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

There are times you want to copy a selection of files, potentially from various directories, into a single directory.  As you may be aware, the GNU copy command, `cp', will not read a list of such files ...

2. Printing Improvements
(News/Meta/Joomla!)

The night before my jury duty, I noticed that printing articles was rather screwed up.  I've fixed it so it now works respectably.  If you want to print the article with the comments, then use your browser's ...

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

...  Swear this oath, or go to jail indefinitely until you capitulate. Never mind that we let violent muggers and worse out of jail on their own recognizance, but refuse this oath and rot in jail. They want ...

4. 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.  ...

5. Jury Duty
(News/Liberty)

I have been summoned for jury duty in King County Superior Court.  Initially, I was thrilled to have an opportunity to do my duty.  Moments later it occurred to me that the court would most likely want ...

6. 404 File Not Found
(News/Meta/Joomla!)

... file, immediately before the DOCTYPE declaration: I also wanted the user to have an easy way to search for the file they were after.  I accomplished this by parsing the URI requested into tokens and ...

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

... good faith.  To do so would have required honor, something I submit Hizzoner lacks. One speaker, a female on Washington Ceasefire's board (I didn't catch her name) testified that she wanted handguns ...

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

... right to free speech to defend their Second Amendment individual right to keep and bear arms.  Even those of you who are anti-gun should be able to support obeying state law.  I for one, do not want to ...

9. Back to School
(News/College)

... was doing quite well in Calculus and Chemistry, and reasonably well in German, I decided to drop all of my classes.  I didn't even want to get out of bed in the morning; school seemed like a prison sentence. ...

10. Gun Control Lobby Now Attacking Vets
(News/Gun Rights)

... firearms, has descended to a new low. Of course, nobody wants criminals or the insane to have access to firearms, but the Violence Policy Center doesn't want anybody to have a firearm. They traditionally ...

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

... Joyce Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Chicago that is vehemently anti-gun in its philosophy and in the projects that it finances. Joyce has given money to groups that want to severely restrict ...