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Jun 14, 2025: “Never, ever install a developer beta on your only phone!” I tell everyone who asks 🤪

Jun 11, 2025: My kids, three and five years old, are asking about comics. Give me your family-friendly recommendations! #comicbooks

Jun 11, 2025: I don’t think I’ve ever seen Craig Federighi as nervous as he was in this interview where Joanna Stern asked difficult but predictable questions …

Jun 6, 2025: 🔗 The WSJ Editorial Board found the unanimity of some recent “culture war” SCOTUS decisions surprising. But it’s not: the liberal justices tend to be …

May 23, 2025: It’s sad that Pocket is shutting down, and more sad that the spammy “discovery” nonsense Mozilla shoehorned into it, as far as I can …

May 17, 2025: If you like the Drafts app by Agile Tortoise, check out this action I published to use your draft text to search the TestFlight beta tracking website …

Apr 23, 2025: When Billy Eichner likes your comment on his TikTok and then replies with a ❤️, you post that shit on your blog so when your kids are grown, after …

Apr 20, 2025: Alito’s dissent from the Supreme Court’s recent benchslapping of Trump is a preview of the kind of subservient drivel we will see more often if a …

Apr 17, 2025: I added a page to my site that lists the URLs necessary to add common search engines to your browser, including several Google Scholar searches that …

Mar 25, 2025: My wife is beautiful and brilliant and I’ve never deserved her, but also her shopping lists, usually written on random envelopes, look like …

Mar 24, 2025: 🔗 MAGA’s Sickening Hypocrisy: From ‘Save The Children’ To ‘Defund The Org That Actually Saves Children’ | Techdirt Trump is intentionally and …

Mar 16, 2025: The Electric State, 2025 - ★★★ Note: The phrase “sad weirdos” is aimed, with love, at fellow users of Letterboxd, where this review was originally published. I know I’m …

Mar 9, 2025: Disc golf dino

Mar 9, 2025: Perplexity ❤️ Ben Shapiro, I 🗑️ Perplexity Trishla Ostwal, writing for AdWeek about Perplexity’s sponsorship of right-wing jackass Ben Shapiro: The deal, structured as an annual …

Mar 1, 2025: Gin Blossoms can still rock it out, and Follow You Down was one of the first songs I recorded from the radio to make a mix tape. Gin Blossoms - Follow …

Feb 16, 2025: I hope Facebook’s executive team are investing in some quality knee pads… 🔗 bloomberg.com

Feb 15, 2025: Craig Ferguson: I’m So Happy, 2024 - ★★★½ (contains spoilers) This review may contain spoilers. The big laughs come and go, but I’m just a sucker for Craig Ferguson so I was smiling the whole time I watched I’m …

Feb 8, 2025: ProPublica is keeping track of the Musk lackeys systematically dismantling much of the undeniably flawed but unmistakably necessary federal …

Feb 7, 2025: 🔗 Ben Nacar is an incredible pianist who, I recently learned, does an annual video surveying the classical music that left copyright protection that …

Feb 5, 2025: Kagi Search’s new Fair Pricing feature The purveyor of Kagi, the indie search engine, on a new pricing feature: In months where you don’t utilize any searches on your plan, we will …

Feb 3, 2025: Akshay Kulkarni, Shaurya Kshatri and William Burr reporting at Canada’s CBC News: B.C. Premier David Eby has announced immediate countermeasures in …

Jan 29, 2025: Rusty Foster at Today in Tabs (https://www.todayintabs.com/p/illegal-and-separately-unconstitutional) has some good advice on how to approach what I …

Jan 29, 2025: Rusty Foster at Today in Tabs has some good advice on how to approach what I refer to as the malevolent-jackass express: First, deny this regime your …

Jan 22, 2025: 🔗 Mike Masnick is always a must-read, but his recent piece calling bullshit on Zuckerberg’s “move” of Meta’s moderation teams …

Jan 22, 2025: 🔗 Mike Masnick is always a must-read, but his recent piece calling bullshit on Zuckerberg's "move" of Meta's moderation teams …

Jan 13, 2025:

Revealing yourself to be a bigoted billionaire incel MAGA puppet is not the display of masculinity Zuckerberg thinks it is…

Jan 3, 2025: Ann Telnaes explains why she quit the Washington Post after more than fifteen years as an editorial cartoonist at the now-Bezos-owned newspaper: The …

Jan 3, 2025: ▶️ I reviewed our digital subscriptions in preparation for the new year and one of the services I let go (at least for now) is YouTube Premium. It’s …

Dec 26, 2024: 🎄 I think my kids had a good Christmas, but the disappointment in my three-year-old son’s voice this morning when he walked out to the Christmas tree …

Dec 14, 2024: This ominous photo I took tonight of the Disney castle lit by red fireworks is my new header for, possibly, forever because shit is just ominous these …

Dec 14, 2024: Frozen Ever After. Of course our first attempt to rope drop at Disney World ends with Frozen Ever After having a delayed opening of at least an hour…

Dec 9, 2024: Orlando International Airport (MCO).

Dec 5, 2024: 🧱 I don’t think the The Verge’s paywall will last, given that it’s very porous, most Verge readers likely block ads anyway, and the comments section …

Dec 3, 2024: 🔔 There are _so many_ bearded dudes in Philly that I think I know from college. It can be very disconcerting.

Dec 3, 2024: 🔔 There are so many bearded dudes in Philly that I think I know from college. It can be very disconcerting.

Nov 30, 2024: Seeing my Micro.blog profile in a Mastodon app, where my username is @joe@joeross.me, really makes me want to use it as my primary fediverse account. …

Nov 29, 2024: The Holdovers, 2023 - ★★★★ I watched this in the middle of the night on Thanksgiving Eve while I decorated the living room for Christmas because I couldn’t sleep. And that is …

Nov 28, 2024: 🦃 Now that the kids are mostly sentient, Thanksgiving means fielding questions from them about why we’re vegetarians and most people aren’t. If anyone …

Nov 22, 2024: Threads can brag about hundreds of millions of users and more daily signups than all of Bluesky, but its recent feature sprint shows competition is …

Nov 17, 2024: I recently posted a photo of my cat on Bluesky, as any serious person does on a growing social network. While carefully preparing the post (again, I …

Nov 16, 2024: ▶️ Once in a while, I remember that the overwhelming majority of human beings prefer everything Coldplay did **after** _Parachutes_ over that absolute …

Nov 16, 2024: ▶️ Once in a while, I remember that the overwhelming majority of human beings prefer everything Coldplay did after Parachutes over that absolute gem …

Nov 14, 2024: I told myself I wouldn’t participate the discourse, but everyone who voted for Trump had enough information to know this was a likelihood and they did …

Nov 13, 2024: I was sad to read that Radio Free Fedi is shutting down early next year. It got me thinking about how easy it is to spin up awesome stuff on the …

Nov 11, 2024: Chris Geidner writes at LawDork that progressives should be litigating “narrow challenges brought on conservative grounds — using the reasoning of the …

Nov 11, 2024: Chris Geidner writes at Law Dork that progressives should be litigating “narrow challenges brought on conservative grounds — using the reasoning …

Nov 8, 2024: Oh the privilege of naivety, or the naivety of privilege, or something

Nov 5, 2024: Great to see Andy Kim win the former Menendez seat in the Senate for New Jersey.

Nov 5, 2024: Adam Kotsko, grousing: The beginning of my frustration came early last week, when the entire site was aghast at a Financial Times column that said …

Nov 3, 2024: I don’t pay much attention to polls, so I had no idea Nate Silver had gone so far down his own rabbit hole. It’s so bad that he thinks polling based …

Nov 2, 2024: Practical AI tip: When someone sends me a PDF calendar (😡), I ask Claude to process the info into ICS format. For my kids' daycare snack calendar, I …

Nov 2, 2024: With Omnivore being acquired by Eleven Labs and shutting down, I recommend Readwise Reader. You can still self-host Omnivore, but I think Readwise is …

Oct 30, 2024: And just like that, someone I have idolized since I was a young child shows themselves willing to deliver our republic to death by authoritarianism.

Oct 28, 2024: Here’s a real form someone I know who makes more than minimum wage was recently asked by their employer to sign: I understand that for calculation of …

Oct 18, 2024: “Michael Keaton Enters the SNL Ring” youtu.be/CJGNX31DI… It’s one of the better films of the last several years. 10/10, no notes.

Oct 18, 2024: Sam Cole, writing at 404 Media about Matt Mullenweg’s ongoing, unforced founder mode flameout: “We were unaware that Matt redirected sign-up …

Oct 14, 2024: Abhorrent CEO or not, a lot of really incredible people at SpaceX achieved a really incredible thing with the Starship launch/Super Heavy catch, and …

Oct 7, 2024: Amazon killed API access for one of my favorite apps, price tracker DropScout. Its developer, Daniel Kramer, writes on Mastodon: Amazon has pulled my …

Oct 7, 2024: Sleepy Hollow, 1999 Watched on Monday October 7, 2024.

Oct 7, 2024: The Willoughbys, 2020 Watched on Sunday October 6, 2024.

Oct 7, 2024: The 1999 movie Sleepy Hollow is, to my mind, the film to watch during the transition from early autumn to the Halloween season. It captures the …

Oct 6, 2024: 😑 Sometimes, when I've really had it with my kids, I just look them right in the eyes and tell them, with the most stern and serious expression I can …

Oct 6, 2024: 😑 Sometimes, when I've really had it with my kids, I just look them right in the eyes and tell them, with the most stern and serious expression I …

Oct 5, 2024: Matt Mullenweg is a litigator’s worst nightmare — please stop talking in public about the subject matter of the litigation — but presumably …

Oct 4, 2024: ParaNorman, 2012 Watched on Thursday October 3, 2024.

Sep 23, 2024: I’m no conspiracy theorist, but I find it strange that my Google TV with Chromecast started outputting green static and weird noises on every …

Sep 23, 2024: ⌚ Dear watchOS 11, I didn't stand when you suggested I should, so why did you tell me I did a great job getting closer to my stand goal? …

Sep 23, 2024: ⌚ Dear watchOS 11, I didn't stand when you suggested I should, so why did you tell me I did a great job getting closer to my stand goal? Confusedly, …

Sep 21, 2024: Watching these “network state” clowns fail will be fun, but that shouldn’t overshadow the predatory nature of their worldview.

Sep 12, 2024: Sometimes I’m writing a Very Serious Blog Post™️ and then I have an intrusive ‘90s thought. For example, I love and hate the fact that, probably for …

Sep 6, 2024: Matt Webb wrote about his open source in-page chat tool, cursor party: “If you’ve visited my actual website, rather than reading by email or …

Sep 3, 2024: Today there was a cybertruck parked at the daycare where parents park to drop off their kids. I’m wondering if I should put my tie on after drop-off …

Sep 2, 2024: Italian spritz

Aug 31, 2024: Finished reading: The Fellowship Of The Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien 📚 By the end you know all the players, some have already been lost, others have played …

Aug 29, 2024: Bluesky’s Trust & Safety decisions may not please everyone, but they’re clearly thinking them through in good faith. While nothing is …

Aug 28, 2024: I’m no employment lawyer, but an (allegedly) inconsistently applied policy of ominous non-compete reminder meetings when your best creatives …

Aug 25, 2024: The Princess Bride, 1987 - ★★★★★ (contains spoilers) This review may contain spoilers. This is the first time watching it with the kids. They were enthralled from the initial sword fight on, though we …

Aug 20, 2024: Lady and the Tramp, 1955 Watched on Tuesday August 20, 2024.

Aug 18, 2024: Jelly Roll was a compelling interviewee on the New York Times Interview, and while I haven’t listened to his music yet, I intend to. But I’m posting …

Aug 13, 2024: Fun milestone: my son is exactly calling-every-man-with-a-white-beard-Gandalf years old. 🧙‍♂️

Aug 10, 2024: This 1956 promotional video is a time capsule of New Jersey when my parents were kids. This Technicolor color film was produced in 1956 for the New …

Aug 2, 2024: Can anyone make an argument that the VP should be anyone but Buttigieg? And I mean an argument that would make sense to someone who doesn’t listen to …

Jul 24, 2024: Today, after a typical barrage of dad jokes during a break from playing with my kids, my niece told me I am saved in her phone as “Joe Ross …

Jul 22, 2024: Linked Links: Google Docs Can Import and Export Markdown by Michael Tsai Maybe I’ll use Google Docs more often now that it can copy/paste and …

Jul 19, 2024: I never found Letterman funny, and he comes off as mean and a little bigoted in this clip with the late, great Richard Simmons. But Simmons has a ton …

Jul 17, 2024: Everyone who has ever traveled by airplane has at least one infuriating story, including me. But when I missed a scheduled flight on American Airlines …

Jul 5, 2024: Oral Argument for Hachette Book Group, Inc. v. Internet Archive – CourtListener.com This oral argument before the 2nd Circuit about the legality of …

Jun 28, 2024: Sure, Elon, I’ll go right ahead and disable my privacy related extensions…

Jun 21, 2024: Laurens Hof, writing in Episode 73 of his Last Week in Fediverse newsletter: What makes the situation with rumours of Mastodon leaking private …

Jun 19, 2024: Louisiana classrooms now required by law to display the Ten Commandments | CNN Politics I haven’t looked into yet, but my first thought is that this …

Jun 17, 2024: 🦎 What are some good dinosaur apps and games to learn and play with your kids on iOS? I’m happy to pay for good apps, I just want to avoid scams and …

Jun 12, 2024: 🔗 Rich Idiot Tweets Nick Heer has a great post about the vapid coverage of vapid Elon Musk, but this bit from the end of Heer’s post struck me …

Jun 7, 2024: The Creator, 2023 - ★★★ I agree: it has its problems. Just one example: The phrase “hack everything” shouldn’t be uttered once in a serious movie, let alone two or three …

Jun 4, 2024: Now that Spotify’s family plan costs $20/month I don’t have much incentive not to switch to YouTube Music, which comes with the YouTube …

Jun 3, 2024: ⌨️ A quick MS Word tip: Press control + shift + F9 to remove all hyperlinks in a selection of text. You may need to include the Fn or equivalent key …

Jun 1, 2024: Oliver & Company, 1988 Watched on Saturday June 1, 2024.

Jun 1, 2024: Alito's intellectual honesty

I’m in a weird headspace about the Supreme Court’s right wing wearing their partiality on their sleeves. I’m supposed to be mad about it, …

May 24, 2024: TenBlueLinks.org shows you how to make Google’s old school, AI-free search filter, called, and this is true, Google Web, the default. I’m not a fan of …

May 18, 2024: 🪶 This is only my opinion, but it is one I strongly hold: Tom Bombadil is equal parts omnipotence and ADHD.

May 18, 2024: 🪶 This is only my opinion, but it is one I strongly hold: Tom Bombadil (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Bombadil) is equal parts omnipotence and …

May 15, 2024: Godzilla × Kong: The New Empire, 2024 Watched on Tuesday May 14, 2024.

May 13, 2024: My Neighbor Totoro, 1988 - ★★★★★ (contains spoilers) This review may contain spoilers. We watched this with the kids for Mother’s Day and they loved it. We were worried some of the characters would look …

May 12, 2024: 🔗 Apple Will Revamp Siri to Catch Up to Its Chatbot Competitors Tripp Mickle, Brian X. Chen and Cade Metz report at The New York Times that: The …

May 7, 2024: 🔗 Does the Statute of Limitations Ever Apply in Legal Malpractice? Hey look, my employer has a blog about the kind of work I do, and I wrote a thing …

May 5, 2024: I wore transitions (™️?) lenses for a year and half in my late thirties and no one close to me loved me enough to punch me in the face and force me to …

Apr 29, 2024: 😠 Google’s connected speakers and hubs are actually useful (unlike Alexa and Siri…), but it’s *really* hard when you’re super angry about something …

Apr 29, 2024: 😠 Google’s connected speakers and hubs are actually useful (unlike Alexa and Siri…), but it’s really hard when you’re super angry about something and …

Apr 27, 2024: 🔗 Trump VP contender Kristi Noem writes of killing dog – and goat – in new book | Books | The Guardian I’m not quoting from the review or her memoir …

Apr 16, 2024: 💙 About to watch the long Bluey episode with the family… will update afterward…

Apr 8, 2024: 😠 If your iPhone on iOS 17 becomes unresponsive, be warned: You may lose that day’s photos …

Apr 8, 2024: 😠 If your iPhone on iOS 17 becomes unresponsive, be warned: You may lose that day’s photos if you decide to force a reboot before getting them off the …

Apr 2, 2024: 🔗 Some legal malpractice cases are bogus, and many are defensible. But some are, well, not, which is apparently how State Bar Court Judge Yvette D. …

Apr 2, 2024: 🔗 Manton Reece - An update on the pricing update Micro.blog is such a great value. Like omg.lol, Micro.blog is a positive community built by people …

Mar 31, 2024: Bilby, 2018 - ★★★★ This short is, indeed, extremely cute. But it's also impressively executed in terms of the writing and the animation. Parenting pro-tip: Shorts like …

Mar 30, 2024: 👑 That feeling when you've been reading The Hobbit to your kids and your four-year-old daughter insists, and I mean INSISTS, that the friend she made …

Mar 26, 2024: 🔗 QuickLink Opener – FlohGro I do something similar (even in name), with quicklinks.(dot)lol, but Floh Gro’s solution using an action in Drafts …

Mar 25, 2024: 🔗 Manton Reece - Recommendations and blogrolls on Micro.blog I’ve long meant to get a blogroll up on this site, and it’s another testament …

Mar 22, 2024: Bilbo is, ever was, and ever shall be, my people. “Back now to the Mountain!” cried Thorin. “We have little time to lose.” “And little food to use!” …

Mar 21, 2024: 🔗 U.S. versus Apple: A first reaction – Six Colors I haven’t read the complaint yet, but this was… not what I expected Attorney General …

Mar 21, 2024: 🔗 Scholarfy | Google Scholar bookmarklet by Johan Ugander This is a useful bookmarklet to move a standard Google search to Google Scholar. I use it …

Mar 14, 2024: 🔗 32-Bit Cafe The best part about the 32-Bit Cafe is that we’re trying to move the internet forward productively in the ways we can make an …

Mar 12, 2024: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, 2013 Watched on Tuesday March 12, 2024.

Mar 12, 2024: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, 2012 Watched on Friday March 8, 2024.

Mar 6, 2024: ⚖️ It is an uncharacteristic misstep, in terms of both litigation strategy and public relations, for Apple to poke the EU bear by terminating Epic’s …

Feb 23, 2024: 😔 Yahoo is accelerating its enshittification of Engadget, in a move that really surprises absolutely no one because, well, it's Yahoo: "Engadget, …

Feb 18, 2024: Chris Geidner at Law Dork has the best explanation of why the 5th Circuit’s jurisprudence has become so, to use a legal term of art, whacky: At the …

Jan 30, 2024: The top seven free apps in the news category of the iOS App Store are a mix of proudly user-hostile mismanagement, fear mongering, hyperlocal hate, …

Jan 18, 2024: 🔗 Haier hits Home Assistant plugin dev with takedown notice Bill Toulas, writing at Bleeping Computer: Targeting open-source software developers …

Jan 14, 2024: ☄️ I’m watching this Yaccarino interview very long after it occurred, but time has not dulled the stings of how uninformed and naive she was about …

Jan 13, 2024: Stop turning awesome apps into internet noise machines The news aggregating app Artifact is shutting down. Jarrod Blundy wrote at his blog HeyDingus: I do wonder if it would have had a brighter future …

Oct 30, 2023: Finished reading: Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White 📚 — ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Skip and dance, jump and prance! Go down through the orchard and stroll in …

Oct 24, 2023: 📱 Someone please tell me which non-leather bifold wallet case to get for an #iPhone 14 Pro, preferably in pink. Extra points for MagSafe compatibility …

Oct 21, 2023: 🤖 Don’t bother giving your three-year-old a comprehensive 10-minute explanation of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s early career up to The Terminator, …

Oct 13, 2023: 😕 Thanks to Casey Newton mentioning it on the #HardFork podcast and my having no judgment regarding the apps I try, I downloaded an app called bonk. …

Oct 12, 2023: iPhone as geek guardrails Here’s a reply I posted to someone I follow on Mastodon who, on being issued an iPhone by their employer for work calls, was wondering why anyone …

Oct 1, 2023: 🤨 Is it true that despite paying for the special upgrade I can't set the #ChatGPT iOS app to default to 4 instead of 3.5?i

Sep 30, 2023: Princeton Public Library.

Sep 20, 2023: Dear Lawyers Still Manually Numbering Paragraphs: Stop it. Here’s a tutorial: Place your cursor where you intend to begin the numbered section …

Sep 19, 2023: 🎮 Bluey: The Videogame, for real life?! Yup. https://youtu.be/S-PYqMxXKKk

Sep 16, 2023: ⌚ Audio recordings are an overlooked way of keeping memories with your kids. Mine are both under 4 and, while pointing a phone camera at them often …

Sep 4, 2023: ⚖️ Okay maybe I'm just a hopelessly biased defense lawyer but can anyone read this and tell me with a straight face that the plaintiff didn't set this …

Sep 4, 2023: ⁉️ I’m curious: has anyone else recently seen excessive outgoing #DNS requests on their network from #Wyze cameras? This was a known issue a while ago …

Sep 2, 2023: 🎸 I’ve played an acoustic guitar for and with my two kids since my oldest was born a few years ago, but today I plugged an old electric of mine into …

Aug 31, 2023: 🤢 It's not a great headshot. I look so... unfamiliar with the "Smile!" command. And thanks to a moment of poor judgment, and Gravatar, it'll be all …

Aug 26, 2023: ⚠️ So I’m going to do a real blog post about this when I find the time, but today I discovered that my router’s admin panel is accessible via a …

Aug 24, 2023: 🐎 Julia Glassman, writing at The Mary Sue (with major #spoilers for the newest batch of episodes): What makes this show so great is that it isn’t …

Aug 20, 2023: Sherlock Holmes giving serious Nardwuar vibes in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle📚: My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my …

Aug 19, 2023: 😠 I’m looking at the Be Our Guest dinner as my wife and I finalize our plans for #Disney World and I need someone to tell me why the menu at one of …

Aug 17, 2023: ⚖️ From a report at Law Dork by its proprietor, Chris Geidner: Starr issued an “administrative stay” on Thursday that will last for 30 days while he …

Aug 16, 2023: Introducing Quicklinks.lol The other day, er, morning, er, very early morning, I posted about a little project I did instead of sleeping called Quicklinks. It’s essentially just …

Aug 15, 2023: 😑 So if one had, hypothetically, selected all of the files in the .txt/.markdown notes folder in their iCloud Files all, and mistaken the “duplicate” …

Aug 15, 2023: The Web Worth Paying For I was listening to Celeste Headlee interview Anil Dash on the latest episode of the Slate podcast What Next: TBD, and Dash said something about the …

Aug 13, 2023: Grounds For Sculpture.

Aug 13, 2023: Rat’s Restaurant.

Aug 10, 2023: So, 40 commits later, you can star my insomnia on GitHub. I should have been cleaning, or sleeping. Instead, I made a webpage. Then I made a second …

Aug 8, 2023: 💻 The MacBook Air I'm posting this from is older than I'll admit in polite company, so I've been eyeing the new 15-inch Air, and today Amazon is …

Aug 7, 2023: 👍 Apropos of my earlier post about considering migration to a different Mastodon server: Notes from a Mastodon migration - Erin Kissane's small …

Aug 7, 2023: 🚆 Right now I do ActivityPubs primarily from mastodon.social. But I’m researching migration and reading about other folks’ experiences. I love omg.lol …

Aug 6, 2023: 💬 So the Gummi Bears show from 1985-1991 was both something I think I saw in its entirety during its original run (I was born in 1983), and something …

Aug 5, 2023: Avon-by-the-Sea Beach.

Aug 4, 2023: Author and actor Miranda Keeling posted this on Mastodon, where she frequently posts interesting fragments of conversation she overhears in everyday …

Aug 4, 2023: I saw The Toaster Museum linked to over at Hacker News and immediately thought of John Siracusa (@siracusa). Here’s some great context for why I …

Jul 31, 2023: Associated Humane Societies.

Jul 30, 2023: I have some more Bluesky invite codes. But I’m 40 and married, so I don’t just hand a code to the first internet user that smiles at me. Bluesky …

Jul 25, 2023: Top Gun: Maverick, 2022 - ★★★★ (contains spoilers) This review may contain spoilers. Sure, it’s a couple hours of Tom Cruise being paid millions of dollars to do stunts literally everyone else in the …

Jul 25, 2023: Threatening to take away your customers’ fake merit badges if they don’t pay more isn’t a business. It’s barely a grift. It’s how a lonely bully …

Jul 21, 2023: Obviously this is incredible, full stop. But if you’re trained in the craft and the composers, this must be one of the most delightful things you’ve …

Jul 21, 2023: 🍿 Prey, 2022 - ★★★★ (contains spoilers) This review may contain spoilers. A Predator movie is only as good as its protagonist. The dialogue can mostly suck, as it does here. The CG effects …

Jul 17, 2023: One bit of Casey Newton’s latest Platformer piece, on how Threads can survive the calm after the storm, must have many social media pros searching …

Jul 15, 2023: I need Mrs. Meyers to answer for the fact that her “Compassion Flower” handsoap scent has me routinely smelling like I think Axe body spray is a …

Jul 15, 2023: Kaya’s Kitchen.

Jul 15, 2023: Avon-by-the-Sea Beach.

Jul 15, 2023: I was going to treat reddit like Facebook, visiting every 1 or 2 months to see what was going on. But reddit leadership are so hostile to the most …

Jul 15, 2023: 💬 💬 Okay, I'm trying again to see if I can set it up so my updates on status.lol are imported to my Micro.blog and syndicated out from there.

Jul 15, 2023: Elon Musk is the answer to the question: What if we gave MRAs, incels and wannabe MAGA Big Deals™ billions of dollars and Peter Thiel’s cell …

Jul 12, 2023: List of Indie Dev Sales Events Matt Corey put together a list of developers holding sales in an indie software version of Amazon’s Prime Day: Below, …

Jul 10, 2023: Mark Frauenfelder, writing at Boing Boing: A recent study of sleep loss and depression found that one night of total sleep deprivation generally …

Jul 10, 2023: Firefox address bar modifiers - the tilde.institute wiki: The address bar has become our entry point to the internet these days. Firefox in its …

Jul 9, 2023: Breakfast at Monmouth Junction Kitchen

Jul 6, 2023: I’m trying out a new cross-posting method, this time using the #RSS feed for a new “status” category in Micro.blog to cross-post to other services, …

Jul 6, 2023: I guess we’re supposed to shit on Threads. Skepticism is valid. But they already collect data from Instagram users. And you can always deactivate or …

Jul 4, 2023: My daughter shushed me while we watched Carl Sagan’s “Pale Blue Dot” today and I’ve never been more proud of anything than I was when she told me, …

Jul 4, 2023: Neil Gaiman liked a post of mine on Bluesky. It was actually a re-post of one of his own posts, and he’s famously interactive with folks on social …

Jul 2, 2023: This was supposed to post to my Microblog via OwnYourSwarm but I don’t know how to set up my theme etc. to make it look like a checkin and I’d …

Jul 2, 2023: The early nerd gets the… something. I’m tired.

Jul 2, 2023: 🎧 “The One” by Taking Back Sunday (2023) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It’s good. I’m happy it’s good. It came from something sad: “This song came from a riff that bassist Shaun Cooper wrote the day he lost his …

Jul 1, 2023: 📷 Found my old Fringe hoodie while putting some stuff away. It’s pretty beat up, but a great reminder that it was one hell of a good show.

Jul 1, 2023: I do not want spoilers but I would appreciate anyone seeing Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny giving me a 👍🏻 or 👎🏻. I’m going to see it in the …

Jun 30, 2023: The Supreme Court has struck down the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness in Biden v. Nebraska (PDF). I haven’t read through the entire …

Jun 30, 2023: Narwhal dev declining to answer whether he made a deal with Reddit is him confirming he made a deal, as is Reddit’s line that they don’t disclose …

Jun 26, 2023: SkyBridge is a server that connects Mastodon to Bluesky, enabling the use of some Mastodon-only apps with your Bluesky account. Today I noticed that, …

Jun 25, 2023: There are so many wonderful #iOS apps for Mastodon1, but Ivory is still my favorite. Just need it to add quote posts so I can point my #ADHD Eye of …

Jun 24, 2023: Do you realize how much of Live Aid Freddie Mercury spent playing air guitar? Just one of the true gods of rock, air guitaring for what must have been …

Jun 23, 2023: 😁 Hey thanks @jmj@social.lol for the tip on getting my status.lol crossposting to Mastodon working again! Everyone on social.lol should check out …

Jun 23, 2023: 📚 Finished: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980), ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Yesterday I finished reading The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams. ️Maybe not as ruthlessly original as, well, the original, but …

Jun 21, 2023: Now I have three Bluesky invites. Let me know if you’re interested!

Jun 21, 2023: 🔵 Now I have three Bluesky invites. Let me know if you're interested!

Jun 14, 2023: CEO Steve Huffman’s bumbling, slow-motion destruction of reddit would be a huge loss to collective knowledge on the web. Without the ability to append …

Jun 10, 2023: My 3-year-old just asked me if Mark Hoppus is me on this video of Blink 182 playing I Miss You at Coachella 2023.

Jun 8, 2023: I took this photo tonight while leaving work at 18th and Market Streets in Philly. It doesn’t really show how thick the air was, and it’s only …

Jun 7, 2023: Jeri Ryan, the actor who plays Seven of Nine on various Stars Trek, favorited a post of mine on Mastodon today. That’s it. That’s the whole blog post.

Jun 3, 2023: “Lawyers’ vile emails exposed” Sometimes I write a long, angry blog post about a thing, fully intending to post it all for the world to see, but then …

Jun 3, 2023: It’s a whole vibe.

Jun 2, 2023: Oldest Search - Search for the oldest result on internet This is one of those things I just love about the internet, a fun, simple thing, done well. …

Jun 2, 2023: I verified myself on nostr which required logging into cpanel, creating a json file, editing my .htaccess, and using a CORS tester. It was exhausting. …

May 27, 2023: Markdown images are an anti-pattern | daverupert.com Dave Rupert doesn’t see a place in Markdown for images, and I agree. Just use an img tag. …

May 22, 2023: Craig Hockenberry, announces ‘Blank’ for Apple tvOS I’m happy to announce the release of a new tvOS app called Blank. It turns your …

May 22, 2023: Mac Gmail client Mimestream reaches 1.0 Jason Snell, writing at Six Colors: If you’re a Gmail user, Mimestream will be a revelation. Since it was …

May 22, 2023: 🌞 I have two Bluesky invites if anyone is interested. However, I’m only considering requests from people who will swear never to call posts on …

May 22, 2023: I have two Bluesky invites if anyone is interested. However, I’m only considering requests from people who will swear never to call posts on …

May 22, 2023: Moon, 2009 - ★★★★★ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5 out of 5 stars) This is the last one for today, I promise. Another rewatch, Sam Rockwell’s performance puts this movie on a level with …

May 22, 2023: Annihilation, 2018 - ★★★★ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4 out of 5 stars) I can confirm in watching this movie again that it is ambitious, original and has a fully committed cast. If you like …

May 21, 2023: The Menu, 2022 - ★★★ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3 stars out of 5) I don’t regret watching this and I would certainly recommend it to certain people, but I’m not sure I’ll ever need to watch …

May 21, 2023: I’ve been playing around with using OwnYourSwarm and the idea of posting only certain checkins publicly on my Micro.blog. If anyone has any experience …

May 21, 2023: D&R Canal.

May 21, 2023: Checked in at D & R Canal @ Kingston

May 20, 2023: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, 2023 - ★ ⭐️ (1 star out of 5 Wouldn’t watch again, wouldn’t recommend The story was incoherent except as a forced setup of Kang and of passing of the …

May 15, 2023: Camp Taylor. Checked in at Camp Taylor. A campfire in the daylight. (@ Camp Taylor Campground, NJ, USA)

May 15, 2023: Justice Gorsuch, during #SCOTUS oral arguments in Counterman v. Colorado, displaying a kind of intellectual dishonesty that must have had Alito …

May 14, 2023: Castle in the Sky, 1986 Watched on Sunday May 14, 2023.

May 14, 2023: Checked in at Camp Taylor. Another night, another shot of the sky through the trees (@ Camp Taylor Campground, NJ, USA)

May 13, 2023: Checked in at Camp Taylor. Camping with some family to celebrate my upcoming ██th birthday.

May 13, 2023: I love the big overlap in the user communities at omg.lol and Micro.blog. There’s something about both platforms that draws a certain kind of geek and …

May 13, 2023: The sky through the trees (@ Camp Taylor Campground, NJ, USA)

May 10, 2023: Neil Gaiman announced season 2 of Good Omens on Bluesky today. I enjoyed season 1 which, though it had its faults, was a really pleasant display of …

May 9, 2023: Currently reading: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams 📚 I’m reading this one with the kids at bedtime. I definitely do a bit …

May 6, 2023: Please stop inviting heads of state to Bluesky ⟶ The Verge’s Elizabeth Lopatto reports on Bluesky’s refusal, for now, to allow national leaders on the …

May 6, 2023: 🗨️ Re-installing the twitter app… just for a bit so I can complain to Dropbox about their gross downgrading flow dark patterns…

May 6, 2023: Mandibles, night-blooming jasmine, and in-utero memories. These are the things a great Nic Cage interview is made of.

Apr 30, 2023: If You Build It I’ve been poking around Bluesky and it seems like they’ve really opened up the gates over there. I’m seeing far more familiar names and avatars. And …

Apr 29, 2023: As I said on Bluesky itself: This is… not a good idea at all…

Apr 28, 2023: 🎧 "It’s a Pleasure to Meet You" by Motion City Soundtrack You are not alone We’ve all had our battles with darkness and shadows I’m here to let you know It’s a pleasure to meet you Today is …

Apr 23, 2023: I’m trying out cross-posting from Micro.blog to Bluesky. Come & say hi if you’re over there. There are more people there all the time, but there …

Apr 21, 2023: 🟦 If you’re on Bluesky, come say hi. I’ve found some cool people, but it’s a … different vibe than my other communities, for sure. …

Apr 19, 2023: For and Against Bluesky Point against Bluesky: Already it’s recommending I follow crypto bros, as if no one who works on this app has ever read my bio, which states, in …

Apr 15, 2023: 💻 Of course I'm putzing around on omg.lol

Mar 26, 2023: 📱 Having fun rebuilding my Drafts app groups and actions from the ground up.

Mar 2, 2023: 📻 Listening to the National Security Law Podcast https://www.nationalsecuritylawpodcast.com/episode-233-this-episode-was-not-written-by-chatgpt/

Feb 25, 2023: 😁 Every time I visit omg.lol or social.lol I find a new fun thing to try. This time it’s status.lol and the neat app status.log by @jmj!

Jan 16, 2023: App recommendation: Workflowy Workflowy is easily one of my favorite #productivity apps. I’ve been using it for years for work and personal stuff and it fits my brain. It’s great …

Nov 22, 2021: Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer, 2018 Turned this off in the first ten minutes

Sep 27, 2021: Riders of Justice, 2020 - ★★★★ It both is and is not the movie you think it is, and both in the best way.

Aug 24, 2021: FUMC Ideas Sunshine Pieces Daniel Isn’t Real Near Dark Don’t Look Now Next Door Enter the Void High Tension Gaia The Greasy …

Aug 24, 2021: Truth or Dare?: A Critical Madness, 1986 - ★★ Awful… awfully wonderful

Aug 14, 2021: CODA, 2021 - ★★★ Awful family places burden of their livelihood on daughter for her entire life and finally decides to let her be her own kid as she leaves for …

Aug 13, 2021: Black Widow, 2021 - ★★★ It’s worth a watch for the chemistry between the sisters - you don’t see a lot of effective portrayals of sisterhood in action movies - and David …

Aug 6, 2021: The Suicide Squad, 2021 - ★★★★ A lot of people love this movie for the same reasons a lot of people hate this movie. It simultaneously shamelessly indulges in the same clichés and …

Jul 31, 2021: Don't Look Now, 1973 - ★★★★½ The non sequitur implementation of the ending cost half a star but the film is visually stunning and narratively bold. I can’t say what movies clearly …

Jul 27, 2021: Starry Eyes, 2014 - ★★★ Watched on Tuesday July 20, 2021.

Jul 27, 2021: The Peanut Butter Solution, 1985 - ★★★ You will not know where it’s going until it gets there.

Jul 27, 2021: FUMC History The films watched by the FUMC, in order. Martyrs The Peanut Butter Solution Starry Eyes Cigarette Burns Hereditary

Jul 27, 2021: Cigarette Burns, 2005 - ★★★ Watched for the FUMC.

Jul 27, 2021: House, 1977 - ★★★ Well you should all watch it once. Watching it alone was disorientating and left me wishing I had someone to share the experience with but it was a …

Jul 24, 2021: A Quiet Place Part II, 2020 - ★★★★★ I try to be stingy with 5 stars but this movie deserves it. The writing, direction, acting and SOUND DESIGN are as good as the first and in some areas …

Jul 23, 2021: C'est la Vie, 2016 - ★★★★ I watched a few of his shorts tonight but this was my favorite.

Jul 23, 2021: Beau, 2011 - ★★★ There’s so much more to be told here.

Jul 23, 2021: The Strange Thing About the Johnsons, 2011 - ★★★ Yes it’s disturbing but there’s nothing supernatural about it.

Jul 21, 2021: Martyrs, 2008 - ★★★★ Watched on Wednesday July 21, 2021.

Jul 21, 2021: Come and See, 1985 - ★★★★ Brutal and unrelenting, once is enough, but it’s also necessary.

Jul 19, 2021: Near Dark, 1987 - ★★★★ It’s worth a watch despite the lame performance of the male lead. Henricksen and Paxton are wonderful, and Bigelow’s makes the thing a visually …

Jul 17, 2021: The Amusement Park, 1975 - ★★ These are all things I have seen happening to Oder folks. It’s a sad sad movie whose true horror is the inevitability that we may all face one or more …

Jul 15, 2021: Sunshine, 2007 - ★★ The star power is impressive, with Michelle Yeoh and Chris Evans and Cillian Murphy and Rose Byrne. The story is Event Horizon light and not one of …

Jul 15, 2021: Gunpowder Milkshake, 2021 - ★★★ Watched on Thursday July 15, 2021.

Jun 5, 2021: Furious 7, 2015 Watched on Friday June 4, 2021.

Jun 5, 2021: Fast & Furious 6, 2013 Watched on Thursday June 3, 2021.

Jun 5, 2021: Fast Five, 2011 Watched on Wednesday June 2, 2021.

Jun 5, 2021: Fast & Furious, 2009 Watched on Tuesday June 1, 2021.

Jun 5, 2021: 2 Fast 2 Furious, 2003 Watched on Saturday May 29, 2021.

Jun 5, 2021: The Fast and the Furious, 2001 Watched on Friday May 28, 2021.

Apr 22, 2021: Synchronic, 2019 - ★★★ As usual, this directing duo puts an interesting new spin on a very old kind of story. It’s a worthy addition to the time travel category.

Apr 16, 2021: Sound of Metal, 2019 A stunning movie. I don’t know how well it portrays being deaf, but it moved me with its portrayal of being someone who can hear who suddenly starts …

Apr 16, 2021: Parasite, 2019 - ★★★★ I can’t remember when I watched this but it was a while ago. It was incredibly strange and disturbing and worth watching if those things don’t scare …

Feb 8, 2021: The Lighthouse, 2019 - ★★★★ Buy the ticket, take the ride, smell the farts, be disturbed and left with a lot of questions and a day or so of your inner monologue speaking like a …

Feb 8, 2021: Earwig and the Witch, 2020 - ★ Abrupt ending, animation not great, decent first draft of a story and movie at best

Jan 17, 2021: Promising Young Woman, 2020 - ★★★★ Everyone woman should watch it once. Every man should watch it two or three times. I dinged it a star because there’s a part that’s hard to watch …

Jan 15, 2021: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 2019 - ★★★★ It simultaneously puts every cynical fight you ever may have had about Mr. Rogers to bed an also manages to humanize him by showing that he was not …

Jan 10, 2021: Hope Gap, 2019 - ★★ Depressing but it has heart. Ending sucked.

Jan 9, 2021: Save Yourselves!, 2020 - ★★★ It’s worth watching but the end was huh?

Jan 5, 2021: Togo, 2019 - ★★★★ This was surprisingly true to the facts I could find. It’s hard to maintain a couple hours of mostly one man yelling “GOOD DOG” at running dogs, but …

Jan 2, 2021: Wild Mountain Thyme, 2020 - ★★★ I guess, based on what the critics say, I’m not supposed to admit I liked this movie, but fuck it. I’ve spent a hundredish minutes on far, far worse …

Dec 30, 2020: Ad Astra, 2019 - ★★★ Brad Pitt was very good in a role I don’t think anyone would expect him to excel in. Beyond that it’s not a great movie and bafflingly underused Ruth …

Dec 26, 2020: Wonder Woman 1984, 2020 - ★ Oof. That did not go well.

Oct 12, 2020: Hubie Halloween, 2020 - ★★½ It was exactly what I thought it would be. Don’t review this thing like it’s suppose to change cinema forever. Watch it like your favorite musician is …

Oct 9, 2020: Midnight Special, 2016 - ★★★ Great bones but a criminal underuse of Kirsten Dunst, overuse of Adam Driver, who is great but whose plot is muddled and doesn’t really justify his …

Sep 12, 2020: One Cut of the Dead, 2017 - ★★★★ Despite how it looks at first, it’s not a horror movie but it’s absolutely worth a watch, especially if you like indie movies. I won’t ruin it by …

Sep 1, 2020: The Peanut Butter Falcon, 2019 - ★★★★ Great performances from the main dudes and the main lady, but the end was too abrupt

Aug 26, 2020: Project Power, 2020 - ★★★ The actor that plays Robin is really good. Her hoodie being Robin colors is an nice touch. It’s worth watching once.

Aug 23, 2020: Host, 2020 - ★★★½ Perfectly paced and does the horror via video call thing very well.

Aug 13, 2020: Jurassic Park, 1993 - ★★★★★ Still a great watch all these years later.

Jul 7, 2017: 3rd Circuit in Philadelphia case: 1st Amendment protects recording police in public Some notable passages from today’s 3rd Circuit opinion in Fields v. City of Philadelphia, holding that there is a First Amendment right to …

May 8, 2017: Court Junkie podcast episode on Eric Frein trial Court Junkie podcast episode on Eric Frein trial I was a law clerk when the murder of Corporal Bryon Dickson and near-murder of Trooper Alex Douglass …

May 3, 2017: A disturbing sex trend called 'stealthing' is on the rise A disturbing sex trend called ‘stealthing’ is on the rise ‘Stealthing’ is the non-consensual removal a condom during sex. …

May 2, 2017: New Orleans: an unethical District Attorney and an overworked Public Defender Prosecuted by her legal counterpart: ‘It destroyed my life in so many ways’ This DA should resign, now: At least six defense attorneys and …

Apr 21, 2017: A month after dismissing federal prosecutors, Justice Department does not have any U.S. attorneys in place A month after dismissing federal prosecutors, Justice Department does not have any U.S. attorneys in place Attorney General Jeff Sessions is a lot of …

Apr 20, 2017: Sources: Nintendo to launch SNES mini this year Sources: Nintendo to launch SNES mini this year Tom Phillips writes at Eurogamer: The reality of a SNES mini is certainly exciting - while the NES …

Apr 18, 2017: Alex Jones' rock and hard place: Authentic lunatic or performance artist and fit parent? In Travis County custody case, jury will search for real Alex Jones Jonathan Tilove reports this story for American-Statesman: Beginning Monday, a …

Apr 15, 2017: Unenforceable ban on atheists holding public office still on the books in 8 states Unenforceable ban on atheists holding public office still on the books in 8 states This is an old story but after reading an article about a study …

Apr 14, 2017: Mentally incompetent Utah man dies in hospital after jail episode left him paralyzed Mentally incompetent Utah man dies in hospital after jail episode left him paralyzed Is this the kind of country where we let mental illness go …

Apr 11, 2017: United Airlines Tumbles After Social-Media Storm Goes Global United Airlines Tumbles After Social-Media Storm Goes Global Justin Bachman and Linly Lin reporting at Bloomberg Markets: United Chief Executive …

Apr 10, 2017: The magnificent stupidity of the "nuclear option" The magnificent stupidity of the “nuclear option” It’s a trainwreck. Republicans undoubtedly stole the nomination from Merrick Garland, …

Mar 23, 2017: Senate Republicans Vote To Gut Internet Privacy Senate Republicans Vote To Gut Internet Privacy Hamza Shaban, writing for BuzzFeed: The Senate voted Thursday to make it easier for internet service …

Mar 23, 2017: Heinz running Don Draper’s ‘Pass the Heinz’ ads Heinz running Don Draper’s ‘Pass the Heinz’ ads Tim Nudd at Adweek: In a meta union of advertising’s real and fictional worlds, Heinz just …

Mar 22, 2017: Trans characters in the first big video games of 2017 Trans characters in the first big video games of 2017 Laura Dale, writing at Polygon: The past month of AAA video game releases might be the most …

Feb 27, 2017: Modern Law #5

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Jan 13, 2017: DOJ internal watchdog to investigate FBI's Clinton inquiry Justice Dept. internal watchdog to investigate FBI’s Clinton inquiry The inquiry by the Justice Department's inspector general, likely to keep …

Dec 19, 2016: Prenda copyright trolls arrested Prenda Law “copyright trolls” Steele and Hansmeier arrested Justice.

Dec 17, 2016: On bookstores I’m in a bookstore, Joseph Fox in Philadelphia, and there are people here in the cramped sometimes hallway-narrow store with me. Many of them. People …

Dec 16, 2016: NBC stupidly shutting down Breaking News app, service NBC stupidly shutting down Breaking News app, service The decision, as it often does in the media business, came down to revenue. "Unfortunately, …

Dec 7, 2016: Wells Fargo claims customers agreed to arbitration... for accounts they never asked for Wells Fargo Killing Sham Account Suits by Using Arbitration [Jennifer] Zeleny, a lawyer who lives outside Salt Lake City and opened a Wells Fargo …

Nov 28, 2016: Poultry Fraud ‘Dark Meat’ by Gabriel Thompson Failing to record injuries is one strategy to create the illusion of a safe workplace. Another is to fail …

Nov 17, 2016: FCC abides by GOP request, deletes everything from meeting agenda FCC abides by GOP request, deletes everything from meeting agenda Wheeler's attempt to impose new set-top box rules that help consumers avoid paying …

Aug 31, 2016: Dropbox employee’s password reuse led to theft of 60M+ user credentials Dropbox employee’s password reuse led to theft of 60M+ user credentials Kate Conger, reporting at TechCrunch: Dropbox disclosed in 2012 that an …

Aug 24, 2016: Secret Cameras Record Baltimore’s Every Move From Above Secret Cameras Record Baltimore’s Every Move From Above Pritchett had no idea that as he spoke, a small Cessna airplane equipped with a sophisticated …

Jul 12, 2016: I fact-checked that old anti-Muslim mass email, and you'll totally believe what happened next

A beloved relative recently included me on an email forward that I simply could not ignore. I’m not the first person to write a rebuttal to this …

Jul 7, 2016: NJ law would require pet stores sell only rescue animals NJ law would require pet stores sell only rescue animals John C. Ensslin reports for The Record: New pet stores in New Jersey would be allowed to …

May 12, 2016: A Slack bot to alert about missing children A Slack bot to alert about missing children [caption id=“attachment_2481” align=“aligncenter” width=“700”]Slack …

Mar 7, 2016: Apple users targeted in first known Mac ransomware campaign Apple users targeted in first known Mac ransomware campaign Jim Finkle reports for Reuters: Hackers infected Macs through a tainted copy of a popular …

Mar 3, 2016: The perils of marriage equality The perils of marriage equality Professor Kimberly Mutcherson of Rutgers Law School writes at Concurring Opinions about Professor Katherine …

Feb 17, 2016: Re: Dumb conspiracy theories on Scalia's death Enough with the conspiracy theories about Justice Scalia’s death I read this earlier today: "As a former homicide commander, I am stunned that …

Feb 3, 2016: Google begins rolling out free internet to public housing in Fiber cities Google begins rolling out free internet to public housing in Fiber cities This is a big deal. I worked at the Philadelphia Housing Authority for years …

Feb 2, 2016: Retiring founder wants $1M for his SCOTUS audio archive Retiring founder wants $1M for his SCOTUS audio archive Oyez is a robust archive of audio recordings and other information spanning much of the …

Jan 23, 2016: No Rey, No Way LucasFilm to toy vendors: No Rey Michael Boehm at Sweatpants and Coffee: The insider, who was at those meetings, described how initial versions of …

Jan 14, 2016: U.S. DOT paving way for self-driving cars (and a Klingons aside)

U.S. DOT paving way for self-driving cars

Chris Ziegler reports at The Verge:

DOT and NHTSA will develop the new tools necessary for this new era …

Jan 11, 2016: Ziggy Played Guitar

Look up here, I’m in heaven I’ve got scars that can’t be seen I’ve got drama, can’t be stolen Everybody knows me now

– David Bowie, …

Jan 5, 2016: More than 13,000 untested rape kits in Florida More than 13,000 untested rape kits in Florida This bit sent shivers down my spine: After Detroit processed a backlog of 11,000 rape kits, police …

Dec 31, 2015: Cosby charged with sexual assault Bill Cosby charged with sexual assault in Pennsylvania The TV legend is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting former Temple University employee …

Dec 29, 2015: Is sending porn illegal in Pennsylvania? Is sending porn illegal in Pennsylvania? Dave Davies writes on his WHYY blog, Off Mic: It's right there in the state crimes code; it's a third-class …

Dec 24, 2015: Katie Floyd's 3 Tips For Family Tech Support Katie Floyd’s 3 Tips For Family Tech Support Great advice for every geek dreading the holiday “Can you help me with my computer?” …

Dec 18, 2015: Laser-armed fighter jets by 2020 Laser-armed fighter jets by 2020 Thom Patterson writes for CNN: Here's how Air Force special ops might use them: The commander of USAF special ops, …

Dec 14, 2015: Sorry HR, your job descriptions suck Machine Intelligence In The Real World [...] Textio is a text editor that recommends improvements to job descriptions as you type. With it, I can go …

Dec 10, 2015: "A slower-track school where they do well" “A slower-track school where they do well” I’m just going to leave this Justice Scalia quote right here: There are those who …

Nov 27, 2015: Israeli Supreme Court Rejects Family Petition To Bury Trans Woman As Their “Son" Israeli Supreme Court Rejects Family Petition To Bury Trans Woman As Their “Son" Peleg, who was 31, had long been concerned about a battle with …

Nov 25, 2015: Adele's '25' on Pandora Adele’s ‘25’ on Pandora Pandora confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that every track from Adele'e new album is available through its …

Nov 24, 2015: Restraining orders in the age of drones Today Joshua Goldman of CNET reports that the FAA recommends requiring drone pilots to register instead of registering every single drone: On …

Nov 19, 2015: Vizio TVs spy on you, here's how to disable it Vizio TVs spy on you, here’s how to disable it Vizio’s technology works by analyzing snippets of the shows you’re watching, whether on …

Nov 17, 2015: The how and why of sneaky ultrasonic ad tracking Dan Goodin reports over at Ars Technica on the development of technology which can use inaudible frequencies to tie together multiple unconnected …

Nov 12, 2015: Is the Russian kamikaze sub misinformation or an inadvertent warning to the West? Is the Russian kamikaze sub misinformation or an inadvertent warning to the West? Apparently, The screen capture depicts a project called "Ocean …

Nov 12, 2015: Russian Ships Too Close to Data Cables for U.S. Comfort Russian Ships Too Close to Data Cables for U.S. Comfort The first of two this-is-really-concerning posts you’ll find here today: The role of …

Nov 10, 2015: Apple has learned nothing from Microsoft's Surface Apple has learned nothing from Microsoft’s Surface - The Verge iPad sales are indeed down, but it does not follow from that fact that iPad use …

Nov 9, 2015: When is time to take antitrust action against Comcast? When is time to take antitrust action against Comcast? It’s hard to read about U.S. comeptition law without wondering when Comcast is going to …

Oct 19, 2015: China hack attacks on US continue despite commercial spying pact China hack attacks on US continue despite commercial spying pact If this surprises you, I’ve got a real-life, fully functional totally Back to the …

Oct 14, 2015: Hackers Can Silently Control Siri From 16 Feet Away Hackers Can Silently Control Siri From 16 Feet Away Well this is concerning: A pair of researchers at ANSSI, a French government agency devoted to …

Oct 13, 2015: Axel Springer bans adblock users from Bild online Axel Springer bans adblock users from Bild online According to the report by Reuters at The Guardian: More than 30% of Germans online use such …

Oct 7, 2015: CFPB proposes ban of class action prohibitions in arbitration clauses CFPB proposes ban of class action prohibitions in arbitration clauses The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in a press release today: In the …

Sep 24, 2015: 'Happy Birthday' copyright held invalid ‘Happy Birthday’ copyright held invalid Until now, Warner has asked for royalties from anyone who wanted to sing or play "Happy Birthday …

Sep 23, 2015: The Government Is Selling Thousands of Homes to Hedge Funds Without Their Owners' Knowledge

The Government Is Selling Thousands of Homes to Hedge Funds Without Their Owners' Knowledge

Jared Bennett reports at The Atlantic:

It was a great …

Sep 22, 2015: Thoughts on ad blockers

Most of this article is an extensive discussion of my hunt for the best ad blocker on iOS. It isn’t exhaustive and, given the pace at which the …

Sep 21, 2015: Video gamer hunts down, stabs man who killed his online 'Counter-Strike' character Video gamer hunts down, stabs man who killed his online ‘Counter-Strike’ character Michael Sheridan reports at NYDailyNews.com: Julien …

Sep 3, 2015: My annual sportsball post: Tom Brady’s Four-Game N.F.L. Suspension Erased by Judge Tom Brady’s Four-Game N.F.L. Suspension Erased by Judge Tom Brady is now set to play in the Patriots' opener. I don’t care, but I know my …

Sep 2, 2015: Missouri Teenagers Protest a Transgender Student’s Use of the Girls’ Bathroom Missouri Teenagers Protest a Transgender Student’s Use of the Girls’ Bathroom I can’t blame the students for protesting. Kids can be cruel, and …

Aug 27, 2015: Alison Parker, Adam Ward of WDBJ remembered by friends Alison Parker, Adam Ward of WDBJ remembered by friends It’s inappropriate to use these tragic murders as fodder for the never-ending Second …

Aug 18, 2015: Lewis James Fogle Free, 34 Years After His Wrongful Conviction Lewis James Fogle Free, 34 Years After His Wrongful Conviction The case against Mr. Fogle itself was never a strong one – it was based entirely upon …

Aug 14, 2015: What's better for free speech on reddit, saving a single thread or getting the whole site unbanned in Russia? What’s better for free speech on reddit, saving a single thread or getting the whole site unbanned in Russia? If the choice is between all of …

Aug 13, 2015: Facial Recognition Software Moves From Overseas Wars to Local Police Facial Recognition Software Moves From Overseas Wars to Local Police This is troubling: Lt. Scott Wahl, a spokesman for the 1,900-member San Diego …

Aug 12, 2015: The ethics of modern web ad-blocking The ethics of modern web ad-blocking Marco Arment, creator of Instapaper and, more recently, Overcast: This won’t be a clean, easy transition. …

Aug 3, 2015: Can the FTC ban digital goods? Can the FTC ban digital goods? Brent Kendall, writing at The Wall Street Journal: The current case is about patents, but the ITC also can take action …

Aug 3, 2015: Federal Court's data breach decision shows new tilt toward victims, class-action lawsuits Federal Court’s data breach decision shows new tilt toward victims, class-action lawsuits John Fontana writes at ZDNet: In an interesting …

Jul 31, 2015: "Happy birthday" lawsuit takes a(n unexpectedly interesting) turn “Happy birthday” lawsuit takes a(n unexpectedly interesting) turn Did you know copyright lawyers have waged a legal battle over …

Jul 29, 2015: China-Tied Hackers That Hit U.S. Said to Breach United Airlines China-Tied Hackers That Hit U.S. Said to Breach United Airlines This is starting to look like a concerted effort to gather a specific data set for …

Jul 21, 2015: Drone regulation, firefighting and basic decency Drone regulation, firefighting and basic decency Michael Martinez, Paul Vercammen and Ben Brumfield report at CNN: Five such "unmanned aircraft …

Jul 20, 2015: Democracy.io - Contact your Members of Congress Democracy.io - Contact your Members of Congress Great stuff from the Electronic Frontier Foundation: Failure to effectively reach members of Congress …

Jul 19, 2015: Google's alleged gender-based pay disparity Ex-Googler says she exposed company-wide pay inequality with crowdsourced spreadsheet Kristen V. Brown wrote for Fusion about Googler Erica …

Jul 14, 2015: Antitrust official inappropriately lauds Amazon's "disruptive business model" Antitrust official inappropriately lauds Amazon’s “disruptive business model” DOJ antitrust head William J. Baer, speaking at a …

Jul 13, 2015: Obama Plans Broader Use of Clemency to Free Nonviolent Drug Offenders Obama Plans Broader Use of Clemency to Free Nonviolent Drug Offenders Peter Baker of The New York Times: In his second term, Mr. Obama embarked on an …

Jul 9, 2015: iOS 9 Public Beta coming today? iOS 9 Public Beta coming today? I rarely cross-post from my geekery-focused Tumblr, but I’m so excited about this I had to share it here, where I have …

Jul 8, 2015: The Verge made a FAA drone exemption search engine The Verge made a FAA drone exemption search engine Ben Popper reports at The Verge: We have partnered with the Center for the Study of the Drone at …

Jul 7, 2015: Tor Project seeks Executive Director Tor Project seeks Executive Director The Tor Project, makers of anonymizing browsing tools, is looking for a new Executive Director: The position …

Jul 6, 2015: When a Company Is Put Up for Sale, in Many Cases, Your Personal Data Is, Too When a Company Is Put Up for Sale, in Many Cases, Your Personal Data Is, Too I have written about this before, but it’s worth reminding you. …

Jul 1, 2015: Amazon AWS: Good enough for the CIA Amazon AWS: Good enough for the CIA Leena Rao has a fascinating background story at Fortune on Amazon Web Services, built around a profile of its …

Jun 29, 2015: Philly diner's SCOTUS-inspired brunch menu following same-sex marriage ruling Philly diner’s SCOTUS-inspired brunch menu following same-sex marriage ruling Oh Philadelphia, how I miss you sometimes. Danya Henninger writes …

Jun 27, 2015: Modern Law for the Week Ending June 26, 2015

This week I devote the entire newsletter to the Supreme Court decision declaring bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. I try to provide a …

Jun 18, 2015: Monster sues their way out of Apple's licensed accessories program Apple Revokes Monster’s Authority to Make Licensed Accessories Daisuke Wakabayashi writes at The Wall Street Journal: Mr. Tognotti said he told Apple …

Jun 10, 2015: Petraeus' preferential punishment Petraeus' preferential punishment Mitch Weiss of the Associated Press reports: A federal judge in Charlotte unsealed the documents Monday, two months …

Jun 4, 2015: NASA, Verizon developing tech to track drones via cell towers NASA, Verizon developing tech to track drones via cell towers Mark Harris reports at The Guardian: That $500,000 project is now underway at Nasa’s …

Jun 2, 2015: Microsoft has acquired Wunderlist Microsoft has acquired Wunderlist Amir Mizroch of The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft bought Wunderlist’s parent company …

May 30, 2015: Crisis shelter workers want Google Maps to hide the locations of their shelters Crisis shelter workers want Google Maps to hide the locations of their shelters Selena Larson reports at The Daily Dot: Crisis shelters provide a …

May 29, 2015: Microsoft won't rule out complying with potential UK encryption limits Microsoft’s won’t rule out complying with potential UK encryption limits Danny Yadron at The Wall Street Journal quoted Microsoft General …

May 27, 2015: Appeals court keeps immigration policy on hold Appeals court keeps immigration policy on hold Lyle Denniston writes at SCOTUSBlog: Under the policy, some 4.3 million individuals who entered the …

May 22, 2015: Subscribe to my weekly newsletter Subscribe to my weekly newsletter I don’t write here as often as I’d like to, and while I’ve tried to alter my habits to incorporate …

May 8, 2015: The Amazon Noncompete Clause The Amazon Noncompete Clause Here it is, in all its overbroad glory: During employment and for 18 months after the Separation Date, Employee will …

May 7, 2015: Apple under federal anti-competition scrutiny, again Apple under federal anti-competition scrutiny, again Micah Singleton writes for The Verge: Sources also indicated that Apple offered to pay YouTube’s …

Apr 30, 2015: Popcorn Time, Netflix, HBO and the future of digital media

This story about a U.K. court ordering Popcorn Time blocked has been knocking around in my brain for a couple of days now. When stuff knocks around in …

Apr 29, 2015: “Super-cuts” from same-sex marriage arguments “Super-cuts” from same-sex marriage arguments SCOTUSBlog contributor Tejinder Singh posted 36 minutes of audio highlights from yesterday’s oral …

Apr 28, 2015: Re-engaging driver with questions after saying he’s free to leave is a second stop Re-engaging driver with questions after saying he’s free to leave is a second stop This is worth knowing if you’re a Pennsylvania resident or …

Apr 9, 2015: NJ lawyers need a social media policy for employees NJ lawyers need a social media policy for employees Jennifer Marino Thibodaux of Gibbons writes: The subject attorneys were retained to defend a town …

Apr 2, 2015: Another blow to deceptively marketed "unlimited" data plans Another blow to deceptively marketed “unlimited” data plans Jon Brodkin at Ars Technica: The FCC's new rules ban throttling except in …

Apr 1, 2015: Tim Cook: Pro-discrimination ‘religious freedom’ laws are dangerous Tim Cook: Pro-discrimination ‘religious freedom’ laws are dangerous Tim Cook, in an op-ed at the Washington Post: Our message, to people around the …

Mar 25, 2015: Employee Manuals Need Spring Cleaning Thanks to the NLRB Employee Manuals Need Spring Cleaning Thanks to the NLRB Jason Shinn, writing at Michigan Employment Law Advisor: But this is where employers really …

Mar 20, 2015: Tesla will enable automated freeway driving this summer Tesla will enable automated freeway driving this summer Chris Taylor reporting at Mashable: So to recap: Tesla cars will start self-driving this …

Mar 11, 2015: The Night His Girlfriend Dissociated and Forgot Who He Was The Night His Girlfriend Dissociated and Forgot Who He Was An anonymous author writes at Vice.com: 'This is perfectly normal,' I thought, as she …

Mar 3, 2015: Petraeus reaches plea deal with Justice Department Petraeus reaches plea deal with Justice Department Kevin Johnson and Tom Vanden Brook, reporting for USA Today: The explosive details in the …

Feb 27, 2015: Goodbye Leonard Nimoy Goodbye Leonard Nimoy Krishnadev Calamur, reporting at NPR: Actor Leonard Nimoy, best known for his role as Mr. Spock, the logical half-Vulcan, …

Feb 10, 2015: Snapchat selfie gets teen arrested on murder charge Snapchat selfie gets teen arrested on murder chargeJill Daly, reporting at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: On Thursday, a woman told police her son had …

Feb 9, 2015: Gay marriage begins in Alabama Gay marriage begins in AlabamaJustices Thomas and Scalia were none too pleased that their colleagues refused to continue a stay on same-sex marriages …

Feb 6, 2015: How the DMCA criminalized DIY farm equipment repair How the DMCA criminalized DIY farm equipment repairKyle Wiens, writing at Wired: Manufacturers have every legal right to put a password or an …

Feb 5, 2015: Innocent until convinced otherwise Innocent until convinced otherwiseSusan Perry, reporting at MinnPost.com on a study led by psychologist Julia Shaw of the University of …

Feb 3, 2015: The Guardian explains ‘three-parent’ babies The Guardian explains ‘three-parent’ babiesIan Sample has a clear, concise explainer over at The Guardian about the procedure, passed by British MPs …

Feb 1, 2015: The science of smarter teams The science of smarter teamsThis is a fascinating article about what characteristics distinguish smarter teams from less effective teams. I’m a big …

Jan 30, 2015: Aol dials up the stupid with 150 editorial layoffs Aol dials up the stupid with 150 editorial layoffsBrianna Royce, Editor in Chief of Massively, the MMORPG arm of popular gaming blog Joystiq, which is …

Jan 30, 2015: EFF Wins Battle Over Secret Legal Opinions on Government Spying EFF Wins Battle Over Secret Legal Opinions on Government SpyingThe EFF said in a press release yesterday: The U.S. Department of Justice today filed …

Jan 23, 2015: Federal judge strikes down gay-marriage ban in Alabama Federal judge strikes down gay-marriage ban in AlabamaI’ll just leave this right here…

Jan 14, 2015: South Dakota same-sex marriage ban falls South Dakota same-sex marriage ban fallsI’ve probably used this line before, but I can’t help myself… Another one bites the dust.

Jan 12, 2015: A Reminder To Ditch The Disclaimer This Tax Season A Reminder To Ditch The Disclaimer This Tax SeasonKelly Phillips Erb, writing at Forbes: According to the final Regs, “the rules in the final …

Jan 7, 2015: Join the bone marrow registry Join the bone marrow registryDrew Olanoff (@drew) is facing cancer for the second time. He is fighting it in public again, this time to bring greater …

Jan 5, 2015: Google Calendars as a timekeeping tool Google Calendars as a timekeeping toolKeri Mahoney of Law Technology Today writes about using Google Calendar to track and bill for attorney time, but …

Jan 2, 2015: Message scanning lawsuit against Facebook won't go away Message scanning lawsuit against Facebook won’t go awayJohn Timmer reports at Ars Technica: The court responded to this request by pursuing an …

Dec 31, 2014: What Could Have Entered the Public Domain on January 1, 2015? What Could Have Entered the Public Domain on January 1, 2015? Duke Law’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain: Current US law extends copyright …

Dec 31, 2014: Some policy thoughts on corporate "revenge hacking" Michael Riley and Jordan Robertson, reporting a fascinating story at Bloomberg: In the U.S., companies are prohibited by the 30-year-old Computer …

Dec 19, 2014: Treatment of Transgender Employment Discrimination Claims Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Treatment of Transgender Employment Discrimination Claims Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 It’s about damn time. According to a DOJ …

Dec 17, 2014: Employees sue Sony over email leaks Employees sue Sony over email leaksSaba Hamedy and Meg James, at the LA Times: Hackers began releasing sensitive data after the studio’s security …

Dec 16, 2014: A court of beginnings Photo of Pike County Courthouse by the author Several excellent writing professors have told me throughout my life that you start by starting. …

Dec 15, 2014: The ethics of reporting on the Sony hack The ethics of reporting on the Sony hackEmily Yoshida (@emilyyoshida), entertainment editor at The Verge, one of my favorite tech news sites, on the …

Dec 11, 2014: Google recognizes non-binary, fluid nature of gender identity in new settings This is another post that began as a mere link post and became, by the time I was done writing it, an article in its own right. When I’m doing more …

Dec 10, 2014: HBO without cable confirmed for April 2015 HBO without cable confirmed for April 2015Finally, although HBO’s decision to use MLB Advanced Media instead of HBO’s own streaming tech prompted CTO …

Dec 5, 2014: Tim Cook will lend his name to Alabama LGBTQ bill Tim Cook will lend his name to Alabama LGBTQ billApple initially expressed corporate reluctance, but Apple General Counsel Bruce Sewell later told …

Nov 26, 2014: Searching Google Scholar Searching Google ScholarI’m trying to post fewer links, which means I’ve been posting less frequently in general. I’m working on some articles, but …

Nov 21, 2014: Serial podcast presents novel collision of law and technology Serial podcast presents novel collision of law and technologyThe incredible true crime podcast Serial presents a novel collision between technology …

Nov 14, 2014: Americans’ Cellphones Targeted in Secret U.S. Spy Program Americans’ Cellphones Targeted in Secret U.S. Spy ProgramDevlin Barrett reports at The Wall Street Journal: The program cuts out phone companies as …

Nov 13, 2014: Warrantless seizure of child pornography evidence fatal to prosecution's case Warrantless seizure of child pornography evidence fatal to prosecution’s caseThe Michigan Court of Appeals issued an opinion on November 6, 2014 …

Oct 22, 2014: SCOTUS Servo tracks and announces changes to Supreme Court opinions SCOTUS Servo tracks and announces changes to Supreme Court opinionsGitHub is where most software developers maintain their projects. It provides …

Oct 18, 2014: Anita Sarkeesian asserts her right not to be in danger of being shot Anita Sarkeesian asserts her right not to be in danger of being shotTim Vitale, spokesman for Utah State University, on Anita Sarkeesian’s …

Oct 15, 2014: HBO without cable coming in 2015 HBO without cable coming in 2015Peter Kafka reports at Recode: [HBO CEO Richard] Plepler said the company will go “beyond the wall” and launch a …

Oct 11, 2014: Update to iOS 8 even without enough free space I’ve heard from many people who insist their iPhone or iPad “can’t handle” or “doesn’t fit” iOS 8. I read an article about a slow-down in updates to …

Oct 9, 2014: A sense that it wasn’t design A sense that it wasn’t designRobert Sullivan has such a good interview with Jony Ive over at Vogue: In other words, the secret weapon of the most …

Oct 9, 2014: Philly will consider adding LGBTQ protections to hate crimes ordinance Philly will consider adding LGBTQ protections to hate crimes ordinanceRandy Lobasso, writing at Philly Weekly‘s PhillyNow blog: Last week, …

Oct 1, 2014: Subprime auto lenders use technology to compel payment Subprime auto lenders use technology to compel paymentMichael Corkery And Jessica Silver-Greenberg, reporting at the New York Times DealBook blog: …

Sep 26, 2014: FBI Director dislikes encryption on Apple and Google devices FBI Director dislikes encryption on Apple and Google devicesEncryption of data on mobile devices is a big selling point in our post-Snowden world. But …

Sep 24, 2014: Anonymous Instagram users role-play with stolen baby photos Anonymous Instagram users role-play with stolen baby photosBlake Miller of Fast Company has this chilling article: Jenny had become a victim of a …

Sep 23, 2014: Apple can't bypass your iOS passcode Apple can’t bypass your iOS passcodeApple says in the latest revision of its page on government information requests: On devices running iOS 8, …

Sep 19, 2014: Check for lint before trying to replace your iPhone's charging port My iPhone 5 recently stopped charging, unless I propped the phone upside down against an inclined surface like a lamp stand or a keyboard. I’m not in …

Sep 18, 2014: OutBeat, America's First Queer Jazz Festival OutBeat, America’s First Queer Jazz FestivalI don’t usually write about events here, but since I wrote the article to which I link above, I …

Sep 16, 2014: Millenials won't use subpar enterprise software Millenials won’t use subpar enterprise softwarePaul Boag writes at Smashing Magazine: Frustration will only increase as millennials enter the …

Sep 13, 2014: The systemic failure of modern hiring practices The systemic failure of modern hiring practicesLaurie Voss, in a piece about technical hiring that is easily applied to the legal field and hiring …

Sep 12, 2014: Privacy advocates, tech companies nudge Congress to protect ‘abandoned’ e-mails Privacy advocates, tech companies nudge Congress to protect ‘abandoned’ e-mailsThe Email Privacy Act would prevent the government from using mere …

Sep 5, 2014: 7th Circuit strikes down gay marriage bans in Wisconsin and Indiana 7th Circuit strikes down gay marriage bans in Wisconsin and Indiana The legal momentum favors universal application of the fundamental right of two …

Sep 3, 2014: Listen: The Lawfare Podcast discusses zombies in the context of international law and national security Listen: The Lawfare Podcast discusses zombies in the context of international law and national securityIf you’ve ever wondered how international law, …

Aug 20, 2014: How law firms can innovate by providing third-party services to other law firms The Economist wrote in 2011 about the end of the legal industry’s lofty heights, saying of one large but ill-fated American firm: Howrey’s boss, …

Jul 29, 2014: Larry Lessig fighting for campaign finance reform with Mayday PAC Larry Lessig fighting for campaign finance reform with Mayday PACLawrence Lessig’s Mayday PAC is using the very system it decries to attempt to bring …

Jul 22, 2014: Facebook is not free Facebook is not freeIf you use Facebook, this article is a must-read. It’s now common knowledge Facebook is always watching and analyzing how you use …

Jul 16, 2014: Why we don't speak up at work Why we don’t speak up at workThis piece by Claire Lew at Signal v. Noise doesn’t exactly fit into my general topics of law, technology and …

Jul 6, 2014: For the NSA, we are the haystack For the NSA, we are the haystackBarton Gellman, Julie Tate and Ashkan Soltani, reporting at the Washington Post: Nine of 10 account holders found in …

Jul 4, 2014: Facebook COO Sandberg apologizes for emotional contagion experiment Facebook COO Sandberg apologizes for emotional contagion experimentR. Jai Krishna, reporting on the reaction of Facebook Chief Operating Officer …

Jul 3, 2014: Listen: This Week in Law Listen: This Week in LawWhen it comes to my own website, editorial calendars always give way to real life. I’m back with the latest in a series that …

Jul 2, 2014: Perverting the Metric: The Role of Metrics in Editorial Strategy HuffPo and BuzzFeed co-founder Jonah Peretti recently said in a long and fascinating interview by Felix Salmon published at Matter: I love metrics …

Jun 30, 2014: Houston, We Have A Public Domain Problem Houston, We Have A Public Domain ProblemParker Higgins of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, lamenting the recent removal of a public domain NASA …

Jun 28, 2014: Facebook experimented on its users' emotions Facebook experimented on its users' emotionsAviva Rutkin, reporting in New Scientist: A team of researchers, led by Adam Kramer at Facebook in Menlo …

Jun 20, 2014: Budgets and egos Budgets and egosMark Headd, Philly’s first Chief Data Officer, who quit in spring of 2013, talking to Juliana Reyes of Technically Philly about why he …

Jun 18, 2014: Avoid Facebook's all-seeing eye Avoid Facebook’s all-seeing eyeViolet Blue, reporting at ZDNet: Facebook also announced Thursday it will begin tracking its users’ browsing and …

Jun 6, 2014: Journalism and tomatoes Journalism and tomatoesFrom a May 2013 editorial in the Columbia Journalism Review: Perhaps journalism can learn from the mistakes of the food …

May 29, 2014: AT&T, acquiring DirectTV, "vows" to stick to FCC's Open Internet rules for 3 years AT&T, acquiring DirectTV, “vows” to stick to FCC’s Open Internet rules for 3 yearsNathan Mattise, reporting at Ars Technica: …

May 22, 2014: Mark Zuckerberg on survival of the most passionate Mark Zuckerberg on survival of the most passionate I actually think a lot of the reason why great stuff gets built is because it’s kind of irrational …

May 17, 2014: Gino Barrica on self-hating lawyers Gino Barrica on self-hating lawyersGino Barrica, responding to yet another article1 cautioning against the pursuit of a law degree: See, I’m not a …

May 14, 2014: The true Julian Assange The true Julian AssangeAndrew O’Hagan reads his essay Ghosting, about the failed ghostwriting project during which he got to know WikiLeaks leader …

May 8, 2014: Condoleezza Rice backs out of Rutgers commencement Condoleezza Rice backs out of Rutgers commencementThe Associated Press reports: The school’s board of governors had voted to pay $35,000 to the …

May 7, 2014: Internet Privacy and What Happens When You Try to Opt Out Internet Privacy and What Happens When You Try to Opt OutJanet Vertesi tried to hide her pregnancy from the internet: The myth that users will “vote …

May 5, 2014: Moves, contradicting previous statement, may share user data with Facebook under new privacy policy When Facebook acquired fitness tracking app Moves, the two said user data would not be commingled. But Moves’ new privacy policy reverses course. …

Apr 25, 2014: Philadelphia School District releases budget data Philadelphia School District releases budget dataPublic entities don’t often have the budget needed to attract top talent from the private sector. But …

Apr 20, 2014: Buffer CEO Joel Gascoigne's blog Buffer CEO Joel Gascoigne’s blogJoel Gascoigne is a co-founder and the CEO of Buffer, the most powerful tool for sharing and scheduling stuff …

Apr 19, 2014: Gabriel García Márquez on life as literature Gabriel García Márquez on life as literatureThe recently deceased García Márquez, in an interview published in the winter 1981 issue of The Paris …

Apr 17, 2014: Om Malik on digital advertising Om Malik on digital advertising Is a page being auto-refreshed on an open tab in your browser really useful “attention?” I don’t think so. I saw this …

Apr 16, 2014: Plagiarism in Legal Briefs Plagiarism in Legal BriefsGerard Magliocca, writing at Concurring Opinions: If I cited [someone else’s] brief in an attempt to fairly attribute the …

Apr 14, 2014: You don't have to tweet for Twitter to consider you an active user You don’t have to tweet for Twitter to consider you an active userYoree Koh reporting at The Wall Street Journal: Twitter said it has 241 …

Apr 13, 2014: Government agency NTIS charges for docs you can get online for free, loses money doing it Government agency NTIS charges for docs you can get online for free, loses money doing itGood thing a bipartisan bill aims to end that embarrassing …

Apr 11, 2014: The DATA Act and legislative definitions The DATA Act and legislative definitionsAndrea Peterson reports1 at The Washington Post the Senate has passed a bill, the DATA Act, which would …

Apr 10, 2014: Down the aggregation rabbit hole This began as a link post pointing to Joel Achenbach’s Washington Post blog entry Journalism is aggregation. But, like more and more link posts …

Apr 10, 2014: Margaret Sullivan takes her NYT colleagues to task like it's her job, because it is Margaret Sullivan takes her NYT colleagues to task like it’s her job, because it isMargaret Sullivan is Public Editor at the New York Times. She …

Apr 8, 2014: Heartbleed: When no encryption is better than bad encryption Heartbleed: When no encryption is better than bad encryptionAlex Hern reports for The Guardian this disturbing fact about the recently disclosed …

Apr 8, 2014: “Notable toupee” “Notable toupee”I wanted to share this because it’s a funny phrase, and I think it’s important to keep an eye out for humor, intentional or otherwise, …

Apr 6, 2014: NPEs planning patent litigation may be safer as private companies Note: I’m not your lawyer, you’re not my client, and nothing in this article is, or should be construed as, legal advice. Companies that don’t sell …

Apr 2, 2014: Aggregation is plagiarism Aggregation is plagiarismAggregation is plagiarism: I couldn’t help but aggregate (though not plagiarize) this link Jim Dalrymple aggregated to a post …

Mar 28, 2014: Facebook buys virtual reality company Oculus Facebook buys virtual reality company OculusFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is betting virtual reality will follow mobile as the next major communication …

Mar 27, 2014: Listen: 99% Invisible Listen: 99% InvisibleThis week’s featured podcast is 99% Invisible is “a tiny radio show about design,” by Roman Mars. If you think often about …

Mar 22, 2014: Reading List: Law reviews, loans, novels and Crimea Here’s what I’ve been reading lately. The Crimea story is easily the most important one in terms of knowing some stuff about what’s going on in the …

Mar 20, 2014: Listen: CMD + Space I want to tell you about one great podcast every week. This shouldn’t be a problem for at least a and a half or so because I am currently subscribed …

Mar 12, 2014: Popcorn Time streams movie torrents, but maybe it’s more than that The image above is the first screen you see when you open Popcorn Time. The app, available on Mac, Windows and Linux, streams movies from the …

Mar 4, 2014: An update on 'Reading List' A daily post of links I read that day feels too spammy now that I’ve done it a few times. I’ll make it a weekly thing where I highlight the best of …

Mar 3, 2014: Reading list: Hari Kondabolu, Tim Cook, and magazine covers My favorites among today’s reads are the Hari Kondabolu piece, which is actually a video of few minutes of his hilarious standup, and the Tim Cook …

Mar 2, 2014: Tim Cook and the same question Tim Cook and the same question When Cook turned the spotlight on someone, he hammered them with questions until he was satisfied. “Why is that?” “What …

Mar 2, 2014: Introducing 'Reading List' I’m a huge fan of apps and services like Instapaper and Pocket, which allow you to save web pages, articles and even videos for later. Whether I’m in …

Feb 22, 2014: Disgraced Scientist Granted U.S. Patent for Work Found to be Fraudulent Disgraced Scientist Granted U.S. Patent for Work Found to be FraudulentIt’s hard to believe this patent should ever have been approved by a patent …

Feb 21, 2014: Get off your ass Get off your assIt makes for funny headlines, like this one I came up with three years ago, but the science just keeps coming: sitting too much …

Feb 20, 2014: DHS wants to track license plates DHS wants to track license platesICE spokeswoman Gillian Christensen, on the license plate tracking system recently proposed by the Department of …

Feb 17, 2014: CrossFit sends trademark takedown demand CrossFit sends trademark takedown demand The lesson here: the Digital Millennium COPYRIGHT Act contains no enforcement mechanism for TRADEMARK rights.

Feb 16, 2014: What is Intellectual Property Law? What is Intellectual Property Law?It’s not surprising that more scholarship self-identifying as IP-focused is about patents. After all, they drive …

Feb 15, 2014: Sens. Cruz and Lee Introduce State Marriage Defense Act Sens. Cruz and Lee Introduce State Marriage Defense ActAt this point the anti-Constitutionalists are trolling themselves. A choice bit from this piece …

Feb 14, 2014: Facebook Opens Up LGBTQ-Friendly Gender Identity And Pronoun Options Facebook Opens Up LGBTQ-Friendly Gender Identity And Pronoun OptionsFollowing up on my recent tirade, this made me happy. Facebook has massive amounts …

Feb 14, 2014: Kansas anti-gay segregation bill is an abomination. Kansas anti-gay segregation bill is an abomination.Mr. Stern’s headline sums it up very well. If you don’t believe it can really be that bad, read the …

Feb 9, 2014: $12M CEO vs. $1M baby $12M CEO vs. $1M babyThe wife of an AOL employee, commenting on the company’s chief executive using her child’s premature birth as an example of why …

Feb 6, 2014: What is the maximum constitutional duration of a traffic stop? What is the maximum constitutional duration of a traffic stop?The answer is, perhaps unsuprisingly, not clear. But while too few people know you don’t …

Jan 29, 2014: Workflow Tech, Part 2: Catalog Introduction I focused in the first of this three-post series on how I capture information for use at home, work, for study, and in creative pursuits. …

Jan 25, 2014: Mac turns 30 Mac turns 30Steve Jobs, in 1985: We’re just in the beginning stages of what will be a truly remarkable breakthrough for most people — as remarkable …

Jan 19, 2014: Who cares if I think this link leads to a silly blog post at Forbes.com? Who cares if I think this link leads to a silly blog post at Forbes.com?No one. Least of all I. I just wrote too many words about why I think the post …

Jan 18, 2014: 500 Words A Day 500 Words A DayMG Siegler, general partner at Google Ventures, TechCrunch columnist, and tech writer: This year, my plan is to write roughly 500 …

Jan 17, 2014: The part that goes alone This post stems from my recent conversations with a few people I know and care about who are having a very hard time of things these days. Each of us …

Jan 3, 2014: Developing the Law of Cyber Warfare Developing the Law of Cyber WarfareGood article by lawyer, legal journalist and fellow Temple Law alum Amaris Elliott-Engel. The law, or lack of it, …

Jan 2, 2014: Facebook scans messages for ad targeting Facebook scans messages for ad targetingI know this is an unpopular stance, but if you operate on any assumption other than that this happens all the …

Dec 31, 2013: Apple and "market realities" Apple and “market realities”Apple, it turns out, is not happy about the legal consequences of its ebook price-fixing scheme. I would be …

Dec 19, 2013: Teehan+Lax on redesigning Prismatic Teehan+Lax on redesigning PrismaticIt’s a great post by great designers about the work and value that goes into and comes out of great design. It also …

Dec 17, 2013: Judges are, and aren't, competent to rule on intelligence issues Judges are, and aren’t, competent to rule on intelligence issuesLots to parse on this one, although it looks like a new chapter in the …

Dec 13, 2013: CrunchBase and People+ settle CrunchBase and People+ settleA TechCrunch reporter had this to say about his employer’s sister product: Put another way: The CrunchBase team ended up …

Dec 5, 2013: Personhood for chimps? Not any time soon. Personhood for chimps? Not any time soon.It’s a noble cause, but a flawed strategy. Victory is unlikely, but even if achieved it will be quickly …

Dec 4, 2013: NSA tracking cellphone locations worldwide NSA tracking cellphone locations worldwideBarton Gellman and Ashkan Soltani, reporting at The Washington Post: The NSA does not target Americans’ …

Dec 4, 2013: Jay Rosen on the "View from Somewhere" Jay Rosen on the “View from Somewhere”The quarter-billion-dollar news company Pierre Omidyar is founding will be fascinating: a …

Dec 2, 2013: Stephen Wolfram is building a ghost for the machine Stephen Wolfram is building a ghost for the machineStephen Wolfram, putting modesty aside as he often and justifiably does, to discuss his most …

Nov 21, 2013: Is Google Play Newsstand a viable alternative to standalone Android apps? Is Google Play Newsstand a viable alternative to standalone Android apps?No.

Nov 20, 2013: Winamp is dead Winamp is deadVery sad news. I’ve used Winamp for its entire life, all 15 years.

Nov 16, 2013: 10 misconceptions about copyright and fair use 10 misconceptions about copyright and fair useEveryone on the Internet should have to read these.

Nov 14, 2013: Judge calls Google book-scanning fair use Judge calls Google book-scanning fair useGreat news for fair use doctrine, and a big win for word geeks. Judge Denny Chin said much in his ruling …

Nov 13, 2013: Is the job worthy of you? Is the job worthy of you?The link is aimed at software developers but it’s applicable to anyone looking for a new job. I am at my current employer as …

Nov 11, 2013: A Friend Under Fire Ed. note: This article was originally published in 2007 at Phillyist, the now-closed website about arts and culture in Philadelphia at which I was an …

Nov 6, 2013: A new kind of freelance journalism A new kind of freelance journalismThis is essentially journalism à la carte: Peter Jukes offered to continue live-tweeting the News of the World …

Nov 6, 2013: AOL lawyers don't understand Creative Commons. At all. AOL lawyers don’t understand Creative Commons. At all.David Kravets writes at Wired about AOL’s demand that an app called People+ stop using a …

Nov 3, 2013: Pivot while there's still time Pivot while there’s still timeBobby Ghoshal, co-founder of the now-defunct social news app Flud: A year after pivoting to the enterprise we …

Nov 3, 2013: Steam has more subscribers than Xbox Live Steam has more subscribers than Xbox LiveThe Steam gaming network is now the number 2 community for gamers in the world. Sony’s PlayStation Network is …

Nov 1, 2013: Google's party barge Google’s party bargeMystery one day, party barge the next.

Nov 1, 2013: NSA responds to “erroneous” data collection reports (full text) The National Security Agency, in a mass email to press Oct. 31, presumably responding to a recent Washington Post report on the agency’s direct data …

Oct 31, 2013: FBI asks DOJ to investigate source of Calderon leak to Al Jazeera FBI asks DOJ to investigate source of Calderon leak to Al JazeeraIt could be that I’m new to the journalism industry and only recently interested in …

Oct 31, 2013: States cite lack of federal progress in pursuit of privacy reform States cite lack of federal progress in pursuit of privacy reformSpecial interest groups oppose federal privacy reform to prevent onerous new …

Oct 31, 2013: Details and summary tags in HTML5 HTML5 includes two tags, details and summary, that can be used to generate expanding menus you once needed JavaScript or jQuery for. A code snippet …

Oct 31, 2013: Google "zealously" private about mystery barge Google “zealously” private about mystery bargeI thought this was interesting but not really worth mentioning here, until the Coast Guard …

Oct 31, 2013: Jim Roberts joins Mashable as executive editor, chief content officer Jim Roberts joins Mashable as executive editor, chief content officerJim Roberts on his new role at Mashable: To some it might seem a bit of a …

Oct 28, 2013: On being a female lawyer On being a female lawyerWorth a read whether you’re a male or a female. Hat-tip to Sheryl Axelrod, immediate past president of the Temple Law Alumni …

Oct 27, 2013: Whose Fault Is a Driverless-Car Crash? Whose Fault Is a Driverless-Car Crash?Some possibilities not contemplated in this brief Time piece: software developer for driving computer component …

Oct 27, 2013: Poetic copyright troll illustrates need for reform Poetic copyright troll illustrates need for reformLinda Ellis, copyright troll: If protecting my rights in your eyes makes me a “troll,” then I’ll …

Oct 26, 2013: Why You Need Several Versions of Your Resume Why You Need Several Versions of Your ResumeAbsolutely necessary. Just like cover letters, every resume you send should be tailored to the recipient, …

Oct 26, 2013: Liberals, Tea Partiers unite to protest NSA in DC Liberals, Tea Partiers unite to protest NSA in DC The march attracted protesters from both ends of the political spectrum as liberal privacy advocates …

Oct 13, 2013: Corporations Have Personhood. Why Not Dogs? Corporations Have Personhood. Why Not Dogs?What a good survey of animal law, where it came from, where it is and where it’s going. A pleasant …

Oct 12, 2013: The Hidden War Against Gay Teens The Hidden War Against Gay TeensAlex Morris wrote a great piece at Rolling Stone about what can only be called the social abuse being perpetrated at …

Oct 11, 2013: One Google, two different privacy rulings One Google, two different privacy rulingsStanford researcher Jonathan Mayer, in an email to the Wall Street Journal’s Elizabeth Dwoskin and Rolfe …

Oct 11, 2013: Sheryl Sandberg: The real story Sheryl Sandberg: The real storyCNN’s Miguel Helft, in a great profile of Sandberg at the Money blog: How Sandberg, amid all her Facebook activities, …

Oct 9, 2013: Living man declared dead, too late to overturn ruling Living man declared dead, too late to overturn ruling Hancock County Probate Court Judge Allan Davis, who declared Donald Eugene Miller Jr. dead in …

Oct 8, 2013: EFF's Legal Guide for Bloggers EFF’s Legal Guide for BloggersThis is useful. If you have delayed starting your own blog because you’re nervous about the legal issues, give …

Sep 26, 2013: Some oaths are apparently more oathy than others Some oaths are apparently more oathy than othersThis is a great article, but this bit is particularly rich. Tyler Bass of Vice’s Motherboard reports …

Sep 19, 2013: Reuters nixes Next: Failed redesigns and the challenge of expanding a digital audience Reuters nixes Next: Failed redesigns and the challenge of expanding a digital audienceThat’s a shame. This image alone illustrates the design strides …

Sep 19, 2013: Russian President Vladimir Putin says Berlusconi would not have been tried if gay Russian President Vladimir Putin says Berlusconi would not have been tried if gayThis guy is in charge of a country. Crazy.

Sep 16, 2013: NYT managing editor: Guardian story on Israel and N.S.A. Is Not 'Surprising' Enough to Cover NYT managing editor: Guardian story on Israel and N.S.A. Is Not ‘Surprising’ Enough to CoverNew York Times news editor Dean Baquet …

Sep 11, 2013: Daniel Victor of the New York Times shows us how to be a reporter even on Twitter Daniel Victor of the New York Times shows us how to be a reporter even on TwitterThis is a great story precisely because Victor wasn’t writing a blog …

Sep 9, 2013: John Gruber on the convergence of smartphones and tablets John Gruber on the convergence of smartphones and tablets John Gruber: Better, I think, not to treat smartphones and tablets as separate categories, …

Sep 6, 2013: Michael Poulshock’s Hammurabi Project aims to make law and regulations accessible to the masses Michael Poulshock’s Hammurabi Project aims to make law and regulations accessible to the masses Terry Carter, writing at the ABA Journal: Poulshock, …

Sep 1, 2013: On Law, Policy, and (Not) Bombing Syria On Law, Policy, and (Not) Bombing SyriaIan Hurd, an Associate Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University, writing at preeminent …

Aug 30, 2013: My first post at Medium My first post at MediumIt’s something I put here in January, but I thought I’d point it out in case you hadn’t seen it, or you prefer Medium, or you …

Aug 29, 2013: Apps for storing your photos in the cloud Apps for storing your photos in the cloudAt the end of the day, expertise or a lack of it will define your requirements in this space. Less savvy …

Aug 26, 2013: Media Analysis: Measles Outbreak Traced to Anti-Vaccine Church dbreunig: An astounding story that should be part of the national conversation regarding vaccines. Seems straight forward. However, USA Today doesn’t …

Aug 26, 2013: Kevin Spacey knows what viewers want Kevin Spacey knows what viewers wantActor Kevin Spacey, speaking at the James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh Television Festival: …

Aug 25, 2013: How reality caught up with paranoid delusions How reality caught up with paranoid delusions it was not in the least like losing one’s reason… I was rationalising all the time, it was simply one’s …

Aug 15, 2013: Welcome to Google Island Welcome to Google IslandIf you follow one link from my blog this week, make it the one above. It’s well-written and disturbingly possible-seeming.

Aug 14, 2013: Facebook Testing VIP App With Some Celebs Facebook Testing VIP App With Some CelebsIn case you thought I was becoming a Facebook fanboy, let me just say that this celeb crap is something Zuck …

Aug 14, 2013: 101 million of Facebook's 128 million daily U.S. users are on mobile devices 101 million of Facebook’s 128 million daily U.S. users are on mobile devicesMy headline says it all. If you still had any doubt about the …

Aug 14, 2013: How Brown Moses exposed Syrian arms trafficking from his front room How Brown Moses exposed Syrian arms trafficking from his front roomEliot Higgins’ work is a prime example of how the Internet and user generated …

Aug 11, 2013: US government recognizes League of Legends players as pro athletes US government recognizes League of Legends players as pro athletesThis is fascinating, especially with immigration such a hot topic recently.

Aug 10, 2013: Honda Launches National Campaign to Save Drive-In Theaters Honda Launches National Campaign to Save Drive-In TheatersGreat idea but, more to the point, brilliant marketing.

Aug 10, 2013: Legislative failure to define essential terms Legislative failure to define essential terms The definition of terms essential to the application of a law is the most basic requirement for …

Aug 7, 2013: Fast Company's Austin Carr profiles Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley Fast Company’s Austin Carr profiles Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley This profile of Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley by Austin Carr at Fast …

Aug 5, 2013: U.S. directs agents to cover up program used to investigate Americans U.S. directs agents to cover up program used to investigate AmericansJohn Shiffman and Kristina Cooke, reporting for Reuters Washington bureau: The …

Aug 4, 2013: A Day In The Life Of An iPhone Factory Worker A Day In The Life Of An iPhone Factory WorkerThis is something everyone should read. Apple isn’t the only company benefiting from working conditions …

Aug 3, 2013: How the death of Google Reader is saving RSS How the death of Google Reader is saving RSSBen Popper, at The Verge1: Some Reader partisans may have given up on RSS after the shutdown, but the …

Jul 30, 2013: Facebook Said to Plan to Sell TV-Style Ads for $2.5M Each Facebook Said to Plan to Sell TV-Style Ads for $2.5M EachHuge

Jul 29, 2013: Twitter user arrested for threatening to rape and murder female activist Twitter user arrested for threatening to rape and murder female activistI wrote recently about my disappointment with Twitter’s response to a woman …

Jul 29, 2013: Baton Rouge sheriff trying to enforce unconstitutional anti-sodomy laws Baton Rouge sheriff trying to enforce unconstitutional anti-sodomy lawsIt’s been ten years since Lawrence v Texas saw anti-sodomy laws declared …

Jul 27, 2013: Twitter UK chief responds to abuse concerns after campaigner is deluged with rape threats Twitter UK chief responds to abuse concerns after campaigner is deluged with rape threatsThis is a disturbing story, but more broadly it represents a …

Jul 25, 2013: NLRB: Overbroad social media policies may violate NLRA NLRB: Overbroad social media policies may violate NLRASue Reisinger, writing at Corporate Counsel: In a warning to employers, the National Labor …

Jul 23, 2013: Christmas in jail Christmas in jailJohn Futty, reporting for The Columbus Dispatch in Ohio: Judge Michael J. Holbrook placed Young on probation yesterday for five …

Jul 22, 2013: Stop taking multivitamins. Seriously. Stop taking multivitamins. Seriously.I’ll be the first to admit I took multivitamins on and off for years, always assuming vitamins could only be good …

Jul 22, 2013: Norwegian rape victim Marte Deborah Dalelv "pardoned" by UAE Norwegian rape victim Marte Deborah Dalelv “pardoned” by UAEI wrote yesterday about Ms. Dalelv’s 16-month sentence for sex outside …

Jul 21, 2013: Dubai: Where rape is only a crime if you're the victim Dubai: Where rape is only a crime if you’re the victimUpdate: she has been “pardoned.” A Norwegian woman was raped, reported it to police, and …

Jul 19, 2013: MIT wants pre-release review of Secret Service file on Aaron Swartz MIT wants pre-release review of Secret Service file on Aaron SwartzKevin Poulsen, at Wired's Threat Level blog: MIT argues that those people might …

Jul 15, 2013: Tim Stevens is no longer editor-in-chief at Engadget Tim Stevens is no longer editor-in-chief at EngadgetTwo years is a good run, and the site looks and reads far better than it did before his reign, but …

Jul 11, 2013: Errant law blogger repents, promises return to snarky, somewhat-informed weblog Dearest readers, I know, I know: it’s been a while. I moved, started a new job, got married, and am preparing for the bar exam. “Busy” is an …

Jun 3, 2013: Tumblr, Yahoo, and Ads That Don't Suck Here’s a semi-article, in that it’s more like a rant, but certainly not a link post. If you’ve seen similar stuff in your dashboard, feel free to let …

May 27, 2013: German railroad mulling anti-graffiti drones German railroad mulling anti-graffiti dronesWith US authorities pushing for easier backdoors into electronic communications systems, a network of …

May 24, 2013: 10 great free monospaced fonts for programming 10 great free monospaced fonts for programmingI can understand why programmers may want to consider using a decent font, but it’s worth noting that …

May 24, 2013: Should I merge Geekeries with this blog?

May 24, 2013: Evernote's desktop apps get integrated reminders and a task list, no love for mobile yet Evernote’s desktop apps get integrated reminders and a task list, no love for mobile yetEvernote’s reminders are great news, and something I’ve …

May 15, 2013: Strongbox and Aaron Swartz: Open source, anonymous tips Strongbox and Aaron Swartz: Open source, anonymous tipsThere is plenty of Google news today coming out of their annual I/O conference, but this looks …

May 14, 2013: Minnesota governor signs same-sex marriage bill into law Minnesota governor signs same-sex marriage bill into lawNumber twelve and counting; this looks to be a big year for marriage equality in the United …

May 8, 2013: The pressing need for hospital pricing regulation The pressing need for hospital pricing regulationThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has published data on what hospitals charge for the …

May 8, 2013: DARPA and deep learning DARPA and deep learningThis article by Daniela Hernandez at Wired is well-done and fascinating. However, this bit most caught my eye: Half of the …

May 8, 2013: Delaware becomes eleventh state to approve same-sex marriage Delaware becomes eleventh state to approve same-sex marriageAnd the steady march continues, as Delaware joins their ten predecessors in granting gay …

May 8, 2013: Obama May Back F.B.I. Plan to Wiretap Web Users Obama May Back F.B.I. Plan to Wiretap Web UsersCharlie Savage of The New York Times: the new proposal focuses on strengthening wiretap orders issued …

May 7, 2013: Air Force sexual assault prevention officer charged with sexual battery Air Force sexual assault prevention officer charged with sexual batteryDisgusting. Anything less than dishonorable discharge and jail time will be an …

May 3, 2013: Now you can 3D-print a gun. Now you can 3D-print a gun.Andy Greenberg at Forbes: Once the file is online, anyone will be able to download and print the gun in the privacy of …

May 3, 2013: Netflix launch reduces BitTorrent use Netflix launch reduces BitTorrent useJoe Hanlon of TechRadar: Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos says that there is a correlation between the …

May 2, 2013: Rhode Island legalizes same-sex marriage Rhode Island legalizes same-sex marriageThe inexorable march of time sees a tenth state grant gay and lesbian people the statutory right to marry. …

May 2, 2013: The Perfect Empty Vessel The Perfect Empty VesselThis is a good piece on how hard Facebook tries to keep the social juices flowing. Alexis Madrigal, commenting on Facebook’s …

May 1, 2013: Path is still spamming your contacts Path is still spamming your contactsIf you’re a Path user, consider, er, reconsidering. This is apparently the best they can do in response. CNET’s …

Apr 29, 2013: NBA player Jason Collins comes out as gay NBA player Jason Collins comes out as gayI don’t usually cover sports here, but Collins’ coming out is a very important moment in a broader and …

Apr 26, 2013: The next generation of Instapaper The next generation of InstapaperMarco Arment has turned control of his read-it-later service, Instapaper, over to …

Apr 21, 2013: Not a Bad Quarter Not a Bad QuarterMarco Arment, he of Instapaper, and of excellent commentary: If you sell a 99-cent app to just 1% of the people who bought new iOS …

Apr 20, 2013: Why carriers should be more worried than Google about Facebook Home Why carriers should be more worried than Google about Facebook HomeEllis Hamburger, writing at The Verge: Mirroring its rollout of free VoIP …

Apr 12, 2013: Dr. Kermit Gosnell: Philadelphia's "Abortion" Monster Dr. Kermit Gosnell: Philadelphia’s “Abortion” MonsterThe Atlantic's Conor Friedersdorf quoting the grand jury report (PDF) on …

Apr 11, 2013: What Bad Customer Service Costs Your Business What Bad Customer Service Costs Your BusinessBuffer, the service that will schedule your social network posts to go live throughout the day, also …

Apr 11, 2013: How to add tasks to Any.do or Wunderlist via SMS This post is exactly what it says on the tin: I’ll share two recipes from if this then that (IFTTT), the service that connects otherwise unconnected …

Apr 10, 2013: Taping of Farm Cruelty Is Becoming the Crime Taping of Farm Cruelty Is Becoming the CrimeRichard A. Oppel Jr. reports at the New York Times: But a dozen or so state legislatures have had a …

Apr 10, 2013: Philadelphia councilman introduces bill aimed at improving health insurance prospects for life partners and transgendered people Philadelphia councilman introduces bill aimed at improving health insurance prospects for life partners and transgendered peopleThis is an encouraging …

Apr 10, 2013: California law school grads suing schools; neither party has a good point California law school grads suing schools; neither party has a good pointAttorney Michael C. Sullivan, representing California schools in a spate of …

Apr 9, 2013: Apple removes app curation app from App Store Apple removes app curation app from App Store"Yes, you can live here," Apple seems to say to developers, "but if you ever break one of our vague …

Apr 7, 2013: Select YouTube partners exempt from fair use policy Select YouTube partners exempt from fair use policyYouTube’s well within their rights to refuse to leave a video up, or to re-post it after fair use …

Apr 5, 2013: Google fighting National Security Letter Google fighting National Security LetterThe letters, issued by federal authorities investigating national security concerns, prohibit recipients from …

Apr 5, 2013: Twitter Arrives on Wall Street, Via Bloomberg Twitter Arrives on Wall Street, Via BloombergInteresting news, but someone call the design police: there’s a crime being committed at every Bloomberg …

Apr 4, 2013: Facebook announces Home, an Android launcher Facebook announces Home, an Android launcherI was right. Oh, and in case you were worried, there will eventually be ads in Facebook Home.

Apr 3, 2013: The trolls are now trolling themselves The trolls are now trolling themselvesThis great post by Seattle attorney John Whitaker sums up the state of affairs in the absurd debacle that is …

Apr 3, 2013: Why I Chose Temple Law I originally posted this to one of my old blogs, The Rotten Word, in April 2009. I wanted to publish it here as well because I plan to write a …

Apr 2, 2013: Want to learn to code? Start here. Want to learn to code? Start here.Zack Shapiro offers some great advice for those interested in learning to code as a means to build something. I’m …

Apr 2, 2013: HBO exec laments piracy of low-quality editions of 'Game of Thrones' HBO exec laments piracy of low-quality editions of ‘Game of Thrones’HBO programming president Michael Lombardo, speaking to Entertainment …

Apr 1, 2013: 2nd Circuit: Aereo streaming of individual over-the-air TV feeds via internet doesn't violate copyright law 2nd Circuit: Aereo streaming of individual over-the-air TV feeds via internet doesn’t violate copyright lawThe Second Circuit has held in WNET v …

Apr 1, 2013: China is very serious about cyberespionage China is very serious about cyberespionageGoogle apologists like myself often answer concerns that the search-and-advertising giant can scan your …

Mar 29, 2013: Facebook To Reveal “Home On Android” Facebook To Reveal “Home On Android”I predict Facebook will announce a custom Android launcher — a “home” screen. Update April 4, 2013: I was right.

Mar 28, 2013: Amazon acquiring Goodreads Amazon acquiring GoodreadsMakes sense.

Mar 27, 2013: Abortion's inevitable return to the Supreme Court Abortion’s inevitable return to the Supreme CourtAbove the Law’s Elie Mystal is right: thanks to medical technology and laws that ignore …

Mar 27, 2013: Make Feedly look more like Reader Make Feedly look more like ReaderIf you like Feedly but prefer Reader’s white space and width, grab this handy script. Chrome users like me should …

Mar 25, 2013: OUYA and Emulation OUYA and EmulationDarrell Etherington, reporting at TechCrunch: OUYA forum admin and owner Ed Krassenstein said in a post on his site that EMUya, a …

Mar 25, 2013: Yahoo: The Marissa Mayer Turnaround Yahoo: The Marissa Mayer TurnaroundJean-Louis Gassée consistently provides insight and, perhaps even more importantly in today’s tech-writing …

Mar 25, 2013: Easily fake a tweet from anyone's account Easily fake a tweet from anyone’s accountI wonder whether Twitter can eliminate the potential for this stuff, because Shawn King of The Loop is …

Mar 22, 2013: HBO CEO wants to bundle HBO GO with your internet subscription HBO CEO wants to bundle HBO GO with your internet subscriptionThis is progress, although MG Siegler is right to doubt whether cable companies, many of …

Mar 21, 2013: Dropbox isn't a feature, it's an infrastructure Dropbox isn’t a feature, it’s an infrastructureCollin Fletcher of The Tech Block makes the solid case that the acquisition of iOS email …

Mar 21, 2013: Titles are Toxic Titles are ToxicMichael Lopp on the anachronism and true uselessness of titles: When a company is small, everyone does a little bit of everything, so …

Mar 21, 2013: Google Keep isn't an Evernote killer Evernote will be just fine, despite Google’s recent announcement of a new note-taking app called Google Keep, currently available for the web and …

Mar 20, 2013: Google and Experimentation Google and ExperimentationThis is a great article, especially if you don’t know much about the history of Android. However, Adrianne Jeffries of The …

Mar 20, 2013: Actually, it's not our data at all Actually, it’s not our data at allIt may illustrate your shopping habits and your life events, but the data about what you do online and with …

Mar 19, 2013: 'Babble' to consolidate Google's chat tools under one brand ‘Babble’ to consolidate Google’s chat tools under one brandGeek.com's Russell Holly: Google’s recent decision to block non-native …

Mar 17, 2013: Nope, Flickr's hashtags aren't news either Nope, Flickr’s hashtags aren’t news eitherWSJ was wrong to pretend potential Facebook hashtags are news, and everyone reporting about a …

Mar 16, 2013: Prenda Law's dismissing some cases following ID theft claim Prenda Law’s dismissing some cases following ID theft claimThis stuff just gets better and better. It feels like Lady Justice Herself is …

Mar 15, 2013: Google+ lead asks for advice from Google Reader fans Google+ lead asks for advice from Google Reader fansGoogle+ architect Yontan Zunger meant well, but Google+ will never be sufficient as a reader. …

Mar 15, 2013: Porn troll Prenda Law angers judge with shady behavior Porn troll Prenda Law angers judge with shady behaviorEarlier this week I mentioned that the EFF was going to represent a couple of anti-trolling …

Mar 15, 2013: Questions? Now that Constant & Endless is up to a staggering 26 Tumblr followers, I’ve enabled the ability for signed-in Tumblr users to ask questions on …

Mar 15, 2013: Transitioning from Google Reader to feedly Transitioning from Google Reader to feedlyFrom the Feedly blog: We have been working on a project called Normandy which is a feedly clone of the …

Mar 14, 2013: Dear Wall Street Journal: Why is Facebook's hashtag implementation news? Dear Wall Street Journal: Why is Facebook’s hashtag implementation news?I love that this is “news” at the Wall Street Journal. Perhaps the only …

Mar 14, 2013: Whitson Gordon finally figured out Evernote Whitson Gordon finally figured out EvernoteI’m not being snarky: he writes at Lifehacker about how he never “got” Evernote, until recently. It’s a …

Mar 13, 2013: Powering Down Google Reader Powering Down Google ReaderI don’t even know what to say about this. Reader is an integral part of my workflow and I need to figure something else …

Mar 13, 2013: The Evening Edition Podcast The Evening Edition PodcastEvening Edition is a wonderful way to catch up on news that doesn’t include a Kardashian or an Apple rumor. Now, they offer …

Mar 12, 2013: EFF will represent targets of copyright troll Prenda Law EFF will represent targets of copyright troll Prenda LawCopyright trolls sue lots of people to extract settlements from those who can’t afford to …

Mar 12, 2013: Harvard snooped on faculty email Harvard snooped on faculty emailIf you’re composing an email you don’t want someone to see, consider picking up the phone instead. Your assumptions …

Mar 7, 2013: How to Export Your Last.fm Listening History on a Mac My goal was simple: I wanted to export all of the tracks I’ve listened and stored in my Last.fm account. I don’t have any real experience working with …

Mar 7, 2013: ECPA amendment would require warrant even for email older than 6 months ECPA amendment would require warrant even for email older than 6 monthsReps. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Ted Poe (R-Texas), and Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) …

Mar 6, 2013: How to Roll Your Own Multireddit This is probably so awesome to me because only recently have I dusted off my Reddit account and started using the internet’s greatest link-sharing …

Mar 5, 2013: Twitter kills TweetDeck, announces it on Posterous, which they're also killing Twitter kills TweetDeck, announces it on Posterous, which they’re also killingI admit, squeezing the entire post into the title is lazy, but at …

Feb 28, 2013: Google's answer to AirPlay comes to YouTube for iOS, sends video to consoles and TVs Google’s answer to AirPlay comes to YouTube for iOS, sends video to consoles and TVsI’ve been doing this from my Galaxy Nexus for a while now. I …

Feb 25, 2013: Yahoo nixing work-from-home arrangements Yahoo nixing work-from-home arrangementsI was hoping Marisa Mayer would bring Yahoo1 into the twenty-first century. This is one piece of evidence that …

Feb 24, 2013: Twitter kills my favorite Twitter app for Android Twitter kills my favorite Twitter app for AndroidIn August, Twitter turned its back on the sort of independent developers who built their community …

Feb 23, 2013: Facebook is buying your loyalty card history Facebook is buying your loyalty card historyCotton Delo of Ad Age: The targeting would hypothetically enable Coca-Cola to target to teenagers who’ve …

Feb 11, 2013: Evernote CEO hints at future task management integration Evernote CEO hints at future task management integrationPhil Libin, CEO of Evernote, talking to Lifehacker: What’s your favorite to-do list manager? …

Feb 6, 2013: Zombie Law Schools Zombie Law SchoolsGerard Magliocca of Concurring Opinions introduces a fresh take on the legal education topic.

Feb 3, 2013: CBS "Streisanding" itself among courts with CNET debacle CBS “Streisanding” itself among courts with CNET debacleCBS’s strong-arming of CNET on this front has the exact opposite of the intended …

Jan 30, 2013: Streaming music: good for fans, bad for musicians Streaming music: good for fans, bad for musiciansThe numbers are pretty stark, and while it doesn’t hurt to be available on streaming services, if for …

Jan 30, 2013: Apple store trade dress Apple store trade dressI wonder if there are any retail stores out there that have looked like Apple stores since before Apple stores, and before this …

Jan 30, 2013: Antigua responds to US gambling ban with government-backed infringement plan Antigua responds to US gambling ban with government-backed infringement planThe Carribean nation Antigua and Barbuda and the World Trade Organization …

Jan 30, 2013: 128 GB iPad perfect for pros? 128 GB iPad perfect for pros?I still personally have no interest in a 128 GB iPad, but as John Gruber points out, some professionals prefer the tablet …

Jan 29, 2013: Confessions of a Liberal Gun Owner Confessions of a Liberal Gun OwnerNovelist Justin Cronin presents a very well-written and reasonable take on why knee-jerk reactions on either side of …

Jan 29, 2013: At Google, Constitution trumps statute At Google, Constitution trumps statuteDavid Kravets quotes a Googler: “Google requires an ECPA search warrant for contents of Gmail and other …

Jan 29, 2013: Veganism as religious belief Veganism as religious beliefI must admit that I never thought about it in that light, but I’d love to read the plaintiff’s essay.

Jan 29, 2013: The 128 GB iPad is official... The 128 GB iPad is official……but I’m not interested. Peter Cohen of The Loop shared this earlier today, but I wonder why he didn’t offer any of …

Jan 23, 2013: NLRB refines position on employee social media and workplace criticism NLRB refines position on employee social media and workplace criticismMy personal policy is to refrain from discussing work on social media. In all my …

Jan 22, 2013: 'Escape from Tomorrow', filmed in Disney World without permission, debuts at Sundance ‘Escape from Tomorrow’, filmed in Disney World without permission, debuts at SundanceSteven Zeitchik of the LA Times: To make the movie, …

Jan 17, 2013: Non-interfering citizens should be able to videotape on-duty police Non-interfering citizens should be able to videotape on-duty policeIf someone is videotaping a police incident, but not interfering therewith, there …

Jan 17, 2013: Panetta Ties Delay of Aid in Mali to Legal Questions Panetta Ties Delay of Aid in Mali to Legal QuestionsAs I learned in that international law class I took last semester (for which, in case you were …

Jan 16, 2013: Shawn Blanc explores Simplenote alternatives Shawn Blanc explores Simplenote alternativesThe Simplenote/nvALT sync issues recently scared me away from Simplenote sync. I use Byword on the Mac and …

Jan 15, 2013: Facebook "Graph Search" mines your network in response to plain-language queries Facebook “Graph Search” mines your network in response to plain-language queries I predict it will be panned because it’s not “sexy” …

Jan 15, 2013: Designer Eats Engineer Designer Eats EngineerLaurie Voss: It’s getting easier for designers to become engineers. That’s a good thing, but it should be even easier. Design …

Jan 15, 2013: The Verge picks the best reads of 2012 The Verge picks the best reads of 2012This is a great list, and includes only a few that missed, which probably means I read too much about tech. But …

Jan 13, 2013: More House of Representatives data available in XML More House of Representatives data available in XMLO’Reilly's Alex Howard reports that both House floor summaries and bulk downloads of all House …

Jan 13, 2013: Larry Lessig on the suicide of Aaron Swartz Larry Lessig on the suicide of Aaron SwartzIt’s a tragedy, as suicide always is, but Mr. Lessig asks important questions about one of the undoubtedly …

Jan 11, 2013: TechCrunch's John Biggs on how to cover the Consumer Electronics Show TechCrunch’s John Biggs on how to cover the Consumer Electronics ShowJohn Biggs, in a great post at TechCrunch about how they approached their …

Jan 11, 2013: Lions Gate abusing DMCA and ignoring fair use doctrine Lions Gate abusing DMCA and ignoring fair use doctrineYou’ve got to click through and read this Techdirt article by Jonathan McIntosh of Rebellious …

Jan 11, 2013: UPenn criminologist Richard Berk's recidivism-prediction algorithm UPenn criminologist Richard Berk’s recidivism-prediction algorithmWired's Kim Zetter: To create the software, researchers assembled a dataset …

Jan 10, 2013: Law and the Multiverse analyzes 'The Hobbit' Contract Law and the Multiverse analyzes ‘The Hobbit’ ContractI love several things about this: This is only the first in an ongoing series, with …

Jan 10, 2013: US suspects Iran behind DDoS attacks on banks US suspects Iran behind DDoS attacks on banksThese look a lot like “feeler” operations, meant to gauge the reaction attackers can expect from victim …

Jan 10, 2013: Lawyers on Quora Lawyers on QuoraFormer Facebook CTO and Quora co-founder Adam D’Angelo, talking to Om Malik at GigaOM: The real reward is in the response to your …

Jan 9, 2013: Witness intimidation reform on the horizon in Philadelphia Witness intimidation reform on the horizon in PhiladelphiaThe Philadelphia Inquirer’s Craig R. McCoy reports on a recent special commission …

Jan 9, 2013: Site Design as Context: An Amateur's Perspective Introduction I hesitated to change themes because, well, it’s one of those things people do instead of writing. But while my customized version of …

Jan 9, 2013: Student loses suit over school ID requirement Student loses suit over school ID requirementWired's David Kravets reports that: The girl’s father, Steven, wrote the school district explaining why …

Jan 9, 2013: California Scout group recommends openly gay member for Eagle California Scout group recommends openly gay member for EagleThe Scouts’ central authority is unlikely to honor the recommendation because of their …

Jan 8, 2013: App to App Handshakes App to App HandshakesFred Wilson: This morning I was at the gym listening to the Django Unchained Soundtrack on my phone in the SoundCloud android …

Jan 8, 2013: Seldo's Tumblr: Another awesome US immigration experience Seldo’s Tumblr: Another awesome US immigration experienceseldo: So a little over a month ago I finally got my green card. So for the first time …

Jan 7, 2013: Subscribe to The Brief if you like concise daily updates on the tech news that matters Subscribe to The Brief if you like concise daily updates on the tech news that mattersThe ads weren’t working, so The Brief is now accepting $3/month …

Jan 7, 2013: Keycard: A neat little Mac app that secures your computer by detecting the proximity of your mobile device - The Next Web Keycard: A neat little Mac app that secures your computer by detecting the proximity of your mobile device - The Next WebMatt Brian writing at The …

Jan 7, 2013: Antivirus pioneer John McAfee spying on Belize Antivirus pioneer John McAfee spying on BelizeNate Anderson, at Ars Technica: You will not be shocked to learn, dear reader, that McAfee’s massive …

Jan 7, 2013: Airrand mashes up tasks, Foursquare, and SMS Airrand mashes up tasks, Foursquare, and SMSThis is a brilliant and elegant use of Foursquare. It’s just a web app, at least for now, so it doesn’t …

Jan 5, 2013: CIA Comments on Zero Dark Thirty CIA Comments on Zero Dark ThirtyDeborah Pearlstein of the law blog Opinio Juris shared the statement of Michael Morell, the Acting Director of the …

Jan 4, 2013: At least one Ars Technica reader agrees: Rdio > Spotify At least one Ars Technica reader agrees: Rdio > SpotifyArs Technica reader jamieskella, contributing to Chris Foresman’s reader recommendation …

Jan 3, 2013: Learning by Shipping Learning by ShippingFormer Windows executive Steven Sinofsky, explaining the name of his new blog: The title comes from something impressed upon me …

Jan 3, 2013: An interview with Mailbox founder Gentry Underwood An interview with Mailbox founder Gentry UnderwoodAbdel Ibrahim, interviewing Mailbox founder Gentry Underwood at The Tech Block: Any plans for an …

Dec 26, 2012: Government can still warrantlessly read older emails Government can still warrantlessly read older emailsThis is unfortunate. There are processes in place that are designed to ensure the preservation of …

Dec 26, 2012: Netflix via Amazon Netflix via AmazonThis is interesting: Netflix delivers its streaming option via one of Amazon’s cloud storage and content distribution networks. I …

Dec 22, 2012: Rdio now sends you a notification when artists in your collection release new music Rdio now sends you a notification when artists in your collection release new musicPeople who prefer Spotify to Rdio either don’t know Rdio exists …

Dec 19, 2012: Nilay Patel on what we agree to when we use cloud services Nilay Patel on what we agree to when we use cloud servicesNilay Patel at The Verge reads some Terms of Service and drops some knowledge bombs. It’s …

Dec 19, 2012: Tor: An Anonymous, And Controversial, Way to Web-Surf Tor: An Anonymous, And Controversial, Way to Web-SurfTor gets a headline at WSJ.com.

Dec 19, 2012: Federal Trade Commission to data brokers: Show us your data Federal Trade Commission to data brokers: Show us your dataJessica Guynn of the LA Times: The FTC wants to know what the brokers do with the …

Dec 18, 2012: Google Music gains scan and match feature in the US Google Music gains scan and match feature in the USNice.

Dec 11, 2012: Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News splitting into separate paywall sites Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News splitting into separate paywall sitesGawker’s Hamilton Nolan’s theory of the paywall suggests a local paper of high …

Dec 9, 2012: 96.36 billion cyberattacks against the US Navy each year 96.36 billion cyberattacks against the US Navy each yearThe Next Web's Emil Protalinski, quoting HP's head of enterprise services Mikle Nefkens: …

Dec 7, 2012: Washington Post reports "a person familiar with the plans" says Washington Post considering paywall Washington Post reports “a person familiar with the plans” says Washington Post considering paywallOh. So. Meta.

Dec 7, 2012: For Netflix and the S.E.C., a Facebook Share Should Be Public Enough For Netflix and the S.E.C., a Facebook Share Should Be Public EnoughIt’s true, but not really because lots of people can follow Netflix CEO Reed …

Dec 6, 2012: Drones in our backyards Drones in our backyardsThe Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Jennifer Lynch explains how EFF got data on active drones over US soil. I’m not prone to …

Dec 6, 2012: Tim Cook tells Brian Williams TV is "an area of intense interest" Tim Cook tells Brian Williams TV is “an area of intense interest”Ronnie Polidoro, writing at NBC: “When I go into my living room and turn …

Dec 5, 2012: Sign Language Researchers Broaden Science Lexicon Sign Language Researchers Broaden Science LexiconThis is wonderful stuff: with a shortage of STEM talent these days, it’s imperative to involve all …

Dec 5, 2012: The World Conference on International Communications The World Conference on International CommunicationsThis is important, and Richard Dunlop-Walters’s The Brief has a great, ongoing summary of the …

Dec 4, 2012: John's Tumblr: We can do better than lecture videos John’s Tumblr: We can do better than lecture videos lilly: What I meant to say about this article about online education: MOOCs are a …

Dec 4, 2012: News Corp. Shutters The Daily iPad App - Peter Kafka News Corp. Shutters The Daily iPad App - Peter KafkaI know they’re not the same thing, but it’s interesting to watch News Corp. fail with The Daily …

Dec 3, 2012: Facebook Makes A Huge Data Grab By Aggressively Promoting Photo Sync Facebook Makes A Huge Data Grab By Aggressively Promoting Photo SyncJosh Constine at TechCrunch: There no big launch event yesterday because Facebook …

Nov 30, 2012: $85 million round by Evernote $85 million round by EvernoteIt’s one of my favorite services, and the first I decided to pay for on a monthly basis. I think Libin, despite his …

Nov 28, 2012: NYPD subpoenas call logs of stolen cell phones NYPD subpoenas call logs of stolen cell phonesJoseph Goldstein, writing for the Times: Mr. Sussmann suggested that the Police Department could limit …

Nov 28, 2012: "Gay conversion" snake-oil salesmen taken to court “Gay conversion” snake-oil salesmen taken to courtErik Eckholm, reporting for the New York Times: Referred to Jonah by a rabbi when he …

Nov 27, 2012: Apple Maps lead fired Apple Maps lead firedRichard Williamson is his name, and shipping a less-than-perfect mapping application on the iPhone 5 was his game, until, as …

Nov 27, 2012: Philly.com posts NSFW photo, ‘production glitch’ blamed Philly.com posts NSFW photo, ‘production glitch’ blamedSomeone’s gonna get fired…

Nov 27, 2012: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Office of Energy Infrastructure Security Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy Infrastructure SecurityThis is an interesting move, basically setting up the lemonade …

Nov 27, 2012: USPTO Director announces January 2013 resignation USPTO Director announces January 2013 resignationDavid Kappos thinks software patents are just fine, but I’m interested in what his as-yet unknown …

Nov 27, 2012: Grover Norquist on proposed update to Electronic Communications Privacy Act Grover Norquist on proposed update to Electronic Communications Privacy ActTwenty-plus years is a long time, and the Electronic Communications Privacy …

Nov 26, 2012: UPDATED: Google Acquires Wi-Fi Provider ICOA for $400 Million UPDATED: Google Acquires Wi-Fi Provider ICOA for $400 MillionUpdated: This is not true. Angela Moscaritolo of PCMag.com reports: In a statement, …

Nov 26, 2012: The Release Windows Archaism The Release Windows ArchaismFrédéric Filloux at Monday Note: As for the TV shows such as Homeland and others hits, there is not justification …

Nov 22, 2012: USPTO director defends software patents USPTO director defends software patentsDirector of the United States Patent and Trademark Office David Kappos, quoted by Timothy B. Lee at Ars …

Nov 22, 2012: How to Opt out of PayPal's "Agreement to Arbitrate" How to Opt out of PayPal’s “Agreement to Arbitrate”It’s worth considering if you’re a PayPal user.

Nov 21, 2012: FBI examining HP/Autonomy accounting debacle FBI examining HP/Autonomy accounting debacleHP’s got ninety-nine problems, but a recently-acquired pattern recognition company with possibly-dishonest …

Nov 21, 2012: US accused of launching cyberattack against French government US accused of launching cyberattack against French government A spokesperson from the US Embassy in Paris, responding to an article at The Verge about …

Nov 20, 2012: H.P. Takes Huge Charge on 'Accounting Improprieties' at Autonomy H.P. Takes Huge Charge on ‘Accounting Improprieties’ at AutonomyMichael J. de la Merced and Quentin Hardy, for the Times’ DealBook: The …

Nov 20, 2012: Thoughts on the new Engadget design INTRODUCTION Disclaimer: I don’t know anything about design. I’m a user, and design work on websites made for frequent article consumption should be …

Nov 20, 2012: MG Siegler finally gets a Surface, despite Microsoft's best efforts MG Siegler finally gets a Surface, despite Microsoft’s best efforts In hindsight, I now see why Microsoft did not want me to review the Surface. …

Nov 19, 2012: Professor David Post on the Republican Study Committee's prematurely-released-then-removed copyright critique Professor David Post on the Republican Study Committee’s prematurely-released-then-removed copyright critiqueDavid Post, writing at The Volokh …

Nov 19, 2012: Wranglers say 'Hobbit' animals died on unsafe farm Wranglers say ‘Hobbit’ animals died on unsafe farmDisturbing.

Nov 19, 2012: $22.5M FTC fine against Google for Safari tracking $22.5M FTC fine against Google for Safari trackingMichael Liedtke, writing for Associated Press: In the Safari case, Consumer Watchdog argued that …

Nov 19, 2012: Xbox 720 leak: Blu-ray, Kinect 2.0, new controller Xbox 720 leak: Blu-ray, Kinect 2.0, new controller I don’t typically post rumors or leaks, but this stuff is exciting to me, so here it is, for …

Nov 16, 2012: Streaming music to listeners, but not money to artists Streaming music to listeners, but not money to artistsGalaxie 500 drummer Damon Krukowski1, writing at Pitchfork: Since we own our own recordings, by …

Nov 9, 2012: Philly is lost-phone central Philly is lost-phone centralThis includes theft and just plain misplacement. I’m more of a dropper myself. Just ask my twice-cracked Galaxy Nexus. I’m …

Nov 9, 2012: Sprint buys spectrum and 585,000 customers from U.S. Cellular for $480m in cash Sprint buys spectrum and 585,000 customers from U.S. Cellular for $480m in cashEach subscriber Sprint buys from US Cellular in this deal will cost …

Nov 9, 2012: EFF's pre-emptive prior art defense of 3D printing EFF’s pre-emptive prior art defense of 3D printingIt’s a great idea, and I hope it yields some useful results.

Nov 8, 2012: Twitter and Two-Factor Authentication Twitter and Two-Factor AuthenticationTwo-factor authentication is a pain in the ass. Just ask my Google account or my Dropbox account. But it’s a …

Nov 8, 2012: Judge blocks California’s new ban on anonymity for sex offender Judge blocks California’s new ban on anonymity for sex offenderThis one is worth watching. With regard to blogs and forums, particularly, there’s a …

Nov 8, 2012: The Oxford Guide to Treaties: An Opinio Juris Symposium The Oxford Guide to Treaties: An Opinio Juris SymposiumIf international law interests you at all, particularly the role treaties play, you should …

Nov 8, 2012: Conservatives lambast Romney, vow to take over Republican Party Conservatives lambast Romney, vow to take over Republican PartyThe Hill’s Erik Wasson, quoting Jenny Beth Martin of the Tea Party Patriots: She …

Nov 8, 2012: "Parallel Thinking in Product Design Will Only Increase" “Parallel Thinking in Product Design Will Only Increase”Rain Noe at core77: When you have an uncomplicated design that’s boiled down to …

Nov 7, 2012: Marriage rights tide turns decisively against US bigots Marriage rights tide turns decisively against US bigotsI hope this is the beginning of an acceleration in the death of “traditional” marriage in the …

Nov 7, 2012: IMAlive provides online counseling—but at what cost? IMAlive provides online counseling—but at what cost?Aja Romano of The Daily Dot: IMAlive sounds perfect for introverts and those who are more …

Nov 7, 2012: Pandora suing ASCAP for lower licensing fees Pandora suing ASCAP for lower licensing feesDon Jeffrey of Bloomberg: Pandora also claims that it’s entitled to lower rates because some large music …

Nov 5, 2012: When 32GB is really 16GB... When 32GB is really 16GB…Microsoft is taking heat for claiming more user-available disk space on its new ARM-based Windows 8-powered Surface …

Nov 2, 2012: A Map Of America’s 284 Drone Strikes Against Pakistan A Map Of America’s 284 Drone Strikes Against PakistanCliff Kuang of Co.Design: Whatever your stance on drone killings, the fact remains that there’s …

Nov 2, 2012: Nearly all of Omni Magazine at the Internet Archive Nearly all of Omni Magazine at the Internet ArchiveAdi Robertson shared this at The Verge and it made me very happy. I loved this magazine.

Nov 2, 2012: Over 50% of Android phones still run Gingerbread Over 50% of Android phones still run GingerbreadThe greatest argument against Android is that the “Android” I am talking about when I describe the …

Nov 1, 2012: Google integrating AMBER alerts Google integrating AMBER alertsRichard Dunlop-Walters’ The Brief is a must-read for those interested in news about how technology affects our lives …

Nov 1, 2012: Professor David Post: Copyright is meant to benefit the public Professor David Post: Copyright is meant to benefit the publicProfessor Post, writing at The Volokh Conspiracy about the brief he helped write in the …

Oct 31, 2012: Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion Kathleen Kennedy, current Co-Chairman of Lucasfilm, will become President of Lucasfilm, reporting to Walt …

Oct 27, 2012: Marco Arment goes to a Microsoft store Marco Arment goes to a Microsoft storeThe link above and what it describes are far more damning than any of Microsoft’s shitty advertising and …

Oct 26, 2012: Samsung shipped a stunning 57M smartphones in Q3 — twice as many as Apple Samsung shipped a stunning 57M smartphones in Q3 — twice as many as AppleHow many Samsung devices are on the latest version of their respective …

Oct 25, 2012: More interactive Tweets, in more than 2000 ways More interactive Tweets, in more than 2000 waysWhat ever happened to seeing a link and clicking on it? I don’t want garish, heavy embedded crap all …

Oct 25, 2012: Supreme Court Will Address Antitrust State Action Exemption Supreme Court Will Address Antitrust State Action ExemptionSteve Semeraro at the Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: Government actors are …

Oct 24, 2012: Invention as Art Invention as ArtThis is a great article on patent drawings and models, as selected for Co.Design by Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan.

Oct 23, 2012: iPad mini - Every inch an iPad. iPad mini - Every inch an iPad.Everyone is shitting their pants over this thing, but I’m more excited by the new MacBook Pro.

Oct 23, 2012: FTC Publishes Facial Recognition Guidelines FTC Publishes Facial Recognition GuidelinesCarl Franzen, of TPM Idea Lab: There are two cases where the FTC believes that companies need to get a …

Oct 23, 2012: Amazon outage takes out Reddit, Foursquare, Heroku Amazon outage takes out Reddit, Foursquare, HerokuLee Hutchinson, writing at Ars Technica: These kinds of outages are a jarring reminder of the true …

Oct 23, 2012: Introducing the New Entertainment Experience from Xbox Introducing the New Entertainment Experience from XboxYusuf Mehdi, Chief Marketing Officer for Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Division: […] we …

Oct 22, 2012: Amazon's "phantom" 20% VAT for UK ebook sales Amazon’s “phantom” 20% VAT for UK ebook salesIan Griffiths and Dan Milmo of The Guardian, quoting ” a contract seen by the …

Oct 22, 2012: Sloppy SSL implementation begets Android app vulnerabilities Sloppy SSL implementation begets Android app vulnerabilitiesDan Goodin at Ars Technica explains how researchers found that 8% of apps in a 13,500-app …

Oct 20, 2012: Online release of Boy Scouts’ ‘perversion files’ breaks decades of secrecy Online release of Boy Scouts’ ‘perversion files’ breaks decades of secrecyDespicable.

Oct 19, 2012: Nebraska court strikes down restrictions on internet use for sex offenders on free speech grounds Nebraska court strikes down restrictions on internet use for sex offenders on free speech groundsProfessor David Post of Temple Law served as an …

Oct 19, 2012: Brazilian newspapers leave Google News en masse Brazilian newspapers leave Google News en masseCarlos Fernando Lindenberg Neto, president of Brazil’s National Association of Newspapers, on his …

Oct 19, 2012: Alto: Aol's attempt to redesign email Alto: Aol’s attempt to redesign emailAustin Carr, writing at Fast Company's Co.Design blog: It’s actually proved to be a more modern and nimble …

Oct 18, 2012: Verizon Activated 3.1 Million iPhones In Q3 2012, But Only 651K Were iPhone 5s Verizon Activated 3.1 Million iPhones In Q3 2012, But Only 651K Were iPhone 5sMG Siegler, commenting on the TechCrunch post by Chris Velazco, linked …

Oct 18, 2012: 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals: DOMA violates Equal Protection 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals: DOMA violates Equal ProtectionLarry Neumeister, for AP: The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its 2-to-1 …

Oct 18, 2012: New $249 Samsung Chromebook New $249 Samsung ChromebookThis is certainly interesting. And at half the price of an entry-level Microsoft Surface, it even comes with a keyboard!

Oct 18, 2012: Wireless attack could fatally turn pacemakers against patients Wireless attack could fatally turn pacemakers against patientsPatrick Gray, writing at The Register: Jack also warned of a worst-case scenario in …

Oct 18, 2012: White House review: no active spying by Huawei White House review: no active spying by HuaweiJoseph Menn, quoting an anonymous source for Reuters: We knew certain parts of government really …

Oct 15, 2012: The Plain Text Problem The Plain Text ProblemMichael Schechter, writing at his blog A Better Mess: They want to take their backlog of DOC, DOCX and RTF files and convert …

Oct 15, 2012: SoftBank buys 70% stake in Sprint SoftBank buys 70% stake in Sprint Michael J. De La Merced and Neil Gough, in The New York Times: In a statement on Monday, SoftBank, a big Japanese …

Oct 13, 2012: Richard Branson on Design Richard Branson on Design And if you’re building a spaceship company like Virgin Galactic, you might as well build the sexiest beast ever built—the …

Oct 12, 2012: Deli sues feds for refusing to trademark its 'Philadelphia's Cheesesteak' Deli sues feds for refusing to trademark its ‘Philadelphia’s Cheesesteak’Michael Hinkelman, writing at the Philadelphia Daily News: …

Oct 12, 2012: iDermal: The Magnetic Implant iPod Holder iDermal: The Magnetic Implant iPod HolderWelp, absolutely no potential for unfortunate consequences there.

Oct 12, 2012: Microsoft To Make Same Privacy Change Google Was Attacked For; No One Seems To Care Microsoft To Make Same Privacy Change Google Was Attacked For; No One Seems To CareThis is a good piece by Danny Sullivan of Marketing Land about the …

Oct 11, 2012: Councilman Kenney Bashes Immigration Laws Councilman Kenney Bashes Immigration LawsPhiladelphia Councilman James Kenney made the following comment at the Restaurant Industry Summit, quoted by …

Oct 11, 2012: Tumblr Puts More Focus On Photos With Photoset, Its New Standalone iOS App Tumblr Puts More Focus On Photos With Photoset, Its New Standalone iOS AppDrew Olanoff, at TechCrunch: By not forcing you to log into your Tumblr …

Oct 11, 2012: Lawmakers blast advertisers for ignoring 'Do Not Track' on Microsoft's Explorer Lawmakers blast advertisers for ignoring ‘Do Not Track’ on Microsoft’s ExplorerThe Digital Advertising Alliance, announcing they’ll …

Oct 10, 2012: US Is Bleeding High-Skilled Immigrants US Is Bleeding High-Skilled ImmigrantsGregory Ferenstein, writing at TechCrunch about Vivek Wadhwa’s latest research: Nearly a quarter (24.3 percent) …

Oct 9, 2012: Twitter List Copy Twitter List CopyI just completely overhauled my Twitter lists, a few days after impulsively unfollowing everyone who didn’t follow me back. I deleted …

Oct 9, 2012: Another Note to RSS Subscribers Those who subscribe to http://feeds.feedburner.com/byjoeross only have a few more days to subscribe to the new feed. Please make the change so you can …

Oct 6, 2012: Why We'll Never Stop Talking About Steve Jobs Why We’ll Never Stop Talking About Steve JobsMat Honan, writing at Wired: Jobs, like the titans of industry before him, realized that when we …

Oct 5, 2012: HP CEO Meg Whitman calls it like it is: bad HP CEO Meg Whitman calls it like it is: badMeg Whitman, as quoted by Sean Gallagher at Ars Technica: We aren’t as effective internally as we should …

Oct 3, 2012: Talk by Steven Jobs - IDCA 1983 Talk by Steven Jobs - IDCA 1983This Steve Jobs talk from 1983 (I was less than a month old…) is a series of astoundingly accurate predictions about …

Oct 1, 2012: The Honest Design Age The Honest Design AgeAllan Grinshtein of LayerVault, design software, designed for designers: It would be crazy to call these designers lazy — …

Sep 29, 2012: Apple Is Heavily Promoting Alternative Map Apps In The App Store Apple Is Heavily Promoting Alternative Map Apps In The App StoreRelated

Sep 27, 2012: Kindle Library Bulk Delete Kindle Library Bulk DeleteI want to thank Mr. Nathaniel Robertson for pointing people in need of cleaning up their Kindle archive to this bookmarklet …

Sep 27, 2012: The Problem With Early Reviews The Problem With Early ReviewsJohn Biggs, writing at TechCrunch: In the end, the real reviews are the ones that percolate up out of the forums and …

Sep 26, 2012: Google Now Lets You Download All Your YouTube Videos In One Archive Google Now Lets You Download All Your YouTube Videos In One ArchiveWhether you like them or not, Google still leads the way on data portability.

Sep 26, 2012: USPTO Third Party Prior Art Submissions System - Now Live! USPTO Third Party Prior Art Submissions System - Now Live!This looks, on its face, like a good thing. I wonder (sincerely, not sarcastically) how …

Sep 25, 2012: Twitter replies and Instapaper integration I wanted to post something brief to let you know I made a few small but (I think) useful additions to this site. First, I’ve added a button to the …

Sep 25, 2012: Amazon heads off app fragmentation on Kindle Fire, Android Amazon heads off app fragmentation on Kindle Fire, AndroidKevin C. Tofel, writing at GigaOM: This could mean vastly better tablet apps for the higher …

Sep 24, 2012: MySpace renovations MySpace renovationsDear MySpace: I am happy to see you lean away from Facebook and toward the new Digg and Rdio, with a clean design that prizes …

Sep 22, 2012: What’s The Most Difficult CEO Skill? Managing Your Own Psychology What’s The Most Difficult CEO Skill? Managing Your Own PsychologyAndreesen Horowitz co-founder and career CEO/investor Ben Horowitz offers some great …

Sep 22, 2012: Planet of the Tweets Planet of the TweetsTwitter’s extensive research identified four ways news outlets can better engage their audiences. Funny how all four look like …

Sep 22, 2012: Gamers confront copyright law Gamers confront copyright lawProfessor Greg Lastowka of Rutgers-Camden Law School, in a press release earlier this week about his current research: …

Sep 21, 2012: Welcome to VentureBeat’s reporting-driven Friday Welcome to VentureBeat’s reporting-driven FridayGood on ‘em for trying this out.

Sep 21, 2012: Temple Law Profs Feed I used Yahoo Pipes to make a feed that unites all posts by Temple profs writing at their various law blogs. The feed still needs some work, …

Sep 21, 2012: Justice Ginsburg Smile Justice Ginsburg SmileJustice Ginsburg isn’t allowed to say whether or not she would find equal protection arguments against the “Defense of Marriage” …

Sep 21, 2012: NYT quote approval policy is (only) a good start The new quote approval policy at The New York Times, as quoted by Times opinion writer Margaret Sullivan: So starting now, we want to draw a clear …

Sep 21, 2012: Longread: Cameron Todd Willingham, Texas, and the death penalty Longread: Cameron Todd Willingham, Texas, and the death penaltyI usually like to include a quote from the longreads I share, but this story cannot be …

Sep 21, 2012: Verizon Galaxy Nexus gets Jelly Bean... Verizon Galaxy Nexus gets Jelly Bean……finally.

Sep 20, 2012: Twitter changes force removal of related IFTTT triggers IFTTT CEO Linden Tibbets, in an email to users today: [ … ] on September 27th we will be removing all Twitter Triggers, disabling your ability to …

Sep 19, 2012: Twitter continues to value advertiser utility above user experience Twitter continues to value advertiser utility above user experienceRomain Dillet at TechCrunch explains it like this: Now when you land on a company …

Sep 19, 2012: David Hoffman on quotation approval David Hoffman on quotation approvalTwo days ago, I mentioned a piece by David Carr on quotation approval. This morning, I found that Professor David …

Sep 19, 2012: Virgin Mobile USA's inadequate response to a good-faith vulnerability disclosure Virgin Mobile USA’s inadequate response to a good-faith vulnerability disclosureDeveloper Kevin Burke describes in damning detail how easy it is …

Sep 18, 2012: The New Feedly Mobile The New Feedly MobileAnti-disclosure: This post raves about the new Feedly. They didn’t pay me, I don’t know them, and all I get out of writing the …

Sep 18, 2012: Mitigating My Mitigating Mitigating My MitigatingThis post by Michael Schechter at his site A Better Mess hit home for me because I recently migrated this site permanently to …

Sep 17, 2012: David Carr on quotation approval David Carr on quotation approval Keep in mind that when public figures get in trouble for something they said, it is usually not because they …

Sep 16, 2012: Apathy and ecstasy for the iPhone 5 Mat Honan, writing at Wired’s Gadget Lab blog: It is an amazing triumph of technology that gets better and better, year after year, and yet somehow is …

Sep 14, 2012: Twitter forced to turn over protester's deleted tweets Twitter forced to turn over protester’s deleted tweetsMike Isaac, writing at All Things D: In the end, the New York DA and the judge used a …

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Sep 13, 2012: Apple's Comfortable Middle Hamish McKenzie, writing at PandoDaily : With two product launches in a row that show Apple is merely keeping pace with innovation rather than …

Sep 12, 2012: Gruber on "Amazon's Play" Gruber on “Amazon’s Play”John Gruber writes one of the most respected and prolific tech blogs on the web, Daring Fireball. Some …

Sep 12, 2012: "The Math" “The Math”Once again, MG Siegler nails it on HBO’s missed opportunity for direct-subscription innovation. Most companies are so desperate …

Sep 7, 2012: Say Hello to Samsung's Fanboy Factory - The Mobilers Program Say Hello to Samsung’s Fanboy Factory - The Mobilers ProgramIndian mobile tech blogger Clinton Jeff of Unleash the Phones, talking to The Next …

Sep 6, 2012: Kindle Fire HD 8.9: how the new Kindle tablet compares with the competition Kindle Fire HD 8.9: how the new Kindle tablet compares with the competitionAmazon increased the power and range of its Kindle offerings and achieved …

Sep 6, 2012: HootSuite Buys Seesmic HootSuite Buys SeesmicRobins Wauters interviewed Seesmic founder Loïc Le Meur at The Next Web today on his company’s sale to rival HootSuite. I have …

Sep 4, 2012: Brevity BrevityMG Siegler posted yesterday about his desire to write with more concision. His point is a good one: writing concisely suggests, when you think …

Aug 31, 2012: Being Real Builds Trust Being Real Builds TrustSteph Hay, writing at A List Apart: Your mom may not be your target user, but she is a real person who’ll call you on your …

Aug 31, 2012: Peeling Back the Hidden Pages of History With Hyperspectral Photography Peeling Back the Hidden Pages of History With Hyperspectral PhotographyJohn R. Quain, writing at American Photo: When the hyperspectral eye was turned …

Aug 30, 2012: I am Barack Obama, President of the United States -- AMA I am Barack Obama, President of the United States – AMAHis most vulnerable answer (in my opinion) was with regard to a question about his most …

Aug 29, 2012: Twitter files appeal in major social media case Twitter files appeal in major social media caseJeff John Roberts provides an update on Twitter’s latest legal battle over at GigaOM. I think it’s …

Aug 28, 2012: NoWait protects restaurants from the wrath of restless customers NoWait protects restaurants from the wrath of restless customersRebecca Grant, writing at VentureBeat: Restaurants can use this iPad app to keep …

Aug 27, 2012: Neil Armstrong, First Man on Moon, Dies at 82 Neil Armstrong, First Man on Moon, Dies at 82Neil Armstrong on Chuck Yeager’s breaking the sound barrier, quoted by his own biographer: All in all, …

Aug 27, 2012: Bill Nye ‘The Science Guy’ Hits Evolution Deniers Bill Nye ‘The Science Guy’ Hits Evolution DeniersBill Nye, as quoted in an article by Kevin Dolak at ABC News: And I say to the grownups, if you want …

Aug 25, 2012: Securing the legacy of the world's greatest geek Securing the legacy of the world’s greatest geekNew Scientist's Jacob Aron interviewed Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal fame, whose latest endeavor …

Aug 24, 2012: Cloud startup aims to make “dumb” cell phones smart Cloud startup aims to make “dumb” cell phones smartSean Gallagher reports at Ars Technica on biNu, a company developing an asynchronous, server-side …

Aug 24, 2012: Microsoft's Election 2012 hub on Xbox Live heralds the interactive TV future Microsoft’s Election 2012 hub on Xbox Live heralds the interactive TV futureSamit Sarkar, reporting at The Verge: The interactive element of the …

Aug 24, 2012: [Longread] Scamworld: 'Get rich quick' schemes mutate into an online monster [Longread] Scamworld: ‘Get rich quick’ schemes mutate into an online monsterThis article by Joseph L. Flatley at The Verge is a feat of …

Aug 23, 2012: What Successful People Do With The First Hour Of Their Work Day What Successful People Do With The First Hour Of Their Work DayKevin Purdy, formerly of Lifehacker fame, shares the morning strategies of several …

Aug 23, 2012: Tent - the decentralized social web Tent - the decentralized social webTent is decentralized, not federated or centralized. Any Tent server can connect to any other Tent server. All …

Aug 23, 2012: Longread: Brand as Context in Interaction Design Longread: Brand as Context in Interaction DesignBen Fullerton of Method, writing in UX Magazine on the interplay between user experience design and …

Aug 22, 2012: What are some things I'd be shocked to learn about the outside world? What are some things I’d be shocked to learn about the outside world?Susan Wu, on Quora: All products inherit the values of their creators and …

Aug 21, 2012: Why Every Community Should Have Its Own Geek Awards I recently had the pleasure of attending the Second Annual Philly Geek Awards. It was an amazing experience, but far better recaps than anything I can …

Aug 21, 2012: You are listening to Philadelphia You are listening to PhiladelphiaListen to a mashup of ambient noise recordings from your city (via Soundcloud) and local police scanners. Thanks to …

Aug 21, 2012: A Vision for the Future of Newspapers—20 Years Ago A Vision for the Future of Newspapers—20 Years AgoMark Potts, writing about his major part in what might be properly called the genesis of the first …

Aug 18, 2012: Changes coming in Version 1.1 of the Twitter API Changes coming in Version 1.1 of the Twitter APITwitter’s Michael Sippey posted an update at their Developers Blog yesterday announcing that the …

Aug 18, 2012: How to Save the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News How to Save the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily NewsJoel Mathis, writing at Philadelphia Magazine‘s blog The Philly Post, may have a …

Aug 18, 2012: Philly Geek Awards Philly Geek AwardsThis happens on Friday, August 17, 2012. I. can’t. wait.

Aug 18, 2012: HP’s webOS group spun out into new company: GRAM HP’s webOS group spun out into new company: GRAMDerek Kessler of webOS Nation wrote this up yesterday. His post included an internal email to …

Aug 18, 2012: Boom Makes Your Mac Speakers Go Up To 11 Boom Makes Your Mac Speakers Go Up To 11If you’ve ever wanted your Mac to be louder (as I often did before buying this app), Boom is worth the money. …

Aug 18, 2012: Longread: Prosecutorial Indiscretion | Secrets Of An Independent Counsel Longread: Prosecutorial Indiscretion | Secrets Of An Independent CounselDavid Gran, in 1998 in The New Republic, reprinted online by PBS: Whereas …

Aug 18, 2012: Obama to NASA: I want to know about Martians right away Obama to NASA: I want to know about Martians right awayPresident Obama, speaking to NASA’s Curiosity team (as quoted by CNET‘s Chris Matyszczyk): If, …

Aug 18, 2012: Interactive Martian Panorama from Curiosity Rover Interactive Martian Panorama from Curiosity RoverIf you read Boing Boing, you’ve already seen this. But I had to share it just in case. A fellow named …

Aug 18, 2012: Blog Post Cited in a Ninth Circuit Opinion Blog Post Cited in a Ninth Circuit OpinionMr. Eugene Volokh congratulates my former copyright law professor David Post of Temple Law on having a blog …

Aug 18, 2012: Fareed Zakaria Apologizes for ‘Lapse’; Faces Time and CNN Suspensions Fareed Zakaria Apologizes for ‘Lapse’; Faces Time and CNN SuspensionsI would be honored to work for Time, CNN, The Atlantic, or The New Yorker. While …

Aug 18, 2012: FTC OKs Facebook’s privacy settlement FTC OKs Facebook’s privacy settlementTony Romm, writing at Politico: The order means Facebook must now obtain consent before sharing a user’s …

Aug 18, 2012: Apple sold 5.7 million tablets in the U.S. last quarter, court documents show. Samsung sold 37,000 Apple sold 5.7 million tablets in the U.S. last quarter, court documents show. Samsung sold 37,000Philip Elmer-DeWitt’s article at Fortune is one of …

Aug 18, 2012: Portland Press Herald plagiarized a photo they didn’t even need This is a story within a story. The outer story is about Reverend Robert Carlson, who killed himself recently amid a sexual abuse investigation. This …

Aug 18, 2012: Pulse Comes To The Web Pulse Comes To The WebFrederic Lardinois, writing at TechCrunch: The web app, says Pulse, is “designed for discovery” and while it’s still a very …

Aug 18, 2012: Philadelphia newspapers CEO’s message to employees Philadelphia newspapers CEO’s message to employeesJim Romenesko, quoting the letter from Bob Hall, CEO at Interstate General Media, which owns …

Aug 18, 2012: U.S. will not challenge computer fraud case to high court U.S. will not challenge computer fraud case to high courtThe Computer Fraud and Abuse Act prohibits, among other things, accessing a computer without …

Aug 18, 2012: Managing Email Realistically Managing Email RealisticallyI’m not sure all of Matt Gemmell’s advice would work for me, but it’s well worth reading. It’s especially handy for people …

Aug 18, 2012: Flame and Stuxnet Cousin Targets Lebanese Bank Customers, Carries Mysterious Payload Flame and Stuxnet Cousin Targets Lebanese Bank Customers, Carries Mysterious PayloadKim Zetter, writing at Wired: The researchers don’t know if the …

Aug 18, 2012: Housekeeping, too, is Constant & Endless I’m changing a few things as I settle into my new theme and workflow here at Constant & Endless. In no particular order, those things are: I have …

Aug 18, 2012: Only crazy people don't use Facebook? Only crazy people don’t use Facebook?Zoe Fox, writing at Mashable: Employers may suspect that an applicant’s absence from the social network …

Aug 18, 2012: Landing 2,000 Pounds of Patriotism on Mars From the NASA press release: The Seven Minutes of Terror has turned into the Seven Minutes of Triumph,” said NASA Associate Administrator for Science …

Aug 18, 2012: Apple's Secrets Revealed at Trial Apple’s Secrets Revealed at TrialIan Sherr, writing for the Wall Street Journal: In cross-examination, Mr. Forstall said Eddy Cue, now head of …

Aug 18, 2012: Does Cybercrime Really Cost $1 Trillion? Does Cybercrime Really Cost $1 Trillion?A spokeswoman for Senator Joe Lieberman, speaking to Peter Maass and Megha Rajagopalan of Mother Jones: …

Jul 30, 2012: Don't believe the 'Apple invests in Twitter' hype Don’t believe the ‘Apple invests in Twitter’ hype In fact, an Apple investment in Twitter is painted as something Twitter can take …

Jul 28, 2012: Analysis over revision: Kara Swisher's mysterious edits to Marissa Mayer's Yahoo! memo (Updated) Updated 12:00 p.m: Kara Swisher reached out to me on Twitter after I published this post (her tweets and my replies here, here, here, here, and here). …

Jul 27, 2012: Geek preferences matter Geek preferences matter We installed Firefox on every non-geek’s computer we could find. And while we were there, we set everyone’s search engine to …

Jul 26, 2012: Apple TV: The Soon-To-Be #1 Gaming Console? Apple TV: The Soon-To-Be #1 Gaming Console?MG Siegler points out that, despite Apple CEO Tim Cook’s quiet mention of Apple TV, the little box Steve …

Jul 19, 2012: No Comment I have turned off comments here at Constant & Endless. I have had only one comment since I started writing here, from Mr. Scott Carpenter. He left …

Jul 18, 2012: Evening Edition beautifully presents the important news you missed Co-creator Jim Ray of Mule Design describes Evening Edition like this: It’s a summary of the day’s news, written by an actual journalist, with links …

Jul 13, 2012: In Brief: How Reed Hastings Almost Undid Netflix Greg Sandoval, writing at CNET: For most of the former Netflix employees who moved to Qwikster, their old jobs had been filled. They no longer had a …

Jul 13, 2012: Self-Promotion Alert: Read My (Very Short!) Fiction This site is supposed to be me talking about the law and technology, but I have some shameless self promotion to do, so I’m deviating from the usual …

Jun 25, 2012: Flipboard, Condé Nast, and the Mobile Advertising Problem (Updated) Howard Mittman, VP and publisher at Condé Nast property Wired Magazine, told Ad Age's Nat Ives: I’m interested in ways to bring advertisers in front …

Jun 12, 2012: Pirates of Westeros: the untapped half-billion dollar market for Game of Thrones

Ernesto at TorrentFreak:

It’s clear that HBO (and others) prefer exclusiveness over piracy, which is a dangerous game. They might make decent money …

Jun 1, 2012: The danger of covertly-altered ebooks "Philip," writing at his blog Ocracoke Island Journal about the ebook edition of War and Peace he bought on his Nook (emphasis below is mine): As I …

May 23, 2012: So.cl: Microsoft's social network, or search experiment, or kind ofboth, sort of CNET’s Steven Musil: Users log in to the network with their Facebook or Windows Live accounts. There are two reasons I can’t help but be cynical …

May 16, 2012: Twitter Digest and the persistence of opt-out Othman Laraki, Director of Growth and International at Twitter, on the official Twitter Blog: Like other Twitter email notifications, you can manage …

May 14, 2012: Google's live 'Hangouts On Air' rolling out to everyone everywhere, and why it matters I originally posted this to The Verge's Web & Social forum. Read the original forum post here. Google recently announced that, over the next …

May 9, 2012: This is my new blog. This is a post I ran recently at my Posterous blog, announcing my move over here. I thought I’d put it here for reference while I finish drafting a …

May 9, 2012: Remember: 39% of North Carolinians are not fearful and ignorant The North Carolina amendment alters the constitution to say that “marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall …

May 7, 2012: The Pinterest (Er, Tumblr) Problem, Fair Use, and a Suggestion for Change I wrote the article below for Temple Law’s student newspaper, Prima Facie. While my views on the topic of copyright liability in the modern Internet’s …

May 3, 2012: No Pressure Analyst Brian Marshall, to SFGate’s Jun Yang: As the markets get more saturated, the pressure will be much stronger to add more screen sizes. "Today, …

Apr 30, 2012: Hulu will eventually require a cable subscription Our source noted that Hulu has no interest in being a first mover here and that a requirement for authentication is likely still a few years out. …

Apr 24, 2012: Already paying for extra Docs/Gmail space? You’re payment plan isgrandfathered into Google Drive. Google storage plans have changed, but you can stay on your current plan as long as you: Keep your account active Keep payment information in Google …

Apr 19, 2012: Marco Arment: Be Skeptical of Twitter's Innovator's Patent Agreement Twitter’s “Innovator’s Patent Agreement” – Marco.org » I recently wrote about Twitter’s promise to use patents only for defensive purposes—the …

Apr 18, 2012: "Demand Your Data" "Tim Berners-Lee: demand your data from Google and Facebook" by Ian Katz at guardian.co.uk Whatever social site, wherever you put your data, you …

Apr 17, 2012: Twitter won't use employee patents offensively "Introducing the Innovator’s Patent Agreement" by Adam Messinger, VP of Engineering at the Official Twitter Blog It is a commitment from Twitter to …

Apr 12, 2012: Secondary market for class notes: copyrighted free speech or lazy cheater's dream? "Do Students Have Copyright to Their Own Notes?" This is a decent article by Tina Barseghian of KQED’s Mindshift blog, but unfortunately it isn’t …

Apr 11, 2012: Arrington and Siegler out at PandoDaily, don't bother trying to comment about it As of Monday, April 9 the shareholders of PandoMedia voted to remove Michael Arrington as a director. Given the change in relationship we feel it’s …

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