Thoreid

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 06:51 UTC

It does highlight one of the problems with having a ruler set above the law.

0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 15:46 UTC

If there can't be an inquiry into motives, can you just assume bad ones?

0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 13:53 UTC

Or just always have a pair of running shoes in your office/cubicle.

0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 16:32 UTC

To be fair, they are good at ruining things.

0 replies 0 reposts 1 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 20:09 UTC

Who would you replace in the midfield? (note: I'm a big Croix Bethune fan)

0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 22:57 UTC

If they're just going to automatically approve PRs, why do they need an LLM?

3 replies 0 reposts 5 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 22:34 UTC

Not if you're the one on the receiving end.

0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 22:27 UTC

They could just put up different versions of the Ten Commandments. Good luck guessing which set is "state approved".

1 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 18:27 UTC

Maybe they're just jealous that oil companies are destroying the planet and want in on the action.

0 replies 0 reposts 1 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 17, 2024 at 17:04 UTC

For do-based minor, do you change the vowels on the intervals that change, e.g. mi -> me and ti -> tell for the major -> minor third/seventh?

1 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 17, 2024 at 16:23 UTC

Movable-do solfege is what I was taught in college, and yeah, it works pretty well.

1 replies 0 reposts 2 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 16, 2024 at 03:03 UTC

I think there are some machine gun designs that use other methods for initiating firing besides recoil.

0 replies 0 reposts 1 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 22:29 UTC

Could the judge even roll back the contempt conviction at this point? Does it work differently from other criminal convictions?

0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 05:53 UTC

Wouldn't the defense still be entitled to know about ex parte and access to the transcript under Brady?

0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 07, 2024 at 03:26 UTC

To be fair, it would have been preferred if there was less material to post on the Police Brutality Mega-Thread or the threadnought.

0 replies 0 reposts 2 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 02, 2024 at 01:37 UTC

Who could have predicted that that they would do a The Apprentice cross-over with The Biggest Loser?

0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] May 31, 2024 at 03:10 UTC

That was two hours ago, but here's a link to the VoD for folks: www.twitch.tv/videos/21596...

0 replies 0 reposts 2 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] May 29, 2024 at 04:50 UTC

Do you think that this holds for (certain) members of the current Fifth Circuit?

1 replies 0 reposts 2 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] May 29, 2024 at 01:39 UTC

But I was reliably informed in school that history is only about dates. 🤔

0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] May 26, 2024 at 18:37 UTC

At least one such firm exists. It even has a profile written up in the New York Times.

0 replies 0 reposts 5 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] May 26, 2024 at 17:30 UTC

I'm so familiar with the events and people involved with this, my brain just read Greg's name into the article.

0 replies 0 reposts 10 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] May 26, 2024 at 16:34 UTC

Do you know any litigation law firms with video game and copyright experience that like to make bad people pay?

1 replies 0 reposts 10 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] May 26, 2024 at 09:03 UTC

I can't believe this is an actual article in the actual New York Times.

1 replies 0 reposts 17 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] May 22, 2024 at 22:32 UTC

Would this ID be required for absentee voting?

0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] May 22, 2024 at 22:05 UTC

And if it's easy to replace, then the identity verification needs to be easy. And if the identity verification is easy, why can't that just be done at the polls on election day?

1 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] May 22, 2024 at 22:02 UTC

Is this an ID that is only used for voting? Because that sounds like something that is easily misplaced or lost, particularly for unhoused or transient people. So, does "easy to get" include easy to replace? Any replacement would require some sort of identity verification.

1 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] May 22, 2024 at 18:25 UTC

I think "easy to get" is simple in theory, but complicated in practice. How much effort is the government going to put in to make the ID easy to get for all voters? There are always outliers that are difficult to serve. Even for a government that is acting in good faith. Is "easy to get" possible?

1 replies 0 reposts 2 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] May 21, 2024 at 20:25 UTC

Just an absolute banger of a lineup.

0 replies 0 reposts 1 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] May 16, 2024 at 18:18 UTC

He needs a refund. What's the return policy on PhDs?

0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] May 15, 2024 at 01:25 UTC

They generally don't actually know the physics to do something either.

0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] May 14, 2024 at 20:51 UTC

It's not on Courtlistener yet, but here's a link to the complaint from the plaintiffs' attorney's website: dwt.com/-/media/file...

0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] May 14, 2024 at 08:42 UTC

That should probably be a banner at the top of every Techdirt page.

0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] May 08, 2024 at 16:54 UTC

How do these guys wind up with so much unchecked power?

1 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 18, 2024 at 01:31 UTC

I also found Wikipedia useful if you don't know the specific terminology used in a given field. Having the correct technical language makes searching for good sources much easier.

0 replies 0 reposts 1 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 03, 2024 at 17:45 UTC

Would this possibly be two Mandamus petitions? One to get her to issue a ruling on jury instructions and a second one after she issues her ruling to force the jury instructions to comply with the law? (I'm assuming worst case here)

0 replies 0 reposts 1 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 24, 2024 at 19:55 UTC

It makes sense that he's at the Four Seasons right now. You need a good landscaper if you own three homes.

0 replies 0 reposts 3 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 10, 2024 at 01:10 UTC

In this case, being "wrong on accident" is still a (different) story. These weren't off-the-cuff remarks, this was a planned, major, nation-wide address. Why was this so sloppy? If she can't get the facts right in something like this, how can anything she says be trusted?

0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 07, 2024 at 04:01 UTC

I was not expecting to watch water polo.

0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 28, 2024 at 17:28 UTC

Do you think Emma Hayes coming in will help with the tactical sophistication?

1 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 25, 2024 at 21:04 UTC

Could this jeopardize the universities' accreditation?

0 replies 0 reposts 1 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 23, 2024 at 00:12 UTC

It's a Schrödinger's life.

0 replies 0 reposts 1 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 13, 2024 at 21:20 UTC

Mike, why are you tempting fate like that?

0 replies 0 reposts 1 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 12, 2024 at 20:22 UTC

I see the offer is for one free per attorney. How many free per paralegal? Asking for a friend.

0 replies 0 reposts 6 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 07, 2024 at 21:20 UTC

Will the ceremony include goats?

1 replies 0 reposts 1 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 31, 2024 at 06:18 UTC

Yes, there are dozens of us! Dozens!

0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 25, 2024 at 05:01 UTC

Good thing these guys aren't including companies in their suits that have clauses that require they be sued in California, the land of the anti-SLAPP. Oh wait!

1 replies 1 reposts 10 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 15, 2024 at 03:53 UTC

Would you consider it a reasonable policy change that such lawyers should face bar discipline (maybe after multiple SLAPPs)?

0 replies 0 reposts 1 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 18, 2023 at 23:10 UTC

Though if avoiding a jury trial by forcing a default allows defamation defendants to avoid injunctions, that would be a pretty bad state of affairs (from a policy perspective, I'm not commenting on the current state of case law).

0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 07, 2023 at 20:35 UTC

Even if colleges had speech codes that were (clearly) less permissive than the first amendment, does the government have a role in arguing for the colleges to restrict speech beyond first amendment bounds?

0 replies 0 reposts 1 likes

Thoreid @thoreid.bsky.social [ View ] Nov 26, 2023 at 00:39 UTC

I regularly point out that what is helpful is defined by the person being "helped", not the helper.

0 replies 0 reposts 6 likes