Jaakko Husa
@husajaakko.bsky.social
Professor. Comparative law/legal languages/legal history/constitutional studies/law & globalisation. Academic "humour". Posts indicate satire, perplexity or whatever. Opinions are my own, unfortunately. https://ssrn.com/author=933550
Perhaps we need to go back to handwritten exams? Not because of AI but because the long years in academia have transformed us sadists...
Paddy's Evil Smile in Speak No Evil
Alt: Bearded man makes an evil and twisted looking smile
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I am spending the whole of August in Singapore as a visiting scholar at the SMU Law School. I have a very good feeling about this.
Free sample chapter from my 'Contrarian Jurists'. 👉 bit.ly/4pyIRxG #ComparativeLaw
Academiaedu: "Hi Jaakko, Someone just found your Academia profile via Google." Me:
Adrien Brody: What's Your Point?
Alt: Adrien Brody: What's Your Point?
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If the "woke" card does not work, then, try "communism" card instead. Same old, same old.
My only regret about seeing The Odysseus is that I did not see it in IMAX format.
Doubting your own text? Imagine your text being read out loud by Peter Coyote. That should dispel your worries. It works for me.
"How does it feel to see being cited in a paper written by a someone you respect?" "Well..."
Salieri's Intense Reaction to Mozart
Alt: Salieri's intense reaction to Mozart's perfect composition notes
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We have been thinking about doing island hopping tour in the Mediterranean. After seeing The Odyssey we are having second thoughts.
I am greatly amused that people are trying to convince others that their view of a movie is the right one. Each to their own. If you like it, then, you like it. If you hate it, then, you hate it. And oh boy, did I like it? Indeed I did!
Wearing My Helmet Odysseus
ALT: Wearing My Helmet Odysseus
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Today's to do list: seeing Nolan's 'The Odyssey'.
Panda Eating Popcorn
Alt: Heavy-set panda eating popcorn
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Sam Neill had great cinematic presence without trying too much. Apparently he was also a good person. RIP.
Letterboxd@letterboxd.social · 3w agoSam Neill (1947–2026)
Bought tickets to Nolan's The Odyssey. I expect to be entertained by great cinema.
A certain Parisian professor concluding his lecture on comparative law.
So, that unhinged self-centred ignorant wannabe dictator is still after Greenland. And still bitter and petty as hell, and in Putin's pocket.
Vaughn Chat
Alt: Distressed cat thinking "Please make it stop"
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Supergirl movie is actually rather good in its own film category. Cannot really understand all the critique it gets. Milly Alcock does excellent work in the limits given by the script.
“Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.” ― Orhan Pamuk, 'My Name Is Red'
I still hate huge conferences. They make me feel like I was in a factory.
"So, how would you and your colleagues feel if your Rector's stupid plan to squeeze you into tiny office boxes would be overturned? What would be your reaction?" Me: "Well, in essence..."
Peter Claffey Ser Duncan The Tall
Alt: People celebrating and dancing wildly in medieval settings
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The 2020s has made me a misanthropist. And I am not alone.
So, now he speaks to people who died long ago before he was born. I cannot tell if he is simply mad or narcissistic mythomaniac. In any case, he is not fit to serve.
Not many times you get to pat on someone's shoulder and say sympathetically "We here feel sorry for you guys". Then again, I don't get to meet too many American law professors.
AI is impossible to avoid but at the universities we should be very careful about it. When one relies on AI for answers, the brain activity drops. One is also less likely to remember facts when one knows that a tool can find them. Keeping AI just an assistant is crucial if we teach thinking.
I'm reading a book where a waiter intentionally pours food on a customer after he notices the customer hitting his dog. I immediately liked the waiter.
It's better to be highly-cited than widely-published author.
SNL's Colin Jost: Just Saying
Alt: A man sporting a suit and a tie lifts his hands up and says "Just Saying" while making an innocent face
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