05 Jan 2004, 19:13 p.m.

Why in the world is it so difficult to find…

Why in the world is it so difficult to find out when the Powell St. BART/Muni station transit store opens and closes? The other downtown stations' transit store information is perfectly findable on the web. …

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05 Jan 2004, 11:41 a.m.

What We Can't Say

Paul Graham, of Bayesian spam-filtering fame, talks about methods for discovering our heresies. And a traveler considers one himself.

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03 Jan 2004, 16:45 p.m.

Feeling Blank

Leonard has returned to Little Rock. If it hadn't been so early in the morning when we said goodbye, perhaps he would have saluted, LeVar Burton-style, and said, "I'll see you next time!"

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31 Dec 2003, 16:51 p.m.

Oranges and Peaches

Your Sense of Disenchantment.

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31 Dec 2003, 11:29 a.m.

I Had No Idea

The crew over at Ambiguous points out that most of Patriot Act II got put into effect as the announcement of Saddam Hussein's capture captured the airwaves.

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30 Dec 2003, 18:23 p.m.

Sweet

Leonard: "Hey, guess what Star Trek got recorded [by TiVo]?" Sumana: "What?" "'Spock's Brain'." "Do you want to watch it?" "I kind of do." "Do you want to watch it with me?" "Oh, I wouldn't …

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30 Dec 2003, 11:39 a.m.

Long-Overdue Update

I had a contented Christmas with the Whitney/Richardson clan down in Bakersfield, CA. We exchanged pleasant gifts and put up with Gretel, a German Shepherd dog who is enthusiastic. I read Philip Pullman's The Broken …

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23 Dec 2003, 13:47 p.m.

"Since most of the motion between the Pacific and North…

"Since most of the motion between the Pacific and North American plates is horizontal, California is not going to fall into the ocean. It is true, however, that Los Angeles is gradually creeping northward and …

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23 Dec 2003, 12:05 p.m.

Jennifer Government's Sister

Yesterday I came across Cynthia Ngo.

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18 Dec 2003, 16:21 p.m.

Worthwhile

Good Earth Teas called me back and told me that the quote is undergoing review. Evidently no one had called it to their attention before. Work is nuts because of Salon's gift subscription promotions, so …

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