“It’s one aspect of a tech policy problem that has been plaguing us for at least 25 years: technologists and policymakers don’t understand each other, and they inflict damage on society because of that. But it’s worse today. The speed of technological progress makes it worse. And the types of technology — especially the current…
“Aside from salary, career development (33%) and work-life balance (25%) were cited as the most important factors for employees when considering new roles. However just 14% of employers said that work-life balance was important when attracting staff. According to the results, 43% of legal employees said their work-life balance was average or below average. Meanwhile…
Since I know many of you will not be online tomorrow, or through the weekend, just wanted to wish you a wonderful holiday wherever you happen to spending it. I took this picture in Sydney during my recent trip there for work. It has something in it that we haven’t seen much of in Oregon…
A few months back, I opined that the demands on our time, and the proud way in which many in the legal industry brag about the hours they work, was really just killing all of us. Here’s some proof: “What we found is trouble,” said Krill, who presented some of the survey’s preliminary findings at…
“Years from now, when telling my future grandchildren about 2015, I will speak at length about the treachery, fibs, toxic scoops, deceits, tall tales, viral hoaxes, half-truths, tomfoolery, unverified junk and fake news.” Sadly, I’ve seen most of the fake stories listed in this article shared over and over again by people on Facebook and…
“I finally figured out a way to test whether you have taught an idea or you have only taught a definition. Test it this way: You say, ‘Without using the new word which you have just learned, try to rephrase what you have just learned in your own language. Without using the word “energy,” tell…