Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

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About F. E. Guerra-Pujol

When I’m not blogging, I am a business law professor at the University of Central Florida.

Lemley on the Politics of Section 230 Reform

Note: this is post #2 in a multi-part series. Mark Lemley begins Part 1 of his Internet platform paper with the following observation (p. 305, emphasis added): “Everyone wants [to regulate] tech companies …. But dig a little deeper, and … Continue reading

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Two cheers for Mark Lemley

This is the first blog post in a multi-part series. Has the time come to regulate the Internet or to break up the big tech companies into smaller firms? In the introduction to his excellent paper “The contradictions of platform … Continue reading

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Taxonomy of U.S. road sign designs

Check out this report by Kurt Kohlstedt titled “American Highways 101: Visual Guide to U.S. Road Sign Designs & Numbering Systems”.

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Sunday Syllabus: Thinking about Abortion

Stephen E. Sachs, a professor at the Harvard Law School, is leading a discussion group for 1Ls on the law and ethics of abortion. This informal discussion group meets four times during the fall semester, and here is a link … Continue reading

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The Evolution of Singapore’s Street Lighting — Remember Singapore

Source: Remember Singapore (9/24) For the first half of the 19th century, much of Singapore was covered in darkness at night. Although there were candles, oil and kerosene lamps, they were unable to illuminate large areas and were mostly confined … Continue reading

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Moon Art

Check out this beautiful collage of the Moon in 48 different hues. This original work of “Moon art” was created by Marcella Giulia Pace. (More details about her project are available here; hat tip: Kottke.)

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Social Media Regulation Redux

I recently reviewed Jack Balkin’s paper on social media regulation and ended up giving it a mere “D minus” (see here, for example). But what would an “A plus” platform regulation paper look like? In a word, it would look … Continue reading

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The Anti-Facebook

Imagine an alternative social network, one without like buttons or noisy notifications — an anti-Facebook where the feed is reverse chronological, not algorithmic, and where nothing is monetized. Imagine no more … In particular, check out Minus — https://minus.social/ — … Continue reading

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Parking Garage Art

The “code wall” parking garage at the Lake Nona Town Center in Orlando, Florida has to be one of the most beautiful and creative parking structures in the world. For additional details, check out this short entry from the London … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday: do you remember the 21st night of September?

Those are the opening words of the 1978 song “September” by one of the greatest North American bands of all time: Earth, Wind & Fire. For me, this song brings back so many beautiful memories from my childhood in Los … Continue reading

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