Libertarian thinking about everything.
--Ere he shall lose an eye for such a trifle... For doing deeds of nature! I'm ashamed. The law is such an ass. -- G. Chapman, 1654.
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Sep 13, 2010
I don't pass along much from other forums, but I liked one from "Overheard in the News Room" well enough to make an exception.
TJP: Pamphlets, broadsides, and, later, newspapers were produced by human beings -- reporters -- asking questions of other human beings. Coffee shops and arriving ships and coaches were prime news gathering spots. Newsmen were wind-in-the hair types, not office drones. (The AP grew out of correspondents taking pilot boats out to incoming vessels to get a competitive jump on other newspapers.)
I dunno about that Bing thing, John. Wouldn't I be sending money to the Gnomes of Redmond?
Open carry in Iowa cities if 100% legal if the person has a handgun cary license - the purpose of the license is to carry handguns - openly or concealed. See more at OpenCarry.org
What about the period between Gutenberg and Google?
ReplyDeleteGoogle is evil. Use Bing.
ReplyDeleteTJP: Pamphlets, broadsides, and, later, newspapers were produced by human beings -- reporters -- asking questions of other human beings. Coffee shops and arriving ships and coaches were prime news gathering spots. Newsmen were wind-in-the hair types, not office drones. (The AP grew out of correspondents taking pilot boats out to incoming vessels to get a competitive jump on other newspapers.)
ReplyDeleteI dunno about that Bing thing, John. Wouldn't I be sending money to the Gnomes of Redmond?
Open carry in Iowa cities if 100% legal if the person has a handgun cary license - the purpose of the license is to carry handguns - openly or concealed. See more at OpenCarry.org
ReplyDeleteI don't know about that, but Bing does respect our holidays, honors our dead, and doesn't openly suck up to tinpot tyrants. YMMV.
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