Attorney in private practice and U.S. Army combat veteran Admitted to practice in the State of Illinois, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois Former civil and commercial litigator currently advising technology startups #lawyer #attorney #startup #tech #technology #law #LawFedi
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Last Notes npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Anyone else remember when Kara Swisher aggressively defended her sponsor that promoted Bitcoin retirement funds? https://amycastor.com/2022/05/23/kara-swisher-promotes-cryptos-for-your-retirement-compares-it-to-early-internet/ npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub1k9q…j0yn That I agree with npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub1qfj…wa8x I didn't read the article but did the police just hold the phone up to a bunch of mug shots? If so that's pretty funny. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Seems weird that a bunch of self-described “feminists” are attacking a woman for not conforming to a feminine ideal foisted upon society by the patriarchy. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Just finished watching Chinatown. Never seen it before. That was a good ass film. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown_(1974_film) npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I had do do a web search on couch-related news to figure out what everyone was talking about and oh my goodness npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I am not going to post directly about politics, but I will say that I am feeling good about things, which may be related at least somewhat to politics. I hope everyone else is as well. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Sure fascism would be bad but have you considered that if DJT gets elected he would absolutely sell out the entire country and let Russia infiltrate the U.S. nuclear arsenal if Putin promised him a palace and a few billion dollars and a free flight to Moscow before the bombs started falling? If I was Putin I'd be getting everything in place right now so that he doesn't lose this perfect opportunity to wipe the Western Hemisphere off the map before DJT kicks off. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Anyone still calling for Biden to drop out is the enemy. We don’t have time for this shit. Biden-Harris 2024. Let’s fucking go! :catjam: npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub1zdp…vqv8 I sense that as well but we have to fight and we have to win npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub1p93…rd82 Seeing your posts inspired me to get more involved too. Thank you. We can totally do this. 💪 npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Seems rather tornadoey here all of a sudden. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I still need to work on the whole "when stuff I see online starts to make me feel stressed or send my mood into a tailspin it's time to go offline" routine. If there is a device I can wear that immediately cuts off the internet once it senses those mood changes I should probably get one. Hopefully it doesn't have LLM-based AI features. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I went outside and heard what I'm pretty sure was automatic weapon fire coming from a direction other than the police shooting range (which is also close to where I live). So that's cool. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub1thd…h8wc The past couple of days have seemed really dark (especially given some on the left's inability to stand behind Biden) but this post actually gave me some hope so I sent a donation. Thank you. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Elder Cat Care Pro Tip: If your elder cat is losing weight try an elevated cat food bowl since arthritis can make their neck hurt when they have to bend down to eat. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen TIL that the first "hardboiled detective" to have his own series was Race Williams (created by author Carroll John Daly), and the first story he appeared in was "Knights of the Open Palm", an anti-Ku Klux Klan story, published June 1, 1923. So that's cool. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carroll_John_Daly#cite_note-ls-1 npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen The only difference between the New York Times and Forbes is that you actually have to pay Forbes for the right to publish unlimited self-serving opinion pieces. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Congratulations to both France and the UK for clobbering the far right. I hope we in the U.S. can do the same come November. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Given the Supreme Court's ruling on immunity and what's come out about Project 2025, this November's Presidential election in the U.S. is going to be the most important in my lifetime. Our choices are the continuation of an imperfect democracy with a chance to make it better or a Christofascist state that will remain in power absent some sort of violent revolution to overthrow it. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I'm surprised that David Lynch didn't get offered a job working on Sesame Street after creating this ngl 🤷♂️ "The Alphabet" - David Lynch (1968) https://youtu.be/FCrKONTgtI8?si=CvpFISgMId2Nlu5K npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Bunch of "kids" (probably in their 20s or 30s) started a newspaper in our semi-rural region and I couldn't be happier: "[Y]our new monthly source for local events and stories across Knox, Warren, McDonough, and Fulton Counties. In an era of digitized news and outsourcing to news conglomerates, local stories often go underreported or ignored. Enter Forgottonia Times—a newspaper wholly owned and operated by young adults born, raised, and choosing to invest in this area." https://www.forgottoniatimes.com/ npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I'm grateful that the people who worked on Project 2025 and published it all online and have been chest-thumping about it for the past year just assumed the folks on the left were too dumb to use the Internet. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen TFG on Project 2025 https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/736/052/985/141/860/original/f34f770cc4d23925.jpeg npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen (this is all stream of consciousness right now so sorry for anything that sounds too goofy) Anyway - would a letter writing campaign targeting big donors (and hopefully advertisers who could pressure the media companies) as well as famous/important/rich people who have publicly expressed support for Biden like Melinda French Gates be a productive use of time? npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Still thinking this through but what if we did the following: 1. Identify the largest corporate and individual donors to the Biden campaign. 2, Find out what media outlets they advertise on (where relevant). 3. Write letters to all the people and CEOs of the companies identified in #1 with content like what appears in the next post in this thread... https://mastodon.social/@gulovsen/112726352430235496 npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I'm assuming the lead scientist here goes by the moniker "C. Obvious" 🤓 "Investors in digital currency tend to be argumentative men, study suggests." https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/725/306/240/738/770/original/1a362cecfd92c1a3.png npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I tell you what - seeing that Supreme Court decision today was the closest I felt to how I felt on January 6, 2021 - a combination of disbelief and anger that our entire system of government and democracy is on the brink. The rational part of my brain keeps coming back to the fact that it doesn't matter as long as Trump is not elected, and if he is elected nothing the Supreme Court says now or later matters anyway. Still... Not a good day. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I hope King Joseph the First shows up at his press briefing wearing a crown and carrying a scepter :catjam: npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I know that people outside the U.S. must be sick of hearing about our presidential election but in some ways I’m more worried about what happens in Europe if Trump wins because given his disdain for NATO and admiration of Putin if Russia decides to make moves beyond Ukraine I doubt the U.S. would try to stop it and might even offer to help them… 😓 npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I have been informed that the polls post-debate have favored Joe. Glad that the people who actually matter took away from the debate the right message. Sucks that all the people calling for Joe to step aside did not. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I had to reinstall both Telegram and Discord in the past week to work on client stuff and now I feel so dirty… :blobugh: npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen If Joe Biden is on the ballot in November, I’ll vote for Joe Biden. I don’t think it’s useful to call for Biden to step aside but at the same time a lot can happen in four months and none of us have any control over any of it so whoever the Democrats run against Trump is the person I will be supporting and voting for. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen This is definitely one of those days where I need to avoid social media because the non-stop doomerism is exhausting. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub1nh7…vygn yep npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub1skz…mvht That’s my plan as well npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen One hour until the most important political event in recent memory. I probably won't be watching because I can't stand one of the participants but I expect it will still be good theater for those with a healthier constitution. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I’m stoked about the U.S. Presidential debate because everyone will get a chance to see the two candidates face off without the narrative filters from their echo chamber of choice trying to glow them up. Even though it promises to be a shitshow of a debate it’s probably going to be one of the most important political events in recent history given the stakes involved. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I'm just glad this thing is finally over with so I don't have to read about it anymore. :blobcatcoffee: https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/jun/25/julian-assange-australia-reaction-wikileaks-founder-plea-deal npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Update - at least one of those interactions was a foundation upon which to make a sales pitch, so now we're down to two out of three being normal non-sales pitch interactions ... so far. Regardless, looks like LinkedIn is working as before. No need to worry. https://mastodon.social/@gulovsen/112645851225731471 npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I'm not sure if cathartic is the correct word to describe this piece, but it is definitely worth reading regardless. I Will Fucking Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/i-will-fucking-piledrive-you-if-you-mention-ai-again/ npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I've had three different interactions on LinkedIn in the past 24 hours that did not involve people trying to sell me stuff. That has to be a record and probably more non-sales related interactions than I've had on there in the past year. I hope LinkedIn is okay. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen So even the "good" type of artificial intelligence research is falling victim to the hype cycle of GenAI. Cool cool. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-17/google-deepmind-shifts-from-research-lab-to-ai-product-factory npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Is there some sort of career or educational prerequisite required before you can call yourself a "Futurist?" npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen This is not a universal maxim, but as a general rule, I find that the amount of time I spend negotiating over the details of an agreement on behalf of a client (especially where the other party to the agreement is the one begin difficult) is inversely proportional to the amount of value the client will receive from being a party to the agreement. Good for the lawyers I guess but I still feel bad when it happens. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub12lx…jvjy Still probably better than relying on LinkedIn to find them npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen #google #scotland https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/623/157/140/170/262/original/d1c71606e3ef7f4f.png https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/623/157/965/367/913/original/7a2da2fa87e1072b.webp npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub1vku…vh99 I find that oddly comforting. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Payoff from AI projects is 'dismal', biz leaders complain No wonder most orgs are slowing their spending https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/12/survey_ai_projects/ npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen On of th kys on my laptop stoppd working but thankfully it's not a vry important lttr. 🙄 npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub12lx…jvjy Raikou sends positive vibes and welcomes Rayquaza to the tribe of cats named after Pokémon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/611/409/169/149/345/original/e6b8651356448114.jpeg npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I realize this doesn't play particularly well here on Mastodon, but if it helps Democrats to be pro-crypto leading up to November, why not? This election is far too important to risk losing votes. “You’re not going to pick up any new votes for being against crypto,” says the [political[ strategist. “There’s only upside politically and policywise to be for it, and only downside politically and policywise to be against it.” Are Democrats Pivoting on Crypto? https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/are-democrats-pivoting-on-bitcoin-ethereum-and-crypto.html npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Does anyone else get foggy brain the day after taking Melatonin to help them sleep? I just feel dumber than usual for some reason. 🤓 npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Ever since I transitioned from the bird site to Mastodon I've become far more politically aware and active, so thank you to everyone on here who inspired me to get more involved. 🙏 npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen If you live in the U.S. and are interested in ways you can get involved between now and November to help stave off an authoritarian administration entering the White House in 2025, I've updated my list of various campaigns and volunteer opportunities, all of which have come from recommendations here on the Fediverse. I've donated to a couple but don't have any involvement otherwise. Feel free to bookmark or share with anyone else you might know who might be interested. https://gulovsen.io/election-2024/ npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub17wv…9mhk Yeah - sometimes I assume it's just people virtue-signaling, but for anyone who is doing it to try to change someone else's opinion, the way you recommend is the correct method. 💪 npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Remember when everyone was saying that at least Apple wasn't stupid or tone deaf enough to hand over your personal data to OpenAI? What was that all about? npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Being an ethical consumer is a great thing to aspire to, but people who finger wag and try to shame others into following the same ethical path as themselves need to realize just how annoying (and thus counterproductive) that method actually is to the people on the receiving end. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub1nq6…dk6g I added it to the list. Thanks for sharing! https://gulovsen.io/election-2024/ npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub1nq6…dk6g I couldn't tell if that one was still active but if it has your seal of approval I will add it to the list! npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I'm not at all worried about how Joe would perform in a debate with Donald. I am worried* about Donald deciding not to debate Joe. Hopefully Donald's ego will prevail over everyone telling him not to do it. ------------------ *And I know I shouldn't be worried about any of it because all of it is outside of my control but I can't help it. 😂 npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Tragic... /s 'First Citizen' of Bitcoin City Leaves El Salvador After Waiting Over 2 Years for Its Construction https://news.bitcoin.com/first-citizen-of-bitcoin-city-leaves-el-salvador-after-waiting-over-2-years-for-its-construction npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Thanks to everyone who has been providing suggestions on different ways people can get involved between now and November to help keep democracy functioning in the U.S. for at least another four years. I've done some rudimentary due diligence and posted several of them on my website. Feel free to comment or suggest others and I will try to add them as I have time. Thanks! https://gulovsen.io/election-2024/ npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub16vj…cs4z Oh boy - this one is far too relatable. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I'm not at all happy with the current state of the U.S. but I try not to bitch and moan about it too much because I don't think that's particularly helpful and I certainly don't expect other people to rise up and do something if I'm not willing or able to do it myself... Right now I'm just out here trying to make a living and donating what I can afford to organizations that I think are doing good work that will hopefully keep democracy functioning long enough to make a real change later. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I don’t think people appreciate enough the fact that they’ve got a whole skeleton inside them. We should fix that by using appropriate language, e.g., ❌“My bones ache.” ✅“My skeleton hurts.” ❌“Contains calcium for healthy bones.” ✅“Contains calcium for a healthy skeleton.” ❌“I broke my arm.” ✅“I broke my skeleton.” ❌“I felt that in my bones.” ✅”I felt that in my skeleton.” npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen The polite clapping at the beginning of his first appearance and the nonstop wall of screams for the entirety of his last appearance almost two years later (starting at 36:45) is quite the contrast. 😂 npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Biden Spends Birthday Depressed Over Not Accomplishing Anything By 81 https://www.theonion.com/biden-spends-birthday-depressed-over-not-accomplishing-1851036405 npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I realize that people have wildly different opinions about Elvis Presley, but listening to him perform live starting at the age of 19, you can't really deny how talented he was: Elvis Presley - The Complete Louisiana Hayride Archives 1954-1956 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyAR3Wfb6yE #music #elvis #rock npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Just finished watching Sunset Boulevard for the first time and what a fantastic movie. Highly recommended no matter what sort of films you typically like. It's just great. Nothing else to say. The link below takes you to a non-subtitled but excellent version available on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/Dick458_gmx_816 #film #noir #hollywood npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen When describing the viability of any new bill moving through Congress I believe that commentators should state the following: "I think it is [likely/unlikely] that President Biden will sign it into law and if the other guy gets elected laws won't matter." npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I refuse to see any connection between Fox News constantly peddling Russian disinformation and the former CEO and Chairman (and still board member) of News Corp and Fox Corporation marrying the ex-wife of a billionaire Russian oligarch. No connection at all. 🤓 https://apnews.com/article/rupert-murdoch-elena-zhukova-wedding-7523f6c2d2fafdca7356e35196983cda npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub17kv…9q8v Using cautionary tales as the basis for a pitch deck seems to be happening a lot lately. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Tired: "Being a transfer agent to help maintain an investor's account balances and electronically maintain certificates of security ownership" Inspired: "Being a Transfer Agent to usher in Heaven on Earth" Randomly found on the SEC website: https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/apdocuments/3-21264-2023-05-19-respondent-polinski-motion.pdf #securities #law https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/556/942/821/635/333/original/8d1683331854625f.png npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub1zem…lt5d Good point. Thankfully most of my clients use Mac or Linux-based systems, and now it looks like I will be joining them. 😎 npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I know a lot of people are dunking on Microsoft's Copilot+ Recall feature, but have you considered just how helpful it will be for law enforcement? Literally everything you've ever done on your computer will be right there for them to review. Absolute game changer. 👮🔎 💻 #microsoft #copilot #recall #security npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub1ye6…pwej Oh well... npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Tired: "If TFG wins I'm moving to Canada" Wired: "If TFG wins I'm moving to Mexico" https://therealnews.com/progressive-climate-scientist-claudia-sheinbaum-wins-mexican-presidency-in-landslide npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub1c5l…llq0 Non-Canadian here - please add my signature if it's not too much trouble. Grant Gulovsen, Galesburg, IL npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub1k80…gaxk 🤝 npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Me whenever I review and redline an agreement drafted in the UK or Australia and have to let words like "authorised" and "reorganisation" stay spelled the way they are... https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/550/741/818/851/436/original/0ce4d5314021e5c5.mp4 npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Some folks on here had been asking for photos of baby raccoons so here is the first batch that came out today with their momma 🦝 #BabyRaccoons #Animals https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/550/065/398/634/320/original/c8cc9ec3ca8ca7ea.jpeg npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub1xr8…3q0g I sure hope not. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub1xr8…3q0g I could send my kid to college with guns which would lessen the concern over the robots but raises other potential issues. 🤓 npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub13eq…f8z5 I could make an exception for that. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub1wts…grgd From students who offend the sensibilities of their largest donors, probably. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Thank god. It's about f*cking time. Reality TV crews see work dry up https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/reality-tv-crews-see-work-dry-up-6035452/ npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub1xxu…rdyv I hadn't thought of this as a way to deflect liability but that's probably a big part of it because the robots are "autonomous." npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub1k7v…g4t8 Old Campus Security job: "Protecting students" New Campus Security job: "Protecting security robots" npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/544/876/449/445/583/original/d59a314981737cd4.mp4 npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Current status - on page 12 of 157 pages of not very well drafted contracts that I need to review and redline for a client. 🫠 I'm grateful for the work, don't get me wrong, but I'm also glad that I'm not the one paying me to do it. 😬 npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen JFC. There is no way that I am sending my kid to a college campus that uses anything even remotely like this. https://edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2024/04/how-robotic-dogs-could-protect-college-campuses npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen @npub16ac…434m Definitely some corporate speak :blobpeek: npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I just used the phrase "lets move this project back to the front burner." English is weird. npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I'm not a big movie guy but I started watching The Third Man and couldn't stop. What a great film. You can watch it for free on the Internet Archive here: The Third Man 1949 colorized (Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles) https://archive.org/details/third-man-1949 npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Instead of submitting shareholder proposals to Exxon-Mobil to get them to reduce greenhouse gases maybe just don't invest in Exxon-Mobil? :blobcatcoffee: https://www.vitallaw.com/news/esg-news-n-d-tex-esg-shareholder-makes-further-plea-to-escape-exxon-lawsuit-over-climate-proposal/esgn01b7967ea272a047368c2c208edc89c1d4 npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen I received an "AI summary" of a Google Meeting. It wasn't very good. The voice recognition part works, but the summary was just a collection of some of the sentences that were spoken and hard fail in trying to organize those sentences in a way that was useful as a summary. For example, the "next steps/action items" section referenced items that had already been done. If everyone stopped trying to use LLMs for things they're not designed for maybe people wouldn't hate "AI" so much? npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen spam folder contents circa: 2012 - penis enlargement 2018 - cryptocurrency 2024 - AI npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen If you believe that the guy who just got convicted on 34 felony counts should not be the President of the United States there are lots of other things you can do between now and November besides not voting for him to help ensure that he doesn't get elected. If you have time to write letters to prospective voters, here is a great project: https://votefwd.org/ If you don't have time but have the financial means to contribute you can find some good suggestions here: https://www.bluetent.us/ npub13w95rfs97u8pv7gyww7kqexvplwehs067jgrmrktpmtty7t33qvspaa9sf Grant Gulovsen Felonious Stunk