Author: Chris Johnson
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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.
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Department of State v. Aids Vaccine Advocacy Coalition – SCOTUS
I am NOT a Lawyer. That being said, I do analyze large systems all the time. And as my mentor used to say, “The justice system is just a system.” History of the case: January 20, 2025: EO 14,169 was signed by President Trump. “It is the policy of the United States that no further…
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Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in this case. It is difficult to actually conceive of how long the battle for our Second Amendment rights has been going on. It started in 1792 and has continued through tomorrow. In the founding era, there were a number of racist and religious exceptions. These were designed…
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Dellinger v. Bessent (D.D.C. 25-cv-00385)
When I was in elementary school, the principal still had a paddle hanging on the wall behind him. The principal was the person that hired and fired teachers and all other staff at the school. They had significant power. To quote Stan Lee, “With great power comes great responsibility.” Most principals did use their power…
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Coordinate Systems
When I started writing, regularly, for Miguel, I took it upon myself to cover legal cases. Since that time, I’ve learned more than I really wanted to about our justice system. As my mentor used to say, “The justice system is just a system.” As a systems’ person, that allowed me to look at cases…