Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site utastro.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!ut-sally!utastro!ethan From: ethan@utastro.UUCP (Ethan Vishniac) Newsgroups: net.flame,net.legal Subject: Re: Jurisprudence and Science Message-ID: <958@utastro.UUCP> Date: Mon, 24-Dec-84 13:47:41 EST Article-I.D.: utastro.958 Posted: Mon Dec 24 13:47:41 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 4-Jan-85 05:11:34 EST References: <750@sjuvax.UUCP> Organization: UTexas Astronomy Dept., Austin, Texas Lines: 22 Xref: watmath net.flame:7458 net.legal:1188 [] I almost agree. However, I am under the impression that the specific focus of the lawsuit is failure to maintain some sort of weather monitoring buoy. It is by no means clear to me that the functioning of this buoy was as vital as the lawyers are claiming, but if it was then it is reasonable to equate failure to repair it with negligence. I have this sinking feeling that as the lawsuit progresses it will take on precisely those features that you're flaming about. WARNING********************************************************** The above will not be the official opinion of the University of Texas until such time as it can be reliably ascertained by three independent witnesses that hell has frozen over to a depth of at least 10 meters. ***************************************************************** "Don't argue with a fool. Ethan Vishniac Borrow money from him." {charm,ut-sally,ut-ngp,noao}!utastro!ethan Department of Astronomy University of Texas Austin, Texas 78712