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Crimes against logic
Via reddit, why don’t they teach this in law school?
McDonald’s menu (circa 1973)
When was the last time you ate at McDonald’s and how sucky was your meal there? This “old-school” McDonald’s menu from 1973 explains why McDonald’s is so awful today … The fast-food chain tries to do too many different things instead of … Continue reading
Academic R&D Expenditures (2005-2012)
Via Professor Michael Risch at The Faculty Lounge: “This chart tells us a lot of things. First, it shows that the supposedly huge spending on law scholarship is actually tiny when compared to many other fields. (If you can’t read … Continue reading
Nickel and dimed (Winter Park, Florida edition)
This is what the back of a Winter Park, Fla. parking ticket looks like. Notice how you get only five calendar days to contest the citation, and in order to do so, you must show up in person at a police … Continue reading
Glorified tax collectors? (Ferguson, Missouri edition)
Our friend and colleague Alex Tabarrok has posted his thoughts on “The Ferguson Kleptocracy” earlier today. In addition to a grab bag of (representative?) anecdotes, Professor Tabarrok notes, among other things, that “last year Ferguson drivers paid $12,400 in fines for driving cars with … Continue reading
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D.C. versus Amsterdam
Yeah, that’s what we thought … (Via imgur.)
A visualization of Texas hold’em win probabilities
Software engineer Chris Beaumont visualized the strength of opponent hands in Texas hold ’em, given any other hand. His analysis is based on counting about 1.3 trillion possible combinations. (Via FlowingData.)
Cartoon functions
Functional Dance Moves pic.twitter.com/0Nu7CkY2Ib — Simon Pampena (@mathemaniac) March 1, 2015
Grade the Professor (Spring Break edition)
It’s that time of year again! With Spring Break right around the corner, we would like some feedback from our business law students. It’s your chance to “grade the professor,” so vote early and vote often … this pithy poll expires on Friday, … Continue reading
prior probability 