Young Lawyer: Are You Really A Failure?

Young Lawyer: Are You Really A Failure?

by | Law School

  By now I presume that everyone has read the op-ed in the New York Times by Case Western Reserve’s law school dean, Lawrence Mitchell, entitled “Is Law School Worth the Money?” In the op-ed Dean Mitchell makes the pitch that going to law school...
Review: Writing To Win

Review: Writing To Win

by | Book Reviews

Roughly a month ago I received a review copy of Steven Stark’s Writing To Win. It’s taken this long for me to get the review up because A) I’ve been busy and B) I always fully read any book I receive and Writing To Win is long and dense –...
Your Laptop is NOT Private at US Customs

Your Laptop is NOT Private at US Customs

by | Video

  It’s a little rough around the edges, but here is a video on encryption, US border crossings, and electronic devices. It’s based off of this post from about year ago about the USA v. Cotterman case. I put it together as an experiment as I think...
The Anticipation of Being Re-Tweeted

The Anticipation of Being Re-Tweeted

by | Twitter

I previously wrote about the gamification of social media services in a piece entitled: You’re Being Played By Twitter. The article touched on the use of engagement statistics and feedback loops in order to draw users deeper into the services provided. Essentially,...