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Why are lawyer ads so lame?
Can you think of a way of improving the quality of lawyer ads? Perhaps a course on “The Fundamentals of Advertising” should be a mandatory part of the law school curriculum for One-Ls … By the way, here is Breaking Bad‘s Bob … Continue reading
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Tagged 1Ls, Advertising, Bob Odenkirk, Law School, Lawyer Ads
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Is Richard Dawkins an Islamophobe?
Check out his popular Twitter account and decide for yourself … libcom.org (Andrew Brown of the Guardian has some thoughts on this matter too.)
The logic of the world wide web
Can anyone explain the economic logic of the world wide web to prior probability? (If you are an economist, just leave and close the door behind you.) Traditional business firms provide private goods and services at some positive (non-negative) price. … Continue reading
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Tagged Free, Google Search, Price, Private Goods, Wordpress, World Wide Web, Youtube, Zero Price
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Is “global warming” bullshit?
The National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently released this State of the Climate: Extreme Events chart. Click on the dot on the bottom of the chart and you will find this amazing heading: <<Record High Antarctic Sea Ice>> WTF? The NOAA’s chart … Continue reading
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Tagged Antarctic Sea Ice, Antarctica, Climate Change, Extreme Events, Global Warming, NOAA
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Afghan opium
One oft-forgotten aspect of the war in Afghanistan are the (futile?) efforts of NATO and the US Armed Forces to eradicate the supply of opium. What if, instead of trying to eradicate the supply of Afghan opium through military force or … Continue reading
Oprah’s handbag
Three Questions: #1 Is it ethical to manufacture, sell, or buy a product made from crocodiles? #2 Regardless of your answer to #1 above, was Oprah Winfrey the victim of racism or classism (or both) in the Swiss city of Zurich, … Continue reading
Bayesian baseball
If you are a baseball fan, you might know the batting average or on-base percentage (OBP) of your favorite player, such as Yasiel Puig or Dustin Pedroia (two of prior probability‘s favorite players). But do you know your favorite player’s “Run Production Average” or RPA? According to Mike … Continue reading
“Armed Cowards”
Police in Miami Beach used a taser to kill Israel Hernandez-Llach, a promising 18-year old artist. According to this report in the Times, the reaction of one citizen, Miguel Gonell, a 67-year-old Cuban exile, really says it all. He called the police “armed cowards” and compared … Continue reading
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Tagged Armed Cowards, Art, Israel Hernandez-Llach, Miami Beach, Police Repression, Taser
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Intro to Mathematical Philosophy
Calling all geeks: Professors Hannes Leitgeb and Stephan Hartmann, who teach at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, are now offering an eight-week course on “Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy” at Coursera. I have just completed the first two sets of … Continue reading
