

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hi Wendy

Posted on Wednesday, 2011 March 02 by Anton

My newest incoming link is from Wendy Krieger, whose site you should definitely see if you’re interested in polytopes, duodecimalism or the letter Þ.

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