I just visited the Apple store in Old Orchard for some accessories for the new hotness, and I spotted something I've never seen before: License-plate-specific reserved parking? This must be reserved for one person, and including the plate number makes it easy for mall security to recognize the right car, but don't they have parking stickers or something? … [Read more...] about Reserved Parking, WTF?
Scattershot 2009-07-13
Random shots around the web: Awesome Train v.s. Tornado video. Movie Preview: If the vampires defeated the humans, what would be left for them to eat? Don't try to break into the home of a former boxer, even if he's 72 years old. Pigs flew. Movie Preview: They're not just zombies. They're Nazi zombies. Don't follow me on Twitter. Really, I got nothing. Security Theater: … [Read more...] about Scattershot 2009-07-13
Why Eric Turkewitz Still Matters
With regard to the issue of giving credit for discovering the "Sotomeyor & Associates" issue, Eric Turkewitz comments: Something might be in the public domain, but it if is buried in a box of other documents, someone still has to go find it. Whether this qualifies as that proverbial box of documents is, of course, another question. I have to assume that, given the high … [Read more...] about Why Eric Turkewitz Still Matters
On the Ethics of Sourcing For Bloggers and Journalists
Radley Balko used to piss me off. Back in my early days in the blogosphere, I sent him a few links to stories I thought might interest him. He then mentioned those stories in his Agitator blog, but didn't credit me for sending him the links. Of course, I had no way of knowing for sure if he was using the links I sent or if it was just coincidence, but it happened often enough … [Read more...] about On the Ethics of Sourcing For Bloggers and Journalists
Scattershot 2009-07-06
Random shots around the web: I have a lot of stuff to plug in, so this would work for me. Criminal law in Metropolis and Gotham City. Things that have changed since the early days of the blogosphere. Ever wonder what happened to Milli Vanilli's Fab Morvan? I can't decide if Mark Bennett is just making trouble or trying to run up his stats when all the crazies link to him as … [Read more...] about Scattershot 2009-07-06