Yeah, 'lack of funding.' I'm sure that's why only 18 people signed up.

Time to grade exams. Yuck! But then I caught myself about to start a timer to track my billable hours!

Never mind, I have nothing to complaint about after all!

“I lift, therefore I am.”

I love your negotiated rates for roadside assistance. But come on AAA Travel. Don't you think these life insurance ads designed to look like urgent legal documents are a bit ridiculous? #darkpatterns FTC

'Signature Requested' (not because shipper paid for return receipt) but…

I'd like to think that with this tweet I single-handedly induced the new DOT regulation that requires airlines to provide 'automatic' refunds, 'without passengers having to explicitly request them or jump through hoops.'

(Never mind that I tagged the wrong agency U.S. Department of Transportation, not…

Congrats to University of Minnesota Law School on an exceptional hire. And to Ilan Wurman! As a long-time Rochester (NY) resident, lmk if you need wardrobe help!

🚨 New paper! Thanks to Yale Journal on Regulation for publishing my essay, 'Interpreting the Ambiguities of Section 230,' in which I argue that refocusing on Section 230 as a standard statutory interpretation problem rather than a policy debate over liability is the best path forward for courts.…

The story is worth the read, but I can't help noting the irony. I think @slate should have made an exception just this once!

The key point is that the availability of free, misinformation-laden coverage alongside for-fee pieces presses people toward low quality sources.

Bills proposing age-based restrictions on internet companies have been moving faster than I can keep track. A helpful overview here.

Well, when you put it that way. I guess I'll accept the cookies after all. #ui

He’s not wrong.

What do folks think of 'Warmly' and 'Warm Regards' as an email closing?

Feels a bit too close to 'Hugs and Cuddles' but maybe that's just me!

I've been doing a lot of thinking and writing lately on tricky app and website user interfaces and deceptive ads. Questions include how tricky is too tricky (is that beautiful Big Mac in the photo unfairly deceptive?) and what to do about interface designs that are useful to some…