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Comment Reading the Declaration (Score 1) 489

I truly appreciate that National Public Radio reads the Declaration of Independence every year. It's a moving document, and the words in it that almost no one actually knows provide some of the context for the rest of the 4th Celebrations.

I wish more people would actually listen or read the whole thing, and not just "life liberty & pursuit of happiness"

Comment Re:1st Amendment? (Score 1) 426

No, it's not an abridgment. Any newspaper publisher would still be free to make political endorsements, just not with the same tax advantages that they could have if they took non-profit status.

Rights come with responsibilities. The right of absolute freedom of speech also comes with the responsibility to pay the full costs of their organization.
   

Comment Re:TI Chip Samples (Score 1) 206

We received a couple of racks worth of HP machines for a cluster, which included Ethernet and Myrinet connectivity. Each cable for the interconnect (3 Ethernet and 1 Myrinet Fiber cable) came individually twist-tied (twice, on opposite sides of the coil), bagged (sealed, not zip lock, nor open), encased in egg-crate foam, placed into a small cardboard box, and labelled with a unique serial number. Fortunately, these were collected into a couple of larger shipping boxes, but these boxes were only filled to about 1/3 capacity, the remainder of the space was filled with expanded foam peanuts AND sealed air bubble packaging. Each weighed (maybe) 10 pounds. We got 6 such boxes.

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