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Comment on New York bill would ban restaurant use of salt in cooking by Nanny State News: New York bill would ban restaurant use of salt in cooking « Aude Sapere

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:07:02 +0000

[...] March 2010 · Leave a Comment From the good folks at Overlawyered: Assembly members Felix Ortiz (D-Brooklyn), Margaret Markey (D-Queens) and Nick Perry (D-Brooklyn) [...]

Comment on NYC: “Smoke-easies” under siege by ras

ras — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:23:00 +0000

May I ask, what’s to prevent a club from calling the police for each occurrence, saying “we think we saw someone smoking, you better get here right away!” If, per the mayor, it’s to be a crime to smoke, then surely the crime should be reported.

Equally surely, it would be reckless and dangerous for a private organization, in a public space filled with innocent bystanders, to attempt to deprive an addict of his (or her) drug; such delicate matters should be left to trained police officers. The anti-smoking forces have made quite the case for the horrible addictiveness of tobacco, have they not?

Comment on U.K.: “Cheese-rolling race axed after 200 years” by Jim Collins

Jim Collins — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:13:31 +0000

They don’t want the expense of handling the crowd control for this event and are using safety as an excuse.

Comment on 1995 Washington Square sudden acceleration revisited by Mark Biggar

Mark Biggar — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:16:54 +0000

Note that the lawyer’s theory appears to be that any possibility of “driver error” is excused by the “lack of warning”. By that theory auto makers should refuse to sell a car to anyone who hasn’t taken and passed a 6 week course on every possible way to miss-use or mistakenly operate that car.

And why isn’t the state liable is well, they issue a driver’s license after supposedly testing the competence and knowledge of the driver.

I now take tongue out of cheek.

Comment on U.K.: “Cheese-rolling race axed after 200 years” by Peter Eipers

Peter Eipers — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:53:52 +0000

They can’t handle crowd control for a cheese race, and they are about to host the Olympics?

Comment on U.K.: “Cheese-rolling race axed after 200 years” by KDP

KDP — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:18:59 +0000

It looks like the sun is finally setting on the British Empire.

It’s becoming harder to believe that these people once ruled across the globe.

Comment on “Single Payer Legal” by Walter Olson

Walter Olson — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:15:14 +0000

On a personal note, life is by no means back to normal in my weather-stricken part of the Northeast, but at least things have stabilized enough for me to go back to blogging a little.

Comment on 1995 Washington Square sudden acceleration revisited by Joe

Joe — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:39:01 +0000

I find Foote’s story a little tough to swallow.

Comment on “I am not afraid of my Toyota Prius” by Prius locks up like a frozen PC - Page 4 - PriusChat Forums

Prius locks up like a frozen PC - Page 4 - PriusChat Forums — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:20:19 +0000

[...] braking charges the batteries. Everything is "fly-by wire" in the Prius. “I am not afraid of my Toyota Prius” [...]

Comment on “Exorcising Toyota’s Demons” by Dave Lincoln

Dave Lincoln — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:06:18 +0000

dang

WAS: “It’s be better….”
S/B: “It’d be better …”

WAS: “… left-foot braking to away.”
S/B: ” … left-foot braking go away.”