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Blegging the question
In an unposted draft of a response to Jon’s probability question, I wrote this little gem: ‘A slightly less brute force method (“ruffian force”? “hooligan force”?) ....‘
So now I submit to you the question, which of these two do you prefer? Or what phrase do you think is better? I like “hooligan force,” but mostly because I like saying hooooligan ( Read more... ) -
Defend yourself!
I ran into this on Metafilter. It’s the list of defendants in a suit filed by a pro se litigant. Be sure to keep reading after the first few pages (yes, plural). It just gets better. Yes, Caltech's on there, too. -
Stuff to do in Pasadena?
I’ll be showing up Friday night at around 9PM. Anyone want to meet up for a late meal or drinks? -
Supreme Court junkies, take heed!
Oyez, the project that has been making Supreme Court oral argument recordings available to the public, has recently introduced a new feature. They have a web-based audio player which plays the oral arguments and syncs up the transcript to the audio. You can see the transcription errors in real time! You can also search through the transcript and it ( Read more... ) -
Get your dork on
Apparently, Wil Wheaton is hilariously synopsizing and commenting on episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Good stuff for those of us who look back on their Trekkie days with a sense of embarrassment but who can still clearly remember plot details of a show that first aired twenty years ago (holy fuck, it has been twenty years. Damn!). -
Battlestar at the Alamo
I know I’ve told some of you about the Alamo Drafthouse, the movie theater where children under 6 are prohibited, and they serve meals and beer during the movie. Well I’ve just found out from my fellow Battlestar-buddies that they are also showing new Battlestar Galactica episodes every Sunday, commercial free.
I think I’m in love. -
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I cannot begin to tell you how happy this makes me. -
For my con law peeps
Justices Breyer and Scalia debate Constitutional interpretation. Caught on tape!
I haven’t watched much of it, but it looks quite interesting.
