07 Dec 2001, 13:10 p.m.

My landlord raised my rent again, as per his right…

My landlord raised my rent again, as per his right to make yearly cost-of-living adjustments. So I'm looking for a new place to live. I just put up a Craig's List post. Anyone know of …

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07 Dec 2001, 12:44 p.m.

Leonard and I have noted that Hagar the Horrible is…

Leonard and I have noted that Hagar the Horrible is uniquely suited to oblique discussion of the current military situation.

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07 Dec 2001, 12:14 p.m.

I found out today that I won't have a Russian…

I found out today that I won't have a Russian final, even though Zhenia told us that the past three days' tests wouldn't count for anything unless we did very well. Wheee! Okay, then, I …

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07 Dec 2001, 12:09 p.m.

Okay redux. Contacting my sister: done. Bouquet for…

Okay redux. Contacting my sister: done. Bouquet for Zhenia: bought and given. Russian test: taken. The secret errand: done for now. I'm not going to go home, to get my phone or to get library …

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07 Dec 2001, 8:25 a.m.

Slashdot Science headline: Global Warming Mostly Confirmed - On Mars,…

Slashdot Science headline: Global Warming Mostly Confirmed - On Mars, That Is! Cinzia, my classmate in Russian and a graduate student in sociology, spells "moola" as "mula."

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07 Dec 2001, 8:21 a.m.

It's Friday, the last day of classes, and today I…

It's Friday, the last day of classes, and today I get to hear about the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the search for extraterrestrial life, and in Kandahar Taliban forces are surrendering. Why am I …

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06 Dec 2001, 23:21 p.m.

Steve likes "slothful induction" (cf. the giant list of fallacies)…

Steve likes "slothful induction" (cf. the giant list of fallacies) because of the image it conjures: huge furry three-toed animals debating propositions of logic. I still haven't perused the list. Every time I look at …

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06 Dec 2001, 22:45 p.m.

BreakupGirl.com. LaughPage.com. Important, popular, useful sites that I visited…

BreakupGirl.com. LaughPage.com. Important, popular, useful sites that I visited perhaps a hundred times. Gone, gone.

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06 Dec 2001, 22:43 p.m.

I finished The One Best Way yesterday evening. I…

I finished The One Best Way yesterday evening. I enjoyed it, although Kanigel rather maddeningly draws no concrete conclusions about the benefits and disadvantages of Taylorism today. At least he presents much evidence and argument …

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06 Dec 2001, 19:39 p.m.

Wow, the Amtrak.com website has improved its usability greatly since…

Wow, the Amtrak.com website has improved its usability greatly since I last had to interface with it. I can now recommend it! My classmate Jeff Good, graduate student in linguistics: "there are limits to my …

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