David Siegel

Silver Spring, MD

I am primarily an APL application developer, but many of the things I work on need to interface to SQL, mostly SQL-server, and I have also worked in Java and other tools.

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Is presenting a play showing Military characters in a bad light a crime in the US? Or does the First Admendment prevent this?

united-states criminal-law constitutional-law first-amendment asked May 18, 2019 at 0:51

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How willing is the US Supreme Court to declare itself wrong?

united-states constitutional-law common-law us-supreme-court comparative-law asked Nov 8, 2021 at 19:58

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Story ID: Oil well fire techniques used against space warp

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Can a parent insist that her child (teen) stop assisting police?

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Are there reliable sources for the influence of Babel-17 on other SF using strong Sapir–Whorf?

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What does "circumstantial evidence" mean in criminal procedure?

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Can a software license validly restrict place of use, or impose restrictions on the type or purpose of use

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Does copyright no longer apply if one cannot find the owner?

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Who made the ring of Barahir

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Are the Poems of Rydra Wong in Babel-17 based on the real works of Marilyn Hacker?

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Can I legally make a website about boycotting a certain company?

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Who is frowning in the sentence "Daisy looked at Tom frowning"?

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Landlord wants to switch my lease to a "Land contract" to "get back at the city"

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Could a British monarch "go full dictator" if they wish to do so?

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What happens to Donald Trump if he refuses to turn over his financial records?

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Can you please explain this joke: "I'm going bananas is what I tell my bananas before I leave the house"?

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Ordered to unlock my car trunk. May I lawfully refuse?

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Why isn't a draft (conscription) slavery?

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Adapt the oath of truth to a reasonable version?

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