by Stephan Kinsella
on November 2, 2004
I just spoke (free–via Skype) to a Dutch attorney friend. He said the headlines over there are all about the murder of filmmaker Theo Van Gogh, the great-grandnephew of painter Vincent van Gogh. Apparently he was killed by a muslim angry about a film of Van Gogh’s critical of Islam’s treatment of women.
My friend told me two interesting things. First, that at least the headlines of the murder will trump all the US election headlines that would otherwise take center stage. Second, that most Dutch seem hostile to the idea that it was a Muslim who killed Van Gogh. Jeez, I didn’t realize the Europeans were as politically correct as we are.
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by Stephan Kinsella
on November 2, 2004
In a recent chat with a friend he wrote:
Why is it that foreign sites are never worth linking to? Their URLS are always breaking. These bastards don’t pay their bills or what?
Europe is one big pile of shit so far as the web is concerned. A well known webmaster refuses to link to anything in Europe. First they steal all our graphics and code, then they don’t pay their bills.
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by Stephan Kinsella
on November 1, 2004
In response to a previous request for gmail (Google mail) invites on the LewRockwell.com blog, I received a bunch–more than I need. Some of the senders agreed to offer them to the LRC community (or others, presumably). Their email addresses and messages or invites are listed below:
p.s.: if you don’t know what gmail is you probably don’t need it!
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by Stephan Kinsella
on October 27, 2004
Finally starting to notice signs of age (I’m now 39). In addition to fading hair and expanding gut, I noticed a year or so ago that I would doze off in the easy chair while watching tv or reading a book at night. And lately, on occasion, while I am up late on the PC, fighting sleepiness, I will actually dodder off to sleep in the desk chair with my fingers on the keyboard. Pathetic.
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by Stephan Kinsella
on October 26, 2004
The guy I know who refers to Iraqis as “Iraqians”–I reviewed something he wrote and told him it was full of grammar and spelling errors. He said, yeah, “I know it’s not very grammical”. He was not kidding. He also refers to google as “goggle.”
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by Stephan Kinsella
on October 22, 2004
I went to the Rush concert in Houston a few months back with my brother in law and his brother in law. It was raining as we all walked to the stadium, donning our ponchos. One guy accidentally bumped into the guy in front of me, making him spill his cup of beer. We all stopped to avoid a collision, and there was a brief tense moment, as the beer guy looked up in shock and anger, half his beer sloshed out of his cup, glaring a bit at the clumsy guy. I decided to try a sleek geek maneuve, and interjected, “…hey, it’s okay, we’re all Rush fans, man.” The tension broken, we all resumed our march to nirvana.
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by Stephan Kinsella
on October 21, 2004
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by Stephan Kinsella
on October 20, 2004
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by Stephan Kinsella
on October 19, 2004
I mentioned previously my latest book, Online Contract Formation, published a couple months ago. It provides practical advice about legal issues related to formation of contracts through online means, from a multi-jurisdictional perspective.
Amazon is now carrying it. I need some reviews. A few readers should post some short reviews. I suggested on smart-ass one to a friend, “If I were interested in the law of online contract formation from a multi-jurisdictional perspective, this is the book I would get.”
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While you’re at it–do a favor for 3 buddies, and plug their books also on Amazon:
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by Stephan Kinsella
on October 14, 2004
As reported on the Mises blog, Volume 18, no. 2 (Spring 2004) of the Journal of Libertarian Studies features an exchange of views among Walter Block, Frank van Dun, and myself, regarding the foundations of libertarian jurisprudence. In particular, the issue contains my “Reply to Van Dun: Non-Aggression and Title Transfer” (a reply to “Against Libertarian Legalism”), as well as Walter Block’s reply, “Reply to ‘Against Libertarian Legalism’”, Van Dun’s response, “Natural Law and the Jurisprudence of Freedom,” and Block’s “Reply to Frank van Dun’s ‘Natural Law and the Jurisprudence of Freedom.’”
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by Stephan Kinsella
on October 4, 2004
Man Mistakenly Cuts Off Penis, Dog Eats It
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – A elderly Romanian man mistook his penis for a chicken’s neck, cut it off and his dog rushed up and ate it, the state Rompres news agency said Monday.
It said 67 year-old Constantin Mocanu, from a village near the southeastern town of Galati, rushed out into his yard in his underwear to kill a noisy chicken keeping him awake at night.
“I confused it with the chicken’s neck,” Mocanu, who was admitted to the emergency hospital in Galati, was quoted as saying. “I cut it … and the dog rushed and ate it.”
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by Stephan Kinsella
on October 2, 2004
Participated in this thread on anti-state.com, about whether those who hire a hitman or assassin are also liable. Discussion centers on causation and joint responsibility. Also includes discussion of why you can both recapture your property from a thief AND punish him.
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