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The blogosphere -- and blawgosphere -- is abuzz today over the partial conviction of Ryan Frederick yesterday.  That is, I guess, a bit like partial conception, or only being a little screwed, but let's get back to that.  Rather than recap -- I'm lazy, and not getting paid by the word here -- let me just refer you to the pre-conviction roundup over at Balko's place, … [Read more...] about Rubric, Meet Rationale. Play Nice, Why Don’t You?

Heh, this is a pretty cool trick: Authorities are miffed, and the news media naturally found people to speculate on how dangerous it could have been. In addition, Austin police are investigating the situation, and the vandals could face a Class C misdemeanor charge of tampering with a road sign, Whatever. This is a classic hack. Whoever did this had some fun and revealed a … [Read more...] about Nazi Zombies! Run!

I got interested in model photography about the same time all my friends got tired of me taking their pictures every time we got together. I've taken about thirty-five thousand photos to date, so I no longer notice the flash going off, but it clearly bothers everyone else. I wanted to find someone to work with who wouldn't mind all the photography, who might even enjoy it, and … [Read more...] about Taking Pictures of Models

Some friends of mine got married last weekend, and I took a bunch of photos. I just thought I'd post a few of them for the fun of it. I remember when I was the guy waiting at the altar. It's a nervous moment. Drat. Just missed the kiss. Once upon a time, some bridal planner somewhere suddenly perked up with an inspiration. "I know, let's get a … [Read more...] about Rick and Brittany

I'm beginning to think the economic crisis is worse than I thought---meaning it won't just hit Wall Street. I'm coming around for a couple of reasons: An awful lot of economists agree there's a bad problem. Most of them also think the bailout was not the solution. There's anecdotal evidence that the crisis is breaking out of the financial sector and starting to affect the real … [Read more...] about Signs That I May Have Underestimated the Badness of Our Economy