Sunday, November 10, 2002

Based on a friend's recommendation, I'm trying out Mozilla 1.2b. It's a huge improvement over the last version of Mozilla I tried, which crashed immediately on launch. It remains to be seen whether I'll like it or not. comment () trackback ()  10:34:55 PM     Arabs Urge Iraq to Allow Inspections [AP World News] The question is, if Iraq does decite to allow inspections, what excuse will the government come up with to conquer them then? comment () trackback ()  8:25:40 PM     We got our own Domain!. yes we finally have a web page up at our domain. want to keep up with what we are up too? check us out at our new home: http://www.lanug.org [NewtonAsMuse] I'm updating the link to the left accordingly. comment () trackback ()  5:00:09 PM     2nd Letter from Jim Davidson. The Libertarian Enterprise - 2nd Letter from Jim Davidson - how to obey the campaign finance laws and still donate six or seven times the legal limit to your candidate or party of choice. Use gold or silver coins. [tle] You see, because gold and silver coins are exported by the US Mint, and because the coins are exempt from foreign import duty if they are legal tender, Congress acted in 1985 to make the coins of the US Mint legal tender at their face values. The US Mint issues an American Silver Eagle which has one ounce troy of .9 fine silver with a face value of one dollar. It is legal tender at that face value! Now, nobody would spend one of these at a cash register for a dollar, of course. You have to pay for the silver metal that is in the coin, plus the cost of the coin being designed and stamped, plus some contribution to the US Mint's budget (which would be profit in the private sector...). All told, you may pay $7.50 or more for an American Silver Eagle, depending on the market price of silver and some other factors, such as its numismatic value. Thus, if you really support a candidate, and some law at state or federal level limits the amount you are "allowed" to express your support, you can obey that law - with silver. Using silver, you can express about seven times your support compared to how much you can express with a check drawn on a bank account holding Federal Reserve Notes. [End the War on Freedom] A good idea on how to get around the Incumbent Protection Campaign Finance Reform Act. comment () trackback ()  4:57:41 PM     The 'No-Knock' Law Proved Its Worth in Case of Dead Trooper. The Grove Daily Sun - The 'No-Knock' Law Proved Its Worth in Case of Dead Trooper - an editorial arguing against no-knock searches. Says that a civilian "cannot fire on a police officer". Bull. If a cop points his weapon at you, he has committed assault with a deadly weapon. If at all possible, you should defend your life by shooting him dead. [drugsense] [End the War on Freedom] In fact, cops are allowed to commit assault with a deadly weapon any time they please, and shooting one for doing it is a good way to end up dead or in prison. The editorial is talking about a case where a cop was shot in self defense by someone who didn't know he was a cop, which is a different matter. comment () trackback ()  4:37:28 PM

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