Year: 2024
Stonehenge: A Modest Proposal
As you may know, a couple of idiotic climate change activists just defaced part of the Stonehenge monument in England with some kind of orange colored substance. This has led to a number of calls for vengeful punishment. I think the performative outrage from the right is especially deranged: The reaction from archeologists and monument… Read more
A Brief Bump Stock Explainer
I’ve been seeing a lot of confused commentary on the Supreme Court’s decision in Garland v. Cargill, which ruled that bump stocks did not violate the National Firearms Act (NFA) provision prohibiting machineguns.[1] One thing that’s important to understand is that the Supreme Court did not overturn the National Firearms Act. They did not rule… Read more
When Bullshit is Karma
As everyone knows, Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies. And I have to admit I’m enjoying the heck out of it. Trump is a sociopathic scumbag — always has been — and I enjoy watching bad things happen to him. Many of his supporters are also terrible people, and their hysterical over-reactions are one… Read more
How To Use AI In Your Legal Practice
A few lawyers still read my blog, and I’d like to offer them a bit of advice about using Artificial Intelligence in their legal practices. And if If I know my audience, you are probably screaming “Hell No!” You’ve been through other waves of tech hype promising to revolutionize legal practice, and you’re not going… Read more
Marc Andreessen’s Techno-Optimist Manifesto
I realize Marc Andreessen’s Techno-Optimist Manifesto is old news, but it seems to have made some waves, and I keep hearing people talking about it, so I finally decided to dig in and read it. Basically, the Manifesto is Andreessen spending about 5000 words spelling out his values and his vision for the future of… Read more