[118942] in Cypherpunks
Re: Essay: Freedom On A Leash
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sean Roach)
Mon Oct 11 00:24:26 1999
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Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 23:03:33 -0500
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From: Sean Roach <roach_s@mail.intplsrv.net>
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At 08:06 PM 10/10/99 -0000, Secret Squirrel wrote:
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This is a very good read. I'll be sure to pass it on to my friends.
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>Two examples of laws:
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> 1) A driver may not drive faster than 100 kph.
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> 2) Light does not exceed 3 x 10^8 meters per second.
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I prefer to refer to the former as a rule. My understanding of
science has always stated that laws are immutable, so the former
cannot be a law. Rules have exceptions, and can be broken.
You would have me believe that the language is intentional. I'm not
yet ready to argue.
I do, however, have the bad habit of saying 'can', when I mean
'may'.
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