Thursday, May 22, 2003

It turns out that there's a lingering aftereffect of the bug I found in "Tinderbox" with trying to save when the Finder view font is Japanese. Apparently Tinderbox also can't save to a folder with a florin (ƒ) in its name if that folder was named while the view was set to a Japanese font, even if it's an English font when the save is done. I have a whole bunch of folders with florins in their names (a florin is a Mac user's abbreviation for "folder"), so perhaps it would be better if I just save files to the desktop and move them later. Hopefully the problem with Japanese fonts will be fixed soon. 2:17:02 PM    comment () John Ross - Abortion, Mole Removal, Helmet Laws, and Waiting Periods, or Doesn't Anyone Have Principles Anymore? - Mr. Ross relates a discussion he had in 1998 with members of NARAL (the National Abortion Rights Action League). They wanted the government to keep its laws off of their bodies, but had neglected to think through that principle. Hehe. By this point, I realized our conversation was not typical for a candidate looking to receive an endorsement from a special interest group. I was sure they preferred me over my opponent, however, as he wanted to make abortion a federal crime (more about that in next week's column.) Given that fact, I continued to talk about their philosophy. I asked if they opposed waiting periods for abortions. They did. A right delayed is a right denied, they reminded me. "So, have you talked to the gun rights groups, who also oppose arbitrary waiting periods for the same reasons you do, about joining forces?" They hadn't done that, either. "Well, how about the cancer patients who want to use medicinal marijuana? That's a 'Keep your laws off my body' issue. Have you talked to those people?" Again the answer was no. [End the War on Freedom] 9:14:35 AM    comment ()

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