US admits it used napalm bombs in Iraq American pilots dropped the controversial incendiary agent napalm on Iraqi troops during the advance on Baghdad. The attacks caused massive fireballs that obliterated several Iraqi positions. The Pentagon denied using napalm at the time, but Marine pilots and their commanders have confirmed that they used an upgraded… Continue reading US admits it used napalm bombs in Iraq
2004 Election Issues (Public Debt)
2004 Election Issues (Public Debt). As of August 2, 2003 at 03:57:28 AM GMT, every man, woman and child in America owes the U.S. government (on average) $23,158.33 in taxes. The total amount of this public debt, as of the time quoted above, is estimated , is estimated at $6 trillion, 738 billion, 941 million, 60… Continue reading 2004 Election Issues (Public Debt)
Stealing the Internet
Stealing the Internet. The crackdown by the music industry on illegal downloading tells just part of the story. Even with the dot-com bust, the digital boom is here, as high-speed connections, faster processors and new wireless devices increasingly become part of life. But the thousands of lawsuits are not just about ensuring record companies and… Continue reading Stealing the Internet
What Makes A Good Legal Weblog?
What Makes A Good Legal Weblog?. Four factors are on The LitiGator's list: frequent updates, entertainment value, links to valuable substantive information and focus. Right on target. I particularly agree with the observation “The best, most widely-read, and most informative law-related logs are those which are focused on one area of interest.” There is more than one… Continue reading What Makes A Good Legal Weblog?
Time Investment of Blog vs. Conventional Web Site
Time Investment of Blog vs. Conventional Web Site. A potential lawyer-blogger writes to ask: “Does it take you much longer to keep up your blog than a Web site?” While it is much, much easier to update a blog than a conventional web site, in my experience you wind up spending more time working on a blog. Because… Continue reading Time Investment of Blog vs. Conventional Web Site
Mighell & Pacifici On Virtual Communities/Blogs
Mighell & Pacifici On Virtual Communities/Blogs. Tom Mighell & Sabrina Pacifici's presentation from ABA Techshow 2003 is available at LLRX.com. It is an MS PowerPoint slide show converted to PDF (about 4 Mb). One of their more interesting suggestions is that web logs make good internal tools for law firms to discuss cases, evidentiary issues and so… Continue reading Mighell & Pacifici On Virtual Communities/Blogs
Dean puts Web into campaign politics
SJ Mercury: Dean puts Web into campaign politics. Dan Gillmor. Teachout, 31, heads “Internet outreach'' for a campaign that is rewriting some of the rules of politics. Dean's team isn't the first to use new media in a national race. However, more than any previous campaign, the people running this one truly get the meaning… Continue reading Dean puts Web into campaign politics
Tango
Seattle Times (thanks Rajesh). Introducing the Tango. Electric. Top speed of 130 mph. 0-60 mph in 4 seconds. 80 mi per charge. 3 hr recharge. Mass produced at ~$20k. Engineers and executives at GM's Research and Technology Division, ecstatic when they first saw the Tango, tentatively offered parts at cost, distribution through a GM dealer… Continue reading Tango
The New Generation Web Design
The New Generation Web Design. I was just reading this article about the Fahrner Image Replacement technique and I realized that we're really entering into a cool new era of the web. If you haven't bought into the religion of CSS, then you really need to check out the CSSZenGarden which I've linked to before.… Continue reading The New Generation Web Design
MS-NBC
MS-NBC – Who profits from spam? Surprise. Many companies with names you know are benefiting There wouldn't be spam if there wasn't money in spam. So to understand what primes the spam economy, MSNBC.com answered a single unsolicited commercial e-mail. Following this one spam trail led us from Alabama to Argentina, from a tiny Birmingham-based… Continue reading MS-NBC