I’m actually a little surprised, though I shouldn’t be, that the courts are failing to realize how much jurors rely on the Internet. Judges always tell jurors not to do any research and not to talk to anyone about the case. Thankfully, most of them are happy to go along with the suggestion that they [...]
Tagged LawSo in the wake of RaceFail 2009, John Scalzi rethinks his reflexive “no way am I putting my hand in THAT blender” position, and invites Mary Anne Mohanraj to write a guest blog post. Which she does in a thoughtful, kind, non-blaming, We Can Work It Out sort of way full of linky goodness. And [...]
Tagged Angry, Dumbth, fail, Race, SF/FPenny Arcade today pretty much sums up my opinion of the Amazon Kindle.
Tagged Books, Penny Arcade, TechIf you feel compelled to preface a discussion with “I’m not a lawyer, but…”, even in abbreviated form, chances are the next thing to come out of your mouth is going to be a horribly-manged misunderstanding and/or generalization of the law that will make anyone with a JD clutch their ears and howl in agony. [...]
Tagged Dumbth, Law, YANAL