One of the hallmarks of police states everywhere is the internal checkpoint. Think of all the movies you've seen where some Nazi or Soviet bureaucrat---backed up by uniformed thugs---is blocking a road or a train platform and demanding that people "show me your papers!" For a long time, we here in the United States could look down on other countries for their sad practice … [Read more...] about The D.C. Police State
Today I Am A Man
Well, no, just a photographer. A less wussy photographer. Digital cameras capture images using a light-sensitive sensor at the point where the lens focuses the image. In compact fun cameras, it's sealed away safely inside the camera body, so it stays clean all the time. In a DSLR like mine, however, it can get a little dusty. That's because I can swap the lenses on my camera, … [Read more...] about Today I Am A Man
The Chicago Defense Bar Notices Me
A few days ago, I lamented the poor state of Chicago-based criminal defense blogs. As I hoped, a few local lawyers spotted it and spoke up. The first one was Chicago divorce lawyer Maria Fahnert. Not what I'm looking for, but since she was nice enough to leave a comment---and wasn't obviously just marketing herself---I thought I'd mention her. The second response came out of a … [Read more...] about The Chicago Defense Bar Notices Me
Prosecutors and Victims and Defense Lawyers and Clients
Scott Greenfield has a terrific article about the troubles prosecutors have with victims and defense lawyers have with clients. Be sure to read the whole thing, as the final paragraph wraps it up nicely. Those of us in the software business sometimes have a similar, though much less emotional, relationship with our clients. Unless you're being hired to assist someone who does … [Read more...] about Prosecutors and Victims and Defense Lawyers and Clients
How Are Gay People Just Like Whales?
Kip Esquire explains. … [Read more...] about How Are Gay People Just Like Whales?