Monthly Archives: April 2004

a snippet

Posted on April 11, 2004 by acb

I have been too busy, and then too exhausted, to keep this up properly. But here is a snippet, before I go on holiday, that should really go in the cuttings blog, except that doesn’t exit yet properly. It was … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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yuck!

Posted on April 3, 2004 by acb

A sudden burst of comment spams, my very first. Fortunately, it is extremely easy to wipe them out from mySQL, and they can’t have been up for more than ten minutes. I can’t figure out how to do the fancy … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The cataracts of Stalinism

Posted on April 2, 2004 by acb

So, I went to see Eric Hobsbawm, and he was fascinating, learned, charming — but with a blind spot made of boot leather when it comes to communist regimes. I asked him, amongst other things, whether we can hope to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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a timely purchase

Posted on April 1, 2004 by acb

It’s a shame that this won’t be available tomorrow (nor any other day this year), because I want one. Continue reading →

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