Random Shots for Sunday, 11 December 2022

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

1. Posted to Slack —

   I hereby offer a competing plan:

   Wait until the State of the State speech, when all of the legislators, cabinet members, governor and lieutenant governor, etc., are on the floor of the State House (or is it State Senate).

   When they’re all in there, board up all of the exterior doors and windows (including the service entrances), so that they’re all trapped inside the building.

   Make sure that the only ones you let out are the State Police, the janitors and cafeteria staff.

   Then connect the internal closed-circuit camera (CCTV) system and its servers to pay-per-view cable, satellite and streaming TV.

   At some point, the vending machines, cafeteria and their personal stashes will be depleted, at which point, the fun begins . . . .

   If you want, you could toss a candy bar or bag of chips into the building through a roof hatch — PRODUCT PLACEMENT!

2. Posted to Facebook here and here —

   Issue 1,186 of L. Neil Smith’s THE LIBERTARIAN ENTERPRISE is now up

   L. Neil Smith’s THE LIBERTARIAN ENTERPRISE

   — An International Journal of Opinion —

   Issue 1,186, December 11, 2022

   https://ncc-1776.org/

   THIS ISSUE’S MOTTO: I don’t have to attend every argument I’m invited to. — W. C. Fields

   THE WEEKLY CARTOON: Some libertarian alternatives

   Note: There will be no December 25th issue. Publication will resume on January 1.

   A Request for Help

   Jim Davidson, a long-time contributor to TLE, is currently awaiting trial on extended traffic related charges. See his early October article on the status of his case, [Due Process of Law] (https://ncc-1776.org/tle2022/tle1176-20221002-05.html). Since then he has retained an attorney. The attorney usually charges $2,000 to start; there may be more, possibly $10,000.

   Jim maintains his innocence with respect to the charges, and while the Libertarian Enterprise will not comment on the particulars of the situation, we do believe that everyone is owed a fair trial and the ability to retain a lawyer. To that end, we have set up a GiveSendGo page. Jim, and we, would be extremely grateful for any help our readers would be able to kindly provide.

   Jim offers a free copy of his new book in consideration of donations of $25 or more.

   https://givesendgo.com/G3DA3

   Donations will show up as “Rule of Law,” and will be directed to an account in Cathy’s name which will then be provided to counsel.

   Thank you

   Yours in Liberty,

   Rylla and Cathy Smith
   Co-Publishers, L. Neil Smith’s The Libertarian Enterprise

   ARTICLES

   0. The Editor’s Notes, by Charles Curley

   1. Letters to the Editor from

   2. Smart Guns are for Stupid People, by L. Neil Smith

   3. Conspiracy Quotes Part 1, by D. McKenzie Smith

   4. Fond Memories of High School, by Sean Gangol

   5. How Microschool Networks Are Activating Education Entrepreneurs, by Kerry McDonald

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

1. Interesting Engineering [IE] — Innovation: Two Starlink RV users test it out by logging on in the middle of a forest by Chris Young
2. GALACTICA MEETS GALACTICA . . . [YouTube] from “ken mayes”
3. Heroes & Icons (H&I) —
   1. Star Trek: Voyager
   2. Star Trek: Enterprise

NOTES FROM LIFE, ETC.

1. Met with some from the FLPNM tonight for a holiday-season party.
2. I walked 3,277 steps today.