This useful piece of information from Ed Bott about a laptop holder that looks like it does what I wish a laptop holder would do, would have been even more useful about two weeks ago. Not that I'm complaining, mind you, as I was given the totally indulgent gift of one of these!
Recent Bluessky Posts- I have found Matthew Sag on #AI to be always worth reading and this is no exception. (I haven't always agreed, but where is the fun in that?) September 10, 2026 Michael Froomkin
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- If you had told me even 18 months ago that the government would directly censor a broadcast comedian for interviewing an opposition politician, I would have said, "Sure, in Russia." But when you said "No, in the USA," I would have been deeply dubious. We're drowning in the deep end, folks. September 10, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Jotwell IP: Michael W. Carroll, Distinguishing the Historical Roots of Goodwill From Trademark Law’s Origins, JOTWELL (September 10, 2026) (reviewing Barbara Lauriat, Borrowing Goodwill, 67 Boston College L. Rev. 1127 (2026)), ip.jotwell.com/distinguishi.... September 10, 2026 Jotwell
England. “Extreme weather warnings” are issued here for 2 inches of snow. To make sure, we employ the failsafe of engineering incompetence: a little snow, rain or a few too many autumn leaves and the transport network shuts down thus ensuring that no one gets in much trouble. However, the same device is biting back increasingly hard as we concrete over flood plains and gardens and skimp on railway maintenance – flash floods and train crashes seem to be on the up.
Sorry! Of course the above comment belongs with the previous entry.