J. Matt Buchanan
@jmattbuchanan.com
IP attorney, photographer, and Toledo kid; I love talking and writing about invention and innovation, law, science, tech, history, and sports. Yeah, all of it. Proud dad of a mathematician and a pilot. Photography account: @jmattphotos.com.
The Infinite Scroll has to be one of the most harmful inventions ever made, especially when included in a "free" product.
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'Massive Legal Siege' Against Social Media Companies Looms
Thousands of plaintiffs' complaints, millions of pages of internal documents and transcripts of countless hours of depositions are about to land in US
www.insurancejournal.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The Infinite Scroll has to be one of the most harmful inventions ever made, especially when included in a "free" product.
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What a great read on this Sunday morning. "Archival culture" is apparently a thing, and now that I think about it, might explain why my son asked me to find (and revive) his old point-and-shoot camera a few months ago.
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Why This Nineties High School Punk Band Is Suddenly Bigger Than Ever
Everyone Asked About You broke up and went about their lives. Nearly three decades later, they're touring the U.S. thanks to some Japanese fans unearthing their old teenage music.
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October 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
What a great read on this Sunday morning. "Archival culture" is apparently a thing, and now that I think about it, might explain why my son asked me to find (and revive) his old point-and-shoot camera a few months ago.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
“…Trump…offered his latest sharp criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, complaining during an Oval Office press conference…that dealing with the central banker is like ‘talking to a wall.’”
Good. That’s exactly how it’s supposed to work.
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Good. That’s exactly how it’s supposed to work.
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Trump says talking to Fed boss Powell is like ‘talking to a wall’ in latest attack
Attack comes day after Federal Reserve announced it won’t be lowering interest rates
www.independent.co.uk
May 9, 2025 at 12:35 AM
“…Trump…offered his latest sharp criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, complaining during an Oval Office press conference…that dealing with the central banker is like ‘talking to a wall.’”
Good. That’s exactly how it’s supposed to work.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Good. That’s exactly how it’s supposed to work.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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I'm loving the Laugh Lines game from @newyorker.com, even though I'm still getting the hang of it.
Laugh Lines
No. 18: Fashion
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Laugh Lines
No. 18: Fashion
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May 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I'm loving the Laugh Lines game from @newyorker.com, even though I'm still getting the hang of it.
Laugh Lines
No. 18: Fashion
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Laugh Lines
No. 18: Fashion
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A Rush to Sovereign Journalism, my Daystream journal for Sunday, May 4, 2025
A casual, Sunday morning review of some news, including a great Rush-related article, AI, copyright law, hypercapitalism, and, of course, the 22nd Amendment.
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A casual, Sunday morning review of some news, including a great Rush-related article, AI, copyright law, hypercapitalism, and, of course, the 22nd Amendment.
daystream.com/matt/2025/05...
A Rush to Sovereign Journalism by @matt
A Daystream journal
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May 6, 2025 at 1:27 AM
A Rush to Sovereign Journalism, my Daystream journal for Sunday, May 4, 2025
A casual, Sunday morning review of some news, including a great Rush-related article, AI, copyright law, hypercapitalism, and, of course, the 22nd Amendment.
daystream.com/matt/2025/05...
A casual, Sunday morning review of some news, including a great Rush-related article, AI, copyright law, hypercapitalism, and, of course, the 22nd Amendment.
daystream.com/matt/2025/05...
May 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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May 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Journalism facing Sovereignty and Publisher in the slop. I may be hallucinating.
“Publisher” by a nose
May 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Journalism facing Sovereignty and Publisher in the slop. I may be hallucinating.
I've been thinking quite a bit about AC/DC since the concert in Detroit last week. They're one of my favorite bands and have come to symbolize a few things for me. I finally had a chance to write about that this morning.
Ride On....
#acdc
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Ride On....
#acdc
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Hail, Hail to the Good Times by @matt
A Daystream journal
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May 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I've been thinking quite a bit about AC/DC since the concert in Detroit last week. They're one of my favorite bands and have come to symbolize a few things for me. I finally had a chance to write about that this morning.
Ride On....
#acdc
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Ride On....
#acdc
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Tax-Exempt Ironic Generation Gap, my Daystream journal for yesterday, Friday, May 2nd, 2025
- Gen Z parents: reading is skill to learn, not fun (unlike Gen X 🙋🏼♂️)
- Maine beats the bully
- DC evening photo walk
- Anti-weaponization Trump has weaponized tax-exempt status
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- Gen Z parents: reading is skill to learn, not fun (unlike Gen X 🙋🏼♂️)
- Maine beats the bully
- DC evening photo walk
- Anti-weaponization Trump has weaponized tax-exempt status
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Tax-Exempt Ironic Generation Gap by @matt
A Daystream journal
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May 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Tax-Exempt Ironic Generation Gap, my Daystream journal for yesterday, Friday, May 2nd, 2025
- Gen Z parents: reading is skill to learn, not fun (unlike Gen X 🙋🏼♂️)
- Maine beats the bully
- DC evening photo walk
- Anti-weaponization Trump has weaponized tax-exempt status
daystream.com/matt/2025/05...
- Gen Z parents: reading is skill to learn, not fun (unlike Gen X 🙋🏼♂️)
- Maine beats the bully
- DC evening photo walk
- Anti-weaponization Trump has weaponized tax-exempt status
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I have no Daystream journal for yesterday to post here.
Each morning, I look back on a somewhat random journal from the past.
This morning, I looked back on this great day….
Fenway Park Under Fair Sun, my Daystream journal for November 1, 2024.
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Each morning, I look back on a somewhat random journal from the past.
This morning, I looked back on this great day….
Fenway Park Under Fair Sun, my Daystream journal for November 1, 2024.
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Fenway Park under Fair Sun by @matt
A Daystream journal
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May 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I have no Daystream journal for yesterday to post here.
Each morning, I look back on a somewhat random journal from the past.
This morning, I looked back on this great day….
Fenway Park Under Fair Sun, my Daystream journal for November 1, 2024.
daystream.com/matt/2024/11...
Each morning, I look back on a somewhat random journal from the past.
This morning, I looked back on this great day….
Fenway Park Under Fair Sun, my Daystream journal for November 1, 2024.
daystream.com/matt/2024/11...
Hail, Hail to the Good Times, my Daystream journal for yesterday, April 30th, 2025
- AC⚡️DC at Ford Field in Detroit
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#concert #detroit #acdc
- AC⚡️DC at Ford Field in Detroit
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#concert #detroit #acdc
Hail, Hail to the Good Times by @matt
A Daystream journal
daystream.com
May 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Hail, Hail to the Good Times, my Daystream journal for yesterday, April 30th, 2025
- AC⚡️DC at Ford Field in Detroit
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#concert #detroit #acdc
- AC⚡️DC at Ford Field in Detroit
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#concert #detroit #acdc
Uncertain Sycophant-y Strategery, my Daystream journal for yesterday, April 29th, 2025
- 🤷♂️ Bessent on Trump’s strategy of ‘strategic uncertainty’
- 🚫 Amazon yes/no on tariff costs
- 💪 Long live RSS
- 🚙📸 BGSU move out begins
- 🔙 ChatGPT sucks up and rolls back
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- 🤷♂️ Bessent on Trump’s strategy of ‘strategic uncertainty’
- 🚫 Amazon yes/no on tariff costs
- 💪 Long live RSS
- 🚙📸 BGSU move out begins
- 🔙 ChatGPT sucks up and rolls back
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Uncertain Sycophant-y Strategery by @matt
A Daystream journal
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April 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Uncertain Sycophant-y Strategery, my Daystream journal for yesterday, April 29th, 2025
- 🤷♂️ Bessent on Trump’s strategy of ‘strategic uncertainty’
- 🚫 Amazon yes/no on tariff costs
- 💪 Long live RSS
- 🚙📸 BGSU move out begins
- 🔙 ChatGPT sucks up and rolls back
daystream.com/matt/2025/04...
- 🤷♂️ Bessent on Trump’s strategy of ‘strategic uncertainty’
- 🚫 Amazon yes/no on tariff costs
- 💪 Long live RSS
- 🚙📸 BGSU move out begins
- 🔙 ChatGPT sucks up and rolls back
daystream.com/matt/2025/04...
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Pierre Poilievre’s failure once again proves that you can’t win an election if you have an alliterative name. No one wants their country being run by a Stan Lee character
April 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Pierre Poilievre’s failure once again proves that you can’t win an election if you have an alliterative name. No one wants their country being run by a Stan Lee character
I'd love to see RSS restored to its former glory all around the web, but, realizing that likely won't happen, adding it to Bluesky would be a very satisfying consolation prize.
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Scripting News: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Dave Winer, OG blogger, podcaster, developed first apps in many categories. Old enough to know better. It's even worse than it appears.
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April 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I'd love to see RSS restored to its former glory all around the web, but, realizing that likely won't happen, adding it to Bluesky would be a very satisfying consolation prize.
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Harvard Family Chair, my Daystream journal for yesterday, April 28, 2025.
- SCOTUSblog dispatched
- Eames lounge chair memories…and envy
- Harvard family pride, not shame
- ChatGPT is like a bird eating an alligator
#blogging
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- SCOTUSblog dispatched
- Eames lounge chair memories…and envy
- Harvard family pride, not shame
- ChatGPT is like a bird eating an alligator
#blogging
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Harvard Family Chair by @matt
A Daystream journal
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April 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Harvard Family Chair, my Daystream journal for yesterday, April 28, 2025.
- SCOTUSblog dispatched
- Eames lounge chair memories…and envy
- Harvard family pride, not shame
- ChatGPT is like a bird eating an alligator
#blogging
daystream.com/matt/2025/04...
- SCOTUSblog dispatched
- Eames lounge chair memories…and envy
- Harvard family pride, not shame
- ChatGPT is like a bird eating an alligator
#blogging
daystream.com/matt/2025/04...
Sunday News Review — Photos Thrive, Briefs Die, and Hogwarts Resists, My Daystream journal for yesterday, Sunday, April 27th
- Canon on the future of photography
- My Pillow Guy has a clown lawyer
- Geometry solves urinal splash-back
- Hermione Grainger with the QOTD
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- Canon on the future of photography
- My Pillow Guy has a clown lawyer
- Geometry solves urinal splash-back
- Hermione Grainger with the QOTD
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Sunday News Review – Photos Thrive, Briefs Die, Hogwarts Resists by @matt
A Daystream journal
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April 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Sunday News Review — Photos Thrive, Briefs Die, and Hogwarts Resists, My Daystream journal for yesterday, Sunday, April 27th
- Canon on the future of photography
- My Pillow Guy has a clown lawyer
- Geometry solves urinal splash-back
- Hermione Grainger with the QOTD
daystream.com/matt/2025/04...
- Canon on the future of photography
- My Pillow Guy has a clown lawyer
- Geometry solves urinal splash-back
- Hermione Grainger with the QOTD
daystream.com/matt/2025/04...
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We need the best educated workforce in the world.
We need the best teachers in the world.
We need to pay our teachers fairly for the important work they do.
No teacher in America should begin at less than $60,000 a year.
We need the best teachers in the world.
We need to pay our teachers fairly for the important work they do.
No teacher in America should begin at less than $60,000 a year.
April 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
We need the best educated workforce in the world.
We need the best teachers in the world.
We need to pay our teachers fairly for the important work they do.
No teacher in America should begin at less than $60,000 a year.
We need the best teachers in the world.
We need to pay our teachers fairly for the important work they do.
No teacher in America should begin at less than $60,000 a year.
5K Gala, my Daystream journal for Saturday, April 26, 2025
- Started the day with the Glass City 5K and ended it with the annual gala for our kid’s school
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- Started the day with the Glass City 5K and ended it with the annual gala for our kid’s school
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5K Gala by @matt
A Daystream journal
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April 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
5K Gala, my Daystream journal for Saturday, April 26, 2025
- Started the day with the Glass City 5K and ended it with the annual gala for our kid’s school
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- Started the day with the Glass City 5K and ended it with the annual gala for our kid’s school
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When the moment came, Harvard didn’t hedge or flinch—it stood up. A reminder that integrity isn’t complicated, it’s just rare.
April 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
When the moment came, Harvard didn’t hedge or flinch—it stood up. A reminder that integrity isn’t complicated, it’s just rare.