Law Humor

The difference between programmers & attorneys
Computer programmers work with flowcharts to map out how various 'if-then' scenarios might unfold. After all, a program is nothing more than a complex set of conditional instructions (e...

"Cable Programmers Air FCC Challenge in D.C. Circuit"
"Cable Programmers Air FCC Challenge in D.C. Circuit": Mike Scarcella had this post late yesterday at "The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times."

Computer Programmers Owed Overtime Pay
Santa Ana, CA: To those not employed as a computer programmer or other IT specialist, jobs in the computer industry probably sound highly specialized—and they are. With job titles such as Database Architect, Programmer Analyst and Web Developer, it stands to reason that computer programmers in California make a good income...

More Christian Nation Falsehoods
My latest post on Christian nation falsehoods attracted commenters leaving yet more falsehoods. I've decided to move them up to their own post to debunk them. The first several came from someone using the name Derender and he starts out with one of the classic false quotes: "It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists but by Christians, not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ...

EDUCATE, THEN EXILE
The New York Times profiles how our nonsensical immigration policy has forced one of Google's rising stars to live in Canada. The part of the story interviewing Kim Berry of the Programmers Guild is really telling...

California IT Overtime: Computer Programmers Taken Advantage Of
San Diego, CA: A few years ago, when you first became a California software developer, you probably thought working with computers would be the best job ever, not the nightmare it became...

Network Solutions and ICANN
allegedly registers searched domain names to prevent others from selling and forces customers to pay expensive fees.

Overtime for Programmers
alleging that some companies try to avoid paying employees overtime by categorizing them as "salaried" employees.