Making Passwords Simple | LegalFuel. Let’s face it. The conventional wisdom (talk about a contradiction in terms) says that passwords must contain letters, numbers, Capitals, special characters and other complexities to be secure. Nothing could be further from the truth. Modern password cracking software can cycle through billions of letter, number, character combinations, and get to your data. The best password is one that is paired with a second authentication factor; such as, a…

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Sacramental Wine The wine traveled across the table to its final resting place. As she reached for his glass and a napkin, he thought of the sacraments. Would he pray for her with the religious fervor of a zealot praying for salvation? He was spinning out of control on her roller coaster of emotions. He was looking for the off switch. Was she the one he sought? Her stunning beauty made him forget; but, he…

Sacramental Wine The wine traveled across the table to its final resting place. As she reached for his glass and a napkin, he thought of the sacraments. Would he pray for her with the religious fervor of a zealot praying for salvation? He was spinning out of control on her roller coaster of emotions. He was looking for the off switch. Was she the one he sought? Her stunning beauty made him forget; but, he…

Beware The #RobotLawyer Invasion | Above the Law. Nicole Black is always welcoming the coming Robot overlords.She is certain that it will stand her in good stead. However, I must opine that future robots will probably not replace human beings; but, will be artificial intelligences locked in large computer rooms, and will only be roaming around on electrical cables. While AI will increasingly be used to increase human access to the knowledge required to…

Slow Down in Life | The Fioneers. One of the toughest lessons I have learned in years of law practice is that life goes better when we slow down, and let it happen. Lawyers tend to be fast paced, anxious, hard driving, and results oriented control freaks, all of which are habits dangerous to our health. I notice this at work a lot. Push, push, push. Get it done. We want it now, not later.…

Let’s see if anyone can beat this throwback photo of my Grandfather’s law school graduation class in 1913. “Bompa” was Marty M. Georges, and he is the handsome gentleman in the center of the photo with his legs crossed and a bow tie. He and I were the first Grandfather-Grandson members of Phi Alpha Delta, when I joined in 1970. He was proud that one of his progeny became a lawyer, and I have this…