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Monthly Archives: October 2005

I love law school, but the pay is terrible

NYC Day 3 - Ultimate Lavish Dinner @ Blue Hill
Originally uploaded by wkwong826.

So, don’t get me wrong, I really like being back in school. I think it’s exactly the right thing for me right now, and I’m getting more interested in being a lawyer as time goes on (you know, those whole two months [...]

The Inflation Calculator

The Inflation Calculator - I’ve been using this in my Torts class to figure out how much money people received in modern dollars.

Flickr Sudoku

Flickr Sudoku - put your own pictures in!

Due Process vs. Trade Secrets with Drunk Drivers

Due Process vs. Trade Secrets with Drunk Drivers - 150 Floridians want to see the source code of the breathalyzers that convicted them.

Funny Car Geeks

Funny Car Geeks - I think Chris is high-larious. But maybe you have to be a car geek to get this.

Red Light Ticket in San Francisco?

Red Light Ticket in San Francisco? - My friend Aren has some advice for you.

The Legendary N.W.A. Quiz

The Legendary N.W.A. Quiz - be careful, you might get shot in the face.

Welcome to the Surveillance Society

Welcome to the Surveillance Society

Everyone’s a Critic and Most People are DJs

Despite the fact that my LWR TA told me, “You’re a first year; you’re not supposed to have time to go out.” on Monday, I went to see The Constantines and The Hold Steady at The Great American Music Hall last night.
And it was good.
I had almost forgotten how much fun a good show can [...]

Useful Dining Resource

Useful Dining Resource - I’ll note that establishment known to me and my former colleagues as the taco truck was considered the best of the “burrito wagon (a.k.a. taco truck, a.k.a. roach coach)” bunch.

Using rsync over ssh

Using rsync over ssh

Automated Snapshot-Style Incremental Backups with rsync

Automated Snapshot-Style Incremental Backups with rsync

Former Seattle Police Chief Says We Should Legalize Drugs

Former Seattle Police Chief Says We Should Legalize Drugs
Not until we choose to frame responsible drug use-not an oxymoron in my dictionary-as a civil liberty will we be able to recognize the abuse of drugs, including alcohol, for what it is: a medical, not a criminal, matter.

I Think the California Family Code Says it Best

California Family Code § 6210:
“Dating relationship” means frequent, intimate associations primarily characterized by the expectation of affection or sexual involvement independent of financial considerations.
I find this to be:
a) strangely hilarious
b) a rather accurate description of what I may be looking for. Especially the “independent of financial considerations” part. Because, you know, I’m [...]

Click for Breast Cancer

Click for Breast Cancer - saw this on the Stanford Network list, why not take a second and help out?
The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. It takes [...]

Black Box for your car

Black Box for your car - geek out on all your engine data

Procrastination hack: (10+2)*5

Procrastination hack: (10+2)*5 - I think I should give this a try. Maybe tomorrow.

Getting In

Getting In - typically fantastic Malcolm Gladwell article on Ivy League Admissions and success. If had any money, I’d get a New Yorker subscription just to subsidize Gladwell.

They Fight Crime!

They Fight Crime! - He’s a jaded skateboarding cat burglar possessed of the uncanny powers of an insect. She’s a bloodthirsty tempestuous lawyer in the witness protection scheme. They fight crime!

Loveline Podcast

Loveline Podcast - this is swell. My friend Julie hooked me up with this. She also likes Gilmore Girls. And being mean. And IMing during class. Clearly, we were destined to be friends.