04 Apr 2006, 11:25 a.m.

Dr. Warren's Logic Class Shows Up Again

The other day, I made a funny typo when writing a letter to a customer. I wrote, "Iff you'd like to order..." Logically, that's "If and only if you'd like to order..."

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02 Apr 2006, 19:53 p.m.

In The Application Of My Seat To A Chair

Lunch (and dinner and Wikipedia and writing and conversing with Riana and Leonard) have helped me feel better. Riana wrote about caffeine addiction, social acceptance of same, and prostate cancer (among other things) earlier this …

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02 Apr 2006, 11:58 a.m.

MC Masala Slams The Ramayana

Now this should get me some letters! Indian epic slamdown!: In "The Mahabharata," the ultimate family feud roils a great dynasty. Good people end up on the wrong side, a woman has five husbands, a …

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02 Apr 2006, 10:36 a.m.

Does Anyone (Who Writes This Blog) Have Anything Worth Saying Anymore?

Leonard and I were reading a really interesting comments thread comparing the advantages of tech publishing models in the middle of last week. Against all odds, it stayed almost entirely informative, polite, and well-written. Then: …

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29 Mar 2006, 7:28 a.m.

When Framing Devices Go Amok

"The Mahabharata" at Wikipedia: Arjuna's grandson Parikishit rules after them and dies bitten by a snake. His furious son, Janamejaya, decides to perform a sacrifice in which to kill all the snakes. It is at …

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28 Mar 2006, 18:24 p.m.

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

"[Mr. Rogers] did tell me that he considered the space between the television set and the viewer holy ground..." "...[I] saw that my son's eyes were darting, the way they do when he is nervous. …

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26 Mar 2006, 23:32 p.m.

From The Women Of New York

The New Underground Railroad. Funny how Jane gets distributed.

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26 Mar 2006, 22:07 p.m.

Cory Maye

Have you heard of Cory Maye?

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26 Mar 2006, 15:55 p.m.

Taste Of The Arts

Every day I give thanks that the strength of the prejudice that led to Gentleman's Agreement (1947) has let down. Yeah, almost everyone's prejudiced in various ways, but it's not as bad as it was. …

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26 Mar 2006, 14:11 p.m.

A Punker John Gilmore

Steve Schultz has moved from Tokyo to the Berkeley Hills, and has started a new blog. Obviously some [elided] bureaucrat in some badly lit room punched some buttons on a computer and now I am …

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