Internet thieves certainly are creative. Nature just published this story on Internet thieves creating fake web sites for two science ...

Who knew. Grover Norquist of course is famous/infamous for his tax pledge postures. But iin the fall of 2002, he also submitted a letter...

Zero. Zip. None. Nada. That’s the level of 3G wireless modem service this morning on at least 20 miles of train ride on Metra’s Southwest...

Thanksgiving Day has arrived for those of us in the United States and Canada. It’s a day with a point, and feasting. Our Thanksgiving...

Doug McConnell is back in the water to raise money for ALS research. Last year it was the English Channel. On the morning he landed in...

I am continually stunned by the inept behavior of American Express, and its failure to use quality control. I care because its stupidity...

If you like GlobalTort, you may also be open minded enough to take a minute to toss in a vote for the blog for the ABA Journal’s process...

Law firm web sites offer sanitized, polite histories. Here’s a more human history related to the Paul Hastings firm, and a later in life ...

Zero, nada, zip, none bars of 3G service in Palos Park or Palos Heights, Illinois. The towns are in southwestern suburban Chicago, and...

For those who want an extra smile on Sunday morning. Hat tip to Wendy Harpham for the link. Happy People Dancing on Planet Earth "Video...

Yes, Virginia, Verizon has generated a myth about "the network." Yes, they’ve told you that it sends friendly Verizon people run around...

It seems Verizon may have an ongoing data network problem in Chicago. During yesterday’s morning commute, there was no data service....

There is a wide gulf between Verizon’s service claims and reality. The latest example is today’s more or less complete failure of data...

The ever blunt Epicurean Dealmaker has now contributed on the LIBOR fiasco. The comments are not on law or Twiqbal – just the facts and...

July 4 is the Independence Day holiday in the United States. Two milestones arrived for this year’s holiday. One milestone arises because...

Long term readers may recall my prior rant about the incompetence of Capital One with respect to actually canceling a credit card I...

Courtesy of Bruce Carton at law.com, I learned of this story of the London police blowing up a temporarily abandoned stalled car and then...

There are times you just have to cheer when learning a great story of courage and perseverance. Here’s a link to one young man’s story of...

It appears Proposition 29 was defeated by less than 2%, according to a page of the web site for the California Secretary of State. The...

On Memorial Day, a story on the awful costs of war. The opening paragraphs follow – the entire story deserves a read. "America’s newest...