Lex Anteinternet: I would have thought that this would be front page news.

Sunday, January 14, 2018

I would have thought that this would be front page news.

And I think it should be.

Yesterday, the State of Hawaii sent out this warning, on a warning system its created:

BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL

The warning went out on people's cell phones, sort of like the emergency warning we have here for various things.

Obviously it was an error. The mere accidental push of a button on a computer. But it caused panic, as it would. The "This is not a drill" language had a distinct meaning in Hawaii's history, and Hawaii would get less than 15 minutes warning in the event of a nuclear missile strike by North Korea.

The warning was retracted about 40 minutes in. But still, this all says a lot.

It ought to be front page news.

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This blog has been around since 2009. In the very first post, we asked the question: "What the heck is this blog about?"

Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

All of this is still true, but the focus of the blog has changed somewhat. It now focuses on the era from 1890 to 1920 in general, rather than on the law and lawyers specifically, although that may be far from obvious. It's also become the location where we comment on anything we feel moved to comment on.

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