Misanthropesq
@misanthropesq.bsky.social
Transactional and corporate lawyer working primarily with startups. Have been reliably informed I am neither as smart nor as funny as I think I am.
Not understanding people on the internet, December 2025 version:
The most interaction I’ve ever received on Bluesky is a post where I said something moderately nice about Adam Sandler.
The most interaction I’ve ever received on Bluesky is a post where I said something moderately nice about Adam Sandler.
December 30, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Not understanding people on the internet, December 2025 version:
The most interaction I’ve ever received on Bluesky is a post where I said something moderately nice about Adam Sandler.
The most interaction I’ve ever received on Bluesky is a post where I said something moderately nice about Adam Sandler.
Years of reading @rexparker.bsky.social conditioned me to believe that this should have been valid
December 23, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Years of reading @rexparker.bsky.social conditioned me to believe that this should have been valid
According to a band called ‘The Beach Boys’, Christmas comes this time each year.
I thought you all should know — it was a surprise to me
I thought you all should know — it was a surprise to me
December 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
According to a band called ‘The Beach Boys’, Christmas comes this time each year.
I thought you all should know — it was a surprise to me
I thought you all should know — it was a surprise to me
@joshgondelman.bsky.social long time / first time.
Weird question — do you have any little people relatives?
I just saw someone walking the streets who looked _exactly_ what I imagine you’d look if you went through some Wonka-esque shrinking machine.
Weird question — do you have any little people relatives?
I just saw someone walking the streets who looked _exactly_ what I imagine you’d look if you went through some Wonka-esque shrinking machine.
December 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
@joshgondelman.bsky.social long time / first time.
Weird question — do you have any little people relatives?
I just saw someone walking the streets who looked _exactly_ what I imagine you’d look if you went through some Wonka-esque shrinking machine.
Weird question — do you have any little people relatives?
I just saw someone walking the streets who looked _exactly_ what I imagine you’d look if you went through some Wonka-esque shrinking machine.
Four hours and 27 minutes of energy left. LFG!
December 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Four hours and 27 minutes of energy left. LFG!
#lawsky I'm wondering if this thing I heard today is only new for me
A client asked "Can you make this thread ACP?"
I has to ask -- it apparently means 'Attorney / Client Privilege' in that context.
Leaving aside the rules for something actually to be 'ACP', has anyone heard this usage before?
A client asked "Can you make this thread ACP?"
I has to ask -- it apparently means 'Attorney / Client Privilege' in that context.
Leaving aside the rules for something actually to be 'ACP', has anyone heard this usage before?
November 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
#lawsky I'm wondering if this thing I heard today is only new for me
A client asked "Can you make this thread ACP?"
I has to ask -- it apparently means 'Attorney / Client Privilege' in that context.
Leaving aside the rules for something actually to be 'ACP', has anyone heard this usage before?
A client asked "Can you make this thread ACP?"
I has to ask -- it apparently means 'Attorney / Client Privilege' in that context.
Leaving aside the rules for something actually to be 'ACP', has anyone heard this usage before?
I am a horrible gift giver.
Fortunately, the folks at GE stepped out of a Time Machine from the 60’s to show me the perfect present for everyone this holiday season
Fortunately, the folks at GE stepped out of a Time Machine from the 60’s to show me the perfect present for everyone this holiday season
October 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I am a horrible gift giver.
Fortunately, the folks at GE stepped out of a Time Machine from the 60’s to show me the perfect present for everyone this holiday season
Fortunately, the folks at GE stepped out of a Time Machine from the 60’s to show me the perfect present for everyone this holiday season
@stevevladeck.bsky.social sorry to bother, but I’d like your opinion on a shadow docket idea (apologies but I can’t recall the source)
Theory is that the SC relies on it for its speed but also bc its informality means they can freely backtrack if they ever allow a democrat back in office
Theory is that the SC relies on it for its speed but also bc its informality means they can freely backtrack if they ever allow a democrat back in office
October 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
@stevevladeck.bsky.social sorry to bother, but I’d like your opinion on a shadow docket idea (apologies but I can’t recall the source)
Theory is that the SC relies on it for its speed but also bc its informality means they can freely backtrack if they ever allow a democrat back in office
Theory is that the SC relies on it for its speed but also bc its informality means they can freely backtrack if they ever allow a democrat back in office
@okbjgm.bsky.social Manservant Neville has a new business model, I suppose.
October 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
@okbjgm.bsky.social Manservant Neville has a new business model, I suppose.
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THE MIDDLEMAN deserved so much more.
September 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
THE MIDDLEMAN deserved so much more.
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OMG, this brilliant series, which I love without reservation, whose DVD sets and comics have pride of place on my shelves, is available for FREE?!?!
More for everyone! Hope on board!
More for everyone! Hope on board!
you’re welcome - archive.org/details/the-...
The Middleman - Complete Series : Javier Grillo-Marxuach : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Wendy Watson, a struggling artist, is recruited by a secret agency to fight against evil forces.[3] The pilot episode features a super-intelligent ape who...
archive.org
September 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
OMG, this brilliant series, which I love without reservation, whose DVD sets and comics have pride of place on my shelves, is available for FREE?!?!
More for everyone! Hope on board!
More for everyone! Hope on board!
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Some of the most remarkable lost artefacts from the ancient world were the titanic wrecks of the Nemi ships, built for a Roman emperor.
In their first-century heyday they held gardens, palaces and baths in a floating wonderland. But barely a decade after their recovery, they were lost forever.
In their first-century heyday they held gardens, palaces and baths in a floating wonderland. But barely a decade after their recovery, they were lost forever.
September 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Some of the most remarkable lost artefacts from the ancient world were the titanic wrecks of the Nemi ships, built for a Roman emperor.
In their first-century heyday they held gardens, palaces and baths in a floating wonderland. But barely a decade after their recovery, they were lost forever.
In their first-century heyday they held gardens, palaces and baths in a floating wonderland. But barely a decade after their recovery, they were lost forever.
@simonpegg.bsky.social I suppose this will get lost in the shuffle of being Simon Pegg, but in rewatching Glass Onion, I noted that Natasha Lyonne appears as ‘Natasha’ in the scene where Blanc is playing Among Us in the tub.
Don’t know if that is or isn’t good enough.
Don’t know if that is or isn’t good enough.
September 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
@simonpegg.bsky.social I suppose this will get lost in the shuffle of being Simon Pegg, but in rewatching Glass Onion, I noted that Natasha Lyonne appears as ‘Natasha’ in the scene where Blanc is playing Among Us in the tub.
Don’t know if that is or isn’t good enough.
Don’t know if that is or isn’t good enough.
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Yes!
(and would still - very much - like the end shot of this to be Poker Face's Charlie Cale drive up to Benoit Blanc and ask directions to somewhere, before driving off, proving they're in a shared universe.)
(and would still - very much - like the end shot of this to be Poker Face's Charlie Cale drive up to Benoit Blanc and ask directions to somewhere, before driving off, proving they're in a shared universe.)
Look at that beautiful blue sky! ⏰☠️ Wake Up Dead Man, the new Benoit Blanc mystery. Thanksgiving in theaters, 12/12 on Netflix. More to come very soon…
September 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Yes!
(and would still - very much - like the end shot of this to be Poker Face's Charlie Cale drive up to Benoit Blanc and ask directions to somewhere, before driving off, proving they're in a shared universe.)
(and would still - very much - like the end shot of this to be Poker Face's Charlie Cale drive up to Benoit Blanc and ask directions to somewhere, before driving off, proving they're in a shared universe.)
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Can folks do me a favor?
I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.
I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.
I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.
Here’s two favorite set photos.
Repost? I am in the wilderness.
I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.
I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.
I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.
Here’s two favorite set photos.
Repost? I am in the wilderness.
August 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Can folks do me a favor?
I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.
I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.
I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.
Here’s two favorite set photos.
Repost? I am in the wilderness.
I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.
I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.
I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.
Here’s two favorite set photos.
Repost? I am in the wilderness.
#lawsky I got a doc where the redline was by an AI. It was so bad!
Them: 'company will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide services'
Me: 'company will provide services'
The AI: deleting commercially reasonable creates strict liability
Me: This is SaaS not keeping a tiger
Them: 'company will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide services'
Me: 'company will provide services'
The AI: deleting commercially reasonable creates strict liability
Me: This is SaaS not keeping a tiger
August 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
#lawsky I got a doc where the redline was by an AI. It was so bad!
Them: 'company will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide services'
Me: 'company will provide services'
The AI: deleting commercially reasonable creates strict liability
Me: This is SaaS not keeping a tiger
Them: 'company will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide services'
Me: 'company will provide services'
The AI: deleting commercially reasonable creates strict liability
Me: This is SaaS not keeping a tiger
New lucnh spot found!
August 16, 2025 at 11:40 AM
New lucnh spot found!
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Let me qualify what Josh is saying. It is quite clear that the Constitution requires a census of all persons. It’s quite clear that past Supreme Court cases support this proposition. (For instance, the recent census question case makes no sense if persons doesn’t include immigrants.)
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Let me expand on this point. The Constitution is quite clear that you can't distinguish between kinds of persons in running the Census. And that is especially about apportionment for Congress. The original language makes it pretty clear when it talks about "free persons". But the 14th amendment ...
As Wessel states, now bulldozing the Census. It's critical to note that not counting people "in our Country illegally" violates the constitution. It doesn't speak of citizens or legal status, simply "the whole number of free persons".
August 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Let me qualify what Josh is saying. It is quite clear that the Constitution requires a census of all persons. It’s quite clear that past Supreme Court cases support this proposition. (For instance, the recent census question case makes no sense if persons doesn’t include immigrants.)
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Oh yeah? Well _MY_ father smells of
June 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Oh yeah? Well _MY_ father smells of
Oh yeah? Well _MY_ father smells of
June 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Oh yeah? Well _MY_ father smells of
Catching up on @blankcheck.bsky.social and listening to @joshgondelman.bsky.social talk about Johnny Dangerously.
I’m at 4:35 and he has already dropped references to the ship of Theseus and Vonnegut.
Don’t know what it says about me that I am locked in. . .
I’m at 4:35 and he has already dropped references to the ship of Theseus and Vonnegut.
Don’t know what it says about me that I am locked in. . .
May 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Catching up on @blankcheck.bsky.social and listening to @joshgondelman.bsky.social talk about Johnny Dangerously.
I’m at 4:35 and he has already dropped references to the ship of Theseus and Vonnegut.
Don’t know what it says about me that I am locked in. . .
I’m at 4:35 and he has already dropped references to the ship of Theseus and Vonnegut.
Don’t know what it says about me that I am locked in. . .
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hey everyone, wanna watch my tv show “the middleman”
on streaming with no added charges?
on streaming with no added charges?
Also, The Middleman TV show was so important to me and it can be found here for free.
archive.org/details/the-...
archive.org/details/the-...
The Middleman - Complete Series : Javier Grillo-Marxuach : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Wendy Watson, a struggling artist, is recruited by a secret agency to fight against evil forces.[3] The pilot episode features a super-intelligent ape who...
archive.org
April 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
hey everyone, wanna watch my tv show “the middleman”
on streaming with no added charges?
on streaming with no added charges?
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It has long been my contention that Christians would have been far more successful in convincing Jews to convert if they had used cured pork products rather than torture
April 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
It has long been my contention that Christians would have been far more successful in convincing Jews to convert if they had used cured pork products rather than torture
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Okay lets game this out: You are a Nintendo employee given unlimited funds and authority to move Switch 2 production to the US. No new factories, that's going to take way too long, you need to work with existing American Contract Manufacturing capacity. How fast can you do it?
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April 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Okay lets game this out: You are a Nintendo employee given unlimited funds and authority to move Switch 2 production to the US. No new factories, that's going to take way too long, you need to work with existing American Contract Manufacturing capacity. How fast can you do it?
1/x
1/x