Buc-ee’s Sues Parody Apparel Shop For Parodying Its Brand
A couple of weeks back, we discussed famed southern convenience store chain Buc-ee’s and its penchant for initiating all kinds of trademark related threats and lawsuits. While we talk about this sor...
The Way Forward For AI: Learning From The Elephant & The Blind Men
This series of posts explores how we can rethink the intersection of AI, creativity, and policy. From examining outdated regulatory metaphors to questioning copyright norms and highlighting the risks ...
The Shell Game Of Fascist Gaslighting
I need to say something that will be deeply uncomfortable for many of you: if you have friends, family, or colleagues defending what’s happening right now, their old sane selves may not be coming ba...
ICE Tells Agents They Can Start Making Unjustified Arrests Again
It has never been about removing dangerous criminals — the “worst of the worst” — from the United States. Under Donald Trump, immigration enforcement has been about removing immigrants from th...
Community And Choice Are Not Bubbles
Disclosure: I am on the board of Bluesky and am inherently biased. Adjust your skepticism of what I write on this topic accordingly.
It seems a bit odd: when something is supposedly dying or irrelevan...
Daily Deal: The 2025 Java Bundle
The 2025 Java Bundle has 6 courses designed to help you build real projects and fast-track your way to a becoming a Java expert. Courses cover the fundamentals of Java with exercises to help you impro...
US Marines Witnessed Detaining A US Citizen In Los Angeles
As Mike Masnick noted late last week while covering yet another extremely disturbing development in the ongoing horror show that is our current government, the Trump Administration isn’t fucking aro...
