“I have two kinds of problems, the urgent and the important. The urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent.” Now this, I think, represents a dilemma of modern man. – President Eisenhower 1The American Presidency Project,...
I’ve been pretty vocal lately that I think Facebook is bad, and should feel bad about itself. I took the app off my phone over a year ago. The amount of tracking that goes on through it is insane. Great @WIRED piece on the internal machinations of Facebook....
In my mind, depreciation has two meanings – the common sense definition most people know intuitively, and the financial accounting definition which dictates how costs of fixed assets are spread out over many years. Note – if you are CPA, feel free to call me out on...
I’ve been in New York City this past week for ALM’s LegalWeek. It was quite a show. Here is a quick LegalWeek18 ReCap. There were dozens of sessions over the course of four days and the exhibitor floor was expansive. Almost everyone who is anyone in the...
It’s really easy to go through life frustrated. Especially if you try hard and take responsibility for things. People who always accomplish things are also frequently frustrated. “Why isn’t this working?” “Why is Bob so lazy?”...
When I first started training martial arts year ago I sucked. Like you don’t understand how bad I was. It was awful. I was not an athletic child. I spent most of my time reading books. Lord of the Rings? The Wheel of Time? Dragonlance? That was my jam. Video...
I’m totally jealous of my 8 year old son’s ability to meet new people – and I’m a pretty outgoing guy. But I’ve got nothing, like zero, on the towering confidence he has in himself. Here’s the scene: Our family goes to some new...
Nearly 2 years ago I started a small community for people who read Associate’s Mind. No one was there. It was sad and hollow. I felt dumb for even creating it. Why would people want to be in there? But the community grew slowly over time. First a dozen people. Then...
Some people are talking about a new “Best Law Twitter” list from a site called NAME OMITTED. Donald Trump is on the list. Senator Warren. AboveTheLaw. Also a number of legaltech people, and of course, yours truly. I had never heard of NAME OMITTED before so I...
This is Part VIII of the ongoing coverage of Assault With A Deadly Twitter. Previous entries: Can You Sue Someone For A Tweet That Induces Epilepsy? (Part I) Can Kurt Eichenwald Get Pre-suit Discovery From Twitter? (Part II) Can You Assault With A Tweet? (Part III)...
