Jeff John Roberts
@jeffjohnroberts.bsky.social
Writer, recovering lawyer, Crypto Editor at Fortune
Here's the $$$ behind the Texas school that will offer "forbidden courses"
I'm uneasy w/ a VC-backed uni but let's wait to judge. Campus culture has become politically monolithic. This could shake that up
https://fortune.com/2023/05/30/university-of-austin-marc-andreessen-joe-lonsdale-bari-weiss/
I'm uneasy w/ a VC-backed uni but let's wait to judge. Campus culture has become politically monolithic. This could shake that up
https://fortune.com/2023/05/30/university-of-austin-marc-andreessen-joe-lonsdale-bari-weiss/
A Texas university created by Palanatir cofounder Joe Lonsdale and journalist Bari Weiss has raised some $150 million to teach 'forbidden courses'
The University of Austin is being funded by tech bigwigs and others who think academia is broken.
fortune.com
May 31, 2023 at 5:35 PM
Here's the $$$ behind the Texas school that will offer "forbidden courses"
I'm uneasy w/ a VC-backed uni but let's wait to judge. Campus culture has become politically monolithic. This could shake that up
https://fortune.com/2023/05/30/university-of-austin-marc-andreessen-joe-lonsdale-bari-weiss/
I'm uneasy w/ a VC-backed uni but let's wait to judge. Campus culture has become politically monolithic. This could shake that up
https://fortune.com/2023/05/30/university-of-austin-marc-andreessen-joe-lonsdale-bari-weiss/
 Meanwhile, on the other site, AOC is complaining that Musk is boosting a fake/parody account with her name and picture
May 30, 2023 at 8:07 PM
 Meanwhile, on the other site, AOC is complaining that Musk is boosting a fake/parody account with her name and picture
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When app developers realize building a successful social app is mainly recommendation algorithms and content moderation.
May 28, 2023 at 3:36 PM
When app developers realize building a successful social app is mainly recommendation algorithms and content moderation.
What a great write-up of lawyer caught using ChatGPT who must now “throw himself on the mercy of the court” as they say
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/nyregion/avianca-airline-lawsuit-chatgpt.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/nyregion/avianca-airline-lawsuit-chatgpt.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
May 28, 2023 at 6:11 PM
What a great write-up of lawyer caught using ChatGPT who must now “throw himself on the mercy of the court” as they say
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/nyregion/avianca-airline-lawsuit-chatgpt.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/nyregion/avianca-airline-lawsuit-chatgpt.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Been on BlueSky two weeks—my thoughts. Overall, love what you're building @jay.bsky.team. Keep up the great work!
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/05/26/bluesky-so-far-a-promising-twitter-alternative-with-a-lot-of-work-to-do/
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/05/26/bluesky-so-far-a-promising-twitter-alternative-with-a-lot-of-work-to-do/
Bluesky so far: A promising Twitter alternative with a lot of work to do
I've been using Bluesky for two weeks and like what I've found so far.
fortune.com
May 26, 2023 at 2:07 PM
Been on BlueSky two weeks—my thoughts. Overall, love what you're building @jay.bsky.team. Keep up the great work!
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/05/26/bluesky-so-far-a-promising-twitter-alternative-with-a-lot-of-work-to-do/
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/05/26/bluesky-so-far-a-promising-twitter-alternative-with-a-lot-of-work-to-do/
Is anyone else getting almost no engagement here?
Not sure if early BlueSky algo has it in for me or if I just need to up my skeet game…
Not sure if early BlueSky algo has it in for me or if I just need to up my skeet game…
May 25, 2023 at 10:09 PM
Is anyone else getting almost no engagement here?
Not sure if early BlueSky algo has it in for me or if I just need to up my skeet game…
Not sure if early BlueSky algo has it in for me or if I just need to up my skeet game…
The way we were: 10-year old Wired story says homeless people should mine/earn bitcoin instead of panhandling!
https://www.wired.com/2013/09/bitcoin-homeless/
https://www.wired.com/2013/09/bitcoin-homeless/
Homeless, Unemployed, and Surviving on Bitcoins
The bitcoin system could become an equalizer for the country’s homeless, a place where the stigma of living on the streets isn’t as pronounced. If you’re homeless, the great thing about bitcoin is that you can set up a wallet without an ID or a street address. And once you start filing this wallet, there are plenty of ways of converting bitcoins into cash and food and other goods, all without identification.
www.wired.com
May 25, 2023 at 10:04 PM
The way we were: 10-year old Wired story says homeless people should mine/earn bitcoin instead of panhandling!
https://www.wired.com/2013/09/bitcoin-homeless/
https://www.wired.com/2013/09/bitcoin-homeless/
DEATH TO RESTAURANT QR CODES!
The QR-Code Menu Is Being Shown the Door
A dining innovation that once looked like the future has worn out its welcome with many restaurateurs, customers and servers who say it takes the joy out of dining.
www.nytimes.com
May 25, 2023 at 5:00 AM
DEATH TO RESTAURANT QR CODES!
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Desantis is so out over his skis
May 25, 2023 at 1:33 AM
Desantis is so out over his skis
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BBC editor: "Who should we get to write the article about the bus stuck under a bridge?"
Caroline: "No, not again!"
Caroline: "No, not again!"
May 23, 2023 at 6:00 PM
BBC editor: "Who should we get to write the article about the bus stuck under a bridge?"
Caroline: "No, not again!"
Caroline: "No, not again!"
Happy 20th to the Streisand Effect & kudos to @mmasnick.bsky.social for coining it!
https://reason.com/volokh/2023/05/22/happy-20th-birthday-to-the-streisand-effect/
https://reason.com/volokh/2023/05/22/happy-20th-birthday-to-the-streisand-effect/
Happy 20th Birthday to the Streisand Effect
The underlying lawsuit was filed May 20, 2003, and the Effect followed within a few weeks; Mike Masnick (Techdirt) has...
reason.com
May 23, 2023 at 1:33 AM
Happy 20th to the Streisand Effect & kudos to @mmasnick.bsky.social for coining it!
https://reason.com/volokh/2023/05/22/happy-20th-birthday-to-the-streisand-effect/
https://reason.com/volokh/2023/05/22/happy-20th-birthday-to-the-streisand-effect/
I’m loving BlueSky but, wow, so many cats.
Probably a good thing. Cats have been integral to every successful Internet platform
Probably a good thing. Cats have been integral to every successful Internet platform
May 22, 2023 at 9:10 PM
I’m loving BlueSky but, wow, so many cats.
Probably a good thing. Cats have been integral to every successful Internet platform
Probably a good thing. Cats have been integral to every successful Internet platform
“ a Canadian man T-boned a black bear while cycling…”
https://nypost.com/2023/05/21/man-who-crashed-into-bear-while-biking-glad-to-be-alive/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=pasteboard_app
https://nypost.com/2023/05/21/man-who-crashed-into-bear-while-biking-glad-to-be-alive/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=pasteboard_app
Man who crashed into bear while biking in Canada 'glad to be alive'
A Canadian man is suffering from a fractured scapula, cardiac contusion and bruised ribs — among other injuries — after T-boning a bear while biking through the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve...
nypost.com
May 21, 2023 at 9:55 PM
“ a Canadian man T-boned a black bear while cycling…”
https://nypost.com/2023/05/21/man-who-crashed-into-bear-while-biking-glad-to-be-alive/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=pasteboard_app
https://nypost.com/2023/05/21/man-who-crashed-into-bear-while-biking-glad-to-be-alive/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=pasteboard_app
Another gorgeous blue sky morning in Colorado
May 21, 2023 at 2:09 PM
Another gorgeous blue sky morning in Colorado
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To be *very* clear on this, We only take actions like this if its *clear* to us that the user in question is actively and maliciously inviting bad users. Its very easy to tell if someone just invited a one-off bad actor by accident vs someone who is intentionally bringing on edgelords
Occasionally, when we take action to moderate an account, we may revoke invite codes from that account and other accounts in the same invite tree.
May 20, 2023 at 12:32 AM
To be *very* clear on this, We only take actions like this if its *clear* to us that the user in question is actively and maliciously inviting bad users. Its very easy to tell if someone just invited a one-off bad actor by accident vs someone who is intentionally bringing on edgelords
Great thread. Damn, legal BlueSky is already > than legal Twitter
A little legal realist/ law & tech inside-baseball thread
about what the Gonzalez/Taamneh cases
In my opinion, the narrative arc of these cases is more interesting than what was in the cases or the issues presented by the cases themselves.
Here's what basically happened:
1/
about what the Gonzalez/Taamneh cases
In my opinion, the narrative arc of these cases is more interesting than what was in the cases or the issues presented by the cases themselves.
Here's what basically happened:
1/
May 18, 2023 at 9:31 PM
Great thread. Damn, legal BlueSky is already > than legal Twitter
Love this page in SCOTUS’s Warhol ruling!
Don’t love the ruling itself, which shrinks fair use.  Sotomayor says, while use is transformative, “Orange Prince” is different from seminal 2 Live Crew decision b/c “purpose and character” is primarily commercial
Don’t love the ruling itself, which shrinks fair use.  Sotomayor says, while use is transformative, “Orange Prince” is different from seminal 2 Live Crew decision b/c “purpose and character” is primarily commercial
May 18, 2023 at 3:22 PM
Love this page in SCOTUS’s Warhol ruling!
Don’t love the ruling itself, which shrinks fair use.  Sotomayor says, while use is transformative, “Orange Prince” is different from seminal 2 Live Crew decision b/c “purpose and character” is primarily commercial
Don’t love the ruling itself, which shrinks fair use.  Sotomayor says, while use is transformative, “Orange Prince” is different from seminal 2 Live Crew decision b/c “purpose and character” is primarily commercial
This is a good take on the vibe so far on BlueSky
I’d love to hear Dorsey and Graber’s thoughts on how this can be “more than a liberal inverse of Truth Social” (but can’t find their handles!)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/what-bluesky-tells-us-about-the-future-of-social-media
I’d love to hear Dorsey and Graber’s thoughts on how this can be “more than a liberal inverse of Truth Social” (but can’t find their handles!)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/what-bluesky-tells-us-about-the-future-of-social-media
What Bluesky Tells Us About the Future of Social Media
The new platform aims to be a decentralized alternative to Twitter. The vibe there is mostly like that of a Portland coffee shop.
www.newyorker.com
May 16, 2023 at 6:01 PM
This is a good take on the vibe so far on BlueSky
I’d love to hear Dorsey and Graber’s thoughts on how this can be “more than a liberal inverse of Truth Social” (but can’t find their handles!)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/what-bluesky-tells-us-about-the-future-of-social-media
I’d love to hear Dorsey and Graber’s thoughts on how this can be “more than a liberal inverse of Truth Social” (but can’t find their handles!)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/what-bluesky-tells-us-about-the-future-of-social-media
Michael Lewis says he would “ rather not answer” the question of whether he knew Bankman-Fried was a fraud 😀
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/books/michael-lewis-ftx-bankman-fried-going-infinite.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/books/michael-lewis-ftx-bankman-fried-going-infinite.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
May 16, 2023 at 5:45 PM
Michael Lewis says he would “ rather not answer” the question of whether he knew Bankman-Fried was a fraud 😀
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/books/michael-lewis-ftx-bankman-fried-going-infinite.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/books/michael-lewis-ftx-bankman-fried-going-infinite.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Watching George Santos wander into the federal criminal justice system all confident and happy and jokey is like watching the slutty football team captain wander into the abandoned boathouse at midnight in a slasher movie. You know what’s coming and you feel gross looking forward to it.
May 13, 2023 at 12:00 AM
Watching George Santos wander into the federal criminal justice system all confident and happy and jokey is like watching the slutty football team captain wander into the abandoned boathouse at midnight in a slasher movie. You know what’s coming and you feel gross looking forward to it.
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Hi everyone! Good to be here. For my inaugural skeet, here’s some blue sky from Colorado
May 5, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Hi everyone! Good to be here. For my inaugural skeet, here’s some blue sky from Colorado