A resounding hear, hear to David B. Appleton for this post on his blog: You'd Think ...: I mean, really, it's our national coat of arms, the arms of the United States of America. We've been using it for more than 200 years. And it's not a complex coat of arms, consisting as it does … Continue reading You’d Think …
Author: Jeremy B. Blevins
Jeremy Blevins writes and speaks at the intersection of cybersecurity, technology, and society. An Army veteran, cybersecurity practitioner, and educator, he brings more than two decades of experience in governance, risk, compliance, and technical workforce development.
Blog Commentary and Fair Use
You wouldn't be able to tell it from my utter lack of fashion sense, but I read a couple fashion blogs (manly fashion blogs, have you) and the post below stirred me to post on a topic that affects the way I pull a lot of content into my site: Friday Question: U Mad?: Senior … Continue reading Blog Commentary and Fair Use
Natural Law in the Nursery
I don't think I've ever seen a much simpler and more concise explanation:Natural Law in the Nursery:By Walter Olson“It’s my toy” = property law“You promised” = contract law“He hit me first” = criminal law“Daddy said I could” = constitutional law—Examples that the late Prof. Harold Berman of Harvard and Emory liked to invoke to show … Continue reading Natural Law in the Nursery
Finding America: University Discovers Lost Early Map of New World
An interesting piece of cartographical history: Finding America: University Discovers Lost Early Map of New World. German university researchers have rediscovered a 500-year-old map that had been mistakenly bound in a volume on geometry several hundred years ago. The map, by cartograther Martin Waldseemüller, is one of the first to include the term "America" in reference to the … Continue reading Finding America: University Discovers Lost Early Map of New World
The Clan System
An informative article from the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs:The Clan System:The clan system as we know it today was created over the course of a few years in the first quarter of the 19th century.The clan system as we know it today was created over the course of a few years in the first quarter … Continue reading The Clan System
What audio devices *should* look like
This is beautiful:An iPhonograph for Charity: I was asked if I could donate an iPhonograph to NSW Cavalcade of History and Fashion charity to raise some much needed funds in a raffle. So I created this more modern version (compared to my previous iPhonograph) as 1st prize in their biggest fundraising event this year – their 50th Anniversary Fashion … Continue reading What audio devices *should* look like
Downton Abbey and the Curse of King Tut
Downton Abbey and the Curse of King Tut: By Roger LuckhurstYou must surely have been tempted on occasion to curse Julian Fellowes, if not for the script of Young Victoria, then for the creation of Downton Abbey, that death star of good old-fashioned aristocratic virtue and due deference. For a little while, all public debate … Continue reading Downton Abbey and the Curse of King Tut
