When I first downloaded a copy of the hacked database dump from the Ashley Madison adultery-oriented dating site, I naturally checked if anyone I know had been naughty. When that didn't pan out, I tried to think of something fun I could do with all that data.Then over at The Big Questions economist Steve Landsburg posted what he called "The Ashley Madison Test of College … [Read more...] about Biglaw According to Ashley Madison
Adventures in Ashley Madison
So, I thought I'd try downloading the recent dump of the Ashley Madison database just for kicks. I'm not really a hacking-the-dark-web kind of guy, so there's a bit of a learning curve.I started by Googling around for news about it, and eventually I found out the files were available via Torrent. So step one was to install a Torrent client.The next step was to find the … [Read more...] about Adventures in Ashley Madison
Trump v.s. Immigration
There's something surreal about discussing Donald Trump's policy positions. It's like discussing my cat's nutritional and exercise choices -- they both just do what they do because of what they are. Trump's plan for everything is that all things will be better because Trump will be doing them. His so-called "positions" are just the talking points his staff has put together. I … [Read more...] about Trump v.s. Immigration
Orange Is the New Green
"A lot of people sit down and discuss their lives, things like are they happy, but it’s not like that with me. I don’t think positively, I don’t think negatively, I just think about the goal. But it’s not like I sit down and write goals. I just do things."-- Donald Trump, Master Apprentice, 2005 (source). "Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what … [Read more...] about Orange Is the New Green
Everything Wrong With Feminist Anti-Sexwork Thinking In One Tweet
Here's everything wrong with feminist anti-sexwork thinking in one tweet:http://twitter.com/lenadunham/status/629879520183615488In case that wasn't formatted right, that's Lena Dunham, who opposes Amnesty International's proposal to decriminalize prostitution, tweeting "While there are clearly sex workers by choice, the majority globally are there because of poverty, … [Read more...] about Everything Wrong With Feminist Anti-Sexwork Thinking In One Tweet