At a 1989 gathering of publishing giants, Jerome Rubin made an unpopular forecast: Technology would render the book obsolete. He argued that the expansion of computerized databases would decrease the need for printed books, a pronouncement based on firsthand experience….
Posts Tagged ‘history’
In Defense of the Corvair: Worth one hellva lot more than trading it in to pay for law school
10
Jan
In what will go down in the annals of ABA history as one of the most assine interviews by an ABA president: Robinson had the grace and the courage to tell law students it was their own fault for the…
What Factors in 2012 Will Be Examined That Can be Viewed as a Federal Public Policy Failure to Provide Affordable Civil Legal Services to the Electorate?
27
Dec
2011 may go down in history as the year the ABA-Legal Academy cartel controversy moved beyond the law prof blogging reformers to receive major legal media and, more importantly, major general media attention by some opinion leaders that has caught…
Nixon Unplugged
14
Nov
Hat tip to WSJ Law Blog’s Joe Palazzolo who wrote in his time-stamped Nov. 10, 2011, 12:05 PM ET post Law Blog Doc Dump: Nixon’s Grand Jury Records: A heads up to our legal history buffs: The government’s Nixon Presidential…
A Brief History of Digital Data
10
Oct
Produced by Sweat & Pixels. [JH] A Brief History of Digital Data from Sweat & Pixels on Vimeo.
A Brief History of Digital Data
10
Oct
Produced by Sweat & Pixels. [JH] A Brief History of Digital Data from Sweat & Pixels on Vimeo.
Welcome To Macintosh
08
Oct
Synopsis: “Filmmakers Josh Rizzo and Rob Baca trace the evolution of Apple computers from the Apple-1 to the iPhone in this documentary. They combine criticism and history with an unapologetic celebration of the company that helped revolutionize home computing.” [JH]
History of Dictionary Usage by the Supreme Court: Is SCOTUS Guidance Needed?
27
Jul
And we are not talking about Black’s Law Dictionary. From the abstract of Jeffrey L. Kirchmeier and Samuel A. Thumma, Scaling the Lexicon Fortress: The United States Supreme Court’s Use of Dictionaries in the Twenty-First Century, 94 Marq. L. Rev….
CRS On The Debt Limit
20
Jul
What with all the goings on about the need to raise the debt limit and the implications for doing so, or not, the Congressional Research Service has issued a report entitled The Debt Limit: History And Recent Increases. It doesn’t…
Friday Fun: Shawnas’ Alert! HHS Issues Public Health Ban on Tanning Salons
24
Jun
OMG, I hope Plan B for Shawnas is not visiting a law library to research the legislative history that may authorize HHS to take this action. [JH] Law Prohibits Nation’s Shawnas From Using Tanning Beds
