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Monthly Archives August 2007

Ethics and medium-range wifi

I am in New York’s Adirondack Park for the week, in a lake-front cottage a mile outside of a small town that has, I believe, one stop-sign. There is a business in the town that quadruples as a bar, restaurant, video-rental store and internet cafe. The food and drink are lovely, the video selection is [...]

Posted 22 August 2007 by Will § Observations ‡ Comments Off °

Large numbers

There’s nothing funny about the dogfighting and other crimes with which Michael Vick has been charged. But this is different. Embattled NFL quarterback Michael Vick, facing federal charges related to his alleged participation in dogfighting, has been hit with a “$63,000,000,000 billion dollar” lawsuit filed by a South Carolina inmate who alleges the Atlanta Falcons [...]

Posted 15 August 2007 by Will § Observations ‡ Comments Off °

More Matt Morris materials

It seems that I wasn’t alone on Tuesday in finding a lot to wonder about in newly acquired Pirates pitcher Matt Morris’ stats. Since then, ESPN has called Pirates GM Dave Littlefield’s decision to trade for Morris “bizarre” and “inexcusable.” Yahoo! said, “Matt Morris? Really?” Just for fun, here are some Matt Morris charts that [...]

Posted 03 August 2007 by Will § Observations ‡ Comments (2) °