Ashcroftian jackassery. Every time I begin to forget what a jackass John Ashcroft is, someone takes the effort to remind me. I particularly love Krugman's concluding paragraph: After my last piece on Mr. Ashcroft, some readers questioned whether he is really the worst attorney general ever. It's true that he has some stiff competition from… Continue reading Ashcroftian jackassery
Author: Vince Kimball
The Ultimate Calling Card
The Ultimate Calling Card. Want to stand out from the crowd and increase your worth in the marketplace? Join the ranks of Peter Drucker, Faith Popcorn, and Dr. Seuss: Write a book. [Fast Company]
The “adversary” system
The “adversary” system. Today I watched my first summary judgment motion. The judge was sharp and totally on top of things. It was very exciting. … And so that was my lesson for the day. It's not always about who makes the better adversary or who is the most cut-throat competitive. Sometimes, it's about who… Continue reading The “adversary” system
Five thoughts by five lawyers
Five thoughts by five lawyers. How do we improve the legal profession? This is the question that Matt Homann posed to five lawyers (yours truly was among the five). He asked each lawyer to offer five thoughts on how to improve things, which yielded surprisingly different thoughts. Upon reflection, I wish I'd written what Denise… Continue reading Five thoughts by five lawyers
Guide to migrating from ASP to PHP
Guide to migrating from ASP to PHP. This is a summary of the language differences between PHP, JScript and VBScript that I did to help my company learn the 3 server side scripting languages. I wrote this in 2000, but when porting it from php.weblogs.com, i went and updated it. To my surprise, this has… Continue reading Guide to migrating from ASP to PHP
A softer lighter fluffier Microsoft
A softer lighter fluffier Microsoft. Microsoft (especially blogging evangelist Robert Scoble) is trying to engage their customers by getting their developers and engineers to actively blog about their efforts. I invite the developers of Microsoft's Team Foundation Server to blog about how they are screwing Eric Sink and other Microsoft partners: There was a lot… Continue reading A softer lighter fluffier Microsoft
Another Kind of Launch
Another Kind of Launch. This morning we launched an update to the Microsoft Research web site. This project has been going on for about a month, and I blogged about it right at the start. The updated site features: – a new, easier-to-navigate home page– improved search capabilities– 3 RSS feeds, for News, Publications, and… Continue reading Another Kind of Launch
Gilder Says 3G Trumps Wi-Fi
Gilder Says 3G Trumps Wi-Fi. If being wrong about the value of fiber-optic cable wasn’t bad enough, Gilder predicts Wi-Fi will be killed by 3G: Gilder’s latest predictions have proven right in the short term, it turns out, according to Forbes, which notes that a service tracking his model portfolio has had high returns. (Let’s… Continue reading Gilder Says 3G Trumps Wi-Fi
Court limits patient suits vs. insurers
Court limits patient suits vs. insurers. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously ruled yesterday that patients cannot use state courts to sue most health insurance plans for refusing to cover medical treatments, a decision that limits the recourses available to the more than 100 million Americans who get health insurance through their workplaces. [Boston Globe… Continue reading Court limits patient suits vs. insurers
Peter Morville's sweet User Experience Honeycomb
Peter Morville's sweet User Experience Honeycomb. When I broadened my interest from IA to UX, I found the need for a new diagram to illustrate the facets of user experience – especially to help clients understand why they must move beyond usability – and so with a little help from my friends developed the user… Continue reading Peter Morville's sweet User Experience Honeycomb