How To Use AI In Your Legal Practice
A few lawyers still read my blog, and I’d like to offer them a bit of advice about using Artificial Intelligence in their legal practices. And if If I know my audience, you are probably screaming “Hell No!” You’ve been through other waves of tech hype promising to revolutionize legal practice, and you’re not going… Read more
Marc Andreessen’s Techno-Optimist Manifesto
I realize Marc Andreessen’s Techno-Optimist Manifesto is old news, but it seems to have made some waves, and I keep hearing people talking about it, so I finally decided to dig in and read it. Basically, the Manifesto is Andreessen spending about 5000 words spelling out his values and his vision for the future of… Read more
A few questions for Lina Khan
On last Monday’s Daily Show, Jon Stewart interviewed Lina Khan, who chairs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). She talked about the use of anti-trust laws against monopolies. And after listening to the interview, I have a few more questions for her. Question 1 Speaking of the dangers of monopolies and large companies you said, I… Read more
Just How Big is the Dali Container Ship?
I’ve seen a few attempts to illustrate the size of the Dali container ship that hit the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, and I thought I’d get in on the fun. At least that was the plan a few days ago when I got an idea for this timely post and finished 90% of… Read more
In Which I Consider Applying for the Trump Administration
I’ve been seeing some chatter about Project 2025, which is a right-wing plan for carrying out a politically conservative agenda if Donald Trump wins the presidential election this year. One of the goals of Project 2025 is to build a personnel database of potential government employees who can be brought in to implement the conservative… Read more
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