Self-described Witch relinquishes Outlaw’s Skull
This sounds more like something out of Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow than current events, but I couldn’t resist, as it provided a little reminder of how truly strange the world can be, amid … Continue reading
Remember remember the fifth of November: Pussy Riot and civil disobedience
I followed the Pussy Riot controversy with the same level of interest I have for most news items that intrigue me but do not capture my curiosity enough to dig … Continue reading
ReadWriteWeb: The Changing Face of Software Development
With modular, component-based software development (in which software is part-assembled from pre-exsisting components and part written) supplanting the older paradigm of writing code from the ground up, new risks get … Continue reading
Globe & Mail: In Pakistan, a grotesque injustice
A Christian girl with Down Syndrome (who, by some accounts, may be as young as 11) burns some paper for fuel. Turns out it’s actually a religious text that contains … Continue reading
io9: Prominent scientists sign declaration that animals have conscious awareness
“While it might not sound like much for scientists to declare that many nonhuman animals possess conscious states, it’s the open acknowledgement that’s the big news here. ” Also: the declaration … Continue reading
THE STRATEGIC LAWYER 