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Done
It is an odd feeling to be finished with all of my law school coursework. Today I turned in a paper and two take home exams. Assuming I didn’t blow it completely on any of them, I’m all done.
I was giddy with excitement as I ran through each of the exams one last time to […]Vote for JURIST
Yes, it’s that time of year again. The Webbys are here. What? You don’t know about the Webbys? Despite the awkward name, the Webbys are an important event in the world of Internet publishing. Every year voters crown the best websites in a wide variety of categories.
This year I was contacted by the ABA. They […]When Monomania Strikes
NPR was the tip-off.
“What is up with those morons?” I thought as I sped past Scotts Valley and into the Santa Cruz Mountains on my way to Santa Clara. The traffic was light, and I was ahead of schedule. Even though I hadn’t slept much the night before, I figured I was getting my week […]Anyone Know of a System for Case Markup?
Tom, a 1L at the University of Wisconsin, made this inquiry:
I am envisioning some set of abbreviations, marks, symbols, etc., that are traditionally used to markup a case or other legal material. I have been sort of developing my own system to label facts, holdings, arguments for both sides, policies of the court, etc., but […]Mac Owners Are Snobs, and Other Phluff
Edward Tufte, the guru of information graphics, uses the term Phluff to describe the effect PowerPoint slides can have on serious analysis. In The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint, he describes Phluff as “a preoccupation with format not content, an attitude of commercialism that turns everything into a sales pitch.”
Phluff is everywhere, and for the most […]