I recently listened to Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty, and I’m fairly confident that Ty Cobb in his prime would make it in modern MLB, assuming he wasn’t constantly being suspended for getting into fights. He seemed like the kind of guy who would immediately adopt the things (e.g., diet, swing mechanics, plate approach) th…

Shout out to Hordak’s creepy demon baby. I hope we learn more about it in season two.

I always liked to imagine a hypothetical future of Harry Potter where the muggles have devised a technological way to tap into whatever force enables magic. Presumably it would be like Magitek in Final Fantasy and maybe the muggles would eventually hunt the wizards to drain their powers.

I assume someone has written…

To qibble slightly, it seems unreasonable to criticize the books for having a Jewish character. Other than the general existence of Christmas as a holiday, I don’t recall any explicitly Christian characters, or the presence of any kind of real world religion. So there not being a Jewish character makes sense. Real…

People still watch ESPN?

Marvel has done this for just as long as it has published Very Important Event Comics. When Infinity Gauntlet was running in 1991, it’s not like they stopped all of their other books. As a random example, the November 1991 Amazing Spider-Man featured on the cover on hero (Night Thrasher) who was killed in Thanos’s…

Congress could easily fix this by passing legislation enshrining net neutrality as the law of the land. Until then, we are at the hands of administrators interpreting older laws passed by Congress. A Democratic administration could reverse this, too.

If I had $1 for every time the n-word popped into my head when I was angry, I would have $0 in addition to the dollars I currently have.

In this instance, I wish taxpayer money was being used to pay the settlement. Perhaps if taxpayers had some skin in the game, they would demand more of their local police department.

Watching Totoro with my toddler gave me a much better appreciation for how scary Totoro actually is (especially that first scene). My daughter loves her stuffed Totoro and loves the movie, but she definitely gets a little scared whenever he roars.

Heads up that Dragon Quest Builders is on sale from Best Bey for $39.99 (and $31.99 if you’re a Gamers Club Unlocked member).

Nice

Patent attorney here. It would be more accurate to refer to Claim 1 as a “claim” and not part of the “body” of the patent. The claims of a granted patent define the boundaries of the legal right granted by the PTO. The body, also called a description, supports the claims and explains how they work or would work.

I made orange marmalade from the last of the oranges that grow in my backyard. I’m really happy with how it turned out.

I caught two “Rattatas” last night that turned out to be Dittos. What a fun surprise! I’m interested to see what gym battling one will look like.

If I had to say if very briefly, I would say “I’m a liberal/Democrat because I believe in the capacity for collective action through the state to improve peoples’ lives.”

Honestly I would have been more surprised if there HADN’T been any cocaine inside that horse head.

I generally support our friends across the Atlantic in international competitions when the US isn't playing. Buuuut after Thursday, I'm really happy to see them embarrassed by a country with less people than the state of Connecticut.

My old law firm had a (for America) generous 4 week paid paternity leave policy. I took all 4 weeks and then added on an additional week at the end. It was one of the better decisions I ever made. I’m very glad that I had that time with my daughter and I could help my recently C-sectioned wife recover.

IP attorney here. If I were counsel for Blizzard, I would have suggest they do exactly what they did. Specifically, by allowing an unauthorized server with so many users, Blizzard would have left itself vulnerable to trademark dilution and equitable doctrines like waiver and laches.