MetaFilter posts tagged with acceptance

Old cases with weird facts still define our law of contracts

dios — Thu, 25 May 2006 11:30:00 -0800

Modern contract law, which frames and defines our modern economy, is shaped by old and rather mundane disputes. Consider some of the seminal cases: Hadley v. Baxendale (1854); Hamer v. Sidway (1891); Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. (1892); Mills v. Wyman (1825). These cases, while minor in their actual factual footprint, still shape the world of contracts over a century later. (more about the cases inside)

What if you get rejected?

NotMyselfRightNow — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:13:57 -0800

Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, MA, has announced that it will do away with traditional acceptance letters and will instead email accepted students a link to an acceptance podcast on iTunes.

Politics and fat

skjønn — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 11:04:28 -0800

America's Waistline. A new piece examines the politics of the fat. Despite the growing numbers of people who are becoming obese, the fat acceptance movement remains oddly stunted in terms of membership. The growing civil rights movement faces many problems, including presenting a respectable face to the public. You see, many of the people who are in charge are feeders (NWS). Many wonder how the movement be taken seriously when so many who lead are sexual deviants and much of the revenue generated for size acceptance efforts is through pornography? Still, the battle rages on.

Digital asse(t)s

clevershark — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 13:05:32 -0800

Think the RIAA is doing something new by threatening and suing? Think again... it's all part of a 4-step process.

Nobel Price for Literature

semmi — Tue, 10 Dec 2002 21:21:52 -0800

The acceptance speech of Nobel Price winner for literature Imre Kertesz