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 think that even partial service is better than none, because the … [Read more...] about Censorship of Google in China
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 just worry because so many of them aren't very good at keeping … [Read more...] about How Smart Is Blonde Justice?
D200 On the Way
I managed to move things along a bit on the D200 front. Sort of. Last thursday, I just queried Adorama about my order for a D200 and got this response: Please be advised that you are at the top of our waiting list, however to this point we have only received one shipment from Nikon for very few cameras & have not gotten any since. Unfortunately it is not in our hands … [Read more...] about D200 On the Way
Community Standards
The Volokh Conspiracy has a post about the Google subpoena, and a comment by someone using the name DEGOP has this to say about the definition of pornography: "Prevailing community standards" is the only test worth a darn. We abandon it at our peril. The problem is that community standards in San Francisco are a lot worse than they are in, say, Kansas. Therefore, on the … [Read more...] about Community Standards
Chuck Norris Lets Me Blog Here
Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits. Chuck Norris frequently donates blood to the Red Cross. Just not his own. I first saw Chuck Norris in 1978's Good Guys Wear Black (directed by Ted Post, who may not be famous, but sure has been busy). I can't really remember much of the story, but Norris was the man of few words we have all come to know, out to avenge something or … [Read more...] about Chuck Norris Lets Me Blog Here