Archive for March, 2005

Same Crap, New Look

Wednesday, March 30th, 2005

I finally got around to moving my site to WordPress. Version 1.5 is pretty awesome, and my web host makes it really easy to install. Of course I had to do some hacking to get the template to look like my own and to import all my old blogger posts. Overall, I’m pretty satisfied with […]

My bad Apple vibe reinforced.

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005

Some of you have heard me complain about Apple’s kowtowing to the RIAA and other fatcat lobbying groups.
Now Apple is downgrading their software to limit streamcasting of music:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/15/social_music/
Maybe the article is right. Maybe digital is crap.

TV converts liberals.

Friday, March 11th, 2005

A new study from University of Wisconson journalism professor Dietram Scheufele shows that liberals who got much of their post 9/11 news from TV tended to show increased support for broading police powers, a typically conservative view. In contrast, newspaper reading tended to strengthen ideological positions on both sides: liberals became more liberal, and […]

Bluebook Competition 2005: A Frontline Report

Tuesday, March 8th, 2005

So, the Journal Competition was this weekend. That means I had 250 pages to read and then write about, with full citations from The Bluebook. So, of course I began the weekend by going to Ikea and buying a new table, study cart, and (on sunday, ’cause they were out of stock) a new desk. […]