Mike Godwin
@mnemonic.bsky.social
Lawyer, author, EFF's first hire, Godwin's Law creator (he/him). Retweeting!=endorsing. I tell jokes here, mostly. My opinions here don't necessarily represent any employer or any client. You may have known me as @sfmnemonic on Twitter.
Asked and answered.
January 25, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Asked and answered.
Asked and answered in 2015, 2017, 2024, etc. But GL isn't statutory law. It's a law of physics. Also: suspending laws is what the Other Side does.
January 22, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Asked and answered in 2015, 2017, 2024, etc. But GL isn't statutory law. It's a law of physics. Also: suspending laws is what the Other Side does.
Do good, so it will buffer you between your hypomanic intervals.
January 17, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Do good, so it will buffer you between your hypomanic intervals.
Right there with you. But I've admired her for all the decades now.
January 17, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Right there with you. But I've admired her for all the decades now.
I try to leave enough clues to make my readers happy when they get it.
January 17, 2026 at 4:06 AM
I try to leave enough clues to make my readers happy when they get it.
So we shouldn't say we wish to see a rain of volcanic lava and meteorite showers abolish every last vestige of ICE from the face of the Earth?
January 15, 2026 at 10:07 PM
So we shouldn't say we wish to see a rain of volcanic lava and meteorite showers abolish every last vestige of ICE from the face of the Earth?
Supertramp was very popular in the USA in the 1970s, and the meaning of the Logical Song didn’t need to communicate “public school” (in the English sense) for the song to resonate with U.S. listeners.
January 11, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Supertramp was very popular in the USA in the 1970s, and the meaning of the Logical Song didn’t need to communicate “public school” (in the English sense) for the song to resonate with U.S. listeners.
You’re right, and now I must delete my skeet for fear of spreading misinformation!
January 11, 2026 at 11:19 PM
You’re right, and now I must delete my skeet for fear of spreading misinformation!
Nothing to apologize for.
January 11, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Nothing to apologize for.