Author: Chris Johnson
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It’s Complicated
Networking should be simple. Even when it was big, it was simple. Plug the wires in correctly, assign the IP address your system administrator gave you, and you are up and running on the internet. We built each node on the net to be able to withstand attacks. Each node was a fortress. But when…
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Khalil v. Joyce, 3:25-cv-01963, (D.N.J.)
What is the judicial branch of the U.S. Government? The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour,…
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Due Process
When my guy does something I like, I do cheer. When their guy does something I dislike, I’ll boo. But what happens when my guy does something I like, but which I would boo if their guy did? I worry about this. In addition, I look at how I would react if something my guy…
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Tuesday Tunes
Frank Sinatra was upset in Guys and Dolls because Marlon Brando, as Guy Masterson, was the one to sing “Luck, Be a Lady”. Marlon was not a singer. He likely sang as badly as I, or worse. The claim was that his version of “Luck, Be a Lady” was made by cutting multiple takes together.…
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Remote Repositories for GIT
Definitions When working with git, there are several areas we might be discussing. The most important areas are “working directory”, “staging”, “local repository”, and “remote repository”. A repository without a working directory is called a “bare repository”. The working directory is a location where your files live, with a reference back to the repository. It…
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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…