James Hietala
jameshietala.bsky.social
James Hietala
@jameshietala.bsky.social
Hietala Law | 130 PTAB trials | federal courts | patents | CLP | former Counsel at Sterne Kessler | former PTAB director Intellectual Ventures | Penn Law Rev | computer eng'r | He/him

Seattle / Washington DC
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april – 1805 napoleon is master of europe only the british fleet stands before him

Oceans Are Now Battlefields
September 19, 2023 at 2:52 PM
St Nicholas was the bishop of Myra is in Turkey. He was unaware that north or South America existed. For him, Gibraltar was the westernmost edge of the world. The limes germanicus, around the Danube river, represented the frontier and north of that was essentially terra incognito.
December 19, 2023 at 5:21 AM
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Apropos of several things, been searching all week for this fun 1907 article from The Atlantic titled “Why American Marriages Fail.” You’ll never guess why! 🙃

“(1) Woman’s failure to realize that marriage is her work in the world. (2) Her growing individualism. (3) Her lost art of giving.”
Why American Marriages Fail
“A new relationship between the sexes has arisen, a slipshod unchivalrous companionship, which before marriage they nominate ‘good form,’ but which after marriage they illogically discover to be...
www.theatlantic.com
November 29, 2023 at 2:19 PM
@alyssatcarroll.bsky.social it’s good to see you over here. I finally felt like I had to delete my account at the other place.
November 29, 2023 at 4:13 AM
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Blue skies
Smiling at me
Nothing but blue skies
Do I see...

Hello, @bsky.app. 💙
November 13, 2023 at 9:02 PM
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Three years ago today:
November 7, 2023 at 1:50 PM
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If you encounter the faefolk, do not accept any gifts from them.
November 5, 2023 at 9:53 PM
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Oh that's so nice to hear, thank you! Mythopedia is a beautiful book for mythology, as is Mythologica. Emily Hawkin's A Natural History of... series is lovely for fairies and mythical creatures. But best of all is that a fourth Lore of is coming so please watch this space!
November 1, 2023 at 3:11 PM
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Something I try not to take for granted in the PNW 🏔️
October 24, 2023 at 5:04 PM
Our family loves the Lore series so much! We’ve pored over all three. Do you have any recommendations for other good books at a similar reading level?
@nonfictioness.bsky.social
October 24, 2023 at 4:21 PM
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if you ever wanted to explore a newly released, completely free, digital sky atlas of 400,000 nearby galaxies in the comfort of your browser , gee do i have the link for you
Legacy Survey Sky Browser
www.legacysurvey.org
October 23, 2023 at 11:10 PM
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The women who raised me
September 25, 2023 at 3:52 PM
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pov: you're a regional cryptid about to have the worst day of your life
September 19, 2023 at 2:58 PM
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ACIP votes 13-1 to approve boosters for all 🎉.
The no vote clarifies that he is very, very pro-vaccine but wishes there were more data on children.
September 12, 2023 at 7:56 PM
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The elk are at meadowbrook farm in North Bend / Snoqualmie WA. Just off of Railroad Ave.
August 23, 2023 at 4:21 PM
The elk are at meadowbrook farm in North Bend / Snoqualmie WA. Just off of Railroad Ave.
August 23, 2023 at 4:21 PM
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This is actually my 3rd rodeo and I still have a lot of questions about rules and regulations
August 19, 2023 at 6:37 AM
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ME: [posting on Bluesky] This ain't my first rodeo, this is actually my second rodeo but the first rodeo was destroyed under strange and bizarre circumstances by a weird little billionaire
July 2, 2023 at 3:09 AM
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look, if we've learned one thing about Biblical text from thousands of years of Judaism, it's that the words that come out of your mouth have to be taken precisely literally, and there is absolutely no room for interpretation
August 4, 2023 at 1:45 PM
This is massively helpful!
New by me: it's my huge, FREE covid safety resource list, including everything I use and what tools have kept me safe during my recent travel and emergency evacuation. Lots of community resources, too. Please share widely!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/huge-free-covid-86871700
July 31, 2023 at 7:01 PM
July 31, 2023 at 6:59 PM