Day: May 6, 2013

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AWS SDK Now Available For Node.js

The General Availability (GA) release of the AWS SDK for Node.js is now available and can be installed through npm as aws-sdk. We have added a number of features since the preview release including bound parameters, streams, IAM roles for EC2 instances, version locking, and proxies.

via Amazon Web Services Blog: AWS SDK for Node.js – Now Generally Available.

With the availability of the AWS SDK for node.js it is now possible to do things like add S3 storage functionality directly into your node.js app. Adding features of AWS to the real time interactivity of node.js will just make it more attractive as a platform.

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Topics in Contract Law

1. Introduction

  • 1.1. Overview and Sources of Contract Law

2. Formation

  • 2.1. Offer and Acceptance
    • 2.1.1 Mutual Assent
    • 2.1.2 Invitations to Negotiate and other Expressions that are not Offers
    • 2.1.3 Written Agreement Contemplated v. Written Memorialization
    • 2.1.4 Letters of Intent and Other Formal Preliminary Agreements
    • 2.1.5 Express and Implied Contracts
    • 2.1.6 Bilateral and Unilateral Contracts
    • 2.1.7 Offer
    • 2.1.8 Duration of Offers
    • 2.1.9 Option Contracts and Firm Offers
    • 2.1.10 Acceptance
    • 2.1.11 Formation of Contracts under UCC Art. 2
    • 2.1.12 Battle of the Forms (UCC 2-207)
    • 2.1.13 Indefiniteness
    • 2.1.14 Mailbox Rule
  • 2.2. Consideration
    • 2.2.1. The Bargain Theory
      • 2.2.2.1 Gift Promises
      • 2.2.2.3 Past Consideration (Moral Obligation)
      • 2.2.3.1 Output and Requirement Contracts
      • 2.2.3.3 Commitment (Lady Duff-Gordon)
      • 2.2.3.4 Satisfaction Clauses
      • 2.2.4.2 Reliance (Promissory Estoppel)
  • 2.3. Defenses
    • 2.3.1. Void, Voidable, and Unenforceable Contracts
    • 2.3.2. Illegal Promises
    • 2.3.3. Lack of Capacity
    • 2.3.4. Duress and Undue Influence
    • 2.3.5. Unjust Terms (Unconscionability)
    • 2.3.6. Fraud and Misrepresentation
    • 2.3.7. Misunderstanding and Mistake
    • 2.3.8. Statute of Frauds

3. Performance and Breach

  • 3.1. What are the Obligations?
    • 3.1.1. Parol Evidence Rule
    • 3.1.2. Interpretation
    • 3.1.3. Implied Terms (Gap-fillers)
    • 3.1.4. Good Faith
    • 3.1.5. Promises
    • 3.1.6. Warranties
    • 3.1.7. Representations
  • 3.2. Have the Obligations been discharged?
    • 3.2.1. Modification
    • 3.2.2. Accord & Satisfaction
    • 3.2.3. Unanticipated Events
    • 3.2.4. Rescission
    • 3.2.5. Waiver
    • 3.2.6. Release
  • 3.3. Conditions: Does an event have to occur before an obligation is due?
    • 3.3.1. Definition and Classification
    • 3.3.2. Conditions and Promises Distinguished
    • 3.3.3. Excuse of the Effect of Conditions
  • 3.4. Breach
    • 3.4.1. Material and Immaterial Breach
    • 3.4.2. Perfect Tender Rule
    • 3.4.3. Installment Contracts (UCC 2-612)
    • 3.4.4. Breach by Anticipatory Repudiation
    • 3.4.5. Assurances (UCC 2-609)

4. Remedies

  • 4.1. Remedies for Breach of Contract
    • 4.1.1 Specific Performance
    • 4.1.2 Expectation Damages
    • 4.1.3 Certainty
    • 4.1.4 Foreseeability
    • 4.1.5 Mitigation
    • 4.1.6 Measuring Expectation: The Cost of Completion
    • 4.1.7 Substantial Performance
    • 4.1.8 Reliance
    • 4.1.9 Restitution
    • 4.1.10 Liquidated Damages
  • 4.2. UCC Remedies

5. Third Parties

  • 5.1. Third Party Beneficiaries
  • 5.2. Assignment and Delegation

6. Additional Topics

  • 6.1. UCC
  • 6.2. Drafting Contracts
  • 6.3 Choice of Law
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Debian 7.0 “Wheezy” Hits the Streets

After many months of constant development, the Debian project is proud to present its new stable version 7.0 (code name Wheezy).

This new version of Debian includes various interesting features such as multiarch support, several specific tools to deploy private clouds, an improved installer, and a complete set of multimedia codecs and front-ends which remove the need for third-party repositories.

Multiarch support, one of the main release goals for Wheezy, will allow Debian users to install packages from multiple architectures on the same machine. This means that you can now, for the first time, install both 32- and 64-bit software on the same machine and have all the relevant dependencies correctly resolved, automatically.

via Debian — News — Debian 7.0 “Wheezy” released.

Debian recommends using BitTorrent to do the download. A standard Debian install can be done with the first CD/DVD in the set. I’ll be running this up in VirtualBox when the ISOs finish.