Bar Association May Soon Upend Diversity Standards for Accredited Law Schools
Organizers are fighting another possible surrender to racism in higher education.
On MS NOW's On the Point with Alicia Menendez, Angelo Carusone notes how CBS is a warning for what could happen with the Paramount takeover of Warner Bros and CNN
McConnell’s Been on Sick Leave for a Month. US Workers Aren’t Guaranteed a Day.
The US is the only wealthy country in the world that does not guarantee paid sick leave for workers.
Behind the Blog: The Promise of the Internet
This week, we discuss mobile podcasting, participating in the meme, and vertigo.
Solution to Feynman's reverse sprinkler puzzle also applies to "silly sprinklers"
New study confirms 2024 "momentum flux theory" on how angular momentum of water flows drives rotation.
Some Quick Thoughts on AI 2027
My biggest problem with AI 2027 is I don't think it is science-fictional enough. That is, the end of the scenario seems optimized for respectability over accuracy - here I refer…
Daily Deal: Opusonix Pro Subscription
Opusonix is the workflow-first platform built for music producers and engineers who are tired of endless email chains and scattered files. By centralizing feedback, versions, and…
Your Brain Has an Attack Surface part 2
This is a continuation of the post Your Brain Has an Attack Surface. If you haven’t read it, here is the short version: there is a covert channel. Alice, the sender, encodes a…
Iran Abused Mobile Networks' Vulnerabilities To Locate US Military In Middle East
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: The Iranian government abused well-known vulnerabilities in the global telecoms infrastructure to locate U.S. military…
What if we actually want to solve the "hard problem of phenomenological consciousness"
Last year, I wrote an essay "The hard problem of qualia in the age of AI" , https://zenodo.org/records/20549564 (11 pages PDF). I want to create a linkpost to that essay while…
Podcast: We Are Living in a ‘ChatGPT Flyer Pandemic’
ChatGPT flyers are everywhere; how Waymo drove some kids to the cops; and a $3,000 suit that electrocutes your muscles.
If Other Jobs Were Like a U.S. Senator’s . “You...
If Other Jobs Were Like a U.S. Senator’s . “You are at the dentist’s office. No one has seen or heard from the dentist in months, but he’s been making stock trades.”
Sony Deletes More Movies From Accounts of People Who 'Bought' Them
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Techdirt: In 2022, due to "evolving licensing agreements" with distributor StudioCanal, German and Austrian users had hundreds of movies…
To Dodge A Fight With Trump, Law Firms Cut Deals. Now The Deals Are Creating A Fight With Trump.
A few weeks ago, David Lat went on the Serious Trouble podcast and mentioned that things actually hadn’t turned out that poorly for the craven big law firms that had caved to…
Lindsey Graham, Proud War Hawk, Has Died. Here He Is in His Own Words
The South Carolina senator and staunch Trump ally, who passed away suddenly on Saturday night, wanted to 'level' Gaza and invade Cuba, joked about killing Ted Cruz, and salivated…
Daily Deal: The 2026 Data Engineering Bundle featuring Databricks
The 2026 Data Engineering Bundle has 7 online courses designed to help learners build skills that align directly with industry expectations. The focus is on practical tools and…