May the gods protect us from public interest lawyers!

I was going to quip something like 'taking cookies away from kids' when I first spotted this story on Right-Thinking but then I noticed the last paragraph ...

Joseph, a former Washington, D.C., lobbyist who has been practicing law since 1980, has worked on several other business issues, including tax credits, aviation and energy and successfully sued ITT. He most recently formed S.F. Graffiti Busters and sued the Department of Parking and Traffic to try to get the agency to remove graffiti from its parking and traffic signs.

9:54:10 PM     comment []

I wonder how much it cost the taxpayers to set this idiotic "standard" ...???

NIST Peanut Butter Standard Spreads Quality When Used [Science Blog]
2:30:26 PM     comment []

I'm shocked, shocked I say to discover that Microsoft may be copying featrues from the "other company" .... Microsoft is, after all, the source for all innovation in the computer industry, no?

Microsoft Bites Apple, Apple Bites Back [Slashdot]
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