I follow a bunch of legal blogs, and one of the things they consistently complain about is the content of the bar exam. As Ilya Somin describes it, "the bar exam is primarily a test of memorization that covers huge amounts of material most lawyers won’t need." As a consequence, time and effort spent preparing for the bar exam do very little to make one a better lawyer.I'm … [Read more...] about The Software Engineer’s Bar Exam
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Green New Disaster
I've been meaning to write something about the "Green New Deal" for a while now, but it's been such a vague concept that I wasn't sure how to address it. Should I write about the letter to Congress signed by hundreds of environmental and liberal-leaning groups? Or maybe the Sunrise Movement's grand strategy? It would be pointless to write about some fringe version of the … [Read more...] about Green New Disaster
Racist Algorithms
So the other day, according to someone named Ryan Saavedra, newly elected congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that algorithms are racist:https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1087627739861897216 Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) claims that algorithms, which are driven by math, are racist-- Ryan Saavedra @RealSaavedra Ocasio-Cortez says a … [Read more...] about Racist Algorithms
On the Puerto Rico Hurricane Study
A lot of Trump opponents are claiming that a recent study by the Milken Institute School of Public Health shows that after hurricane María hit Puerto Rico, the Trump administration's relief effort was so shoddy that 3000 people died.I'll admit that letting 3000 people die sounds like something Trump would do, but that's not actually what the study shows. It's … [Read more...] about On the Puerto Rico Hurricane Study
Thanos Is Bad At Math
I saw Avengers: Infinity War over the weekend. For the record, I liked it. It went way over-the-top with special effects scenes, but I thought it held together and told its story well.I don't think I'm giving away any major spoilers by discussing the villain Thanos's evil plan, since it is pretty well known to anyone who's been reading about the movie, but consider this … [Read more...] about Thanos Is Bad At Math