Bishop Kenny Tech Talk

Justice Anthony Kennedy thought it was generally a good thing to the extent such media prompt more public information, involvement and awareness of the living law.

But he thinks such kinds of public activity by judges are probably not the best thing for them to be doing. He also explains the origin of the black judicial robes.

For instance, pivotal historical moments like the French Revolution could be taught not so much as stories of what happened but rather as a lenses through which to look at a range of contemporary and past events.

But the rapid rise, and now demise, of Flip is also a vivid illustration of the ferocious metabolism of the consumer marketplace and of the smartphone’s power to destroy other gadgets. “It was unusually fast,” said Brent Bracelin, an analyst with Pacific Crest Securities. “It’s a testament to the pace of innovation in consumer electronics and smartphone technology. More and more functionality is being integrated into smartphones.” The rapid innovation of smartphones, he said, is “one of the most disruptive trends we’ve seen.”