Author: Mark Alexander

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Shower Thoughts

The human brain thinks it’s the most important organ in the human body, yet it blames the heart for half the stupid choices you make, and the penis for the other.

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Software Recommendation

I rarely do this, but here goes…

In addition to the Mac Finder, there are three other pieces of software that I’ve been using on a regular basis for years: Adobe Bridge, Renamer 5, and Transmit. Earlier this week I discovered an application that takes over the functions of all 3: Forklift 3.

It’s a file manager, multiple file batch renamer, image viewer, and FTP Client rolled into one. And while you wouldn’t expect it, it does all of those things very well. It normally retails for $29.99, but if you use the code IDOMIX at checkout, the cost is cut by 50%. I’ve only been using it a few days, but it seems to be worth every penny.

I’m not ready to give up on Bridge for heavy lifting just yet, but if Forklift allowed you to list all the file properties under the icons, I might be sorely tempted.

If you’re a Mac user, check it out. You can try it out with the free version and if you like it you can snag the full version. But don’t wait too long; I don’t know the shelf life of that coupon code.

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Some Thoughts About The Manafort Sentencing Yesterday

This is a good summation from a front-pager at Balloon Juice, and he sums up quite nicely my own observations so I’m going to just copy and paste his words:

While everyone is correctly pointing out the terrible discrepancies in our criminal justice system, it is important to remember that Paul Manafort’s sentencing today is not the end of this story. Next week Manafort will appear before Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Federal district court in DC. It was Judge Jackson who ruled that Manafort had, in fact, lied, obstructed, and witness tampered in regard to the Special Counsel, his investigators, and his prosecutors post trial and conviction in her court. And it is Judge Jackson who will sentence Paul Manafort next week. Unlike Judge Ellis, who is a well known crank and who, in a properly functioning political system with two actually functional political parties concerned about the general welfare, the rule of law, and the common weal, would have been removed from the bench a long time ago, Judge Jackson is considered to be a jurist who takes her responsibilities seriously. Do not expect Judge Jackson to be lenient. And don’t expect her to ignore actual facts to state that Manafort had previously led a blameless life. Do expect her to hand down a sentence with teeth in it. It is entirely possible that Judge Ellis departed from the sentencing guidelines because he knew Judge Jackson wouldn’t. Doing something like that fits with his history of contrarianism masquerading as jurisprudence. Regardless, Paul Manafort will die in prison. And we should all be thankful for that.