A brilliant response to the Justice Department’s e-book antitrust settlement. The brief is available at http://www.abajournal.com/files/AppleAmicusBrief.pdf
law
How Zappos’ User Agreement Failed In Court and Left Zappos Legally Naked (Forbes Cross-Post)
Faced with a Five-Page Limit, Lawyer Files Cartoon Amicus Brief
The legal history of "fuck" [PDF]
“Three legally trained minds—a law student, a law enforcement officer, and a federal judge—each heard the word fuck and suddenly lost the ability to calmly, objectively, and rationally react. If fuck has power over these people, what are the limits of its influence? Three consonants and a vowel ordered one way—“fcuk”—is a multi-million dollar designer label coveted by many worldwide. With the slightest of alterations, f-u-c-k becomes so forceful that its utterance can land you in jail. What transforms these four letters into an expletive of such resounding power?”
krimelabb
A site that aggregates city-wide crime data for Austin Texas, mashing up data from the Austin Police Department and the local court systems, with Google Maps, the white pages and the media.
krimelabb
A site that aggregates city-wide crime data for Austin Texas, mashing up data from the Austin Police Department and the local court systems, with Google Maps, the white pages and the media.