Got a few things done yesterday. But mostly I’ve been trying to figure out what the heck to do about the lack of work. Or rather, the impending lack of work. I’ve got enough to do right this instant, but the multiple projects I’ve been working on are looking like they’re all going to finish up about the same time, and I’m going to be faced with more down-time if I don’t find something additional soon.
But hey, the Saints are back in town tonight, and won two games (out of two) in Kansas City, so they’re in better shape. Hopefully I’ll get to see the team playing in something closer to playoff form this evening.
- The 70-year-old criminal defense attorney who’s going to jail for not paying any taxes for the past 40 years is Always a Man of His Convictions, and you’ve gotta respect that, whether or not you agree with individual cases he’s argued. [claire]
- Various places are reporting that an iPod Licensing Lapse Lets In Microsoft, but like Warren, I wondered What Happened to Prior Art? If Apple had shipped product containing the IP in November 2001, how the fark could Microsoft patent it in July 2002? Update: Oops. Marshall points out that Microsoft has only submitted a patent application, but has not yet received a patent. My bad. [fark! and coyote blog]
- Things are even worse in the case of Kelo v. New London than previously thought. As Warren points out, This is Sick: New London is now trying to assess five years back rent on the people who fought the confiscation of their property. [coyote blog]