Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: News : ARM Trying to Buy AmperComputing Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:00:05 +0100 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: <6af7319b-d5dc-1d99-2cd5-33e1a2f8f0dc@example.net> References: <_hycnQxlN5kAphr6nZ2dnZfqn_SdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <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> <8b4a7585-c1ee-49d9-38fb-ca310cfbae0b@example.net> <0500cf7c-0e47-050b-018e-84ed866241b4@example.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="1360974"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; In-Reply-To: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:64884 On Sun, 26 Jan 2025, rbowman wrote: > On Sun, 26 Jan 2025 09:39:56 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > > >> The second is trying to work out why a guy with a history of violence >> and mental weirdness who was even reported to the authorities by his OWN >> FAMILY wasn't picked up. sooner. > > That's a depressingly common theme in the US. The authorities were aware > of a disaster in the making but didn't intervene. Innocent until proven > guilty is a nice concept until it isn't. > >> Personally if they want to personally stab him to death I wouldn't give >> a fuck. The guy placed himself beyond societies civilising influences. >> He deserves to understand the implications of that. His victims should >> be allowed to set the sentence as long as they carry it out themselves. > > I like the old Norse concept. You want to be an outlaw, fine. The law no > longer protects you. Anyone can kill you on sight with no penalty or > weregild. We suggest Iceland is nice this time of year. This is actually one strategy Jan Narveson analyses in his book. I don't remember if it was in You and the state or The libertarian idea. The idea was that reasonable people contract (as a thought experiment to establish common ground and ethics) to not kill each other, but, that people have a right not to sign the contract. Those who do not sign are not included by it and do not enjoy any protections.