Author Archives: Michael Froomkin

Geek Valentines

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Michael Froomkin

Romantic Cryptography.

From the abstract:

We show how Alice and Bob can establish whether they love each other, but without the embarrassement of revealing that they do if the other party does not share their feelings.

(Via Light Blue Touchpaper)

Posted in Cryptography | 1 Comment

UM Law Freezes (and Partly Lowers) Tuition

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Michael Froomkin

Hot news from UM Law Dean White:

I am pleased to be able to announce that there will be NO tuition increase for the 2010-2011 academic year. In fact, while full-time tuition will remain at its current level of $18,709 per semester, the per credit tuition amount charged for part-time attendance will be reduced to $1337 from its current level of $1633.

The new part-time number lowers the cost of summer classes and of taking non-cross-listed courses elsewhere in the university.

I suppose this is one good outcome from the salary freeze.

Posted in U.Miami | 3 Comments

Law Internet Down; World Isoloated

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Michael Froomkin

UM law school's internet connection is down, and we're told it will be hours not minutes before it comes back up. So, no email for me; apologies if you are trying to get in touch.

Update: All fixed. Seems the A/C went out in the server room….

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Salvete!

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Michael Froomkin

I, for one, salute our new South Florida blog overlords.

Posted in Blogs | 1 Comment

For My Relatives and Friends in DC

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Michael Froomkin

Snowpocalypse With Soundtrack

Yes, it's a Baltimore weather forecast, but it's right next door….

Posted in Etc | 2 Comments

There Are Many Ways to Be Bad

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Michael Froomkin

It's an amazing world where a few clicks leads me from boingboing's overly enthusiastic endorsement of what it calls 'Afrikaans rap-rave' (check out the comments too), to this chilling, compelling, greasy-sickening south african trash-rap (now taking the world by storm) to this pointless confection to wikipedia's dry dissection of bubblegum dance.

Now if I could just decide which I more wish I had never heard of…

Update: To ice the cake, according to the folks from South Africa in this comment thread, Die Antwoord are playing roles. The lead rapper, for example, is Waddy Jones, who is anglophone, not an Afrikaner.

Posted in Kultcha | 2 Comments