Some criminal defense bloggers are skeptical of the supposedly high reliability of DNA evidence. Since almost every other form of forensic testing is based on shaky scientific foundations, they figure it's only a matter of time until DNA falls too. I don't share their skepticism, at least not about the basic principles of DNA profiling. Other forensic sciences -- blood … [Read more...] about When DNA Evidence Doesn’t Prove Much
“Happy White Peoples Independence Day”
Jack Marshall is peeved at Chris Rock over this tweet: Happy white peoples independence day the slaves weren't free but I'm sure they enjoyed fireworks Jack thinks that's "Ignorant, racist, divisive, unfair, disrespectful, bitter, dumb, and not funny." I'll give him bitter and not terribly funny, but Jack's seriously overreacting to the rest of it. Ignorant...because it … [Read more...] about “Happy White Peoples Independence Day”
The Natural Disaster We’re Having
[Update: I was far too pessimistic about the heatwave. According to Wikipedia, it killed 82 people, far fewer than I was worried about. I guess I am a bit of an alarmist after all.] Over at Breitbart, Joel B. Pollack is trying to use the recent heat wave against President Obama: With much of the East Coast still struggling to recover from recent storms that cut power to … [Read more...] about The Natural Disaster We’re Having
There Will Be Turnabout, Bitches
Congratulations are due to Democrats and various big government liberals now that the Supreme Court has now given its approval to the most controversial parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).Of course, none of this would have been necessary if the Democrats had been honest enough to pay for affordable care with a tax plan instead of the silly … [Read more...] about There Will Be Turnabout, Bitches
When the Camera Matters
Photographers like to tell amateurs that "your camera doesn't matter." What they mean by this is that if you want to take nice pictures, you probably shouldn't get too hung up on the technical differences between cameras. For a broad range of photographic subjects and conditions, the pictures you take with a $5000 digital camera aren't that much better than those you'd take … [Read more...] about When the Camera Matters