Author Archives: Michael Froomkin

Firefox 1.0.2

Posted on March 24, 2005 by Michael Froomkin

Firefox 1.0.2 — a security update.

Posted in Software | 2 Comments

Checkout the Customer Reviews on This One

Posted on March 24, 2005 by Michael Froomkin

Don't quite know how Amazon got advance ordering on the VIEWSONIC TPCV1250S PM-1G 40GB ( TPCV1250S-1303 ), but the specs are very impressive:

  • Processor: 10.00 GHz AMD Athlon
  • Number of Processors: 1
  • RAM: 2000 MB
  • RAM Type: DIMM
  • Operating System: DOS
  • Hard Drive – Size: 30000 GB -Type: IDE
  • Weight: 14.00 hundredths-pounds

And don't miss the customer reviews.

Update: sigh Amazon has corrected the specs…but at least they haven't (yet) deleted the comments…

Posted in Sufficiently Advanced Technology | 1 Comment

Schiavo. More Weirdness

Posted on March 23, 2005 by Michael Froomkin

Mark A. R. Kleiman: Running out of running room summarizes the last 18 or so hours of super-weirdness. One can only speculate where this is all going.

I gather that after the overwhelming loss before the 11th Circuit en banc, the Supreme Court filing hasn't actually reached the Court yet, but is expected Real Soon Now.

I can only say at this point that I hope Jeb Bush steps up to the plate and gets involved again in this one, since it's such a popular national issue, and popular in Florida too. And popular with Evangelicals. And I imagine this this mainline Christian's comments will have some resonance too.

Posted in Florida | 2 Comments

Can’t ANYTHING Be Done About This?

Posted on March 23, 2005 by Michael Froomkin

Via Dan, a link to UA Young Democrat banned from forum:

A UA student was banned from attending President Bush's Social Security forum at the Tucson Convention Center yesterday.

UA Young Democrat Steven Gerner, a political science and pre-pharmacy sophomore, said he and three other Young Democrats had been waiting in line with their tickets for about 40 minutes when a staff member approached him and asked to read his T-shirt.

Gerner was the only one of the four wearing a UAYD T-shirt, which read, “Don't be a smart (image of a donkey, the Democratic Party symbol). UA Young Democrats.”

Gerner said the staffer, who refused to provide his name, asked for Gerner's ticket and crumpled it up.

Taxpayers paid for this event — it's not a campaign rally. And I don't care if the White House says it's over-zealous local people doing this — first of all there's a pattern and practice of this behavior at Bush events. Second, if it is unsanctioned then taking the ticket and ripping it up is a criminal act. Let's see a prosecution, please.

Posted in Civil Liberties | Comments Off on Can’t ANYTHING Be Done About This?

Something Tells Me It’s All Happening At the Zoo….

Posted on March 23, 2005 by Michael Froomkin

Florida is the new California,

Congress' historic — some would say ill-advised — action in the Terri Schiavo case this week symbolizes one of the most important but least appreciated new political trends of the last decade — the emergence of Florida as a national harbinger of political trends and issues.

Indeed, there was a time that if you wanted to get a peak at the political future, you only needed to take a look at California. From community college roll-outs and tax cut rebellions to immigration battles and environmental plans, the Golden State often established important political and policy trends that rippled across the nation.

But over the last 10 years, Florida has finally taken its place alongside California as one of the leading predictors of the political future. No longer a sleepy Southern state, retiree haven or rising Sunbelt state, Florida is now a certified, cutting edge trendsetter when it comes to national policy.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

(via FlaBlog)

Posted in Florida | 2 Comments

11th Circuit Will Not Order Schiavo TRO

Posted on March 23, 2005 by Michael Froomkin

Eleventh Circuit decision refusing on a 2-1 vote to overturn the district court's denial of a TRO.

Posted in Law: Constitutional Law | 3 Comments