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Dumbass Typosquatter of the Day
Some dumbass registered thousands of typosquatting domains. A handful of them were typosquatting on Microsoft’s trademarks, so Microsoft sued him for $2.4 million. Now the dumbass wants to just hand over the domain names and call it a day, and if Microsoft doesn’t like it, he’s not going to bother to answer the complaint. (source) Lemme know how that works
2010 U.S. News rankings leaked?
By J. DeVoy Via Above The Law, it appears that someone released the 2010 US News Law School rankings before their street date. To be very clear, this may be a hoax, and we make no representations as to the accuracy of the rankings being proffered by anonymous internet posters. This always happens, though, so it may be accurate. Check
"Only verifiable statements of fact can be libelous."
“Only verifiable statements of fact can be libelous.” So sayeth New York Supreme Court Justice Alice Schlesinger in rejecting a defamation claim brought by Sandals resort against an anonymous critic. (source) Too bad that so many other judges are too stupid to understand this basic legal principle.
Towing company sues student for starting Facebook page
A Kalamazoo, Michigan towing company is suing a Western Michigan University student for starting a Facebook Page against the company. The complaint is here. The quality of the work is exactly what you would expect from a lawyer who would file a claim like this. Go figure. The towing company, T&J Towing has an F grade with the Better Business
Reason 1313 that Flori-duh needs an anti-SLAPP law – the tale of emiller1313
Michael Steadman bought a time clock from eBay seller emiller1313 for $44. He says that the ad for the clock said that it was in good working condition, but that when it arrived, it was not as the seller represented it. “it was not what it was supposed to be. It sounded like a good working time clock. It came
Will the healthcare bill cover sewing someone's jaw shut?
Quote of the day: ‘If you’re trying to be bitchy, you’re doing a good job.” Said by Barney Frank’s boyfriend to a pair of bitchy opthalmologists on a flight from LA to Boston when Frank wouldn’t talk to their drunk stupid asses. (source) I don’t even understand what the healthcare bill did. Sorry to plead such ignorance, but I really
Slap happy at Ball State University
By J. DeVoy An unknown assailant is tormenting the women at Ball State University by slapping two of them on the bottom. As suddenly as the attack began, the assailant would pedal away into the darkness, “no doubt while twirling his mustache and cackling maniacally.” The fallout has been predictable, closely following the arc of PCU‘s plot. Of course, there
Drunk Driving: A Victimless Crime
by Charles Platt I wonder if anyone else agrees that drunk driving is a victimless crime. A conviction merely affirms that a person was more likely than average to hit someone or something. Well, all kinds of people are more likely to do that, such as the elderly, or people who simply don’t have an aptitude for driving. State laws
Arrest the Pope
This sounds like a great idea: Arresting the Pope. Too bad it won’t happen. But, if it did, imagine the poetic justice of him getting raped in the joint… and then the guards could cover it up so that the prison doesn’t get a bad reputation. H/T: Mike McCoy
What Apple Should Have Launched Instead of the iPad (Or why Apple should beg for help from Kyocera)
Okay, fine, the iPad is neat. I’m not even going to bash it here. But, if Apple really wanted a killer device, it would have launched my idea — the iPhone power keyboard. Lets face it, the two worst things about the iPhone are a) its “virtual keyboard” and b) its shitty battery life. If Apple could solve those problems,
Cuckoldry in nature
By J. DeVoy [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mb0GOITRUU&hl=en_US&fs=1&]
Online "dating" catches on among newlyweds
By J. DeVoy Via Roissy (I don’t care what he’s calling himself these days), Ashley Madison – the online dating service specializing in matching married men and married women – has had a membership explosion in the Toronto area. Sexually frustrated and a little lonely, the 25-year-old started Googling “sex club” and “swingers club” before stumbling upon AshleyMadison.com, advertised as
Explaining the college admissions gender gap
By J. DeVoy Noted at Overlawyered, the University of Florida’s freshman class has 3 females for every 2 males. Most men would like those odds, but then again most men are listless betas shut out of the “dating scene” (i.e. casual sex market), and cannot fathom using this gender ratio to access the top-shelf stuff. When asked about this disparity,
Wisconsin DA threatens charges over sex education
By J. DeVoy The District Attorney for Juneau County, Wisconsin, has threatened to bring charges against teachers who inform students of reproductive options other than abstinence. Scott Southworth – whom you can contact here – wrote a letter to Juneau County’s teachers, warning them of the consequences for following a law requiring them to discuss condoms and contraceptives. “If a
Applause for Spirit Airlines for charging for carry on bags
Spirit Airlines is taking a lot of heat for its latest move — charging for carry on bags. I will not add to that heat. In fact, I applaud them. It is moronic to charge for checked bags while allowing passengers to bring on free carry on bags. Think about what you want from a flight, and what kind of
Naughty Teenagers
by Charles Platt Since “protecting our children” became a reliable mantra for DAs seeking re-election at some time during the Reagan administration, the horrors of statutory rape and child pornography have justified countless legislative excesses. Unfortunately such laws conflict with the inconvenient biological fact that most young people become capable of reproducing around the ages of 12 or 13. Age-of-consent
A funderemployment primer
By J. DeVoy [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAs2EXsHfMg&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Metalocalypse is one of my favorite shows* for many reasons, among them being its extreme social commentary. The music video, while graphic, invokes themes that have been addressed in mainstream offerings like Office Space and The Office, such as the futility of working jobs we hate and the soul-killing duplicity that corporate advancement entails. In light
Law School Relegation
by Christopher Harbin European Soccer Leagues have a concept called relegation. Teams that are in the bottom of the standings get punted down to the second-class league for the entire next season. Similarly, top performers in the second-league get promoted to the top-flight league. Imagine if the loathsome Yankees royally sucked one season and had to spend their next season
My First Earthquake
I guess there have been other earthquakes since I’ve been out west, but I never really noticed them. Today was a little different. My chair started bouncing up and down, and I thought that the dog was jumping on the back of the chair. Then I noticed that the windows were waving in and out, everything on the shelves was
