eavesdropping on illumination

Posted on Friday, 2002 March 08 by Anton

Another reason to switch to LCD. (But I’m spoiled by 1600×1200 resolution.)

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trollwatch

Posted on Friday, 2002 March 08 by Anton

From: [someone]
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 17:16:13 EST
Subject: closing on Sunday
To: webmaster@icannwatch.org

I have been reading on a listserv that the Internet is going to be closed on Sundays.
Is there any truth to this?
Would appreciate a reply.
Thank you,
[someone]

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youth at risk

Posted on Friday, 2002 March 08 by Anton

Tom the Dancing Bug: Why Johnny Joins the Taliban. Link relayed by an Awaiter who commented, “it’s pathetic that anyone even has to point this out.” Funny, tho.

Many years later: Newer link.

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“The Backhoe Song” by Steven Levine

Posted on Thursday, 2002 March 07 by Anton

Then Charlie drove in with a great big grin
Past the signs of “do not enter”;
While the warning beeps made a raucous din
In the operations center;
Fred said “Charlie, come back if you please,
You’re making me kind of nervous,”
While by degrees all the ISPs
Were reporting lack of service.

(thanks to Avram Grumer for the link)

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Flashman at the Crack

Posted on Thursday, 2002 March 07 by Anton

George MacDonald Fraser’s Lord of the Rings

2010: That link is unsurprisingly dead; try this one, though it’s probably not the same story.

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the anti-Sun

Posted on Thursday, 2002 March 07 by Anton

The Blogs of War suggests that there’s room in the market for a left-wing rag featuring n*ked l*dies. What should it be called? Playboy?

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why is there a watermelon in there?

Posted on Thursday, 2002 March 07 by Anton

Recently a friend said to me out of the blue, “Home is where you wear your hat!” I spun mental wheels for a moment and came back, “Character is who you are in the dark!”

You know what that means (skip down to March 06), or you don’t, and don’t sweat it. By the way, JL: he spells it Bigbouté.

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