Tag: Donald Scarinci
Historic 1792 Half Disme Results in Record Sale
Earlier this year, a 1792 Half Disme sold for a record $1.41 million dollars at Heritage Auctions’ U.S. Coin Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Signature Auction. The historic coin is generally recognized as the first circulating American coin struck under authority of the Mint Act of April 1792. The 1792 Half Disme is as rare as […]
July 6, 2015
What Audio Cables Should I Upgrade?
There are almost as many choices for connecting cables and power cables as there are for components and speakers. Here are some thoughts about picking the right ones for your system. Let’s assume that you are currently using the stock cables that came with your components and you want to upgrade them gradually. The first […]
June 29, 2015
Koss 330 Headphones Deliver Great Sound at Low Price
The Koss 330 Headphones are the best small headphone available at any price. The Koss 330 Headphones are just under $100, these headphones are one of the best values in high end audio headphones. One listen will make you look in the mirror to verify that they are indeed so compact. Koss Corporation knows how […]
June 22, 2015
Harvard Wins Webby Award for Addressing Legal “Link Rot”
The Harvard Law School Library won the Webby Award for the best legal website of 2015 by developing Perma.cc Perma.cc addresses a significant yet largely unknown issue in the legal industry known as “link rot.” The term refers to the condition of Internet links no longer working. The problem infects legal writing all the way […]
June 15, 2015
Where Have All the Law Students Gone?
Law school enrollment dropped again, according to the latest statistics from the American Bar Association (ABA). In total, first-year enrolled has plummeted nearly 30 percent from its peak in 2010. According to the new ABA data, almost two-thirds of ABA accredited law schools experienced declines in first-year enrollment from the prior year. Enrollment of 1L […]
June 8, 2015
Bob Dylan Mono Box Set Must Buy
Bob Dylan – The Original Mono Recordings (MONO-88697761051) recreates the first eight Dylan albums as they were intended to be heard. Even the album cover and labels look like the originals and recreate the feel of opening the album as it was the first time. All of the music from the early 1960’s was produced […]
June 1, 2015
PS Audio Proves Sound Quality is Metaphysics
No review disputes that the PS Audio DirectStream DAC (DSD) is musical bliss. Some reviewers have called it the component of the year for 2014. Where reviewers get edgy on PS Audio is not about the fact that it so amazing but about the science of why it is so amazing. What goes on beneath […]
May 26, 2015
George Orwell’s 1984 in America
George Orwell’s 1984 depicted a spy society as a parody of communism gone global. Edward Snowden revealed the reality of George Orwell’s spy society in the most unlikely and unpredictable place– 21st Century America. The extent of the federal government’s spy network data surveillance activities on U.S. soil by the National Security Agency (NSA) has […]
May 18, 2015
Silver Center Cent: The First and Most Important U.S. Coin?
The 1792 Silver Center Cent was the first coin officially struck at the First United States Mint. It also remains one of most significant in U.S. history, despite not being as well-known as other rare coins. The Coinage Act of 1792 (also known as the Mint Act) established the United States Mint and set forth […]
May 12, 2015
Jury Service is A Good Experience for Everyone
U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts is America’s top jurist, legal big dog, Number 1 custodian of the United States Constitution. Yet, earlier in April, he was simply known as American Citizen “Number 49.” Along with 50 other citizens of Montgomery County, Maryland, the Chief Justice was called for jury duty in a case involving […]
May 4, 2015