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Originally posted on prior probability:
Yes, today (9/29) is the Catholic feast day of Michaelmas! More details about the meaning and history of Michaelmas can be found here and here. prior probability View original post

Note: this is post #4 of a multi-part series. Thus far, we have seen how proposals to reform “Section 230 Immunity” or to regulate the Internet advertising market are either contradictory or likely to backfire (see here re: § 230 … Continue reading →

I am interrupting my review of Mark Lemley’s excellent paper on “The contradictions of platform regulation” to introduce you to @threadapalooza (see screenshot below), which contains an impressive collection of 100-Tweet mega-threads, and to @ZoharAtkins, a poet, thinker, and rabbi, … Continue reading →

Note: This is post #3 in a multi-part series. Another embarrassing contradiction identified by Mark Lemley in Part 1 of his excellent new paper on “The Contradictions of Platform Regulation” involves the use of antitrust law to police or regulate … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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

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 →

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 →

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.)