In January of 2005, following meetings between Chris Klicka and the Department of Defense, homeschoolers were again “afforded priority enlistment with no practical limit”

“The future of entertainment is in the millions of niche markets at the shallow end of the bitstream”

Ridicules tariffs and protectionism

“It shouldn’t be part of the curriculum, and it shouldn’t be taught, but it ought not to be prohibited from being discussed in a physics, biology or chemistry class.”

“The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the “public use” provision of the “takings clause” of the 5th Amendment of the Constitution permits the use of eminent domain for economic development purposes that provide public benefit under a Connecticut statute.”

good article on dangers of GPS technology by a surveyor/engineer/lawyer

Google’s US Patent confirms information retrieval is based on historical data.

“The 3rd Survey District of Philadelphia covers the original city from Vine to South streets, river to river. This district took over most of the old records of the city surveyors, including individual surveys and survey returns filed…”

“Did it turn out that, by reason of the separation of church and state, the Jews were safer in Europe than they were in the United States of America? I don’t think so.”

a blog reporting on the interests and ‘behind the scenes’ dynamics which influence the design and implementation of intellectual property policies

the Judge accepted an affidavit from an Internet Archive employee as sufficient to authenticate the snapshots for admissibility

Lesson: get that lot surveyed before you buy it