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1. Well Mr. Big Brother IRS man... take my pound of flesh and sleep well.
(News/Liberty)

... that, in return for our dedication and service, our government stands for justice for all. We are further brainwashed to believe that there is freedom in this place, and that we should be ready to lay ...

2. Photo Gallery (Alpha Version)
(Photos/Photos)

... non-flash Lightbox version for those who can't or won't use flash (as well as to facilitate me posting these photos in forums).  If you are not on a high-bandwidth connection, you should probably just ...

3. Linux: Wrapper to Copy Files from STDIN
(Software/Linux)

... file, passing along any parameters to the `cp' command.  Just copy & paste this code into /usr/local/bin/copy, make it executable, and enjoy. If you don't read perl, just run `copy --help' for help after ...

4. The Price of Liberty is...Hot Dog Gruel?
(News/Liberty)

... on an Internet message board relating instructions for checking your firearms and noting that the security folks were professional. Briefly, just enter from 3rd Ave, approach the double doors on ...

5. Seattle 2009 Quick & Dirty Boatbuilding Competition
(News/Boats & Such)

... the build teams, I just lent moral support and documented the builds.  Next year I definitely want to be on one of the build teams. To start the slide show, just click on the play button.  ...

6. Quick & Dirty Prototype
(News/College)

... the boat took on a great deal of water, the design still should work well if we pay better attention to sealing the hulls.  I just hope we can beat Jensen Maritime, last year's winner.  ...

7. Begala Not the Brightest Bulb
(News/Liberty)

... and also with the unfunded federal mandates.  And lets not forget that much of what the federal government spends is actually just a promise to collect increased taxes from our progeny. According to ...

8. Jury Duty
(News/Liberty)

... will not convict anyone who is not permitted to confront the witnesses against him. I will not convict anyone in any case involving secret evidence. Just government power derives from the consent of ...

9. HACK: JCE Frontend Won't Save Changes; Setgood Undefined
(News/Meta/Joomla!)

... Once copied, you need to edit it to hard-code the correct values for JCE.  Or you could just copy and paste my version .  If you decide to use an editor other than JCE in the future, don't forget to undo ...

10. Pacifica First Impressions
(News/Computers)

... wipe windows to set up an openSUSE/Vista dual boot. Note that to boot from cd or dvd, you need to adjust the BIOS boot order. Partitioning Dell shipped pacifica with three partitions: a 41 MB "Dell ...

11. Lost Machine
(Meta/Quotes, Aphorisms & Epigrams)

Hmm. I've lost a machine...literally _lost_. It responds to ping, it works completely, I just can't figure out where in my apartment it is. ...

12. No Nads Nickels a No-show
(News/Gun Rights)

... This lady is too scared to be in a park where most likely less that 5% of the people might have a legally concealed pistol, yet she seemed just peachy testifying in a room where quite possibly 80% of the ...

13. Don't Ban Guns, Ban Nickels
(News/Gun Rights)

... to defend state law.  Washington Attorneys General also issue formal opinions about sections of the law that may be in dispute or confusing.  AG McKenna issued just such an opinion about the legality of ...

14. archive.MarkTaff.com
(Portfolio/Recent Websites)

archive.MarkTaff.com is the previous incarnation of this site.  There are a few things that are incompatible with Dreamhost, and I'm not sure I'll take the time to kill those bugs, just for an archive.  ...

15. The Kangaroo Court of Greg Nickels’ Gun Control ‘Summit’
(News/Gun Rights)

... money can buy. Nickels and Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske want legislation to restrict gun show sales, despite the fact that research done for the Department of Justice revealed that less than one percent ...