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Reality Isn’t That Simple
Recipe for Disaster: The Formula That Killed Wall Street, is the tale of the Gaussian copula function. The Gaussian copula function, which determines correlation between “disparate events,” allowed the CDO and credit default swap markets to believe that they correctly … Continue reading
OpenDNS
With Security at Risk, A Push to Patch the Web in today’s NY Times reminded me about OpenDNS, a free domain name system service. The article, which deals with a serious security flaw discovered in the operation of the domain … Continue reading
Classic Lawyer’s Mistake
The SMG website features an interesting 7-minute podcast from colleague Marshall Van Alstyne, Associate Professor Information Systems, on IP and Open v. Proprietary Systems. Among other things he advises “don’t make the classic lawyer’s mistake” and equate “maximum value with … Continue reading
Predator Fear
David Pogue’s weekly column in the NY Times linked to a PBS Frontline video segment (part of its Growing Up Online series) titled The Child Predator Fear. Unlike most news treatments the Frontline piece does not raise hysteria. It focuses … Continue reading
Don’t Go to Law School
I’ve posted before that prospective law students must honestly consider their prospects for success in law school because, unless they attend one of the very top-ranked schools, their job opportunities will be limited if they are not ranked at the … Continue reading
Posted in law school
Tagged auction, college, eBay, law, law school, New York, rain, risk, summer, summer associate
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Legal Careers
A comment on my post Not Covered by LSAT Prep takes exception–quite respectful exception–to my statement that “If you can’t assess and accept the risks of spending three years and $150,000 to earn a law degree there is a simple … Continue reading
Posted in law school, legal profession
Tagged college, law, law school, legal profession, NFL, risk
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Not Covered By LSAT Prep
My stack of to-be-written law school recommendations makes this Wall Street Journal headline especially timely: Hard Case: Job Market Wanes for U.S. Lawyers (Amir Efrati, The Wall Street Journal, 24-Sep-07 Page A1 Subscription Required). The story in a nutshell: [T]he … Continue reading
Posted in law school, legal profession
Tagged academic year, law, law school, NFL, risk, taking
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