Daily Archives: November 6, 2006

Andalusian Dewey…

By Frank Paynter | Published: November 6, 2006

Driving the seaminess out of semiotics since 1979… * * * H/T Jeff Ward… If one wishes to realize the distance which may lie between “facts” and the meaning of facts, let one go to the field of social discussion. Many persons seem to suppose that facts carry their meaning along with themselves on their [...]

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BlogStar updates…

By Frank Paynter | Published: November 6, 2006

Doc observes that Macworld and the Consumer Electronics Show are scheduled for the same dates. I’m surprised that Macwidgets isn’t simply part of the CES. Note to the Cupertino Krewe: rent a big tent and pitch it in the parking lot. Dave reminds us of the geopolitical strategery behind the imperialist war in southwest Asia [...]

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Wisconsin Senate – Vote for Rae Vogeler, don’t waste your vote on Kohl…

By Frank Paynter | Published: November 6, 2006

Herb Kohl, “nobody’s senator but his own,” Wisconsin muti-millionaire and oligarch, will win this thing in a walk. He has no Republican opposition to speak of and Wisconsin loves him for keeping the Bucks basketball team in Milwaukee and for gifting the UW-Madison with the Kohl Center, a state of the art indoor sports arena. [...]

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