Author: Chris Johnson
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Source Code Control for Beginners
Update My introduction to source code control came at University. The name of the program was “update”. It took an “update deck” which described lines to remove, by line number, and lines of code to insert. This format allowed us to inspect the code that was actually being changed, as well as the surrounding code.…
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GCA 1968, §922(g) prohibited persons
It shall be unlawful for any person- who has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; who is a fugitive from justice; who is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21…
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Mahmoud Khalil v. William P. Joyce, 25-cv-01935, (S.D.N.Y.)
This is an interesting and challenging case, for me. This is a Constitutional challenge to Mahmoud being detained and then deported. His claim is that this is a violation of his First and Fifth Amendment protected rights. Because it is a violation of his rights, the court should grant him relief. Mahmoud is an Arab…
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Antonyuk v. James (U.S. 24-795)
This case is distributed for Conference on 3/28/2025. This adds an interesting twist on our Second Amendment cases before the Supreme Court. Could this be combined with the Snope (assault weapon bans) and Ocean State Tactical (magazine bans)? This case is where New York State’s Bruen tantrum replaced “proper cause” with “good moral character” and…
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Mel Gibson
What does this have to do with the Second Amendment? It appears that Mel Gibson is a prohibited person. If you read §922(g) closely, you will find that prohibited person includes people who have not been convicted of a felony nor any of the things we might consider reason to prohibit. It gets better, under…
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NPCs and Taxes
One of the great things about following people on X is that you get news faster and from different points of view. One of the worst things about X is that you get idiot NPC talking points dumped into your feed constantly. For the last three weeks, every weekend, there is a spat of NPCs…
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Eating Crow
Or “You don’t know what you don’t know.” The short of this is that I’ve been building PCs for years. They are LEGO blocks. You make sure the parts will fit together, and it all just works. As an example, I “knew” that LGA sockets were for Intel CPUs. Last night I learned that LGA…
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I Expected More of You…
Years ago, I was in conversations with a lady, we agreed to meet for coffee and then a movie. When I arrived, she was busy with other people. I waited. When she was finally done with the others, I asked her which movie she was interested in seeing. “I’ve decided I don’t want to go…
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I Got It Right, Thank You Mark Smith
I wrote this morning’s post last night, before Mark Smith had posted. I felt I got it right. It feels wonderful to hear him saying the same things I was trying to write about.