Happy Birthday to You! Happy Birthday to You!

No. 612 Barack Hussein Obama was born on August 4, 1961. He was born again on April 27, 2011. The most interesting event of the day, however, was when the media caught up with that carnival barker, the Donald, who had the audacity to proclaim that he had done something really, really good. Say […]

Think Technology, Not Jobs!

So, instead of promoting employment as the focus of political discourse, why not promote the development of technology and technology education? Continuous education, self-education and formal education, makes more productive and more employable workers. Rather than trying to increase employment opportunities for what we already know, increase knowledge of technology as it emerges.

The Japanese Meltdown.

How quickly it can happen! A large segment of a heavily populated nation has been reduced to rubble. Thousands are dead. Many others are missing. Survivors are trying to survive with severely limited food, water and shelter. The world’s third largest economy is in total paralysis. The risk to the public health from damaged nuclear power plants is unknown but the dagger of disaster appears to be hanging by a thread. Attempts to cool the runaway reactors have taken on the appearance of desperation.

Beating China. It Can Be Done. But Not That Way.

The idea that Americans should pay more for consumer goods to enable other Americans to compete with Chinese workers is simply backwards. To win this game, we need to employ technology that makes goods more cheaply than can be made with low cost human labor. This increases wealth and in the long run, employment. If you focus on creating employment, in the long run, you lose.

Copy, Cut, Paste, Copy. The Orie Case Morphs into Two Cases.

_______________________________ Photo: KDKA Television. ______________________________ The dramatic events of the Orie trial, where a mistrial was declared after the jury had begun to deliberate, turned on whether the signature of the key prosecution witness on at least two documents in evidence had been forged. See the little loop that intersects the top of the P? […]

Oscar Talk: Why Movie Stars Make More Money Than Lawyers.

Why do movie stars make so much money? Very simple. They have so many people paying them.

Law for the Singularity.

So, Obama made Steve Jobs get up from his sick bed and come to dinner with a group of CEOs of companies like Facebook, Google — you get the gist. And what was the point?

Change is the point. The world of technology is changing so rapidly now that by the time we the ordinary mortals figure out where we are the world has already rocketed far beyond. The only way to get a rough idea of exactly where we might be at any given moment is to be in touch with those on that “cutting edge.” Thus, the dinner.

A Blast from the Past.

Well, lately I have been receiving trackbacks from those posts and comments. The first flurry came about the time of the arbitration of a dismissed paramedic and the second was yesterday when the decision reinstating her was announced.

Going Out on a High Note.

Yes, it is hard for you and me to hit those notes on pitch. So what? There are millions of Americans with a modicum of voice training who can do it. The whole cast of Glee can do it. The cantors and choir members at my church can do it.

Why then, do so many celebrity vocalists fail this test? As Learned Hand, a great judge, once wrote: “To ask the question is to answer it.”

Linky, linky, linky, link me. I want to feel dirty.

By the way, if you Google “Pittsburgh Legal”, the first two listings belong to the Pittsburgh Legal Journal. The number three listing is Pittsburgh Legal Back Talk. No fooling. And we came by it the old fashioned way. We earned it.

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