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Contract-law analysis of Sauron's offer
to the Dwarves

Contract-law analysis of Sauron's offer
to the Dwarves 12/22/2003 12:36 PM
A Michigan law student has deconstructed Sauron's offer to the Dwarves in Fellowship of the Ring, with reference to contract law:

But then we get to the last statement. "Refuse, and things will not seem so well." There are (at least) two ways I can think of to view this. One possibility is that Sauron is not actually proposing unilateral contracts at all. After all, a reasonable interpretation of his offers would be that they were unilateral, but we're talking about Dark Lord Sauron who really wants to enslave all the free peoples. He might not contemplate reasonable contracts. In fact, given the ease with which agents of the Dark exact damages from lackeys who fail them, it seems possible that in Morder, where the shadows lie, all contracts are bilateral, no matter how ridiculous it seems to contemplate such a thing. So maybe what he's saying is that if they fail to produce the ring or any information, he'll exact expectation damages.

But this reading doesn't really make sense given the express language of the offer. The Messenger from Mordor isn't claiming that if they fail to deliver the ring they'll suffer expectation damages unto the fourth generation. He's saying "Refuse, and things will not seem so well." The "Refuse" comment modifies the offer. The law doesn't contemplate expectation damages if you don't accept an offer, although Sauron might.

Link (via MeFi)

Snow White loses 3 dwarves in
cost-cutting (Reuters)

Snow White loses 3 dwarves in
cost-cutting (Reuters) 12/25/2004 05:14 PM
Reuters - Snow White had to make do with just four dwarves rather than the usual seven due to cost-cutting at a theatre in the eastern German town of Stendal, the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper has reported.

Snow White Loses 3 Dwarves Over
Cost-Cutting (Reuters)

Snow White Loses 3 Dwarves Over
Cost-Cutting (Reuters) 12/27/2004 10:49 AM
Reuters - Snow White had to make do with just four dwarves rather than the usual seven due to cost-cutting at a theater in the eastern German town of Stendal, the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper reported.

Elves in Iceland

Elves in Iceland 11/15/2003 05:39 PM
E lves in Iceland. Many modern Icelanders either believe in or won't rule out the existence of supernatural beings like the álfar, or elves. In the town of Hafnarfjordur, they are respected citizens. If you want to learn more, consider attending the Á lfaskólinn, the Icelandic Elf School. (Iceland also has trolls , but then don't we all.)

PCs: The Elves Are Working Overtime

PCs: The Elves Are Working Overtime 11/02/2003 07:35 PM
Business Week Nov 2 2003 6:53PM ET

Tiny Danish Elves?

Tiny Danish Elves? 11/12/2003 04:31 PM
While not specific to Star Wars, this Flash video called "The Making of a Brick" is well worth a look (for those who wonder what exactly goes down in a typical LEGO factory) - check it out.

Last elves fired from Santa's HQ
(Reuters)

Last elves fired from Santa's HQ
(Reuters) 04/16/2004 07:40 AM
Reuters - The last three worker elves at Father Christmas's official headquarters in Finland's Arctic have been fired as Santa Park grapples with its finances.

LA art show: moonboots and barrettes,
elves and cigarettes

LA art show: moonboots and barrettes,
elves and cigarettes 04/13/2004 11:17 AM
If you're in LA this Saturday evening, check out this new show opening at sixspace -- new works by LA artists Me gan Whitmarsh and R achell Sumpter. If you're not in LA, dig the preview online. I'm particularly fond of this series of images form Whitmarsh, shown here-- gallery co-founder Caryn Coleman tells me they're the result of a dream the artist had that Kermit the Frog was in her house, hanging out and doing origami. The pieces depict -- well -- Kermit the Frog hanging out in someone's house, doing origami. Snip from press release:

"Whitmarsh will present her exquisite embroidery on fabric pieces that combine this traditional medium with depictions of elements in pop-culture such as yetis and battling elf girls. While the size of her work ranges from small to large, her characters remain tiny and detailed, forcing the viewer to literally peer into her worlds. Sumpter, part of the new school of illustration, will be exhibiting paintings on paper using gouache, ink and watercolor. Her work has been described as '...delicate ink lines, and subtle attention to detail complement and subvert the lightness of her drawings' and her 'icon-like imagery resembles... children's books found in antique stores, but with a modernist composition and adult subject matter'."
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Ninja!

Ninja! 12/31/2003 07:23 PM
Isometric goes anime.

"Red Ninja: End of Honor"

"Red Ninja: End of Honor" 04/08/2005 04:54 AM

The Ninja Academy

The Ninja Academy 07/12/2004 10:47 AM
tna alpha

Ninja Gaiden

Ninja Gaiden 05/11/2004 12:46 AM
Sympatico May 11 2004 4:52AM GMT

"Ninja Mask Lessons"

"Ninja Mask Lessons" 04/18/2004 08:16 PM

Ninja Gaiden (Xbox)

Ninja Gaiden (Xbox) 06/11/2004 08:45 PM
Nzherald.co.nz - Fri Jun 11, 02:47 am GMT

Dean: Ninja power?

Dean: Ninja power? 01/09/2004 10:11 PM
For months, a rumor that Howard Dean played a minor role in a 1980s slasher flick has captivated supporters and political junkies. Here's a clip of the movie -- and the back story.

Ninja Turtles return for battle

Ninja Turtles return for battle 01/19/2004 09:34 AM
Probably one 80s revival game best left to the children, not the more mature gamer.

Ninja Gaiden Xbox Winners

Ninja Gaiden Xbox Winners 05/31/2004 03:40 PM
Sky.com - Fri May 28, 05:04 pm GMT

A lesson in twisting your shirt around,
making it all ninja-like

A lesson in twisting your shirt around,
making it all ninja-like 04/16/2004 10:16 AM
You are now a ninja

stud.ntnu.no/~shane/stasj/pics/humor/div/ninjalesson.jpg
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Free Ninja Gaiden update via Xbox Live

Free Ninja Gaiden update via Xbox Live 06/28/2004 09:45 PM
Newshub.com - Mon Jun 28, 02:49 pm GMT

Ninja rebels told to disarm and get a
haircut (Reuters)

Ninja rebels told to disarm and get a
haircut (Reuters) 02/05/2005 09:23 PM
Reuters - The leader of Congo Republic's self-styled "Ninja" rebels has told his loyalists to take guns from the unruly members of his movement and make themselves more presentable by trimming their ragged locks.

You know, if this were a sane world I'd
expect, say, Cokie Roberts' head to
explode when it came out that the OLC
gave Mr. Bush and his elves controlling
legal authority to torture

You know, if this were a sane world I'd
expect, say, Cokie Roberts' head to
explode when it came out that the OLC
gave Mr. Bush and his elves controlling
legal authority to torture 06/14/2004 02:05 AM
formally decided

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38894-2004Jun13.html
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"You know, if this were a sane world I'd
expect, say, Cokie Roberts' head to
explode when it came out that the OLC
gave Mr. Bush and his elves controlling
legal authority to torture"

"You know, if this were a sane world I'd
expect, say, Cokie Roberts' head to
explode when it came out that the OLC
gave Mr. Bush and his elves controlling
legal authority to torture" 06/14/2004 05:47 PM

Feats of fantasy How games like Ninja
Gaiden turn players into agile athletes

Feats of fantasy How games like Ninja
Gaiden turn players into agile athletes 05/17/2004 07:41 AM
BBC May 17 2004 11:54AM GMT

Sarbakan Brings Brutal Bug Invaders,
Immortal Teen And Lone Ninja Squirrel To
E3.

Sarbakan Brings Brutal Bug Invaders,
Immortal Teen And Lone Ninja Squirrel To
E3. 05/31/2004 01:55 PM
Quebec-Based Sarbakan is showcasing three new excting and engaging online game properties at the 2004 E3:The Bug Factor”, “Obscura” and “The Black Squirrel”. [PRWEB May 12, 2004]

pirate

pirate 09/18/2004 02:51 PM
Just getting into the spirit of things rea dy for tomorrow. Again.

Pirate Act

Pirate Act 05/27/2004 12:28 PM

I have been watching the commentary grow over the proposed Pirate Act which is getting a lot of press over the past week and a lot of people are very worried that the government is going to start wholesale prosecutions of people who share music / software on the Internet. I need more information before I can
really come to a conclusion but it will be interesting to see how this is going to turn out. [ArsTechnica] [Dan Gillmor]

Pirate-ho!

Pirate-ho! 06/07/2004 09:15 AM
Keep your hands off! Warner Bros. distributes military-style night vision goggles to cinemas around Britain in order to scotch bootleg copies. "The staff have all been trained to use the glasses and are patrolling the cinema every 15 to 20 minutes." The company is determined to fight back after a deluge of poor-quality copies of the first two Harry Potter movies hit the black market.

Talk Like a Pirate Day

Talk Like a Pirate Day 09/18/2004 08:56 PM

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Mark came up with September 19. That was and is his ex-wife’s birthday, and the only date he could readily recall that wasn’t taken up with something like Christmas or the Super Bowl or something. We also decided — right then and there on the court on June 6, 1995 — that the perfect spokesman for our new holiday was none other than Dave Barry himself, nationally syndicated humor columnist and winner of the Pulitzer…

Other News: "Pirate" Act

Other News: "Pirate" Act 05/26/2004 10:41 AM
Watch out for this fast-tracked act for record companies...

"Talk Like A Pirate Day"

"Talk Like A Pirate Day" 09/19/2004 03:25 PM

Kucinich the Pirate

Kucinich the Pirate 11/25/2003 10:32 PM
Dennis Kucinich has posted the memos that Diebold claims we may not be post because Diebold doesn't want us talking about possible vulnerabilities in its electronic voting machines. Nice move, DK! (And good blogging by Donna at Copyfight.) Correction: According to Dan Gillmor, DK's page has links to sites with copies of the Diebold memos, not the memos themselves....

Pirate This Page

Pirate This Page 03/08/2004 11:08 PM
webreview.com Mar 8 2004 11:56PM GMT

Pirate update

Pirate update 12/17/2004 06:34 PM
Some people like to do crossword puzzles, lately I've been amusing myself by getting some new feature of Python implemented on Parrot.  Here are some recent successes: ...

Pirate Hunter

Pirate Hunter 10/30/2003 11:48 PM

U.S. to extradite alleged pirate

U.S. to extradite alleged pirate 07/08/2004 12:10 PM
ZDNet Jul 8 2004 3:42PM GMT

Software pirate receives

Software pirate receives 07/22/2004 10:02 PM
Techzonez Jul 23 2004 2:09AM GMT

Software pirate sentenced

Software pirate sentenced 07/22/2004 10:02 PM
globetechnology.com Jul 23 2004 2:06AM GMT

Tracking down the pirate DVDs

Tracking down the pirate DVDs 07/16/2004 01:43 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Thu Jul 15, 09:30 am GMT

Talk Like A Pirate Day - September 19

Talk Like A Pirate Day - September 19 09/18/2004 02:06 AM
IntARRRnational Talk Like a Pirate Day .. original U.S. site is crushed .. that

talklikeapirate.com
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Windows Server 2003 Statement of Support
(SOS) for Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0

Windows Server 2003 Statement of Support
(SOS) for Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 03/14/2003 12:26 AM

DoS in Plug and Play Web Server Proxy
Server

DoS in Plug and Play Web Server Proxy
Server 10/31/2003 05:15 PM
Oliver Karow (Oct 31 2003)

Using Apache As A Proxy Server

Using Apache As A Proxy Server 06/14/2002 06:12 AM
Unless you've been cryogenically frozen for the last twenty years, you probably already know what Apache is. It's the planet's most popular Web server, with a humongously-high number of Web sites relying on it to serve up content in a reliable and efficient manner. It has an enthusiastic fan following, an active development community, and the love and loyalty of millions of Webmasters all over the planet.

The cool thing about Apache, though, is that it's not just a Web server. It can do lots of other things too - and of its more interesting (though less well-known) capabilities includes the ability to act as a proxy server for both HTTP and FTP connections over a network. -- Icarus

"zeldman.mt"

Authoxy authenticating proxy server

Authoxy authenticating proxy server 04/18/2004 04:33 AM
Initial News Post

Squid : Master This Proxy Server

Squid : Master This Proxy Server 05/12/2004 02:27 PM

Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy Server

Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy Server 12/17/2003 07:20 PM
ASSP 1.0.8 released

Adventures of an Open Proxy Server -
LURHQ

Adventures of an Open Proxy Server -
LURHQ 01/07/2004 02:34 PM
Via Joat.... Adventures of an Open Proxy Server Abstract This paper discusses the abuse of misconfigured HTTP proxy servers, taking a detailed look at the types of traffic that flow through this underground network. Also discussed is the use of a "honeyproxy", a server designed to look like a misconfigured HTTP proxy. Using such a tool we can spy on the Internet underground without the need for a full-blown honeypot.

SMTP Proxy Server as spam/virus filter

SMTP Proxy Server as spam/virus filter 06/18/2004 04:47 AM
Welcome to new developer adel_acameron

Accelerating IPv6 adoption with Apache
proxy server.

Accelerating IPv6 adoption with Apache
proxy server. 09/21/2004 08:56 PM
Jeff Garzik: Accelerating IPv6 adoption with Apache proxy server. I'm not sure this makes any difference, but it's an interesting idea.

Accelerating IPv6 adoption with Apache
proxy server

Accelerating IPv6 adoption with Apache
proxy server 09/22/2004 08:17 AM

J2EE SIP Presence and Proxy Server and
SIP Development Platform Source Code
Available for $9,500

J2EE SIP Presence and Proxy Server and
SIP Development Platform Source Code
Available for $9,500 07/13/2004 02:03 AM
The administrator of the former nLoci Corporation has authorized the sale of the source code to the company's J2EE SIP Presence and Proxy Server and SIP development platform for $9,500 per copy. [PRWEB Jul 13, 2004]

GateWall Proxy Server, the Internet
Connection Sharing Tool, the Swiss Knife
for Network Administrators

GateWall Proxy Server, the Internet
Connection Sharing Tool, the Swiss Knife
for Network Administrators 04/19/2005 03:45 AM
eSafeLine announces the first release of GateWall proxy server, the latest version of an easy-to-use, yet highly functional tool for connecting local network to the Internet and controlling users activities. The program builds on the unprecedented success of UserGate proxy server, which was introduced in January, 2002 and received the highest customer adoption within the Russian software market. GateWall developers have expanded the functionality of its predecessor while utilizing the most popular features of UserGate. [PRWEB Apr 19, 2005]

Stick Ninjas

Stick Ninjas 11/03/2003 07:08 PM
Stick Ninjas project approved!

smtp proxy store and forward proxy 0.3

smtp proxy store and forward proxy 0.3 12/28/2004 11:39 PM
An SMTP store and forward proxy with greylisting functionality.

Onward Christian Ninjas

Onward Christian Ninjas 09/06/2004 04:15 PM
Karate for Christ An inspired blend of Eastern Philosophy and Western Religion or just fundamentalism reaching too far? Also check out Kicks for Christ and the Christian Martial Arts Association . This begs the question: if the diciples were ninjas, would Jesus have died on the cross?

Discriminating Ninjas Prefer Bellbottoms

Discriminating Ninjas Prefer Bellbottoms 04/10/2004 03:17 PM
N [flash, download only] is a Lode Runner clone that features a fun physics engine and sharp control. [via MoFi]

Images: An angry Atari princess, bull
and ninjas

Images: An angry Atari princess, bull
and ninjas 04/06/2005 11:40 AM
How do you top the 8-bit graphics of old? Can you? Aspiring coders give it a shot, in a contest that honors the aesthetics of the past.

Customers Gain Reliability of Mainframes
on Fujitsu's Next-Generation High-End
Server for Windows Server 2003,
'Longhorn' Server

Customers Gain Reliability of Mainframes
on Fujitsu's Next-Generation High-End
Server for Windows Server 2003,
'Longhorn' Server 06/28/2004 10:07 AM
In a press conference held here today, Fujitsu Limited Chairman Naoyuki Akikusa and Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer announced a significant expansion of the companies' long-standing global enterprise relationship. The companies entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with respect to their companies' commitment to collaborate in the development of Fujitsu's next-generation Intel(R) Itanium(R) Processor Family-based server for Windows Server(TM) 2003 and next-generation Windows Server (code-named "Longhorn" Server), as well as in platform integration, services and mission-critical customer support.

apt-proxy

apt-proxy 05/30/2004 12:22 AM
Ranty is no longer with us :(

np-proxy

np-proxy 04/13/2005 03:49 AM
Hey

YAZ Proxy 0.8

YAZ Proxy 0.8 04/23/2004 07:10 PM
A YAZ SRW/SRU/Z39.50 proxy.

PHP Web Proxy

PHP Web Proxy 07/28/2004 03:09 PM
Project Status

FSP Proxy 0.3

FSP Proxy 0.3 12/31/2003 07:20 PM
A proxy server for FSP to HTTP protocol translation.

IMAP Proxy 1.2.2

IMAP Proxy 1.2.2 07/26/2004 04:08 PM
A caching IMAP proxy server.

IMAP Proxy 1.2.1

IMAP Proxy 1.2.1 11/11/2003 05:40 PM
A caching IMAP proxy server.

Proxy Pal For Networks

Proxy Pal For Networks 03/27/2005 11:30 PM
Renewing Release

HTTP-Proxy-0.10

HTTP-Proxy-0.10 11/18/2003 11:25 PM

Proxy power

Proxy power 04/19/2004 12:28 PM

One of these years, my bank will upgrade to a new system that's built around Web services. They'll probably offer a basic "rich Internet application" -- for Windows, Java, or Flash -- that connects to those services. When the bank announces the upgrade, it will stress the richer user experience and choice of interchangeable clients.

Those will be crucial benefits indeed. What won't be said, because it's harder to explain, is that the system will also have become radically extensible. Suppose I want to trigger an alert when a transfer exceeds some limit or when a duplicate amount appears. Today, if the system doesn't implement these rules, I'm stuck. In a services-oriented environment, though, I needn't depend on either the bank or my client software. If neither delivers the features I want, I'll inject an intermediary that does. Local proxies are geeky curiosities today, but someday we'll wonder how we lived without them. [Full story at InfoWorld.com]

As mentioned in this week's column, I've been experimenting with a local Web proxy that XHTML-izes and transforms Web pages on the fly. Here's an example: ...

TWX Proxy Group

TWX Proxy Group 03/26/2005 01:58 AM
TWX Proxy v2.03 Build 13 has been Released

SPIKE Proxy 1.4.7 is now available

SPIKE Proxy 1.4.7 is now available 01/01/2004 04:31 AM
Dave Aitel (Jan 29 2003)

From pirate dwarves to ninja elves...

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