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I’ve added a Quickblog. I see a lot of stuff that is worth sharing, if not worth comment at length on. Those links will go there.
Also, I’m fiddling a bit with the categories and what not. I’d like to do limited categories in favor of tags, so will see how that works.
The Denver PD is proposing that the Denver City Council pass a law forbidding protestors at the DNC from possessing certain things, chains, pipes, bulletproof vests and the like.
As happens rather frequently, the law and order types are all in favor of this (look to the comment). Now, I’m not going to get into that whole debate, but I do have one thing to add. There is one group that continuously attempts to do the two things that are happening here, namely 1) ascribe moral qualities to inanimate objects, and 2) use ownership of perfectly legal items as … Continue Reading
Bruce Schneier has a post on The Continued Cheapening of the Word Terrorism, to which I am incapable of adding much. It is, however, worth reading, just to keep in mind. Terrorism is not a simple tactic, it has consequences and repercussions and causes that already require deep examination. Using it as a synonym for “things I don’t like” can only distract.
John Scalzi, who writes like angels are channeling Heinlein to his fingertips (hyperbole, I like him, leave it at that) has a post about some goings on with the movement to limit marriage in California, undoing the recent historic decision that allowed same sex couples to marry. Specifically, the proponents of this wingnuttery are upset that that when the initiative appears on the ballot, the summary will include the line:
Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry.
It appears that these crusaders feel that it is wrong to describe an effort to make an existent right … Continue Reading
These two links go hand in hand, certain governments are examining the possibility of searching media players at customs for pirated video at the behest of major media companies, and an Arizona federal court has ruled that if the End User License Agreement of software says it is License, even if you think you bought it and it appears to an outside observer you bought it, then it is a license and you don’t own it. The former leads directly to the latter; media companies believe that after you have paid them, they still control the … Continue Reading
Only one law professor has a blog in Colorado.
Which is a crying shame, since there are a number of professors I’d read the ramblings of.
Well, not quite.
The LA City Counsel has decreed that for the next two years, at least, no new fast food joints shall be opened in a 32 square-mile area, that happens to be one of the poorer parts of LA. The reasoning is twofold, that there is little incentive to open healthier restaurants and supermarkets, and that there are the well known health risks associated with fast food.
I read The Omnivore’s Dilemma recently, so just one quick comment. The author noted that the high quality, local organic food that he favored was not available to everyone, … Continue Reading
I spent the last weekend in California, a few pictures of which made their way on to the blog. The new Wordpress for iPhone plug in is really something, if I wanted to expand my lifeblogging it would be the way.
But wow, what an epic weekend. Honestly, going to Comic Con was cool, but was truly in the middle of the pack.
Seems that the city of St. Louis, like many cities, allows the police to confiscate the cars of people suspected (but not necessarily convicted) of certain crimes. They have a contract with a city towing firm, and said firm was allowing police officers and their families to “rent” confiscated cars free of charge, sometimes for months on end. Officers and their families could also sometimes purchase the confiscated cars at a fraction of the cars’ value.
Via Reason.
I’m sure this doesn’t create any kind of conflict of interest.
