There's been some excitement among criminal defense bloggers such as Mr. Greenfield, Mr. Katz, and the Dude over a fascinating Los Angeles Times article about some strange search results in some of the major DNA databases. State crime lab analyst Kathryn Troyer was running tests on Arizona's DNA database when she stumbled across two felons with remarkably similar genetic … [Read more...] about Something Fishy About DNA Fingerprinting ?
“The superman exists and he’s American.”
I just found out the Watchmen trailer is up at Empire Online. I'm not a super-fan of the comic, but I can understand why some people are. In its day, it must have been the most amazing thing ever. Some of the freshness has worn off now that we've seen its techniques used by more recent graphic novels. Kind of like how the ending of Hamlet---big fight, everybody dies---seems … [Read more...] about “The superman exists and he’s American.”
The Mild Inconvenience Of Gay Marriage
Moby Kip mentions the one thing I really don't like about gay marriage: Software changes. H&R Block has agreed to give $100 coupons or free TaxCut software to all gay couples who incurred additional costs because they were barred from using the company's online tax service, TaxCut Online. I understand how H&R Block's programmers must feel. One of my jobs is to maintain … [Read more...] about The Mild Inconvenience Of Gay Marriage
One More Twist In My Criminal Career
In the Chicago Tribune, Jon Hilkevitch is writing about increased enforcement of Scott's Law: Scott's Law, also known as the Move Over Law, requires a driver to change lanes, if it is safe to do so, or to reduce speed and proceed with caution when approaching a stopped emergency vehicle displaying flashing warning lights. Readers who were here last year may remember that I got … [Read more...] about One More Twist In My Criminal Career
A Few Words About Model Releases
I seem to be the answer man lately. A few days ago, somebody asked me how to fight an eminent domain action, and now someone is asking me about modeling releases for photography: Hi Mark, I'm relatively new to photography and have a quick question that I'm hoping you might be able to help me with.. I have been using the istockphoto model release form for every photoshoot that … [Read more...] about A Few Words About Model Releases