Scott Greenfield has the story of how a clerical error lead a New York court to put a man on trial for a charge that had already been dismissed, and nobody seemed to notice anything wrong until a month after he was convicted. It's actually even worse than it sounds. Read it for yourself. … [Read more...] about Nassau County, Brazil
The Big Bang Theory – An Early Review
I just saw a preview of The Big Bang Theory, a sitcom about two highly intelligent but nerdy roommates who have a pretty new neighbor move in across the hall from them. It was co-created by Chuck Lorre, the man who gave us Two and a Half Men so I had reasonably high expectations. It seemed to be well written with plenty of clever lines, but the characters were little more … [Read more...] about The Big Bang Theory – An Early Review
Win $20,000,000 From Google!
Want to win $20 million from Google? All you have to do is land a small spaceship on the moon and send back pictures. No, not in a video game. I'm talking about a real spaceship on the real moon. It's the Google Lunar X Prize. (Hat tip: Philipp Lenssen) … [Read more...] about Win $20,000,000 From Google!
Fear and Loathing At the Airport
The Transportation Security Agency is training people to look carefully at people's faces to detect signs of fear or anxiety that might indicate a terrorist. Fear and anxiety at the airport? In the security lines? My God, do you think they'll find anybody like that? How about rage? If I'm trying to get through the TSA security station and I'm filled with boiling, pent-up, … [Read more...] about Fear and Loathing At the Airport
Working On a Fake Job
Our financial information research company is going to be temporarily adding 15 top tier legal minds to our staff in order to conduct an intensive due diligence and legal research project in Washington DC. We are hiring individuals who are independent and can work from their home office and local law libraries yet can still be accountable to a team and are available to begin … [Read more...] about Working On a Fake Job