A Stitch in Haste

One Wired commentator thinks so:
Writing a weblog today isn't the bright idea it was four years ago. The blogosphere, once a freshwater oasis of folksy self-expression and clever thought, has been flooded by a tsunami of paid bilge. Cut-rate journalists and underground marketing campaigns now drown out the authentic voices of amateur wordsmiths. It's almost [...]

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I have grown bold enough to play around with this blog's HTACCESS file, in an attempt to block certain IP and domain access.
I realize that this is somewhat analogous to "everyone who's not here, raise your hand," but if anyone discovers that they can access this blog in some circumstances but not others, please let [...]

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A reminder that you can easily submit any blogpost here to social bookmarking sites such as Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon and Del.icio.us, as well as to your MySpace or Facebook page, via the "Bookmark" button at the bottom of each post, courtesy of AddThis.com.
You can also follow me on Twitter, or via the various other (less [...]

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A trio of unexpected logistical challenges, none of which is bad and none of which is in any way related to any headlines you might be reading, will require me to keep blogging to a minimum for the next week.
Please, no panic selling or rumor-mongering if I don't post much for the next few days.

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Taking a much-needed vacation this week, at an undisclosed location. (Well, yet-to-be-disclosed.)
I have some canned posts ready, along with relevant archive pieces — and, of course, Kip Clips for your enjoyment.
Little to no same-day blogging through Sunday, but I'll be Internetted and tweeting when appropriate (which, given the non-stop adventure that is Sarah Palin, is [...]

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To review: There is a First Amendment right not only to free speech, but also to anonymous speech, and especially to anonymous political speech. That has never been seriously doubted in our history, and is deeply entrenched in Supreme Court precedent. See, e.g., McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission, 514 U.S. 334 (1995) ("Under our Constitution, [...]

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A first here at A Stitch in Haste: a former Elite Eleven blog, Crime & Federalism, is returning to that role.
C&F used to be a team blog, but now its proprietor, Mike, is a solo blogtitioner — and a quite prolific one recently. Good stuff then, good stuff now. And he has the second (or [...]

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Traveling through Wednesday. Light blogging. Kip Clips. Etc.
P.S. Check out Twitter!

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Four years, 4,256 posts (including this one). Approaching 600,000 hits. An indeterminate number of comments. One published piece and one casebook citation.
Thanks.
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It really is sheer coincidence that this anniversary occurs at the same time that the old blogsite shuts down. Really. But in case you somehow came here from www.kipesquire.com, a reminder to switch to [...]

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It's quite simple really: If the Associated Press wants me never to link to their material, then I'm more than willing to oblige. I have other options.

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