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From: Douglas H. Quebbeman <dquebbeman_at_acm.org>
Date: Thu Apr 4 12:47:40 2002

> > While we're on flashlights I really should rave again
> > for white LED ones. My favorite can cast a 150
> > degree solid pyramid of pure white light, absent of
> > any filament artifacts, for 10 hours off one 9v battery.
> > If you turn it down 1 notch, you get 100 hours life.
> > These things are incredible.
>
> They _are_ incredible. And since we're on the "Stupid Laws and
> Legislators" kick this week, here's another one. I can't verify it,
> though. One of Austin's City Councilmen wanted to draft an
> ordinance against carrying the LED flashlights, as they could
> be used as a "stunner" in robberies, rapes, etc. The word I got,
> from a stenographer, was that he was temporarily blinded by one.
> The one he had in his own hand, that is. He was looking at it in
> the store, pointed it at his face, and, yes, you guessed it,
> pushed the button. What a maroon. These are the dolts who get
> to decide what I can and cannot do.

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The tyranny of kings is nothing compared to the
tyranny of the majority...


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