This paper tests #GPT-5, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Claude Sonnet 4.5 & Grok 4 on every SCOTUS argued case from OT 2025. Accuracy looked good until you realise most of it just reflected the Court's usual ideological alignment, not actual legal analysis. spkl.io/633247zQpk #AI #LegalTech

Now 11+ years.

David Colarusso@davidcolarusso.com · 2y ago

Years ago I had a boss who explained, "no one reads emails." I thought this was harsh at the time. I have, however, come to accept it as a good 1st-order approximation. See also, this disclaimer has been linked in my email signature for ~10yrs, & only 1 person has ever commented.

Heads up!

Free Law Project ⚖@free.law · yesterday

Our membership promo ends on Thursday. If you haven’t tried our AI connector yet, we really think you’ll like it! Start here and give it a minute, even (especially) if you’re an AI skeptic: free.law/2026/07/07/d...

Last month @thefordon.bsky.social, @jenwon.bsky.social, and I got to present at CALI Con on vibe coding for Legal Ed., and the video just went live. Enjoy. Note: this is partially a behind the scenes look at how I made some of the simulations for my algos & bias lesson (quoted thread).

Law as code: vibe coding for legal education — Suffolk LIT Lab

Vibe coding for legal educators, a working session presented by David Colarusso, Rebecca Fordon, and Jennifer Wondracek at CALIcon 2026.

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David Colarusso@davidcolarusso.com · 6mo ago

1/ There has never been a more concentrated distillation of my teaching than this lesson: Algos, Bias, Due Process, & You. It is the apotheosis of what I do. I very much hope you enjoy it, share it, and make bits of it your own.

Goodnight, and good luck from the mountains.

It used to be that I'd skip over long threads or worse yet save them to come back to. Now I just unroll them with this simple tool. Case in point: colarusso.github.io/bluesky-thre... Also, useful if I want to capture the content of a long thread I wrote.

Jess Miers 🦝🦞@jmiers230.bsky.social · last wk.

More thoughts on the AI / law school discourse. I'm trying to pinpoint the problem(s) we are trying to solve. Is the problem AI or is it that AI is revealing to us deeply rooted issues with law school education? I suspect the latter.🧵

A while back I was talking Emily Dickinson with my Mom, and she started reciting this poem from memory, having memorized it more than 50 years earlier. Seeing it today reminded me of that. I ❤️ this bot.

Emily Dickinson Daily@e-dickinson-daily.bsky.social · last wk.

IN THE GARDEN. A bird came down the walk: He did not know I saw; He bit an angle-worm in halves And ate the fellow, raw.

Now 11+ years.

David Colarusso@davidcolarusso.com · 2y ago

Years ago I had a boss who explained, "no one reads emails." I thought this was harsh at the time. I have, however, come to accept it as a good 1st-order approximation. See also, this disclaimer has been linked in my email signature for ~10yrs, & only 1 person has ever commented.

I've had a "productive" vacation. Not only did I get to do some painting, but I was able to overhaul my personal website www.davidcolarusso.com. Mostly, it's a collection of watercolors & photos, with a dash of videos and video games.

David Colarusso dot com, a personal website

Paintings, photography, and other creations from David Colarusso. David lives with his wife and two children outside Boston where he teaches sand to "think" and law students how to work with, and thin...

davidcolarusso.com

Upon exiting the shower, where I play my music on a Bluetooth speaker, perhaps a bit too loudly, the 12yo asked, “Have you been listening to Hamilton on repeat for like five days?”

Spotted on this evening’s walk, a double rainbow! 🌈

One benefit of perpetual reboots: Thanks to #StrangeNewWorlds, the youths still know who Spock is, even if they’re unfamiliar with the work of Ethan Gregory Peck’s grandfather.

17 summers ago, we hiked out to this point to watch the sunset, and I asked her to marry me. 🥰 This was the view last night.

I saw "The Movie," and I really enjoyed it. Nolan found a way to be both true to the text and to say something new that speaks directly to the moment we live in. If you're on the fence, see it in the theater.

I saw "The Movie," and I really enjoyed it. Nolan found a way to be both true to the text and to say something new that speaks directly to the moment we live in. If you're on the fence, see it in the theater.

My son just wrote a crossword puzzle and had me solve it before I could tuck him in. It was really sweet.

“No CGI” Is Really Just Invisible CGI. Mission Impossible. The Odyssey. Top Gun: Maverick. Dune. Studios & filmmakers love to tout the use of practical effects in such films — “No CGI”, they say. This video series reveals how CGI-heavy they really are. [kottke.org]

“No CGI” Is Really Just Invisible CGI

Mission Impossible. Oppenheimer. F1. The Odyssey. Top Gun: Maverick. Mad Max: Fury Road. Inception. Dune. Filmmakers and studios who make movies like these love to emphasize their heavy use of practical effects, i.e. rea

kottke.org

A story in two acts: - China’s AI Boyfriend Business Is Taking On a Life of Its Own: www.wired.com/story/china-... (2026-01-20) - China bans AI “boyfriends” and “girlfriends” over addiction and birth rate concerns: www.dexerto.com/entertainmen... (2026-07-18)

I died for beauty, but was scarce Adjusted in the tomb, When one who died for truth was lain In an adjoining room.

Current status: bird watching.

Tonight we played the 7yo’s new board game: Narwhal Dance Party. Each player gets a narwhal sticker as a piece and draws a card to move. The majority of cards are variations on “[move] n spaces,” but sometimes there are special cards like “dance party” where everyone moves forward 2 spaces.

I’ve spent several hours this week at the local weaving school watching while the 7yo learned how to make her first weaving project—a handbag. Only one more session before she finishes. I’ve really enjoyed hanging out and chatting with the other weavers, great community.

Earlier this week I learned the 12yo didn’t know what a pinball machine was. Don’t worry. We have rectified the situation. Tonight he and his sister learned firsthand.

From last night’s evening stroll. Another sunset in the mountains.

For your #FollowFriday consideration, a random list of folks whose posts my dev @davidcolarusso.com has found interesting: @writerethink.bsky.social @kevinmkruse.bsky.social @tudorsandtms.bsky.social @chup.blakereid.org @bextraordinary.bsky.social @resnikoff.bsky.social

Vacation achievement unlocked. It got cool enough we were able to rationalize s’mores.

We’re only a day away from launch, here’s hoping the 7 & 12yo’s new builds will be ready by then and that the skies stay clear. 🤞

I fully endorse the alt text for this comic, & I don't think sharing it is a spoiler, "All discussions of daylight saving time policy are doomed by a mix of contradictory, inconsistent, and impossible preferences, which is why I think the only thing we can really hope to do is to make it worse."

Randall Munroe@xkcd.com · 3w ago

Time Change xkcd.com/3272/

When the kids saw these hummingbird feeders you could wear as rings, I really didn’t think they were going to work.

Apollo 11 launched 57 years ago today on July 16, 1969. Many years later, my kids and I made this stop motion film. We hope you enjoy it and remember always to look up and that anything is possible when we work together.