Posts by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
(DIR) Post #AQDTvxpfD4EARl3sTg by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
2022-12-03T03:03:57Z
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@leo Ooo, a plaque? That's even better than a lamination...
(DIR) Post #AR587UD5Sq2rauwW0G by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
2022-12-29T00:14:00Z
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@mathlover I noticed and unboosted, or at least attempted to.
(DIR) Post #ASxPDs6bQfr5TWJJXk by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
2023-02-23T02:32:08Z
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@leo I mean, it's a murder mystery series. But with character, humor, and charm.And then there's Catarella...
(DIR) Post #ASxPSr3BdO7OXwrChE by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
2023-02-23T02:34:52Z
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@leo I should ask, of course: CAN you speak Italian...?
(DIR) Post #ASy8h7pcXDo6aGgsYy by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
2023-02-23T11:01:39Z
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@leo while you're at Mhz there's also the German comedy, "The Cleaner" (or something like that). Britbox has a British remake that's good, but I like the original German...
(DIR) Post #ATyBNdJ0b3JPWv6BFI by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
2023-03-25T02:54:11Z
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We're banning books, we're banning Internet sites, and now we're banning Internet sites that lend books.And that's just this week alone.Good job, America.
(DIR) Post #AUnB5Ud9Ylezk9gA0O by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
2023-04-18T22:20:20Z
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@mmasnick Why not just have the games played by gibbons? Install a slip-n-slide on the third base path to encourage more stealing? Make the random baseball explosive?
(DIR) Post #AVmbTKiZ8tg7HrCY3k by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
2023-05-18T14:21:02Z
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Guys, we need to do law here. It appears the Supreme Court has just fucked up fair use and it is BAD. Hugely censorial to new works. Best outcome: a roadmap to argue around it in future cases. But incredibly, incredibly destructive to new expression. Upshot: you can only speak for free now. #Warhol
(DIR) Post #AVmbTLdzhNcE9y4PZY by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
2023-05-18T14:25:25Z
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Also, it appears that Alito has abandoned his own earlier copyright jurisprudence by signing onto the majority opinion.They've absolutely trashed Breyer dissents (and even the majority opinions in those cases), including one Alito had joined.
(DIR) Post #AVp6pOVZDTwKJC2aH2 by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
2023-05-19T20:02:38Z
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@harrymccracken @amanda @leo I admire your social media thoroughness :-)
(DIR) Post #AVp6zfgaCmFITp5sNk by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
2023-05-19T20:06:29Z
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@leo @harrymccracken @amanda Do you have any idea how overwhelmed my yesterday was....
(DIR) Post #AWaKRcaZ0RPUdBI96e by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
2023-06-11T14:47:01Z
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@webmink I know this is obviously a climate change story, but it also seems to be a poor engineering (or supplying) story, because we should have the technology to build infrastructure that can work in wider temperature ranges. These are unpleasant but not absurdly unearthly. Trains should be able to work in hot climates too...
(DIR) Post #AXAHpC73QoRr0JDXzk by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
2023-06-28T23:07:28Z
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This week I have learned that my life just doesn't function without reliable, always-on broadband.
(DIR) Post #AXBchucYMOBmvEHOrI by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
2023-06-29T14:14:33Z
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I've always had mixed feelings about affirmative action: an awareness of why we need such programs tempered with concerns that it isn't a constructive way to address structural racism by making race matter. But I have zero faith in this Court to navigate these difficult issues.
(DIR) Post #AYMbriW3Qwziyl1648 by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
2023-07-25T02:56:09Z
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Just thinking about how Reddit could be cleaning up right now, except that its CEO decided to torch its user community because he admired how Musk was doing the same.
(DIR) Post #AYWYDgK2ab1Z5xa5ui by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
2023-08-08T14:34:10Z
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I was quoted in PC Magazine about the Zoom terms of service fiasco. In particular, I said of TOS: "There can be the lawyerly temptation to phrase them as broadly as possible to give you the most flexibility as you continue to develop your service. But the problem with trying to proactively obtain as many permissions as you can is that users may start to think you will actually use them and react to that possibility." https://www.pcmag.com/news/zoom-revises-terms-after-changes-spark-fears-of-ai-learning-from-video
(DIR) Post #AYdZYwg2RC4zxcIEPA by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
2023-08-11T23:33:57Z
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@clay @riana @ncweaver It also isn't that straight forward. Will his comments violate the protective order, or the bail conditions? Because each one has different criteria for what is a violation, and different consequences. Also, I don't think either have jail as a consequence, at least not right away. He'd probably have his bail conditions adjusted, or the protective order adjusted, and maybe even more charges, but all that will happen before criminal contempt or revoked bail is on the table.
(DIR) Post #AYdZYzg9HEwzGpMrUe by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
2023-08-12T00:05:54Z
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@riana It's not just giving Trump extra chances, although the politics are such that it might be good to.But the legal mechanisms are different. I don't think either the discovery order or even the bail conditions make jail the immediate consequence of mouthing off. I think they'd have to go through an adjustment first before jail would be on the table as the next consequence.
(DIR) Post #AZtBEDPZTFkApzKvS4 by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
2023-09-17T19:02:13Z
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Me just now boarding my first flight abroad since 2019:Boarding Agent: Stand in front of the face scan.Me: I decline.Agent: You must.Me: No, I don't.Supervisor: (to agent) Just board her. (to me) You'll have to do this eventually.Me: I'm a lawyer who fights these things. Not on my watch.
(DIR) Post #Ay7LVd0BU4TNRRXJD6 by cathygellis@mastodon.cloud
2025-09-11T23:56:12Z
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I'm rather disappointed that this was only Techdirt podcast 430 and not 512, but here's me speaking with @mmasnick about the amicus brief we filed at SCOTUS in the Cox v. Sony online copyright liability case.https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/09/techdirt-podcast-episode-430-copyright-and-the-first-amendment-collide-at-the-supreme-court/