@smouritsen.bsky.social
Attorney. Interested in law and language.
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1345493
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1345493
Okay, but I really did want that sandwich.
You don't need to spend a lot to get a great gift. It’s possible to surprise and delight with gifts that cost less than a sandwich.
52 Gifts That Cost Less Than a Sandwich
Yes, it’s possible to surprise and delight with gifts that cost less than a sandwich.
nyti.ms
November 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Okay, but I really did want that sandwich.
Sorry, Pluribus. But somebody in the hive would know that the accent is on the last syllable of Guaraní.
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Sorry, Pluribus. But somebody in the hive would know that the accent is on the last syllable of Guaraní.
Moses introducing the first sans-seraph font.
November 14, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Moses introducing the first sans-seraph font.
A controversial opinion I can’t shake is that a law firm should have a style guide. My 1st firm had one. (To be clear, it was bananas on a bicycle, but it existed.) Got to my 2d firm & asked for the style guide.
Them: “Just ask the partner for their preferences.”
Me: “Oh. So … chaos??!!”
Them: “Just ask the partner for their preferences.”
Me: “Oh. So … chaos??!!”
November 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
A controversial opinion I can’t shake is that a law firm should have a style guide. My 1st firm had one. (To be clear, it was bananas on a bicycle, but it existed.) Got to my 2d firm & asked for the style guide.
Them: “Just ask the partner for their preferences.”
Me: “Oh. So … chaos??!!”
Them: “Just ask the partner for their preferences.”
Me: “Oh. So … chaos??!!”
Impeach.
The font would appear to be English 111 Adagio CE, available for the highly presidential sum of just $39.75 USD
Note "The" is not kerned correctly
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Note "The" is not kerned correctly
(see perspective-corrected still for reference)
November 12, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Impeach.
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time *the United States* decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot%E...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot%E...
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time *the United States* decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot%E...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot%E...
Grandma: “What can I get [9yo] for his birthday. I know he likes those *critters.”
*by “critters” she means Pokemon.
*by “critters” she means Pokemon.
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Grandma: “What can I get [9yo] for his birthday. I know he likes those *critters.”
*by “critters” she means Pokemon.
*by “critters” she means Pokemon.
What you have to appreciate, is that a lot of people are just really dense.
Dr. Oz says Americans will lose an average of 397 pounds per person by the midterm elections. So you better get busy!
November 8, 2025 at 4:55 AM
What you have to appreciate, is that a lot of people are just really dense.
Did People Talking to Me in the Elevator Ruin the Workplace?
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Did People Talking to Me in the Elevator Ruin the Workplace?
What if the sandwich case fails cuz they can’t figure out what a sandwich is? If that happens, my work on the internet will be done and I will ascend to the Lords of Kobol.
November 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
What if the sandwich case fails cuz they can’t figure out what a sandwich is? If that happens, my work on the internet will be done and I will ascend to the Lords of Kobol.
Ain’t no rule says a dog can’t play basketball.
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Ain’t no rule says a dog can’t play basketball.
Backyard trail cam caught this unusually large squirrel.
November 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Backyard trail cam caught this unusually large squirrel.
Me writing my AI evaluation: “I use AI everyday.”
Me using AI at work: “Alexa play Radiohead.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Me using AI at work: “Alexa play Radiohead.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
KPMG Staff to Be Rated on AI Usage in Yearly Performance Reviews
KPMG LLP bosses will start examining how staffers are using the firm’s artificial intelligence tools as part of their annual performance reviews, the latest sign of how the technology is rapidly resha...
www.bloomberg.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Me writing my AI evaluation: “I use AI everyday.”
Me using AI at work: “Alexa play Radiohead.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Me using AI at work: “Alexa play Radiohead.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Swim meet listening take: I wonder what it was like to be a middling rock drummer in 1969 and hearing John Bonham drumming on Good Times Bad (Zeppelins first album track 1) for the first time. Like, what is even going on?
youtu.be/72-lEUalI9c?...
youtu.be/72-lEUalI9c?...
Led Zeppelin / John Bonham - Good Times, Bad Times - Isolated Drum Track
YouTube video by Kick It Like Bonham
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Swim meet listening take: I wonder what it was like to be a middling rock drummer in 1969 and hearing John Bonham drumming on Good Times Bad (Zeppelins first album track 1) for the first time. Like, what is even going on?
youtu.be/72-lEUalI9c?...
youtu.be/72-lEUalI9c?...
Hypothesis: Companies claiming layoffs are driven by newly discovered AI-related efficiencies are mostly using vague claims about AI as cover for layoffs driven by market conditions (or bad management).
October 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Hypothesis: Companies claiming layoffs are driven by newly discovered AI-related efficiencies are mostly using vague claims about AI as cover for layoffs driven by market conditions (or bad management).
“…of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying obsequious court to the people, commencing demagogues and ending tyrants.”
—Federalist No. 1 (Hamilton)
—Federalist No. 1 (Hamilton)
October 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
“…of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying obsequious court to the people, commencing demagogues and ending tyrants.”
—Federalist No. 1 (Hamilton)
—Federalist No. 1 (Hamilton)
The important thing is that, when a disagreement arises, there are clear dispute resolution procedures.
October 28, 2025 at 5:23 AM
The important thing is that, when a disagreement arises, there are clear dispute resolution procedures.
I dreamt last night that I had to speak at an academic conference, but had accidentally only packed a disco-era wedding tuxedo with a very frilly tuxedo shirt & impractically huge collars. I decided it was less embarrassing to present without a shirt, so that’s what I did. DMs open psychoanalysts.
October 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I dreamt last night that I had to speak at an academic conference, but had accidentally only packed a disco-era wedding tuxedo with a very frilly tuxedo shirt & impractically huge collars. I decided it was less embarrassing to present without a shirt, so that’s what I did. DMs open psychoanalysts.
Saw this masterpiece on F*cebook. Wish they had actually cut an entire Halloween album.
October 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Saw this masterpiece on F*cebook. Wish they had actually cut an entire Halloween album.
I have been trying to read some books on monetary policy. Weirdos really confusing the algorithm. “I see you purchased Prof. Blinder’s Monetary & Fiscal History of the United States. You may also like Skippy McGee’s How the Illuminati Made the Fed to Give the Free Masons Access to Adr*nachrome.”
October 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I have been trying to read some books on monetary policy. Weirdos really confusing the algorithm. “I see you purchased Prof. Blinder’s Monetary & Fiscal History of the United States. You may also like Skippy McGee’s How the Illuminati Made the Fed to Give the Free Masons Access to Adr*nachrome.”
“…The falcon cannot hear the falconer…”
(And this rough beast ain’t slouching nowhere until it goes potty.)
(And this rough beast ain’t slouching nowhere until it goes potty.)
October 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“…The falcon cannot hear the falconer…”
(And this rough beast ain’t slouching nowhere until it goes potty.)
(And this rough beast ain’t slouching nowhere until it goes potty.)
No seriously, do NOT tread on this guy.
October 19, 2025 at 2:22 AM
No seriously, do NOT tread on this guy.
I do feel bad about *torturing this puppy.
*And by torturing I mean feeding him and placing him in a quiet safe place to take a nap. Dog unfortunately making torture noises, not nap noises.
*And by torturing I mean feeding him and placing him in a quiet safe place to take a nap. Dog unfortunately making torture noises, not nap noises.
October 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I do feel bad about *torturing this puppy.
*And by torturing I mean feeding him and placing him in a quiet safe place to take a nap. Dog unfortunately making torture noises, not nap noises.
*And by torturing I mean feeding him and placing him in a quiet safe place to take a nap. Dog unfortunately making torture noises, not nap noises.
You could make a very compelling Humane Society commercial using only images of my pampered, well fed dog sitting in crate after a warm bath administered by a large doofus (yours truly).
Big dumb humans are apparently quite mean what with their stupid “no fecal matter in fur” rule.
Big dumb humans are apparently quite mean what with their stupid “no fecal matter in fur” rule.
I think puppy learned a valuable lesson this morning: If you don’t want to take a bath in the sink, you shouldn’t poop the bed.
October 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
You could make a very compelling Humane Society commercial using only images of my pampered, well fed dog sitting in crate after a warm bath administered by a large doofus (yours truly).
Big dumb humans are apparently quite mean what with their stupid “no fecal matter in fur” rule.
Big dumb humans are apparently quite mean what with their stupid “no fecal matter in fur” rule.