There is finally some attention being paid to the ridiculousness of the legal education system, particularly on the cost:benefit front.

There are many ways in which the legal industry is threatened and declining. While much of this stems from global economic and technological changes, there is also much blame to be placed at the feet of the law school education system.

I thought the case method was a useless waste of time from day one and the amount of practical knowledge you get in 3 years, particularly for transactional lawyers, is shockingly little (as the article makes note). There is no reason that law schools should be as expensive as they are, last three years, and remain stuck in a 150-year old educational model. What are we, the imperial Chinese?

It appears that the news is finally trickling down to undergraduates who, unsurprisingly, don’t want to be saddled with $150,000 in nondischargeable debt, a less than 50% chance of legal employment, and an annual average salary around $80,000 (with a lower median).

I’m lucky for a number of reasons, but were I to start my higher learning search today, I would not be selecting law school.

Predator: the musical.

This Fucking Job…

dun dun dunnnnn….

The final was epic. It took almost 4 hours before I won in the 3rd set tiebreak. Yay me.

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Besides being a great song musically (right in my wheelhouse with the late Motown/peak Stevie Wonder vibe), it’s catchy as shit and plain funny. Just don’t think too deeply about the trite misogynistic lyrics and enjoy the awesomeness.

This song has totally exploded on the interwebs by the way. By the time you read this, it will probably be as overplayed as Crazy was, but for right now? Kick. Ass.

… it would just take me a few hundred tries.

They’ve faced down humans time and time again, but Fred Phelps and his minions from the Westboro Baptist Church were not ready for the cosplay action that awaited them today at Comic-Con. After all, who can win against a counter protest that includes robots, magical anime girls, Trekkies, Jedi and…kittens?

Unbeknownst to the dastardly fanatics of the Westboro Baptist Church, the good folks of San Diego’s Comic-Con were prepared for their arrival with their own special brand of superhuman counter protesting chanting “WHAT DO WE WANT” “GAY SEX” “WHEN DO WE WANT IT” “NOW!” while brandishing ironic (and some sincere) signs. Simply stated: The eclectic assembly of nerdom’s finest stood and delivered.

TLC’s retooled ‘Kate Plus Eight’ is pulling out all the stops for an upcoming episode — including a big cameo by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, a source tells In Touch magazine. And with Palin’s upcoming docu-reality TV show set to run on the same network, it’s potentially a great opportunity for cross-promotion.

I vastly prefer singles to doubles. Vastly. But working on both anyway.

I’m obviously moving up to the next ladder the next go ’round. I look forward to getting my ass kicked. Well, not looking forward to, but for a little bit. Until I dominate there again.

(via xkcd)

Playing Sisyphus is only fun for the first million or so grains of sand.

Was hoping this was a parody … but it’s not. Ahhhh, Republicans and their authoritarian gun-n-daddy fetishes.

… upon further review, that does not say what I thought it said.

Also, watch this:

I love how they don’t actually hide any of the social extortion/negotiation that goes along. Kids behave because if they don’t, no red envelope for you, you little shits. And the adults hang around long enough until they drink enough to stand each other.

Look for the phrase “Gan Bei” (= “bottom’s up”). Repeatedly.

… oh yeah. And happy Valentine’s Day too.

Howard Zinn, the Boston University historian and political activist who was an early opponent of US involvement in Vietnam and whose books, such as “A People’s History of the United States,” inspired young and old to rethink the way textbooks present the American experience, died today in Santa Monica, Calif, where he was traveling. He was 87.

Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs, finally unveiled the Apple iPad during an event today. The name of the new tablet was revealed only a few days ago, and aims to separate itself from tablet computers such as Microsoft’s new Slate PC category. Leaks have prepared us all for an “iPhone on steroids” and we recently estimated the release date to be April 2010. The “iPhone on steroids” has turned out to be a good description of the new Apple iPad, and the release date will indeed be April 2010.

Presumably with the different versions, there will be a mini and a maxi iPad. With any luck, the product will have … wait for it … wings.

bada boom!

Stupid name for a tweener product (doesn’t do what your laptop does, barely does more than the iPhone and still can’t make calls, too expensive, and yet another gadget to carry … yeah, not seeing the utility of this one).

By Rush Limbaugh

I know there are a lot of people out there who are upset about some of the things I’ve been saying on my radio program lately. My comments about the situation in Haiti have hurt and angered many Americans who genuinely care about the plight of the Haitian people, and that hurt and anger will likely never go away. Many of you are probably wondering, “What would compel a human being to say things like that?” Well, here’s your answer: I am a very bad person. And, to tell you the truth, I don’t really want to be alive anymore.
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The irony is that, even if I did die, the hell I would surely be sent to could not possibly be any worse than the bottomless pool of excrement I already paddle around in like some demented, shit-covered walrus. In fact, every time I hear my voice coming through the headphones I nearly gag, and I think, “What the fuck am I doing?” Why would I say that Michael J. Fox is faking his Parkinson’s symptoms? Why would I find it funny to play a song called “Barack the Magic Negro”? Why would I tell people not to give aid to Haiti?

What the fuck is wrong with me?

Good times