Meemate
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In-house lawyer moving over from the other place.
I second this. My wife did a class that was like 3 hours once a week for 4 weeks, and it really helped. Also, you don’t need to go high end, but it helps to get something decent. The really cheap ones seem finicky in a way that makes them not fun to use.
January 31, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I second this. My wife did a class that was like 3 hours once a week for 4 weeks, and it really helped. Also, you don’t need to go high end, but it helps to get something decent. The really cheap ones seem finicky in a way that makes them not fun to use.
I moved out of litigation before the rise of LLMs, and I can’t imagine how bad it is now. I used to see 200-page pro se complaints, but 195 pages would be poorly-scanned pdfs of entire websites they printed off.
January 29, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I moved out of litigation before the rise of LLMs, and I can’t imagine how bad it is now. I used to see 200-page pro se complaints, but 195 pages would be poorly-scanned pdfs of entire websites they printed off.
I litigated a complaint drafted by an actual, respected lawyer one time that was something like 1000 paragraphs over 700 pages. There is no need for a complaint like that.
January 29, 2026 at 3:15 PM
I litigated a complaint drafted by an actual, respected lawyer one time that was something like 1000 paragraphs over 700 pages. There is no need for a complaint like that.
The last time I saw someone wearing explicitly white supremacist clothing (I am talking something much less ambiguous than a confederate flag) was at a stoplight in Huntington Beach in 2021. I grew up in CA, and I was shocked. Several friends from the area told me they were not surprised.
January 20, 2026 at 5:22 PM
The last time I saw someone wearing explicitly white supremacist clothing (I am talking something much less ambiguous than a confederate flag) was at a stoplight in Huntington Beach in 2021. I grew up in CA, and I was shocked. Several friends from the area told me they were not surprised.
Yeah, this isn’t even possible under US law. I can’t imagine what the US can even do to fix this at this point other than a constitutional convention or a generation of good behavior.
January 19, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Yeah, this isn’t even possible under US law. I can’t imagine what the US can even do to fix this at this point other than a constitutional convention or a generation of good behavior.
In general, law enforcement agencies pay personal judgments against officers when those judgments arise from their employment.
January 13, 2026 at 8:31 PM
In general, law enforcement agencies pay personal judgments against officers when those judgments arise from their employment.
Happy New Year. As a relatively new and raw photographer, your work makes me want to go out and shoot. I’m thankful for the few peaceful minutes I get to spend in awe and contemplation when your photos come up in my feed in between everything else.
January 6, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Happy New Year. As a relatively new and raw photographer, your work makes me want to go out and shoot. I’m thankful for the few peaceful minutes I get to spend in awe and contemplation when your photos come up in my feed in between everything else.
But it also depends a lot on the make. Residual value is one of the main factors that determine the cost of a lease, and some OEMs set them high to incentivize leasing. I haven’t looked in a while, but BMW and Toyota always leased well, for example, because of high residual value.
December 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
But it also depends a lot on the make. Residual value is one of the main factors that determine the cost of a lease, and some OEMs set them high to incentivize leasing. I haven’t looked in a while, but BMW and Toyota always leased well, for example, because of high residual value.
It varies by OEM because of differences in lease incentives and depreciation, but if you switch cars more often than every x months, it’s cheaper to lease long term. If you keep a car longer than x months, it’s cheaper to buy. Generally you’re better leasing if you upgrade every three years.
December 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
It varies by OEM because of differences in lease incentives and depreciation, but if you switch cars more often than every x months, it’s cheaper to lease long term. If you keep a car longer than x months, it’s cheaper to buy. Generally you’re better leasing if you upgrade every three years.
No, people don’t get arrested for dodging service. It happens all the time. Eventually the court will authorize another method of service, like publication in a newspaper. Then the court will (generally) treat him as if he were served, whether or not he knows.
December 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
No, people don’t get arrested for dodging service. It happens all the time. Eventually the court will authorize another method of service, like publication in a newspaper. Then the court will (generally) treat him as if he were served, whether or not he knows.
If he makes the “following orders” argument, he still will have to show the order was legal. If the order was legal, than he also wins on his own judgment. There is no scenario where what it did was illegal if it was his call, but legal if it came from the White House.
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
If he makes the “following orders” argument, he still will have to show the order was legal. If the order was legal, than he also wins on his own judgment. There is no scenario where what it did was illegal if it was his call, but legal if it came from the White House.
"I acted lawfully based on the information available to me at the time" is a factual argument. The other path is a legal argument, and it’s completely foreclosed.
December 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
"I acted lawfully based on the information available to me at the time" is a factual argument. The other path is a legal argument, and it’s completely foreclosed.
A no-quarter order is never lawful. That’s the problem. He can’t say he was following orders. No one is going to believe a full admiral with three decades in the special operations community thought a no-quarter order was lawful. There is no scenario where that provides any defense.
December 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
A no-quarter order is never lawful. That’s the problem. He can’t say he was following orders. No one is going to believe a full admiral with three decades in the special operations community thought a no-quarter order was lawful. There is no scenario where that provides any defense.
“just following orders” is not a lawful defense. He will still have to justify the act, and admitting he did it because he was following a no quarter order admits the war crime. “I acted lawfully” is a weak defense here, but “I followed an illegal order” gives him no defense whatsoever.
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
“just following orders” is not a lawful defense. He will still have to justify the act, and admitting he did it because he was following a no quarter order admits the war crime. “I acted lawfully” is a weak defense here, but “I followed an illegal order” gives him no defense whatsoever.
Because he’s not admitting to an in the moment war crime. He is claiming it was justified. It obviously wasn’t, but he’s a full admiral and a former DEVGRU officer. Other officers may look for any excuse not to second guess a storied and experienced commander’s operational judgment…
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Because he’s not admitting to an in the moment war crime. He is claiming it was justified. It obviously wasn’t, but he’s a full admiral and a former DEVGRU officer. Other officers may look for any excuse not to second guess a storied and experienced commander’s operational judgment…
in-the-moment operational call a fellow officer made. The alternative is “I followed an order that is literally the textbook example of an illegal order.” Taking responsibility for the call and standing by it is 100% the self-interested move here. “Just following orders” gives him nothing.
December 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
in-the-moment operational call a fellow officer made. The alternative is “I followed an order that is literally the textbook example of an illegal order.” Taking responsibility for the call and standing by it is 100% the self-interested move here. “Just following orders” gives him nothing.
It isn’t. They are equal, because not realizing an order was illegal isn’t a defense. But “the facts I believed at the time, if correct, would have legally justified my actions” can provide a defense. The senior military officers that would make up a jury may be hesitant to second guess the…
December 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
It isn’t. They are equal, because not realizing an order was illegal isn’t a defense. But “the facts I believed at the time, if correct, would have legally justified my actions” can provide a defense. The senior military officers that would make up a jury may be hesitant to second guess the…
100% you need to take the fact it’s on QE letterhead into account when trying to interpret it. But if WB really met with EU regulators to try and poison the deal, it definitely means they’re not interested.
December 5, 2025 at 12:53 AM
100% you need to take the fact it’s on QE letterhead into account when trying to interpret it. But if WB really met with EU regulators to try and poison the deal, it definitely means they’re not interested.
True, and this is where I come the limits of my very basic CALEA knowledge. In practice, LEAs can’t always identify the subscriber by number, but it may be compliant as long as the provider can provide the information when given a number.
December 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
True, and this is where I come the limits of my very basic CALEA knowledge. In practice, LEAs can’t always identify the subscriber by number, but it may be compliant as long as the provider can provide the information when given a number.
an admin or judicial subpoena that says “give me Meemate’s records.”
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
an admin or judicial subpoena that says “give me Meemate’s records.”
I’m not sure how you can ensure the service is capable of intercepting communications from a subscriber, the exclusion of other communications, if you can’t identify a subscriber. I could be wrong, and providers have a lot of flexibility with CALEA, but I think you have to be able to respond to…
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I’m not sure how you can ensure the service is capable of intercepting communications from a subscriber, the exclusion of other communications, if you can’t identify a subscriber. I could be wrong, and providers have a lot of flexibility with CALEA, but I think you have to be able to respond to…
to or from equipment, facilities, or services of a subscriber of such carrier concurrently with their transmission to or from the subscriber’s equipment, facility, or service, or at such later time as may be acceptable to the government.”
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
to or from equipment, facilities, or services of a subscriber of such carrier concurrently with their transmission to or from the subscriber’s equipment, facility, or service, or at such later time as may be acceptable to the government.”
expeditiously isolating and enabling the government, pursuant to a court order or other lawful authorization, to intercept, to the exclusion of any other communications, all wire and electronic communications carried by the carrier…
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
expeditiously isolating and enabling the government, pursuant to a court order or other lawful authorization, to intercept, to the exclusion of any other communications, all wire and electronic communications carried by the carrier…
I’m not a CALEA expert, but my understanding is providers have an affirmative duty to set their service up in a way that allows compliance:
“A telecommunications carrier shall ensure that its…services…are capable of—
“A telecommunications carrier shall ensure that its…services…are capable of—
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I’m not a CALEA expert, but my understanding is providers have an affirmative duty to set their service up in a way that allows compliance:
“A telecommunications carrier shall ensure that its…services…are capable of—
“A telecommunications carrier shall ensure that its…services…are capable of—
Seems like it would be tough to design a compliant phone service around making it impossible to comply with law enforcement requests, since providers are legally required to comply with law enforcement requests.
47 U.S. Code § 1002 - Assistance capability requirements
www.law.cornell.edu
December 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Seems like it would be tough to design a compliant phone service around making it impossible to comply with law enforcement requests, since providers are legally required to comply with law enforcement requests.