Category Archives: Technology

Perils of Facebook

October 24, 2008 – 8:53 am

If you are going to “chuck a sickie” after a big night out, it’s probably not a good idea to announce it in your status update on Facebook. But that is exactly what a Sydney call centre worker did…and of course, he was sprung by his boss. Oh well, at least he seems to have [...]

By Legal Eagle | Also posted in Fark!, Popular culture | Comments (5)

Passwords: I hates them

September 18, 2008 – 11:21 pm

Over at Club Troppo, Jacques (our redoubtable admin) informs us that a bunch of not very nice internet types have hacked Sarah Palin’s Yahoo email account. This seems to be part of an ongoing attempt to prove that she improperly conducted government business using her private account, although it appears that there was nothing to [...]

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Fark!, Internet | Comments (14)

Science attempts the 24 hour news cycle

September 12, 2008 – 2:13 am

Well, the Large Hadron Collider hasn’t sent us all into a black hole (yay!), and Channel 4 news once again drags out the funnies to celebrate. Good science reporting from the MSM is rare; MSM science reporting that (a) respects the science and (b) takes the piss out of the MSM is even rarer. Props [...]

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Science | Comments (0)

The Wisdom of Solomon

August 15, 2008 – 5:07 pm

And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and [...]

By Legal Eagle | Also posted in Children, Human/Civil rights, Motherhood, Pregnancy | Comments (2)

Facebook: eats friends and leaves…

July 29, 2008 – 2:05 am

This is a bit awkward, but I figure a post is the best way to sort it.
I’ve currently got 9 ‘friend’ requests sitting on my Facebook page, a couple of which are from people with familiar names. Unfortunately, I can’t be sure they’re people I actually know, so they’ve been left in cyber-limbo for varying [...]

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I have succumbed.

July 25, 2008 – 10:39 pm

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Iran: ‘We will Photoshop Israel off the Map’

July 12, 2008 – 7:29 am

As everyone probably knows by now, once again Charles Johnson has caught someone out doing dodgy graphics (he has a special talent for this - he can probably claim credit for terminating Dan Rather’s career as a newshound). One thing Iranian propagandists definitively lack is a black belt in Photoshop, as their lame attempt to [...]

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Fark! | Comments (8)

What we call ‘the news’

June 9, 2008 – 6:50 am

This post from Nick at Club Troppo and this one from Mark at Larvatus Prodeo made me think of the funny below. Somehow, I don’t think there’s any going back.

What We Call the News | Funny Jokes at JibJab

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Cyber-court

June 8, 2008 – 11:00 am

A former US Supreme Court Judge has launched a computer game called “Our Courts“, intended to teach children about the way in which the American court system works. It will have an interactive forum to show how the courts work, with some examples of real legal issues.
Well, if something like “Second Life” can be successful, [...]

By Legal Eagle | Also posted in Law | Comments (1)

Blogging judges

May 28, 2008 – 5:41 pm

You don’t get many blogging judges. In fact, I can’t really imagine any of the judges of my acquaintance writing a blog, although I can imagine them reading legal blogs avidly.
However, I read this story of a US Federal Court judge in Massachusetts, Nancy Gertner, who has commenced blogging for Slate magazine. I would think it [...]

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