After working for over 30 years as an intellectual property lawyer, I retired from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in January 2010. I'm now doing some volunteer work at the Electronic Frontier Foundation in San Francisco.
Please keep the Sunday Insightful/Funny comments feature. I always read it and look forward to it, especially the funny comments.
I rarely read the Saturday history column. If you got rid of it, I wouldn't notice. But I'll defer to other readers who might like to read about the history of things.
It would be a shame to dox two of my favorite eX-Twitter accounts. Jack E. Smith (@7Veritas4) is a political parody account of the real Jack Smith prosecutor, who provides excellent news and commentary about a certain former President's legal problems. The anonymity of this account permits political messaging that wouldn't be as effective from an identified person.
Swift on Security (@SwiftonSecurity) started by pretending to be Taylor Swift's day job--computer helpdesk and security--in case her musical gig somehow didn't work out. While eX-Twitter's subsequently-imposed impersonation rules ended the "day job" pretense, this account remains a valuable resource for computer security news (especially zero days) and occasional Taylor Swift humor.
There doesn't appear to be an MP3 for "My Home Town." Sad, since it's one of my favorites. (The archive.org link by Anonymous Coward contains a page where you stream the album that song is on, but it doesn't seem to let you download the MP3.)
It's interesting that a corporation has the religious right to decide what kinds of health benefits to provide to its employees, but not the right to prohibit racist speech.
If the NY Times editors really want to know how the public views their newspaper, instead of monitoring their reporters' Twitter accounts, they will check the New York Times Pitchbot at least twice a day.
I'm already planning a Florida vacation to visit "Googleland"! Should be great, with a search window just past the entrance gates to take me wherever I want to go.
Keep the Sunday feature
Please keep the Sunday Insightful/Funny comments feature. I always read it and look forward to it, especially the funny comments. I rarely read the Saturday history column. If you got rid of it, I wouldn't notice. But I'll defer to other readers who might like to read about the history of things.
The Copyright Clause ate my homework
Teacher: OK, everyone, hand in your book reports Clever Student: The Copyright Clause ate my homework
The Copyright Clause ate my homework
Teacher: OK, everyone, hand in your book reports Clever Student: The Copyright Clause ate my homework
Hey Mike, you're not supposed to put the funny comments in the text of the articles
"First off, how? Second, also how?" wherein Mike tries to win "funniest comment of the week" in the text of the article
Where are the U.S. Attorneys when you need them?
Wasn't Aaron Swartz prosecuted for doing a lot less than this? Where are the U.S. Attorneys when you need them?
Let's not dox Jack Smith or Taylor Swift (Computer Security's version)
It would be a shame to dox two of my favorite eX-Twitter accounts. Jack E. Smith (@7Veritas4) is a political parody account of the real Jack Smith prosecutor, who provides excellent news and commentary about a certain former President's legal problems. The anonymity of this account permits political messaging that wouldn't be as effective from an identified person. Swift on Security (@SwiftonSecurity) started by pretending to be Taylor Swift's day job--computer helpdesk and security--in case her musical gig somehow didn't work out. While eX-Twitter's subsequently-imposed impersonation rules ended the "day job" pretense, this account remains a valuable resource for computer security news (especially zero days) and occasional Taylor Swift humor.
Sure wish this had been on video
For good reasons, federal courts normally don't allow video cameras in their courtrooms, but I sure wish an exception had been made for this hearing.
This would make a good amicus brief
Jon, This would make a good amicus brief supporting Google. Hoping to see it on the docket next week!
Wish there was an MP3 for "My Home Town"
There doesn't appear to be an MP3 for "My Home Town." Sad, since it's one of my favorites. (The archive.org link by Anonymous Coward contains a page where you stream the album that song is on, but it doesn't seem to let you download the MP3.)
I would like the low salt version, please
Dante only had **nine** circles of hell
Congratulations, you more than doubled Dante's nine circles of hell.
Pretty sure truth is a defense
Pretty sure truth is a defense to a defamation claim, just sayin'
Freedom of religion vs. freedom of speech
It's interesting that a corporation has the religious right to decide what kinds of health benefits to provide to its employees, but not the right to prohibit racist speech.
The Pitchbot is found here: https://twitter.com/DougJBalloon
NY Times Pitchbot must love this development
If the NY Times editors really want to know how the public views their newspaper, instead of monitoring their reporters' Twitter accounts, they will check the New York Times Pitchbot at least twice a day.
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Silly me not to think about that
2018: The Federal Circuit should be abolished
2021: The Fifth Circuit should be abolished
Good job there getting ratioed, Governor
As of 11am PDT on Friday morning, this tweet had 5.7K replies and 971 likes.
Good job there getting ratioed, Governor!
Can't wait to visit "Googleland"!
I'm already planning a Florida vacation to visit "Googleland"! Should be great, with a search window just past the entrance gates to take me wherever I want to go.
Taylor Swift already wrote a song lyric to explain this
Taylor Swift once wrote: "There is nothing I do better than revenge."
Evermore Park should have figured this out before filing its trademark suit.