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Entries from April 2009

Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations

April 30th, 2009 · 17 Comments

I’m going to need to take notes as I read this, so I figured I may as well do it here as anywhere else–especially because doing it here gives Smart People a chance to point out where I’m being stupid.
I’m using the Bantom Dell paperback edition, March 2003, edited and annotated by Doug Fraser, ISBM [...]

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Tags: Steve · The Wealth of Nations

Redesigning the Dream Café

April 29th, 2009 · 18 Comments

Steve’s homepage has not been updated properly in some time, and is in need of a good overhaul. While I have some ideas of my own, and will be talking about with Steve about any he has, I thought I’d see what you, his fans, might like to see there. I can’t promise anything but [...]

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Tags: Steve · Words Words Words

Free For All #5 or 6 or something

April 23rd, 2009 · 39 Comments

A thread for discussing the stuff we’ve put on the sidebar, or anything else that comes to mind.

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Tags: Free-for-all · Steve

Turkey Dilemma, or, Is There More To Life Than Sandwiches?

April 17th, 2009 · 44 Comments

Thanks to Reesa’s mother, Mad Gastronomer, and Alton Brown, I can now consistantly get a turkey roasted the way I like it.  I’ve been doing that a lot lately.  Roast turkey for a day, then turkey sandwitches for a week, by which time the soup is ready.
My question: It seems like there should be something [...]

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Tags: Food · Steve

Help us Dr. Internet — Emacs Edition

April 11th, 2009 · 40 Comments

UPDATE: FIxed!!! Thanks for everyone’s help. See comments if you’re curious about the whole meandering process to success.
Hey everyone, Kit here. Today with the help of my geeky friend, Diana, we overhauled both of Steve’s machines, including his broken Linux box which he uses to write on and check his email.
The good news is that [...]

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Tags: Steve · Writing

Great moments in literature

April 8th, 2009 · 88 Comments

1. In This Immortal, by Zelazny, when Conrad says, “Feathers or Lead?”
2. In Twenty Years After, by Dumas, when M. de Beaufort removes the poniard from the pie and says, “I hold one of these poniards to La Remee’s heart and say to him, ‘My friend, I am truly distressed, but if you make any [...]

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Tags: Books · Steve

If you’ve sent me email…

April 8th, 2009 · No Comments

…in the last few days, I haven’t seen it.  I lost internet for a few days, and then my Linux box died.  I’m hoping to have it back again in a day or two, so I can get back to work; but in the meantime, if it’s urgent, tell me here and I’ll drop you [...]

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Tags: Steve · Words Words Words

Icon in Tel Aviv

April 1st, 2009 · 41 Comments

First of all, all thanks and blessings on Tim and Serina Powers, who talked me into putting up with hours on a non-smoking flight to attend.  They said it was worth it, and they were right.  I have never been treated better at a convention, and rarely as well.
It was a blast.  Lots of smart [...]

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Tags: Conventions · Steve · travel

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