Kirk T. Hartley
Trump Must Go Now, But Not Much Courage or Leadership in Big Law
For the record, I'm calling for immediate removal of President Trump, via either the 25th Amendment or impeachment. With that on the...
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Kirk Hartley
- Aug 3, 2019
- 2 min
WSJ Explains Awful Customer Service – Lexis/Nexis is A Poster Child of Failure
WSJ Headline – August 3, 2019 Lexis/Nexis is a poster child for a new WSJ article: “Everyone Hates Customer Service. This Is Why. ...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 27, 2019
- 1 min
When Is a Contract Perpetual or Not So Perpetual: “Forever is a Long Time or No Time at All: M
The Well Private Equity blog post of June 24, 2019 provides an interesting summary of what court’s say about contracts that are possibly...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 25, 2019
- 1 min
Two Days Later – Idiocy Continues at Lexis/Nexis’ Advantage Service
Two days later, same idiotic error message and no access from my laptop. It’s Tuesday evening; two days after my first public complaint...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 23, 2019
- 1 min
The Latest Example of Idiocy and Failure at Lexis/Nexis Advantage
For several years, it’s been my experience and opinion that idiocy and failure has been rampant within the technology and management...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jul 26, 2018
- 1 min
Data and Charts: “The Places in America Most Likely to Flood from Rising Sea Levels”
Regardless of arguments about causation, ocean levels plainly are rising. A recent article at Pricenomics provides some great data and...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 20, 2018
- 1 min
“Blockchain and the Law CLE Now Available On Demand”
For those interested in blockchain and CLE, an excellent, on demand program from The Center for Law, Science & Innovation at the ASU...
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Kirk Hartley
- May 16, 2018
- 1 min
Autism Spectrum, and “The truth about Hans Asperger’s Nazi collusion”
A recent article provides a disturbing history as to the misuse of science in politics, by the Nazis, as to the disease we now tend to...
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Kirk Hartley
- May 12, 2018
- 1 min
Serendipity, Science and A Good Person
A remarkable feel good story … on Mother’s Day (May 12, 2018) from the Optimist at the WP. It’s also a story of serendipity in science,...
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Kirk Hartley
- May 7, 2018
- 1 min
Updates and Analysis on the Cohen Materials
Todd Presnell blogs on privilege, and is always cogent. This morning (May 7, 2018), he provided a cogent update (with links) to orders on...
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Kirk Hartley
- Mar 12, 2018
- 2 min
Truly Amazing What People Do: Parents, Sheriff and States Attorney Found Liable In Federal Court Tri
Truly amazing to read and consider the facts set out in the following article from the March 2, 2018 edition of the Chicago Daily law...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jan 5, 2018
- 1 min
Striking Pictures of Old Power Plants
Despite a rather hysterical headline, this January 2, 2018 Daily Mail article provides interesting pictures of the inside of an old...
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Kirk Hartley
- Aug 14, 2016
- 1 min
Applied Science Saving Lives: Airplane Crash Avoidance
Errors in manufacturing and science sometimes draw lots of lawsuits and negative attention. But great successes also exist, and sometimes...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jul 31, 2016
- 1 min
Another Long Swim for ALS Research
ALS, a vicious disease, has hit hard the McConnell family from west suburban Chicago. But they hit back with intelligence and guts aimed...
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Kirk Hartley
- Mar 31, 2016
- 2 min
“Posner Calls Bluebook ‘Rubbish’ In Legal Profession Critique”
This headline made my morning: “Posner Calls Bluebook ‘Rubbish’ In Legal Profession Critique” It’s from a LAW360 story online here. ...
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Kirk Hartley
- Mar 16, 2016
- 1 min
“The System Cannot Find You” – Utter Incompetence and Indifference at Hotwire and
Below is an email I sent to Hotwire last evening after its “system could not find me,” despite sending me a confirmation for a hotel...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jan 5, 2016
- 4 min
A Moving Example of the Sometimes Awesome Power of Genomics, and a Smart Doctor Willing to Try a New
The power of genomics, and a smart doctor, can be awesome. For example, after 24 years, genomics and a smart doctor in a rare disease...
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Kirk Hartley
- Dec 22, 2015
- 3 min
Illinois Supreme Court Provides Big Picture Rules for “Specialty Courts” Aimed at Actual
Interested judges, lawyers and accused persons actually can work to solve problems, as opposed to simply reaching decisions and meting...
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Kirk Hartley
- Sep 15, 2015
- 1 min
Cybercrooks and Crimeware Expanding; Lawsuits to Follow
Cybercrooks continue to find new ways to steal. One new scam involves stealing ash card IDs through ATMs at busy hotels. The crooks...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jul 16, 2015
- 1 min
Exponential Change, and a Tweak to Moore’s Law on the Time to Double Computing Power
Moore’s law is slowing, a bit. The time to double computing power on a chip is now more in the range of 2.5 years, than 2 years,...
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