To secure the screws on my glasses I put a drop of boiled linseed oil on the screw head after tightening them. This locks them in place but still allows them to be unscrewed if necessary.
A more modern version of this would be to put a drop of blue Loc-Tite on the threads, but I already had the BLO.
That's not how the other parts of the Bill of Rights were applied against the states. They had to be "incorporated" against the states under the 14th Amendment. Prior to ratification of the 14th, the BoR was seen as a group of restrictions against only the Federal government.
I read Scalia's majority opinion when I should have been working (haven't read the dissents).;)
My initial impressions:
1. The Court held that the Second Amendment ("2A") protects an individual right, one not dependent upon membership in an organized militia. The right exists for otherwise lawful purposes, specifically noting that self defense is one of the bases for the right. The Court recognized the pre-existing nature of the right, as well.
2. Some restrictions of the RKBA are permissible. E.g., licensing is not forbidden by the 2A, but only when imposed in a manner that is not arbitrary or capricious. That would seem to disallow much of the discretion typically exercised by issuing officials in places like New York.
3. Outright bans of classes of arms in common use by the people are forbidden. This is a key point because it disposes of the frivolous argument that even if the 2A protects an individual right, it only protects the right to keep and bear arms of a type common in use during the 18th Century. In particular, the Court notes that handguns are in common use and overwhelmingly chosen by Americans for self defense. In dicta, the Court noted that machineguns could *possibly* be banned. However, it left open the argument that the reason machineguns are not in common use is because they have been so heavily regulated since 1934.
4. The Court declined to specify a standard for review in 2A-based challenges to gun control laws. For example, it will leave the matter of whether gun control laws must pass rational basis or strict scrutiny to later challenges. This wasn't unexpected.
5. The Court did not explicitly incorporate the Second Amendment against the states. However, it did cite several state cases in its decision supporting the idea that the 2A protects an individual right. This leads me to believe that the Court would be open to incorporation in a future case where a state law is challenged, e.g., Chicago's handgun ban. Again, this isn't totally unexpected, since the D.C. law which was struck down was a Federal matter, not a state law. The Court tries to craft most decisions narrowly.
I for one am looking forward to full Exchange support in Mail, iCal, and Addressbook. My employer is an Exchange shop so I currently use MS Entourage. I prefer the Apple applications, for several reasons, not the least of which is that Entourage uses a proprietary monolithic binary file to store user info (such as mail and calendars). Here's hoping that Apple's support for Exchange will allow us to keep our mail/calendar/address info in open formats.
I use Little Snitch on my MacBook Pro (still running Tiger) becsuse OS X's built-in firewall doesn't configure or notify you about outbound connections. The problem reported in the OP about Leopard's firewall concerns inbound connections. Little Snitch doesn't do anything about those. IOW, Little Snitch complement's OS X's firewall but does not replace it.
In the aftermath of today's horrifying tragedy at Virginia Tech, as if on cue, the gun banners are saying that we need more gun control.
BALONEY. GUN CONTROL IS LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR TODAY'S TRAGEDY.
Gun control created the environment in which a killer could run rampant without fear of being stopped.
As long as man is a social animal there will be bad members of society. Criminals, whether they are cold blooded killers, crazed psychotics, or terrorists, do not obey the law. VA Tech was a "gun-free zone" according to school policy. It should be obvious by now that "gun-free zone" = "target-rich environment." The school's policy is tantamount to unilateral victim disarmament. How many times in the past has that stopped predators? In 1915 Armenia? In Nazi Germany? In the killing fields of Cambodia? Today in Darfur? In numerous school shootings here in the US?
VA Tech has about 25,000 students. Let's say, for the sake of discussion, that concealed carry was legal on campus but only 1% of the student body took advantage of the ability to be legally armed. There would have been 250 persons on campus who could have responsed to the gunman's attack.
Years ago, Israel was plagued with school shootings perpetrated by Palestinian terrorists. Those shootings stopped when the Israelis started arming school staff with Uzis and M1 Carbines. No longer juicy pickings, the Pali terrorists moved onto easier targets.
In the US, the majority of college students are legally adults. They should be encouraged to take responsibility for themselves, not hindered in doing so. Society should view someone willing to equip himself with a gun and training for defense in the same way it looks at someone who keeps a fire extinguisher in his kitchen. Carry a gun for self-defense doesn't make someone a vigilante or cop wannabe, just like having fire extinguishers at home doesn't make someone a fireman wannabe.
Ironically, last year there was an effort in the Virginia legislature to lift the ban on legal CCW at VA's universities, but sadly it died in committee. At the time, a VA Tech spokesman was quoted:
"I'm sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly's actions because this will help parents, students, faculty and visitors feel safe on our campus."
As usual, reflexive, irrational fear of weapons based on "feelings" ultimately resulted in dozens of dead and wounded innocents.
It's time to bury the pernicious myth that disarming good people can save them from evil. It's time to get rid of gun control before it claims more lives.
I live near Philadelphia, PA and have family who live on Long Island. On 9/11 I was unable to get through to check on them due to the phone circuits being jammed. I was able to get through using AOL Instant Messenger. The Internet routed around the chaos in NYC and allowed me to use a low-bandwidth means of communication with my cousins during that disaster.
A larger attack could make significant chunks of the Internet inaccessible, though, or make accessibility spotty. E.g., if instead of an OC12 to a network only an OC3 is available. So, while it's likely that in the event of a major disaster we will have Internet usage, we can't count on it 100%. This is why I also have my ham radio license along with a backup power supply -- communication that works even when there is no infrastructure.
Definitely a handy feature, and not just for troubleshooting. It's great when upgrading to a larger hard disk. I used this when I upgrade my iBook G4 from the stock 30GB to an 80GB hard disk.
FWIW, I tried using Carbon Copy Cloner and it kebt hanging up on me. After some time googling, I came across SuperDuper {http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuper Description.html} which allowed me to clone the OEM drive to the new drive, temporarily installed in an external FW-400 enclosure.
The key question to ask in determining whether the First Amendment is applicable in this case is, "Is there state action?" If so, then the 1A may be relevant.
If considered by themselves, when the various filtering programs themselves classify the VDARE site as "hate speech" or "politics" or whatever, there is no state action, because the content filtering companies are private entitites. If however, state-run entitities or entitites which receive state funding use the content filtering software on their networks to block content they deem inappropriate, there _is_ state action, and the First Amendment is applicable.
Since the courts have ruled that the First Amendment right to freedom of speech is a fundamental right which is incorporated to the states, a court looking at a case against a state entity using a content filtering software is going to apply "strict scrutiny" as to whether use of the tool meets a legitimate goal (e.g., protecting kids in a state-run school or library).
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... not this crude matter.
... need to wear their underwear on the outside?
Does Hot Fudge Sundae fall on Tuesdae this year?
Rainbow lives on. \m/
To secure the screws on my glasses I put a drop of boiled linseed oil on the screw head after tightening them. This locks them in place but still allows them to be unscrewed if necessary. A more modern version of this would be to put a drop of blue Loc-Tite on the threads, but I already had the BLO.
This really sounds like a solution in search of a problem. Bifocals and trifocals work, and have no moving parts.
... and nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
So use a Smith & Wesson Model 625 revolver. Six rounds of .45 ACP in a full moon clip. :-)
That's not how the other parts of the Bill of Rights were applied against the states. They had to be "incorporated" against the states under the 14th Amendment. Prior to ratification of the 14th, the BoR was seen as a group of restrictions against only the Federal government.
I read Scalia's majority opinion when I should have been working (haven't read the dissents). ;)
My initial impressions:
1. The Court held that the Second Amendment ("2A") protects an individual right, one not dependent upon membership in an organized militia. The right exists for otherwise lawful purposes, specifically noting that self defense is one of the bases for the right. The Court recognized the pre-existing nature of the right, as well.
2. Some restrictions of the RKBA are permissible. E.g., licensing is not forbidden by the 2A, but only when imposed in a manner that is not arbitrary or capricious. That would seem to disallow much of the discretion typically exercised by issuing officials in places like New York.
3. Outright bans of classes of arms in common use by the people are forbidden. This is a key point because it disposes of the frivolous argument that even if the 2A protects an individual right, it only protects the right to keep and bear arms of a type common in use during the 18th Century. In particular, the Court notes that handguns are in common use and overwhelmingly chosen by Americans for self defense. In dicta, the Court noted that machineguns could *possibly* be banned. However, it left open the argument that the reason machineguns are not in common use is because they have been so heavily regulated since 1934.
4. The Court declined to specify a standard for review in 2A-based challenges to gun control laws. For example, it will leave the matter of whether gun control laws must pass rational basis or strict scrutiny to later challenges. This wasn't unexpected.
5. The Court did not explicitly incorporate the Second Amendment against the states. However, it did cite several state cases in its decision supporting the idea that the 2A protects an individual right. This leads me to believe that the Court would be open to incorporation in a future case where a state law is challenged, e.g., Chicago's handgun ban. Again, this isn't totally unexpected, since the D.C. law which was struck down was a Federal matter, not a state law. The Court tries to craft most decisions narrowly.
In my opinion it is a sound legal decision.
I for one am looking forward to full Exchange support in Mail, iCal, and Addressbook. My employer is an Exchange shop so I currently use MS Entourage. I prefer the Apple applications, for several reasons, not the least of which is that Entourage uses a proprietary monolithic binary file to store user info (such as mail and calendars). Here's hoping that Apple's support for Exchange will allow us to keep our mail/calendar/address info in open formats.
I think you meant, "Bork ... Bork ... BORK!"
I use Little Snitch on my MacBook Pro (still running Tiger) becsuse OS X's built-in firewall doesn't configure or notify you about outbound connections. The problem reported in the OP about Leopard's firewall concerns inbound connections. Little Snitch doesn't do anything about those. IOW, Little Snitch complement's OS X's firewall but does not replace it.
Soylent Brown.
We call this the theory of, "Duh!"
Heck, it was the FIRST thing I thought of. Pretty lame that nobody mentioned it near the first post.
That is part of the DOCSIS specification. If you go to 192.168.100.1 in your browser, you should load a diagnostics page served by the modem.
In the aftermath of today's horrifying tragedy at Virginia Tech, as if on cue, the gun banners are saying that we need more gun control.
BALONEY. GUN CONTROL IS LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR TODAY'S TRAGEDY.
Gun control created the environment in which a killer could run rampant without fear of being stopped.
As long as man is a social animal there will be bad members of society. Criminals, whether they are cold blooded killers, crazed psychotics, or terrorists, do not obey the law. VA Tech was a "gun-free zone" according to school policy. It should be obvious by now that "gun-free zone" = "target-rich environment." The school's policy is tantamount to unilateral victim disarmament. How many times in the past has that stopped predators? In 1915 Armenia? In Nazi Germany? In the killing fields of Cambodia? Today in Darfur? In numerous school shootings here in the US?
VA Tech has about 25,000 students. Let's say, for the sake of discussion, that concealed carry was legal on campus but only 1% of the student body took advantage of the ability to be legally armed. There would have been 250 persons on campus who could have responsed to the gunman's attack.
Years ago, Israel was plagued with school shootings perpetrated by Palestinian terrorists. Those shootings stopped when the Israelis started arming school staff with Uzis and M1 Carbines. No longer juicy pickings, the Pali terrorists moved onto easier targets.
In the US, the majority of college students are legally adults. They should be encouraged to take responsibility for themselves, not hindered in doing so. Society should view someone willing to equip himself with a gun and training for defense in the same way it looks at someone who keeps a fire extinguisher in his kitchen. Carry a gun for self-defense doesn't make someone a vigilante or cop wannabe, just like having fire extinguishers at home doesn't make someone a fireman wannabe.
Ironically, last year there was an effort in the Virginia legislature to lift the ban on legal CCW at VA's universities, but sadly it died in committee. At the time, a VA Tech spokesman was quoted:
"I'm sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly's actions because this will help parents, students, faculty and visitors feel safe on our campus."
As usual, reflexive, irrational fear of weapons based on "feelings" ultimately resulted in dozens of dead and wounded innocents.
It's time to bury the pernicious myth that disarming good people can save them from evil. It's time to get rid of gun control before it claims more lives.
I live near Philadelphia, PA and have family who live on Long Island. On 9/11 I was unable to get through to check on them due to the phone circuits being jammed. I was able to get through using AOL Instant Messenger. The Internet routed around the chaos in NYC and allowed me to use a low-bandwidth means of communication with my cousins during that disaster.
A larger attack could make significant chunks of the Internet inaccessible, though, or make accessibility spotty. E.g., if instead of an OC12 to a network only an OC3 is available. So, while it's likely that in the event of a major disaster we will have Internet usage, we can't count on it 100%. This is why I also have my ham radio license along with a backup power supply -- communication that works even when there is no infrastructure.
Dirty phone calls used to be harrassment, now they're revenue streams. What'll they think of next?
And then there's Carhenge:
http://www.carhenge.com/
Definitely a handy feature, and not just for troubleshooting. It's great when upgrading to a larger hard disk. I used this when I upgrade my iBook G4 from the stock 30GB to an 80GB hard disk.
r Description.html} which allowed me to clone the OEM drive to the new drive, temporarily installed in an external FW-400 enclosure.
FWIW, I tried using Carbon Copy Cloner and it kebt hanging up on me. After some time googling, I came across SuperDuper {http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDupe
The key question to ask in determining whether the First Amendment is applicable in this case is, "Is there state action?" If so, then the 1A may be relevant.
If considered by themselves, when the various filtering programs themselves classify the VDARE site as "hate speech" or "politics" or whatever, there is no state action, because the content filtering companies are private entitites. If however, state-run entitities or entitites which receive state funding use the content filtering software on their networks to block content they deem inappropriate, there _is_ state action, and the First Amendment is applicable.
Since the courts have ruled that the First Amendment right to freedom of speech is a fundamental right which is incorporated to the states, a court looking at a case against a state entity using a content filtering software is going to apply "strict scrutiny" as to whether use of the tool meets a legitimate goal (e.g., protecting kids in a state-run school or library).
Planetary dingleberries?
This brings new meaning to "red hot monkey love."
(Yes, I know chimps are apes, not monkeys. It's a joke.)