Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.nk.ca!rocksolid2!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: News : ARM Trying to Buy AmperComputing Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 11:37:20 +0100 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: <1e73fa4a-77c8-5085-3587-2b74aae3fcfe@example.net> References: <_hycnQxlN5kAphr6nZ2dnZfqn_SdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <69ce04cf-80a7-7170-675f-4165ffedc92b@example.net> <4985abd5-ec8c-44da-0105-0778434959c0@example.net> <27da50fc-f7e3-1462-2bf0-8e234043a319@example.net> <14a614d4-fc6d-2a68-6128-c465a49a73c3@example.net> <-BidndiUDpnKQQ_6nZ2dnZfqnPSdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <2055b2fd-570d-6159-dd88-82aab8101d23@example.net> <7efc79f6-74b9-62c5-8dbb-5595451c7453@example.net> <20489ac0-b3bf-d864-743b-d39cfb9d3e85@example.net> <4ab2f1f9-1030-7dff-77d0-7d159ac88607@example.net> <8978ecf7-de53-2e73-fc4d-7f4e8e02e855@example.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="8323328-2085614187-1737887841=:16025" Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="1214866"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:64837 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --8323328-2085614187-1737887841=:16025 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Sun, 26 Jan 2025, rbowman wrote: > On Sat, 25 Jan 2025 23:38:42 +0100, D wrote: > >> There is some obscure rule in sweden that in theory would allow 10 000 >> coordinated people to move to the same region and get a seat in the >> parliament. I always wonder why no one ever tried it. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_State_Project > > There was much discussion over which state would be the target with New > Hampshire and Wyoming on the short list. I didn't expect success when New > Hampshire was chosen. I lived there until 1988 and while it's the best you > can do on the east coast it's surrounded by a sea of liberals. Have they managed to achieve anything major? I work with a guy at one of my customers who lives in NH. He says that yes, taxes are fairly low, but they take that back in fees instead, so not a huge difference in the end according to him. > Ken Royce championed Wyoming and wrote a novel, 'Molôn Labé!' about an > attempt to take over Wyoming. I think that scenario would have had more > success but libertarians do like their creature comforts. They want > freedom while retaining the ability to get their soy milk double grande > cappuccino from Starbucks. Haha, yes, that is certainly one species of libertarian. But then there are the cowboy liberatrians as well! --8323328-2085614187-1737887841=:16025--