The Berkeley Info School is hiring an open-rank tenure-track professor in "digital security, safety and trust". Please help get the word out, and if you're working in this space, apply! (Deadline Jan 3.) aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04668

It’s no New England, but fall in CO has a certain charm

Re-upping this request in case there are any Virginia lawyers who might be willing to advise this defendant and possibly help find pro bono assistance.

Popehat@kenwhite.bsky.social · 3y ago

Popehat Signal: need a VA lawyer who could give pro bono advice, possibly expanding to representation, to woman sued for defamation over a rape accusation.

Popehat Signal: need a VA lawyer who could give pro bono advice, possibly expanding to representation, to woman sued for defamation over a rape accusation.

Wired has a fantastic new editor: @katiedrummond.bsky.social https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/business/media/wired-katie-drummond.html

Wired Names Katie Drummond as Its Next Leader

Ms. Drummond will be the first woman to lead the technology magazine in its 30-year history.

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Excited for DEF CON, my first since the Before Times!

Today on the podcast, we had a fun discussion between myself and @triketora.bsky.social as we searched for better ways to pressure companies to create interoperable/open systems... https://www.techdirt.com/2023/08/01/techdirt-podcast-episode-360-can-interoperability-be-mandated/

Techdirt Podcast Episode 360: Can Interoperability Be Mandated?

We’ve long believed in the power of online platform interoperability and the power it gives to users to curate their own experiences. One of the prime examples of this is Block Party, created…

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Hello gorgeous

Harvard Law School's Cyberlaw Clinic is hiring a clinical instructor https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoad?partnerid=25240&siteid=5341&PageType=JobDetails&jobid=1995425#jobDetails=1995425_5341

Checked out Threads and nope nope nope

Bluesky raised an $8M seed led by Neo and partners with Namecheap to offer easy custom domain purchasing and management, Bluesky's first paid service (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

For every writer out there struggling to get published, don’t give up. It’s never too late. Ted Kaczynski was a first-time author at 53. Keep grinding 💪

The ChatGPT-lawyers sanctions hearing appears to be scripted by ChatGPT prompted with “write a skit that really mean arrogant federal practitioners would write about what happens when state lawyers wander into federal court”

OOF (via @murphycartoons on the bird app)

FBI warns that malicious actors are using deep fake tech to manipulate online profile photos and videos to create explicit content for sextortion schemes https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2023/PSA230605

Lawyer who signed the ChatGPT filing has now reached the begging for mercy stage. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.44.1.pdf

What on earth happened to Jack

I can’t believe no one wants to interview me about what it feels like to have stepped out on Apple and taken them to the cleaners over their god damn butterfly keyboard. It’s not too late though https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/27/23740087/apple-macbook-butterfly-keyboard-settlement-final-approval

Apple’s $50 million keyboard settlement is finally approved

Claims that have been submitted can now be paid out.

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The cats decided to help me pack for my trip

The first blossom ever from an iris I planted years ago

Well hello there

oh no it’s in the New York Times, this will be the top result for searches for both of these lawyers’ names for the rest of their careers (which might not be that long, depending) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/nyregion/avianca-airline-lawsuit-chatgpt.html

Here’s What Happens When Your Lawyer Uses ChatGPT

A lawyer representing a man who sued an airline relied on artificial intelligence to help prepare a court filing. It did not go well.

nytimes.com

Riana@riana.bsky.social · 3y ago

Don't use ChatGPT to write your legal filings for you. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.32.1.pdf

And now stuff starts to get interesting.

Bluesky@bsky.app · 3y ago

New feature just dropped: custom feeds! Now you can choose what algorithm powers your social media experience. We’ll feature some in this thread, but you can easily discover more in the feeds tab. Rolling out to app stores now — upgrade to Version 1.29 when it’s available in your app store.

Hand crocheted wheel cover on a Jeep at the supermarket

A little legal realist/ law & tech inside-baseball thread about what the Gonzalez/Taamneh cases In my opinion, the narrative arc of these cases is more interesting than what was in the cases or the issues presented by the cases themselves. Here's what basically happened: 1/

Not sure how I missed @stephenking.bsky.social joining, but FINALLY! Woo!

Stephen King@stephenking.bsky.social · 3y ago

Hello world, Steve King here. Happy 2B here.

It’s ok to ignore Jack, just saying

I made the Wednesday NYT crossword puzzle! My solo debut! Hope you enjoy solving as much as I enjoyed making it

Inspired by @seamus.bsky.social, here’s my first attempt at baking sourdough with Rocky Mountain wild yeast