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Enhancing Linguistic Search with the Google Books Ngram Viewer
November 23, 2013
Our book scanning effort, now in its eighth year, has put tens of millions of books online. Beyond the obvious benefits of being...
November 23, 2013
Our book scanning effort, now in its eighth year, has put tens of millions of books online. Beyond the obvious benefits of being...
The Census Bureau Puts Every American on the Map
November 23, 2013
Each decade, the U.S. Census Bureau has the lofty challenge of counting every single person in America—308,745,538 of us as of 2010....
November 23, 2013
Each decade, the U.S. Census Bureau has the lofty challenge of counting every single person in America—308,745,538 of us as of 2010....
Bar Foundation Fun Run to Benefit the Dispute Resolution Center Tomorrow
November 22, 2013
San Antonio Bar Foundation 22nd Annual 5K Fun Run November 23, 2013 Benefiting the Bexar County Dispute Resolution Center’s Amigos in Mediation Program and Other Charitable Community Projects of the San Antonio Bar Foundation REGISTER ONLINE | PURCHASE SPONSORSHIP | VIEW FLYER THANK YOU TO OUR FABULOUS SPONSORS TITLE Higdon, Hardy & Zuflacht, L.L.P. GOLD Curl Stahl Geis, PC Davis, Cedillo, and Mendoza, Inc. Langley &...
November 22, 2013
San Antonio Bar Foundation 22nd Annual 5K Fun Run November 23, 2013 Benefiting the Bexar County Dispute Resolution Center’s Amigos in Mediation Program and Other Charitable Community Projects of the San Antonio Bar Foundation REGISTER ONLINE | PURCHASE SPONSORSHIP | VIEW FLYER THANK YOU TO OUR FABULOUS SPONSORS TITLE Higdon, Hardy & Zuflacht, L.L.P. GOLD Curl Stahl Geis, PC Davis, Cedillo, and Mendoza, Inc. Langley &...
Google Admits the Human Brain Still Beats an Algorithm
November 20, 2013
This past week, there was an old-school battle of wits that captured the world's attention: a chess championship. How quaint! A realm in which the human mind is still king, it was dubbed the most exciting chess championship in decades, with the 22-year-old chess sensation Magnus Carlsen, the "Mozart of chess," at work on the board while the titans of Wall Street hung on the edge of their seats—they claim it's pure interest in the beauty of chess; we imagine they have uses for Carlsen's brain...
November 20, 2013
This past week, there was an old-school battle of wits that captured the world's attention: a chess championship. How quaint! A realm in which the human mind is still king, it was dubbed the most exciting chess championship in decades, with the 22-year-old chess sensation Magnus Carlsen, the "Mozart of chess," at work on the board while the titans of Wall Street hung on the edge of their seats—they claim it's pure interest in the beauty of chess; we imagine they have uses for Carlsen's brain...
Handwriting Input Comes to Gmail and Google Docs
November 17, 2013
Gmail and Docs offer wide language support, however in some cases using the keyboard is less than ideal. Whether you’re a student trying to include a foreign phrase in your paper or an international consultant hoping to begin your message with a friendly local greeting, now you’ll be able to use your own handwriting to input words directly into Gmail and Google Docs with your mouse or trackpad. To try it out, enable input tools in Gmail or Docs and select the handwriting input (represented...
November 17, 2013
Gmail and Docs offer wide language support, however in some cases using the keyboard is less than ideal. Whether you’re a student trying to include a foreign phrase in your paper or an international consultant hoping to begin your message with a friendly local greeting, now you’ll be able to use your own handwriting to input words directly into Gmail and Google Docs with your mouse or trackpad. To try it out, enable input tools in Gmail or Docs and select the handwriting input (represented...
iPhone Users Get Some Google Now Love
November 16, 2013
Google Now updated for iOS, brings notifications, reminders, new cards and hands-free voice controls. Relax, iPhone users. I know you have been drooling over the Google Now features and improvements that I have been writing about for Android. Well, even though you are working with the "other" OS, Google wants you to join in the fun. So, tell Siri to take a nap, and download Google Now for iOS. You, too, can say: "OK Google", and ask any question. You can keep your iPhone, and still join us in the future.
November 16, 2013
Google Now updated for iOS, brings notifications, reminders, new cards and hands-free voice controls. Relax, iPhone users. I know you have been drooling over the Google Now features and improvements that I have been writing about for Android. Well, even though you are working with the "other" OS, Google wants you to join in the fun. So, tell Siri to take a nap, and download Google Now for iOS. You, too, can say: "OK Google", and ask any question. You can keep your iPhone, and still join us in the future.
2014 ABA Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar
November 15, 2013
Please join us at the Westin Mission Hills Resort and Spa in Rancho Mirage, California, February 13–16, 2014, for our annual Corporate...
November 15, 2013
Please join us at the Westin Mission Hills Resort and Spa in Rancho Mirage, California, February 13–16, 2014, for our annual Corporate...
Posner: Lawyers Bad At Math Are An Increasing Concern
November 15, 2013
An inmate’s “plainly meritless” suit over a three-week lapse in his blood pressure medication highlights the legal profession’s discomfort with science and technology issues, according to a federal appeals opinion by Judge Richard Posner. The Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of the suit by Maurice Jackson in an Oct. 28 opinion that chastised the judges and the lawyers for failing to cite medical evidence supporting the inmate’s claimed symptoms. “Innumerable...
November 15, 2013
An inmate’s “plainly meritless” suit over a three-week lapse in his blood pressure medication highlights the legal profession’s discomfort with science and technology issues, according to a federal appeals opinion by Judge Richard Posner. The Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of the suit by Maurice Jackson in an Oct. 28 opinion that chastised the judges and the lawyers for failing to cite medical evidence supporting the inmate’s claimed symptoms. “Innumerable...
Lawyering in the Shadow of Data
November 12, 2013
Attorney bargaining has traditionally taken place in the shadow of trial, as litigants alter their pretrial behavior --- including their willingness to negotiate a settlement --- based on perceptions of likely outcomes at trial and anticipated litigation costs. Lawyers practicing in the shadow of trial have, in turn, traditionally formed their perception of the likely outcome at trial based on their knowledge of case precedents, intuition, and previous interactions with the presiding judge and opposing...
November 12, 2013
Attorney bargaining has traditionally taken place in the shadow of trial, as litigants alter their pretrial behavior --- including their willingness to negotiate a settlement --- based on perceptions of likely outcomes at trial and anticipated litigation costs. Lawyers practicing in the shadow of trial have, in turn, traditionally formed their perception of the likely outcome at trial based on their knowledge of case precedents, intuition, and previous interactions with the presiding judge and opposing...
Patent Litigation Gets a Boost from Legal Analytics
November 12, 2013
In the 25 years that Vicki Veenker has been practicing intellectual property law, she has never felt as well prepared to litigate a case as she does right now. And she’s got the data to prove it. “I am better equipped to figure out the right strategy,” she said. “I used to rely heavily on anecdotal information, but now I have an objective view of the litigation landscape.” That objective view is coming from legal analytics—the use of big data sorted and filtered in ways that can help...
November 12, 2013
In the 25 years that Vicki Veenker has been practicing intellectual property law, she has never felt as well prepared to litigate a case as she does right now. And she’s got the data to prove it. “I am better equipped to figure out the right strategy,” she said. “I used to rely heavily on anecdotal information, but now I have an objective view of the litigation landscape.” That objective view is coming from legal analytics—the use of big data sorted and filtered in ways that can help...
