Blawg Review #199 is up at Mark Bennett's Defending People and Oh My God the very first link is to one of my posts. I hope I didn't write anything stupid in there. … [Read more...] about Blawg Review #199 Is Up
Thinking About the Stimulus: GDP
I want to bloviate about the economy and the stimulus a bit, so I'm going to try to explain our current unpleasantness as I understand it. My economic knowledge is purely amateur, so if you think I'm wrong, let me know. (And if you think my explanation is so bad it's not even wrong, let me know that too.) The U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is, roughly speaking, the value of … [Read more...] about Thinking About the Stimulus: GDP
Handicapping the Phelps Fiasco
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is apparently out to get champion swimmer Michael Phelps for smoking pot. After Phelps's admissions last week, Sheriff Lott arrested eight people as part of his "investigation" into the matter. Now word is coming out about some of the details of those arrests: "He's sitting there on Saturday, and 12 cops kick in the door with guns drawn, … [Read more...] about Handicapping the Phelps Fiasco
Nordstrom Backs Down…Maybe
InformationWeek has the story. (Hat tip: Randazza) … [Read more...] about Nordstrom Backs Down…Maybe
The Bullies at Nordstrom
I've been a little busy, so I'm late to the party on this one, but Randazza, Popehat, Greenfield, and Bennett (among others) have been piling onto Nordstrom for their attempts to bully a small business. There's a nice summary of the situation at InformationWeek, but basically the U.S. Patent and Trademark (PTO) office mistakenly approved "Beckon" as a trademark … [Read more...] about The Bullies at Nordstrom