Monthly Archives: July 2004

Known_scum as a variable

I mean to write more about markets and politics but in the meantime, there are two small software tricks I’ve had to use this week. You must have noticed that most spam now comes in multiple copies, presumably becasue it’s … Continue reading Continue reading

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free market and ideas

I have been reading a lot of John Gray this week, for a Guardian profile; and I’m glad of it. He’s a fierce, large-jawed writer, forever taking bites at people, and he gets his teeth into flab and folly with … Continue reading Continue reading

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my age is showing

Into town tonight, to see Patti Smith and Television. It will be the third time I have seen her. The first time, in Gothenburg in about 1978, she was the sexiest woman I have ever seen. I could hardly sit … Continue reading Continue reading

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