Robert Rubin on America's Disrtraction ' We Must Change Policy Direction ' by Robert Rubin, January 24, 2006, WSJ. Robert hits our current problem right on the head. The distraction caused by ou wars have left us incapable of adequately managing our economic policies to meet competitive threats from China and India. As I talk [...]

What Are Some Good Ideas for Updating a Law Firm Website?. I just read some great ideas on updating law firm websites from Fred Faulkner, one of my favorite people to work with (especially after the two years or so we worked together on Law Practice Today). Fred knows his stuff – he's now the [...]

Ziba wins. Ziba wins hands down as the coolest site I’ve seen in a very long time.  [BrainFuel]

Weightshift. Weightshift really captured my attention. Not because it’s actually a one-man band but because of the interesting layout and colors used. Cooler than a frozen banana! [BrainFuel]

O'Reilly's first Rails book premieres in beta form. O’Reilly has launched their Rough Cuts series with Ruby on Rails: Up and running as one of the first titles leading the charge. Rough Cuts is O’Reilly’s version of Beta Books or Early Access and gives you access to the content while it’s still being written. Ruby [...]

Why Rails?. When I moved my blog to Rails from Zope, I was asked why. This is a brief explanation. [Edd Dumbill's Weblog: Behind the Times]

2½ months later, Epstein rejoining Sox. Two-and-a-half months after Theo Epstein left the Red Sox, certain that his heart and soul were no longer fully invested in the job of general manager, the Sox last night announced that the 32-year-old Brookline native will be returning to the organization as soon as next week. [Boston Globe [...]

Quick update on applications hosting. Yesterday at Warren Noronha's suggestion I signed up with Quantact for a 128MB VPS account at $25/mth. That's roughly twice what I am paying TextDrive for shared hosting with them. So far I'm pretty impressed with Tim (CEO of Quantact) and how he operates. Everything was setup very smoothly even [...]

House Proud: For the 'Orchid' Lady, a Design Hothouse. The best-selling author Susan Orlean wanted a family retreat, a house with surprising details and elements of Japanese architecture. By ELAINE LOUIE. [NYT > Books]

Conduct unbecoming of a President. Ours is a government of limited power. We learn in elementary school the concept of checks and balances. Those checks do not vanish in wartime; the President's role as Commander in Chief does not swallow up Congress's powers or the Bill of Rights. Given the framers' skepticism about executive power [...]