22 Nov 2001, 15:10 p.m.

I just did a load of laundry. (When did…

I just did a load of laundry. (When did people start saying that and stop saying "I washed a load of clothes"? Perhaps gradually, as the human became more and more removed from the process.) …

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22 Nov 2001, 15:06 p.m.

Leonard wishes that Phil Zimbardo hosted a talk show, possibly entitled…

Leonard wishes that Phil Zimbardo hosted a talk show, possibly entitled Zimbarded! I think that Zimbardo's mix of camera-hogging, suave charm, and psychological expertise make him perfect for late-night. Don't you? In other news, I …

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22 Nov 2001, 10:26 a.m.

I think I've only ever felt rather fond of one…

I think I've only ever felt rather fond of one US holiday, and that's Thanksgiving. Fourth of July -- too jingoistic. Christmas -- too hyped, commercial, and sentimental. Valentine's Day -- too hyped, commercial, sentimental, …

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21 Nov 2001, 12:33 p.m.

Wow, I usually make my first entry of the day…

Wow, I usually make my first entry of the day earlier than this. Russian class always holds some amusing tidbit. Today I realized that "Sumana" -- with the accents mangled -- turns into "out of …

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20 Nov 2001, 22:57 p.m.

It's almost 11pm. I should turn in as I…

It's almost 11pm. I should turn in as I have a busy day tomorrow: handball, Russian, Russian history, research in the Business/Econ and main libraries, and television-socializing in the evening. So many of my friends …

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20 Nov 2001, 22:45 p.m.

From an InPassing.org entry: "Some engineer worked for years alone in…

From an InPassing.org entry: "Some engineer worked for years alone in a lab making circuit diagrams and signal flow graphs to make this sound card. And then some guy from Haas [the UC Berkeley business …

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20 Nov 2001, 22:33 p.m.

This past weekend, I thought a heck of a lot…

This past weekend, I thought a heck of a lot about birth and death. Today, my mother told me that a guy I knew in high school, Avi Raina, died yesterday. I met him many …

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20 Nov 2001, 18:56 p.m.

I'm reading a heck of a lot on persuasion for…

I'm reading a heck of a lot on persuasion for my paper in political psychology. Peter Wright, summarizing an experiment in "Cognitive Responses to Mass Media Advocacy": Adult women were presented either anaudio or print …

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20 Nov 2001, 13:58 p.m.

In Russian class the other day I navigated on a…

In Russian class the other day I navigated on a map of St. Petersburg from Vasilevskiy Ostrov to Gostiniy Dvor. Pretty much the only thing I ever did on Vasilevskiy Ostrov was visit the "Open …

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20 Nov 2001, 13:42 p.m.

You might think that http://www.salon.com/people/bc/ could be a shortcut to…

You might think that http://www.salon.com/people/bc/ could be a shortcut to Salon's "Brilliant Careers" archive. But no, it's a three-year-old post-election pre-impeachment cackle.

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