I don't normally blog about my day job, but I'm genuinely proud of the work I've been doing, and (for reasons that will become clear) this is as good a time as any to talk about it.For the last eight years, I've been developing legal technology for Thomson Reuters. It started when I applied to an interesting-sounding job at a small company called Serengeti Law, which had … [Read more...] about Have Keyboard, Will (not) Travel
Is Chief Hopper a Perpetrator of Domestic Violence?
Evan Rachel Wood, who plays Dolores Abernathy on Westworld, has been taking a bit of flack on Twitter for this:https://twitter.com/evanrachelwood/status/1147213677247860737(Because I don't trust Twitter embeds, she wrote: "You should never date a guy like the cop from #strangerthings Extreme jealousy and violent rages are not flattering or sexy like TV would have you … [Read more...] about Is Chief Hopper a Perpetrator of Domestic Violence?
Doing Something About Tuition Debt
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has a plan to deal with tuition loan debt: My plan for broad student debt cancellation will:Cancel debt for more than 95% of the nearly 45 million Americans with student loan debt; Wipe out student loan debt entirely for more than 75% of the Americans with that debt; Substantially increase wealth for Black and … [Read more...] about Doing Something About Tuition Debt
How Much is 16.5 Tons of Cocaine Really Worth?
A few days ago, the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania put out a Twitter press release with a typical law enforcement estimate of "street value":https://twitter.com/USAO_EDPA/status/1141046851132645376I heard about this because my local neighborhood criminal defense blogger, Matt Haiduk, had a few things to say about the "street value" … [Read more...] about How Much is 16.5 Tons of Cocaine Really Worth?
Sri Lanka and the Ongoing Social Media Panic
Immediately after the terrible Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, the government there took the questionable step of blocking a bunch of social media sites.There can be legitimate reasons for such drastic measures: If you know the terrorists are using cell phones or the internet to set off remote-detonated bombs, it makes a lot of sense to shut down those communications … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka and the Ongoing Social Media Panic