Mike Curley
@mikecurleyjr.bsky.social
Journalist for Law360, and general all-around nerd. Opinions expressed here are my own and nobody else's.
A good read. #newsnotslop
This year we’ve seen employers pile on the AI-generated slop in our workplaces. In many cases, these AI deployments undermine the editorial ethics and standards journalists at
@newsguild.org strive to uphold. 1/
@newsguild.org strive to uphold. 1/
December 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A good read. #newsnotslop
This is important. Pass it along. www.newsnotslop.org
News Not Slop
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December 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This is important. Pass it along. www.newsnotslop.org
Any time an attorney or other source has asked me for a real correction, the initial email details what was factually wrong, and why. Because the point is to correct the inaccuracy as quickly as possible.
They don't give vagaries like "so much, I can't tell you everything."
They don't give vagaries like "so much, I can't tell you everything."
October 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Any time an attorney or other source has asked me for a real correction, the initial email details what was factually wrong, and why. Because the point is to correct the inaccuracy as quickly as possible.
They don't give vagaries like "so much, I can't tell you everything."
They don't give vagaries like "so much, I can't tell you everything."
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C-Team Plays Sea of Stars, Part 3: Magic without Magic?
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September 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Our journey through @sabotagestudio.com;s #SeaOfStars continues as we pick up the legendary warrior cook, Garl!
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youtu.be/ZGbX_lUxG2c
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youtu.be/ZGbX_lUxG2c
C-Team Plays Sea of Stars, Part 2: Garl, the Warrior Cook!
YouTube video by The C Team
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September 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Our journey through @sabotagestudio.com;s #SeaOfStars continues as we pick up the legendary warrior cook, Garl!
-M
youtu.be/ZGbX_lUxG2c
-M
youtu.be/ZGbX_lUxG2c
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C-Team Plays Sea of Stars, Part 1: Solstice Babies!
YouTube video by The C Team
youtu.be
September 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Irrelevant to the discussion, but I'm now realizing that the twitter logo upside-down is basically the silhouette of @sonic-official.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Irrelevant to the discussion, but I'm now realizing that the twitter logo upside-down is basically the silhouette of @sonic-official.bsky.social
You know, I wonder if any bird specialists would be billing themselves as "Raptor Specialists" if it hadn't been for Jurassic Park.
July 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
You know, I wonder if any bird specialists would be billing themselves as "Raptor Specialists" if it hadn't been for Jurassic Park.
So they're saying that things like praising Hitler and all that other anti-semitic stuff was "Musk's stated beliefs"?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
Grok will no longer call itself Hitler or base its opinions on Elon Musk’s, promises xAI
Grok will no longer call itself Hitler or base its opinions on Elon Musk’s, promises xAI
Grok’s responses must come from “independent analysis,” not Musk’s stated beliefs.
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July 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
So they're saying that things like praising Hitler and all that other anti-semitic stuff was "Musk's stated beliefs"?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
Amen to all of this.
Found this @jasonkoebler.bsky.social story about why AI isn’t a viable business model for journalism to be extremely well done and oddly hopeful
www.404media.co/the-medias-p...
www.404media.co/the-medias-p...
July 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Amen to all of this.
I'm reminded of when the most badass entrance I ever made in my life -- pushing open the double doors like Aragorn while Bad to the Bone's opening riff started -- was spoiled because it was me entering a convenience store near my dorm to buy Mountain Dew and nobody was there to see or appreciate it.
On this episode of the Overly Sarcastic Podcast: you know when we've arrived on the scene because the ominous choir and shrieking electrical guitar Just Won't Shut Up.
(The OSPodcast is available on all podcast platforms!)
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(The OSPodcast is available on all podcast platforms!)
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June 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I'm reminded of when the most badass entrance I ever made in my life -- pushing open the double doors like Aragorn while Bad to the Bone's opening riff started -- was spoiled because it was me entering a convenience store near my dorm to buy Mountain Dew and nobody was there to see or appreciate it.
This is me, BTW.
Hey y'all! We're doing the Final Fantasy V #FourJobFiesta this year, and will be livestreaming the playthrough. Plan is to start tomorrow night around 7 pm EST.
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June 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This is me, BTW.
Isn't this the thing that starts off True Blood?
This may save millions of lives--except in the US, where ignorant kook Robert Kennedy Jr will probably ban it because of some ridiculous, totally made-up reason.
June 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Isn't this the thing that starts off True Blood?
In fact, the books get even better on reread.
About to start the final Discworld novel, having read all 40 of them in order over the last few years. A bit sad to have come to the end, but there's always re-reading. The man was a genius.
June 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
In fact, the books get even better on reread.
Wasn't expecting this in a Fifth Circuit opinion I'm working on...
May 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Wasn't expecting this in a Fifth Circuit opinion I'm working on...
For those not keeping track, the oath of office that he was required to recite on taking the job reads, in part,
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will ... to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will ... to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
here's today's post: "fuckwit preznit has no idea if he’s supposed to uphold the Constitution" — scenes from a crazypants interview.
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fuckwit preznit has no idea if he’s supposed to uphold the Constitution
scenes from a crazypants interview
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May 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
For those not keeping track, the oath of office that he was required to recite on taking the job reads, in part,
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will ... to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will ... to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
For everyone who was all mad that Biden checked his watch that one time
April 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
For everyone who was all mad that Biden checked his watch that one time
Tim knows what he did.
gonna be sporting and give tim a five minute head start
April 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Tim knows what he did.
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Perhaps the Gamers are alright
March 20, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Perhaps the Gamers are alright
You know who we don't talk about often enough? Whoever in #CaptainAmericaCivilWar tells Steve about Peggy's death with a two word text message.
Who was that? Isn't that at least worth a phone call? C'mon, man.
Who was that? Isn't that at least worth a phone call? C'mon, man.
March 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
You know who we don't talk about often enough? Whoever in #CaptainAmericaCivilWar tells Steve about Peggy's death with a two word text message.
Who was that? Isn't that at least worth a phone call? C'mon, man.
Who was that? Isn't that at least worth a phone call? C'mon, man.
I still say that if the game had just put in Knuckles instead of the werehog thing, there wouldn't have been the backlash.
it's funny how re-evaluated sonic unleashed is... the last thing fans wanted to see after 06 was "SONIC GETS A TWISTED DARK NEW WEREWOLF FORM!!!" but the slightly younger folks who played it without the fanstink clouding their vision were able to tell us geezers we missed out on something special
March 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I still say that if the game had just put in Knuckles instead of the werehog thing, there wouldn't have been the backlash.
Youtube needs a way to, like, snooze topics or something.
Because I've been watching a bunch of #XenobladeChroniclesXDE videos but once it comes out I don't wanna be spoiled by reaction videos from people ahead of me in the game.
Because I've been watching a bunch of #XenobladeChroniclesXDE videos but once it comes out I don't wanna be spoiled by reaction videos from people ahead of me in the game.
February 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Youtube needs a way to, like, snooze topics or something.
Because I've been watching a bunch of #XenobladeChroniclesXDE videos but once it comes out I don't wanna be spoiled by reaction videos from people ahead of me in the game.
Because I've been watching a bunch of #XenobladeChroniclesXDE videos but once it comes out I don't wanna be spoiled by reaction videos from people ahead of me in the game.
My hot take: A game system's power should be put toward making new and interesting gameplay systems that were impossible on older hardware, not graphics.
I'd rather have a game with okay graphics and innovative gameplay than be able to count the pores on Generic Shooter Protag's face.
I'd rather have a game with okay graphics and innovative gameplay than be able to count the pores on Generic Shooter Protag's face.
February 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My hot take: A game system's power should be put toward making new and interesting gameplay systems that were impossible on older hardware, not graphics.
I'd rather have a game with okay graphics and innovative gameplay than be able to count the pores on Generic Shooter Protag's face.
I'd rather have a game with okay graphics and innovative gameplay than be able to count the pores on Generic Shooter Protag's face.