And here we learn the proper way to respond to people (in this case apparently a Larouchite) likening Obama's healthcare plan to Nazism:

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In my previous (friends-locked) post I said something about Berlin being large enough. I was only partly referring to its actual size. I was also referring to the fact that it has stuff like this:


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...no return ticket.


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While I was writing the previous post, an e-mail appeared in my inbox to say that DMJ has finally accepted The Pony.

Definitely going for a swim.

This morning I woke up with the realization that while lying in bed late last night, I'd had a good idea for how to prove something that I've wanted to prove for a long time ( Read more... )

Ever since jholomorphic talked me into seeing the unforgetable canuxploitation film Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter, five years ago during a math conference in Montreal, I have repeatedly felt inspired by his example to persuade colleagues at conferences into seeing unusual movies with me. This week in Munich is no exception, and I would surely have dragged ( Read more... )

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A question to my readers living in the United States (in other words, almost all of you)... I'd make this a poll, but I don't know how to do that and this isn't going to be the evening to learn.

How many of you were aware that Obama, in his speech in Prague on Sunday, said the following?

So today, I state clearly and with conviction America's ( Read more... )

This is the world I would like to live in.

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Except for the vodka... that's optional.

...let me just say this: somebody owes me another Augustiner Edelstoff.