Via reddit, why don’t they teach this in law school?
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 just focusing on a small subset of things. (Via reddit.)
Postscript: Prior Probability will stop blogging on Sundays Mondays.
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 it, that’s Billions on the Y axis.) Indeed, for the amount [of legal scholarship] produced, it’s a downright bargain. So, if you think [the] quality and usefulness [of legal scholarship] is low, perhaps you get what you pay for.”
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 station. Notice too the “Thank You” at the bottom of the citation. At least the parking enforcement unit tax collectors in Winter Park are polite about stealing your money.
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 tinted windows. They paid another $4,905 for loud music coming out of their cars.” We’re not so sure what to make of these facts, however. Are they evidence of overzealous and oppressive law enforcement in the service of revenue collection (i.e. hidden taxes), or are they part of an aggressive broken-windows strategy for preventing more serious crimes from being committed (i.e. a signal to would-be criminals)? Also, as far as we are concerned, people who play loud music in their cars are generally rude and inconsiderate and should be fined … Continue reading
Yeah, that’s what we thought … (Via imgur.)
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.) Continue reading
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, March 20. Comments are especially welcome, especially responses to the following two questions: 1. What do you like most about the Professor’s BUL 3130 course? 2. What do you like the least, i.e. what would you like the Professor to do differently?
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