It’s the series finale of Twitter. Do you remember how to touch grass? We hope so.

This is how I learned about the new Twitter policy change this morning, with a little more context: xoxo.zone/@andybaio/1097…

Phil the Groundhog: "Six more weeks of winter." Elon: "I can do it in one!"

The number of disconnected stoplights has grown over night to 456, now representing about 43% of the city's 1,050 traffic signals.

The dumb bot posts were truly one of the last saving graces of this place. Seeing them all go silent at once is gonna really make this place look empty, more so than it already does

Jimmy Carter shows that it’s the whole of your life that matters, not just what you do in your time of power and fame. He devoted his post-presidency to helping others, defending the rights of oppressed groups despite blowback, and loving his wife. A good man, a good American.

Many people are comparing the fall of SVB to the 2008 financial crisis, and there are problems with that comparison. For instance, in 2008 the executives and investors involved in the crisis were not clowning themselves on Twitter.

Ah, makes sense

Recently got a PR pitch that expressed admiration for a book I did not write and which does not exist. The firm had used ChatGPT. Beware of AI hallucinations, early adopters! nytimes.com/2023/05/01/bus…

Another high-profile founder moves to Texas

This is an excellent point. Too many people presume the trial is where the truth comes out. Very often, for a variety of reasons, the truth does not come out until the post-conviction habeas process, and for the unlucky ones who have been executed, this is too late.

Happy Loving Day!

One more thing I adored in THE BEAR is the way it quietly reinforces, over and over, that what we think of as “skills” and “talents” are actually things someone else has taken time to teach us.

Everything happens so much.

All 3 formats are now available for preorder — ebook, paperback, and hardcover! The Birds That Saved Me: An Introduction to Birding for Self-Improvement a.co/d/5uH9bq8

Kathy Carrick was formerly the law library director and a member of the faculty at CWRU School of Law before she retired to Florida. When I was a brand-new faculty member, she was very welcoming and kind. She will be missed.

Texas Debate regrets the passing of Brian McBride. He was a stalwart of Texas Debate and the UTNIF. Our program is forever indebted to his legacy. He revolutionized argument style in our activity and taught a generation of students how to think critically. pitchfork.com/news/stars-of-…