Grant Gulovsen

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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2024-09-27 02:51:36

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@npub1nfr…9s7x https://youtu.be/AEeH5OkjeIY?si=GmVkRfgk6pqdzZiw

2024-09-18 16:45:25

Timeline cleanse - two cat bros in a box
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/159/556/836/261/265/original/d6ca722af51ce49d.jpeg

2024-09-11 22:59:30

According to a spokesperson for the U.S. Government Services Administration, Swift’s endorsement post on Instagram led directly to 337,826 people visiting vote.gov.
“As of 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 11, there have been 337,826 visitors to vote.gov referred from the custom URL created and shared by Ms. Swift,” the spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/taylor-swift-kamala-harris-endorsement-impact-vote-gov-1235998634/

2024-08-29 23:02:10

Vibe check: Just my own personal observation, but Rage/Fear seems to be creeping back into the timeline, trying to replace Joy/Hope, which means it’s probably time for another social media vacation. 😎🏝️

2024-08-29 02:08:35

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@npub1tg7…9dl9 You love to see it. They should keep doing what they're doing.

2024-08-28 22:45:20

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/

2024-08-27 23:39:26

Remember how people were worried that RFK Jr. dropping out might help Trump in the polls? What was that all about? :blobcatcoffee:

2024-08-16 02:18:10

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Anonymous
"Republicans are pleading with former President Donald Trump to run a more disciplined campaign as time runs short for him to reclaim the momentum from Vice President Kamala Harris, but Trump appears not to be heeding their advice."
Trump shrugs off Republican pleas to stay on message
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3122385/trump-shrugs-off-republican-pleas-stay-message/

2024-08-16 02:13:38

I know that polls shouldn't matter but it's interesting that the two latest on 538 show that Harris leads Trump by the same margin regardless of whether RFK Jr is included, which suggests whether or not he stays in the race doesn't matter anymore.
:catjam:
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/national/

2024-08-15 06:00:19

I expect there to be a lot of shenanigans happening outside the DNC in Chicago next week, both by people who have a legitimate reason to be mad about how the Biden administration has handled the war in Gaza as well as people who are there simply to create chaos.
Ergo, the media coverage is probably going to be like 1968 all over again.
Joy.

2024-08-13 04:11:16

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@npub1p8s…4tga I'm waiting to see if Trump lies about all the money he raised or goes after Musk because he didn't raise any money. Or maybe some weird combination of the two. Probably the last one.

2024-08-12 03:51:13

A reminder not to get complacent and there is still much work to be done...
Where the polls stood exactly 4 and 8 years ago 👇
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/947/011/201/038/837/original/5e89c852b8497571.png

2024-08-11 06:29:34

Had to add "Raw Story" to my filter list.
Also blocked threads again. I unblocked it briefly because POTUS but realized most of my blocks were from that domain anyway.
:blobcatcoffee:

2024-08-11 02:01:02

Anyone heard anything more on this? I'm starting to worry that my large investment in popcorn may have been for naught.
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/trump-musk-interview-x-truth-social-b2592466.html

2024-08-07 23:58:33

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@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.

2024-08-06 23:13:23

A Walz vs. Vance debate is not even fair.
Vance is going to be reduced to pink mist by the time Walz is through with him.

2024-08-05 05:22:40

The problem with guys like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk is that they both have lots of very important and national security level contracts with the U.S. government that make them basically untouchable.

2024-08-05 02:08:19

Seeing all these _________ for Harris events keep popping up makes me happy. The overall vibe seems to be that it’s “cool” to support Harris—and to do so publicly—which seems really important with the other side using fear to try and silence people who disagree with them.

2024-08-04 06:48:49

Just finished watching Chinatown.
Never seen it before.
That was a good ass film.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown_(1974_film)

2024-08-03 23:46:09

Now that the momentum has shifted and the odds of TFG actually winning becomes less likely. I expect to see a lot more people who were too afraid to speak up start coming forward with truly horrible stories about him. This, in turn, will help to seal his defeat. 😊
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/08/donald-trump-nephew-fred-disability-die-harris-campaign/

2024-07-31 04:58:29

I hope the DNC has a thesaurus somewhere because using “weird” in every communication is going to tire the youth voters quickly and become its own meme if they aren’t careful.
#HelpfulHints

2024-07-30 22:34:13

Don’t forget to download your FREE copy of the Project 2025 handbook before the site is taken down and the MAGA freak show tries to pretend it never happened 👇
https://www.project2025.org/

2024-07-30 02:04:22

Thinking about how to talk to people who are leaning towards Trump about why I'm voting for Harris and starting with something like, "Because she cares a lot more about people like you and me than Donald Trump does," and going from there. Still need to work on what comes next but I always have the hardest time coming up with the opening... 🤓

2024-07-25 23:18:39

I had do do a web search on couch-related news to figure out what everyone was talking about and oh my goodness

2024-07-16 01:08:37

Seems rather tornadoey here all of a sudden.

2024-07-13 04:06:15

The direction and momentum of the political climate her in the U.S. seems to change on a dime, but that said, if the Biden-Harris campaign can turn this race into a true grassroots campaign (them) against the elites in Washington (Republican AND Democratic Party elites) we might actually be able to pull off a landslide come November. :blobcatcoffee:

2024-07-13 00:09:53

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.

2024-07-10 05:05:17

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

2024-06-25 06:29:44

If you live in the U.S. but choose not to vote for either of the two guys running for President of the United States this November, please vote for the other offices and issues on the ballot.

2024-06-12 02:53:51

Does anyone else get foggy brain the day after taking Melatonin to help them sleep? I just feel dumber than usual for some reason. 🤓

2024-06-10 06:47:51

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.
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*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. 😂

2024-06-02 00:48:54

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

2024-05-27 00:52:17

At any given moment there are untold horrors being inflicted by humans on other humans, humans on animals and animals on other animals. Not to say that we should ignore these things and not try to take steps within our power to reduce suffering, but at the same time if you have any empathy you have to be able to tune this stuff out periodically to get through the day. 😐

2024-05-25 21:58:14

I have nicknamed my Mastodon feed "The Wall of Doom."

2024-05-23 12:59:06

The secret to being a successful Silicon Valley tech CEO appears to be (1) surround yourself with highly competent people who can cover for your ineptitude and assclownery; (2) have a group of high-powered VC funds on speed dial who can rescue you if your highly competent team revolts; and (3) try to get to be as big as possible (extra bonus if you can secure U.S. government contracts) so that the regulators/politicians leave you alone.

2024-05-19 23:17:29

It is now "put Duct Tape on your trash can" season where I live.
Also known as raccoon baby season.
🦝
🦝🗑️🦝

2024-05-19 01:41:52

#Mastodon
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/465/204/983/225/763/original/7e5bd5fab3a85807.png

2024-05-14 19:38:04

Me realizing that I need to install Microsoft Teams for a meeting tomorrow
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/441/127/831/426/488/original/bdb0d568692d37b4.mp4

2024-05-04 20:52:07

When people ask why is Gen X the way it is they need to understand that we had to watch stuff like this on MTV:
Iam Siam - She Went Pop
https://youtu.be/gPux0igoNfs?si=mh6C2p7b6uRDyLU3

2024-05-03 21:16:02

Start spreadin' the news
I'm leavin' today*
Don't want to be a part of it
New York, New York
*I actually left several decades ago but who's counting?
Eric Adams Is the Lying Face of the Campus Crackdown
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/eric-adams-israel-campus-lies/

2024-04-29 01:52:34

You don't have to turn every social media platform you use into a dopamine receptor stimulation zone. Just saying.

2024-04-28 00:52:15

Me: *stressing about things in my life*
Also me (after finally dealing with all of the aforementioned stressors): *stressing about the fact that I don't have anything to stress about anymore*

2024-04-27 22:57:59

Fun fact: If you do enough drugs at a concert pretty much any band can give you a spiritual awakening.

2024-04-27 01:51:17

It is highly unlikely that anything which happens between now & November will prevent the former President of the United States from running again.
If you want to get worked up about things like the Supreme Court, or whether gag orders are being violated, or whether he spends time in jail, that's fine, but please don't let that distract you from what you could actually be doing between now & November to make sure that he never sets foot in the White House again.
November is all that matters.

2024-04-24 05:42:53

I understand that non-competes can be used to impose undue hardship on certain categories of workers but have you considered how banning all of them undermines parties' freedom to contract?
*ducks*
#law #contracts

2024-04-23 05:52:44

Whenever I have to create a new agreement for a client that doesn't have an existing template I usually combine several similar agreements and smoosh them all together until I'm satisfied with the result. :blobcatcoffee:
#law #contracts

2024-04-18 05:14:21

Maybe it's just me, but it sure seems like if you wait long enough, you eventually find out that the real secret behind so many Silicon Valley startups' success is the same...
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/290/508/893/381/587/original/2e57548746e7fad7.mp4

2024-04-11 01:17:46

"Last night a 20th poll with a Biden lead over the past few weeks dropped, Reuters/Ipsos, 41% Biden - 37% Trump. Note that in the past week we’ve begun to see polls with Biden leads of +2, +3, +4. As we discussed yesterday, it remains a close, competitive election but Biden and the Dems have gained ground in recent weeks and it can no longer be said Trump leads."
https://open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc/p/a-deep-dive-on-the-abortion-fight

2024-04-08 18:58:04

Whaaaaat? Even the shadows are making eclipses?!?
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/237/125/986/070/020/original/f8d94bbcb36fc49a.jpeg

2024-04-02 05:11:00

I've decided that I will not express any more rage about anything that Biden's predecessor says or does *until* I've actually make a financial contribution to a person or organization that can actually do something about it.
A self-imposed "Put up or shut up," so to speak. 🤓
I'm leaning towards something like the Rural Democracy Initiative based on a recent post I saw yesterday about how women living in rural areas are super important swing voters.
https://www.bluetent.us/organization/rural-democracy-initiative

2024-03-30 23:18:29

Online content created by generative AI is just so damn helpful... /s
And this is one of the top results from a DDG search (not a Google search)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/187/185/154/026/740/original/874deaef8ff280f6.png

2024-03-30 01:18:51

Every large tech co that is sitting on mounds of user data be like "Let's turn on generative AI by default and change our terms to allow us to use it to build our models." 🙄

2024-03-28 01:52:18

I know there are a lot of people convinced that Sam Bankman-Fried is going to be spending several decades in jail based on stuff they've read online and I'm not necessarily disputing that, however...
Remember all the things people read about what was *sure* to happen to Biden's predecessor (jail, bankruptcy, being unable to pay for a bond) which turned out not to be true?
All I'm saying is, don't be surprised if it turns out that SBF gets far less than the 50 years the government is asking for

2024-03-27 02:11:51

Tomorrow is Chainsaw Day and I couldn't be more excited. Trees are on notice.

2024-03-26 05:36:28

Journalists at WaPo, NYT, etc. looking at what’s happening at NBC rn
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/160/365/842/626/180/original/33aefe650eae57b4.png

2024-03-25 06:20:47

I’m not entirely clear as to what’s going on with Threads but it looks an awful like they’re basically setting up a vampire attack on any server that federates with them since the only way to fully participate is to move to Threads. Is that about right or am I missing something?
#Threads #Mastodon

2024-03-24 05:17:23

I had to violate my self-imposed refusal to play with any LLMs so I could understand what one of my client's issues was (re prompt injections) and I swear to god it was like talking to Jon Lovitz as Tommy Flanagan. It just makes shit up and then apologizes and makes more shit up. Why is this supposed to be good exactly?

2024-03-23 23:32:50

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@npub1620…t02g Without some sort of intervention by people who live outside the bubble these types get themselves stuck in I'm not sure it's going to happen on its own, which is why I think it is important for us to try to reach the people who haven't completely gone over the edge to MAGA.

2024-03-23 20:39:12

My wife just got back from an hour-long political "discussion" with the guy who was fixing our daughter's phone
Perfect example of something we are up against in November
Phone guy:
- was a Biden voter in the last election
- doesn't like Trump
- started watching YouTube videos and podcasts about RFK Jr
- now is obsessed with RFK Jr and all the pro-Russia & anti-Biden conspiracy theories
All thanks to the YouTube algorithm which literally guided him down this path with constant reinforcement

2024-03-19 20:19:38

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@npub1dzv…5v2p As a nerd lawyer I was obligated to review their terms and conditions which indicate that the company is called HeHealth, Inc. (lol) and there is in fact a HeHealth, Inc. registered in Delaware circa late 2023.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/124/194/191/749/643/original/d905b8f5d3732175.png

2024-03-19 08:12:20

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@npub10la…66xc @npub14wm…nnx9 Sure. I've done work on contingency fee before. Sometimes it's the only way for people to get their day in court. But as a lawyer you've got to pick those cases very carefully and anything having to do with Trump is by definition not one of those cases. 😎

2024-03-19 05:29:52

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@npub14wm…nnx9 Boy I sure hope the lawyers didn't take this one on contingency...
Wait. Strike that. I actually *do* hope that any lawyer willing to represent Trump would take a case like this on contingency. 😊

2024-03-18 23:50:35

Mood rn
Honestly, this is pretty accurate representation of my expression most of the time 😂
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/119/363/429/131/371/original/b76dfd37d89edc39.jpeg

2024-03-17 16:02:35

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@npub1zx6…pjhq Similar feelings here and comprehensive privacy legislation would be much better than focusing solely on TikTok, but if the only other option is doing nothing (which is likely given the current Congress) I'm inclined to support focusing solely on TikTok for now.

2024-03-17 14:51:51

Coalition steps up calls to ban TikTok over links to China
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-17/coalition-steps-up-calls-to-ban-tiktok-china-links/103597764
#australia #tiktok

2024-03-16 05:49:04

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@npub1qfj…wa8x That's hilarious to me because that game turned me off to the entire Resident Evil franchise. I think I was playing the PlayStation version and after the main character who was wearing only a tank top and jeans got shot in the head with an exploding bomb and was okay after that I decided the game was stupid and haven't touched a Resident Evil game since. 😂

2024-03-16 01:55:26

Eeyore Syndrome

2024-03-14 22:30:36

#Sayori #Coolyori #Libraries
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/096/401/613/841/566/original/3e292d422d20792a.png

2024-03-14 01:20:23

Faced with all the dystopian tech news stories everywhere seriously thinking about going Amish

2024-03-12 23:18:19

https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/085/261/402/023/947/original/2e792aa8080d5f5d.png

2024-03-12 12:07:47

Does anyone still use phrases such as “kind bud” anymore, or have those basically been rendered meaningless given the ready availability of high potency options at dispensaries nowadays?

2024-03-11 22:41:25

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@npub1aq2…4nfw Clarification - "He was subsequently found dead in his truck in the hotel car park. "

2024-03-08 05:49:44

Tonight, Biden put a solid kibosh on the "he's unfit" narrative, at least IMO.
That other guy, though. Whew. His lucidity is circling the toilet ngl. 😬
Maybe the media will grow a pair and start reporting on that? Seems kind of important.
#SOTU

2024-03-08 04:14:40

Sorry about sharing sad news...
Akira Toriyama, Legendary Dragon Ball Creator, Dies At 68
https://kotaku.com/akira-toriyama-dragon-ball-dies-quest-chrono-trigger-1851318780

2024-03-07 00:59:07

Someone recently posted a hot tip about adding "before:2023" to Google web searches and I forget who it was but wow what a huge difference it makes. So thank you to whoever that was. It gets rid of so much AI-generated SEO crap.

2024-03-06 04:07:14

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@npub1qfj…wa8x I don't know, man. I see Nintendo differently - they're holding out against the enshittification of their brand. Maybe they won't be successful but I don't have a problem with them playing defense like this because they have a quality product.

2024-03-04 06:18:07

"'CNET, usually regarded as an ordinary tech [reliable source], has started experimentally running AI-generated articles, which are riddled with errors,' a Wikipedia editor named David Gerard wrote to kick off a January 2023 discussion thread in Wikipedia's Reliable Sources forum, where editors convene to decide whether a given source is trustworthy enough for editors to cite."
Wait, THAT David Gerard? Yes, of course, THAT @npub1lp8…4rrw.
:blobcatcoffee:
https://futurism.com/wikipedia-cnet-unreliable-ai

2024-03-03 20:56:02

What's happening in Nigeria is a great example/cautionary tale about the end goal of a lot of the hard-core libertarian crypto crowd...
Undermining the government's control over its own currency...
Allowing people to evade illicit finance laws...
And doing it in a way that makes it really difficult to stop or be held accountable for...
https://punchng.com/reps-summon-binance-boss-over-alleged-terrorism-financing/

2024-03-03 20:12:58

"This alliance led to two widely criticized videos from 2007-2008. In the first, which promoted gun ownership for Russians, Navalny compared Muslim migrants to cockroaches and flies. In the second, he proposed that Central Asian migrants be expelled from Russia like a dentist would dispose of a rotten tooth."
Navalny’s Future Russia Did Not Include Everyone
https://newlinesmag.com/spotlight/navalnys-future-russia-did-not-include-everyone/

2024-03-02 07:56:50

I see people posting accordion videos and some of it is really good but not like this. 😎
https://youtu.be/9SE222v1eyM?si=GLgCFAJ9THOLZOUP

2024-03-02 07:55:01

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@npub10fl…r79m That's impressive. This dude is my favorite, though. 1:27 to 2:00 is mind-blowing. Doesn't even sound like an accordion at that point - more like a string orchestra.
https://youtu.be/9SE222v1eyM?si=GLgCFAJ9THOLZOUP

2024-03-02 01:24:31

Literally the only way to interpret this is that the Attorneys General for the U.S. states of Montana, Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Texas are in the pocket of the crypto industry. No other reason why they would all agree to put their name on something like this (which I'm sure was drafted at the behest of one or more of the crypto lobbyist groups).
Eight state AGs in US challenge SEC's authority in Kraken lawsuit with joint amicus brief
https://www.theblock.co/post/280031/eight-state-ags-in-us-challenge-secs-authority-in-kraken-lawsuit-with-joint-amicus-brief

2024-02-25 20:29:32

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@npub1cqw…qsc0 I can relate to that since that's how I was with crypto 6-7 years ago, although there's not much good to say about it anymore. If your experience ends up being like mine was, it will be a lonely place because you end up making everyone angry (nuance is hard). 😂

2024-02-25 08:14:48

The nonstop promotion of AI-this and AI-that has completely triggered my contrarian streak. I hate all of it now. 😂

2024-02-18 02:39:56

Otto — The Shyest Cat in the World™️ — finally made another appearance. Sorry about the picture quality but he only comes out at night and stands in the part of the room with the worst lighting. It’s too bad he’s so shy because every time you see him you want to squeeze his adorable otter face. Although maybe that’s why he’s so shy… 🫤
#caturday
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/950/160/743/843/207/original/92bf11cce62e1848.jpeg

2024-02-15 22:43:24

Okay, so maybe the whole "U.S. Space Force" isn't such a silly idea after all.
White House confirms monitoring of ‘troubling’ Russian anti-satellite weapon
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/15/russia-anti-satellite-weapon-space-white-house

2024-02-13 23:47:29

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Here's a link to what happened in Pakistan for anyone interested:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/09/asia/pakistan-election-nawaz-sharif-intl/index.html

2024-02-13 23:43:32

Teri Kanefield making two very important points here:
1. TFG is certain to lose on the immunity claim in the Supreme Court; but
2. Even if TFG goes to prison, there is nothing in the Constitution that prevents a convicted person from becoming President.
And people in prison can control their party, see, e.g., what just happened in Pakistan.
Stated differently, time spent worrying about whether TFG goes to jail is time that would be better spent focusing on November.
https://mastodon.social/@Teri_Kanefield/111926169444787612

2024-02-13 00:04:30

LinkedIn - Where posts go to die.

2024-02-12 13:40:13

Attorney ethics question - if a software application or third-party tool (like Clio or Outlook) changes its terms of use so you are allowing it to collect information from your calendar, email, files, etc. for AI training data, have you waived the attorney-client privilege if that data gets hacked and those files, emails, etc. that were supposed to be confidential are now out there in the wild? Or if the government subpoenas that data as part of an investigation?
#law #ethics

2024-02-10 21:54:35

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@npub1zx6…pjhq I don't know, the video has a much different vibe IMO 😂
https://youtu.be/aaIxsEPoS28?si=fFYm9JF5jhIXCvRW

2024-02-10 21:15:00

Why has Eurovision never really caught on in the U.S.? I don't get it.
https://mementomori.social/@rolle/111909215681106501

2024-02-08 22:22:49

The fact that the crypto industry (via the Chamber of Digital Commerce) is freaking out about the U.S. Energy Information Administration issuing an “emergency collection of data request" targeting digital asset mining businesses and calling it "overreach, - when all it really does is require reporting of data on electricity consumption - suggests the amount of electricity used by crypto mining operations is probably a *lot* higher than what everyone currently thinks it is. :blobcatcoffee:

2024-02-05 10:09:43

If a person or brand wants to use Mastodon as an advertising platform that's fine because I can mute or block them and I'll never see it again. Good luck doing that on any other social media platform. :blobcatcoffee:

2024-02-05 02:03:54

An interesting paper on the influence of Chinese-language disinformation backed by "Chinese-language media companies,
including the Epoch Times [which is affiliated with Falun Gong] and Guo Media [its founder Miles Guo is in jail after being arrested on fraud and money-laundering charges], that often manage WeChat public accounts and
groups in multiple U.S. cities."
https://caasf.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/PiYaoBa-Report-Fake-News-Real-Consequences.pdf
#disinformation

2024-02-04 21:57:39

Whenever I see people on here lobbing criticism at Eugen Rochko I think about all the actual harm Gargron has caused (which seems to be limited to making some people mad about how he handles pull requests or something) and compare that to the actual harm caused by other social media company CEOs (killing monkeys for lulz, crushing unions, turning a blind eye to genocide, turning the Internet into an AI bot farm) and think people on here need to chill out and get some perspective. :blobcatcoffee:

2024-02-04 04:57:29

I finally wrote an article on LinkedIn about how LinkedIn is less useful today than it was several years ago and suggested some steps you can follow to take back control of your feed and make it more like it was "back in the day," whatever that means.
Exciting I know but this is about as exciting as I get. Sorry. 😂
5 Steps to Make LinkedIn Better
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-steps-make-linkedin-better-grant-gulovsen-8xb7c/

2024-02-02 22:27:08

I find it hard to believe that anyone would decide to vote for Donald Trump (or not vote for Joe Biden) because Fani Willis was knocking boots with the special prosecutor here.
So as long as it doesn't impact the actual case, it is strictly a Georgia ethics problem and not something anyone else needs to worry about. :blobcatcoffee:
Fani Willis acknowledges a ‘personal relationship’ with prosecutor she hired in Trump’s Georgia case
https://apnews.com/article/fani-willis-nathan-wade-trump-indictment-493165c4614761d4b965923696134c09

2024-01-31 05:56:27

Everyone on here posting their fancy-pants AI generated artwork while I'm out here making art the old fashioned way, using the Drawing Tool in Microsoft Word. 🤓
My latest piece:
Downward Pointing Arrow with Red Green Gradient
:blobcatcoffee:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/849/006/877/950/255/original/3971884f74d4bd12.png

2024-01-29 02:27:15

"Vegan"
From Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials:
Great Aliens from Science Fiction Literature (1979)
"Vegans are quick and agile, and although they are not physically strong, their bodies are able to sustain massive damage without dying."
#vegan #ScienceFiction #Illustration #Art
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/836/844/222/560/534/original/df631376b9f1ef2c.png