Rachael Vaughn Ray
@rachaelvaughnray.bsky.social
tech product lawyer | gryffindor with caveats 🏳️⚧️ | #Survivor #TheTraitors #Romantasy | she/her | views = mine
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👋 Hi Bluesky! It’s about time I do one of these. I’m Rachael, a tech product lawyer and fangirl of many flavors. Here’s a bit about me: 🧵
JLP: What's keeping you up there, Parv?
Parvati: This is my challenge. That's my necklace.
Such a badass.
#SurvivorAU #SurvivorAustraliaVsTheWorld
Parvati: This is my challenge. That's my necklace.
Such a badass.
#SurvivorAU #SurvivorAustraliaVsTheWorld
September 8, 2025 at 3:41 AM
JLP: What's keeping you up there, Parv?
Parvati: This is my challenge. That's my necklace.
Such a badass.
#SurvivorAU #SurvivorAustraliaVsTheWorld
Parvati: This is my challenge. That's my necklace.
Such a badass.
#SurvivorAU #SurvivorAustraliaVsTheWorld
I am pretty upset that when I asked Gemini to put a bulleted list of words into a list separated by commas, it forced me to Google Keep to copy/paste that list. I actually love Google Keep, but this is a crummy user experience. #PeakAI
September 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I am pretty upset that when I asked Gemini to put a bulleted list of words into a list separated by commas, it forced me to Google Keep to copy/paste that list. I actually love Google Keep, but this is a crummy user experience. #PeakAI
My first RDC on my first anniversary of working at #Roblox! I can't resist the opportunity to cosplay so dressed as my avatar: www.roblox.com/users/731114....
#RDC25 #RDC2025
#RDC25 #RDC2025
September 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
My first RDC on my first anniversary of working at #Roblox! I can't resist the opportunity to cosplay so dressed as my avatar: www.roblox.com/users/731114....
#RDC25 #RDC2025
#RDC25 #RDC2025
#SurvivorAU vs The World is a great season, but I wish we had a longer season + 6 Aussie players, 6 US players, and 6 ROW players. Half Aussies gave them a bit of an advantage, but I guess it didn't stop Parv from dominating.
September 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
#SurvivorAU vs The World is a great season, but I wish we had a longer season + 6 Aussie players, 6 US players, and 6 ROW players. Half Aussies gave them a bit of an advantage, but I guess it didn't stop Parv from dominating.
Really excited to play this with coworkers! #CtrlAltSpeech @mmasnick.bsky.social @benwhitelaw.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Really excited to play this with coworkers! #CtrlAltSpeech @mmasnick.bsky.social @benwhitelaw.bsky.social
I hope this means we will either start seeing better productization of AI or stop saying it's going to have this dramatic impact on knowledge workers.
Bubbling questions about the limitations of AI www.npr.org/2025/08/23/n...
Bubbling questions about the limitations of AI www.npr.org/2025/08/23/n...
Bubbling questions about the limitations of AI
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cal Newport, author and computer science professor at Georgetown, about AI's limitations and if progress within the industry has stalled.
www.npr.org
August 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I hope this means we will either start seeing better productization of AI or stop saying it's going to have this dramatic impact on knowledge workers.
Bubbling questions about the limitations of AI www.npr.org/2025/08/23/n...
Bubbling questions about the limitations of AI www.npr.org/2025/08/23/n...
Reminds me of my college days as a Detroit raver leaving the Packard Plant with a layer of gunk on my phatty jeans. #PLUR
The youth are learning the consequences of early 2000’s fashion
August 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Reminds me of my college days as a Detroit raver leaving the Packard Plant with a layer of gunk on my phatty jeans. #PLUR
Part of the Roblox #ProductCounsel team at #TrustCon this past week. Want to join us? We are hiring a lead Safety PCounsel: careers.roblox.com/jobs/7017942...
July 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Part of the Roblox #ProductCounsel team at #TrustCon this past week. Want to join us? We are hiring a lead Safety PCounsel: careers.roblox.com/jobs/7017942...
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Here’s the thing about #Juneteenth:
It is the only Holiday recognizing that freedom and democracy take ongoing effort and dedication.
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation occurred more than two years before being enforced in Texas.
A good lesson in these difficult times.
It is the only Holiday recognizing that freedom and democracy take ongoing effort and dedication.
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation occurred more than two years before being enforced in Texas.
A good lesson in these difficult times.
On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.
June 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Here’s the thing about #Juneteenth:
It is the only Holiday recognizing that freedom and democracy take ongoing effort and dedication.
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation occurred more than two years before being enforced in Texas.
A good lesson in these difficult times.
It is the only Holiday recognizing that freedom and democracy take ongoing effort and dedication.
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation occurred more than two years before being enforced in Texas.
A good lesson in these difficult times.
#Juneteenth recognizes that both hope and despair can coexist. Trying to be hopeful in light of what is going on in the world right now.
#Juneteenth marks the day on June 19th, 1865, when Federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to declare the emancipation of all Americans, of every slave being freed.
It shouldn’t even have been necessary...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/this-junet...
It shouldn’t even have been necessary...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/this-junet...
This Juneteenth, "None of Us are Free"
This past weekend, I stood shoulder to shoulder with a diverse and sprawling mass of humanity gathered to protest this authoritarian regime, and the haunting, steadfast words of Solomon Burke’s song ‘...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
June 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
#Juneteenth recognizes that both hope and despair can coexist. Trying to be hopeful in light of what is going on in the world right now.
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Make sure you know the black educator, Dr. Opal Lee - who is responsible for ensuring our calendars mark this day as a national holiday #Juneteenth
Opal Lee | Juneteenth, Fire, Historic Walk, Biography, & Facts | Britannica
Opal Lee is a civil rights activist, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” for her activism and historic walk to help make June 19 a national holiday in the United States.
www.britannica.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Make sure you know the black educator, Dr. Opal Lee - who is responsible for ensuring our calendars mark this day as a national holiday #Juneteenth
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Kyle and Kamilla were an entertaining duo but I don't understand the Mitch vote. Did people think Mitch's personality was so amazing it would outweigh the fact he made 0 moves? #Survivor48
May 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Kyle and Kamilla were an entertaining duo but I don't understand the Mitch vote. Did people think Mitch's personality was so amazing it would outweigh the fact he made 0 moves? #Survivor48
I love her and enjoy how she relishes the devious parts of the game. Not sure if she can architect a win, but I really want her to.
“I will throw Shauhin completely under the bus. My favorite thing to do on Survivor is to just pick a person, don’t give them any heads up- run them over with a bus. Back up, run them over again. That’s just what I’ve been doing out here, and it’s fun.” 😈
#Survivor #Survivor48
#Survivor #Survivor48
May 19, 2025 at 6:09 AM
I love her and enjoy how she relishes the devious parts of the game. Not sure if she can architect a win, but I really want her to.
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This makes me proud to be a Washington lawyer: www.wsba.org/about-wsba/a.... Booking my flight to Seattle for May 1 now.
Rule of Law Ambassador Program
The Rule of Law Ambassador Program will support and equip lawyers to fulfill their responsibility to educate and engage with their local communities.
www.wsba.org
April 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This makes me proud to be a Washington lawyer: www.wsba.org/about-wsba/a.... Booking my flight to Seattle for May 1 now.
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Once again, I was left to wonder: was Pete Hegseth signal chatting military attack plans to everyone but me??
Am I the one that’s insecure, or is it his communication practices that are insecure?
Am I the one that’s insecure, or is it his communication practices that are insecure?
April 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Once again, I was left to wonder: was Pete Hegseth signal chatting military attack plans to everyone but me??
Am I the one that’s insecure, or is it his communication practices that are insecure?
Am I the one that’s insecure, or is it his communication practices that are insecure?
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happy trans day of visibility 🤍
March 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
happy trans day of visibility 🤍
The format definitely has weaknesses, but I feel like a 100% gamer cast wouldn't be as entertaining as Boston Rob watching Dolores vote incorrectly round table after round table.
ICYMI: #TheTraitors US 3 has its winners, and while the finale brought more fireworks, it also revealed more of this format's weaknesses. Amazing TV! A kinda terrible competition format!
Traitors US 3 ends as an exceptionally entertaining but broken game
#TheTraitors US 3 has its winners, and while the finale brought more fireworks, it also revealed more of this format's weaknesses. Amazing TV! A kinda terrible competition format!
www.realityblurred.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
The format definitely has weaknesses, but I feel like a 100% gamer cast wouldn't be as entertaining as Boston Rob watching Dolores vote incorrectly round table after round table.
The end of #TheTraitorsUS wasn't thrilling, but I still love this season for introducing me to the baby-faced Traitor hunter, a hysterical queer Bambi, and Tom Sandoval. #TheTraitors
March 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The end of #TheTraitorsUS wasn't thrilling, but I still love this season for introducing me to the baby-faced Traitor hunter, a hysterical queer Bambi, and Tom Sandoval. #TheTraitors
The #TraitorsUS season 3 reunion was definitely better than the finale. #TheTraitors
March 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The #TraitorsUS season 3 reunion was definitely better than the finale. #TheTraitors
Very well written and insightful piece summarizing what many of us working in tech law are confronted with on a daily basis.
Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog).
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)
While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal journalists have been watching an unfortunately recogn…
www.techdirt.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Very well written and insightful piece summarizing what many of us working in tech law are confronted with on a daily basis.
I do wonder if anyone on #TheTraitorsUS cast has tried to sit Dolores down and explain to her how voting works in these games. Ivar?
You guys. Delores can vote in general elections and that’s some scary shit with her reasoning #TheTraitorsUS
March 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I do wonder if anyone on #TheTraitorsUS cast has tried to sit Dolores down and explain to her how voting works in these games. Ivar?