Year: 2006
PHOTOBLOGGING DEPT.
Photo Clearance Sale: Naperville Riverwalk
While I’m trying to learn how to use my new Nikon D200, I’m going to publish a lot of my photos from earlier this year. It’s sort of a clearance sale to empty my inventory. Here are some nice ones from the Naperville Riverwalk. Passing Along the Riverwalk Follow this link for about two dozen… Read more
MATHEMATICS DEPT.
Knowing About Rape
Eugene Volokh catches an apparent problem in an article in Oregon State’s Daily Barometer: According to a press release issued by the Women’s Center, 2,000 rapes occur every five minutes. This amounts to the claim that, on average, every woman in the United States is raped once every 9 months, which is absurd. Eugene tracks… Read more
GUNS DEPT.
Full Auto
Coolest. Video. Ever. (Hat tip: CrimLaw) Read more
FREE SPEECH DEPT.
Censorship of Google in China
Google’s recent launch of the Chinese Google service is attracting a lot of attention because Google has agreed to censor the results in accord with Chinese law. I feel about this the same way I did when Microsoft censored its blogs: In China, the only alternative to censored service is no service at all. I… Read more
BLOGOSPHERE DEPT.
How Smart Is Blonde Justice?
Blonde Justice is a legal blog run by a public defender who prefers to remain anonymous and thus styles herself after the Elle Woods character played by Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde and Legally Blonde 2. I worry about people who run anonymous blogs. Not that I distrust their motives or anything like that. I… Read more
