A recent episode of the @abaesq.bsky.social's Legal Rebels podcast explores legal tech discourse that dominated 2024. Read more and access the full episode here: bit.ly/4j2UjOE #LegalTech #LegalTechnology #LawPractice #AttorneyEthics

World's Main Bulk Wine Exporters by Volume, 2023. Spain is the distant #1, followed by Italy, Australia, Chile, Canada (!), and South Africa.

Bing’s new motto: “I’m not Google, but I play one on the internet.” 🕵️‍♂️https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/6/24337117/microsoft-bing-search-results-google-design-trick #bing #google #nowyouseeme

Prediction: AI and AR tools' most notable impact in 2025 will be enabling criminal acts ranging from terrorism to online scams. Case in point: "What to know about the Meta smart glasses used by the New Orleans attacker" www.fastcompany.com/91255295/wha...

So @nikiblack.bsky.social just dropped a thoughtful, well-balanced look at 2024 in legal tech—exploring AI integration, smarter firm management, and new ethical shifts. It’s a must-read for lawyers. www.abajournal.com/columns/arti... So, I what do you think 2025 will bring? #legaltech #law”

ICYMI - Here's my recent convo with @nikiblack.bsky.social on my podcast where we talked about #AI, #innovation in law, #legaltech community, her career path and more.. Dont miss it!! www.lawdroidmanifesto.com/p/the-innova...

On this week's episode, @sglassmeyer.bsky.social and @nikiblack.bsky.social join us on @thegeekinreview.bsky.social to look back on 2024 and look forward at 2025 in #LegalTech #A2J #AI and more! www.geeklawblog.com/2024/12/sara...

Top 10 Interests of Wine Drinkers in the U.S. (2024). Compared the general population, wine drinkers are much more interested in travel (+13% points), health & fitness (+12% points), and Finance (+11% points).

Facebook’s AI ‘users’: finally, the "authentic connection" with the Stepford friends you never asked for who never forget your birthday because they were programmed not to 🎂🤖 #MakeItMakeSense” #KeepingItReal #TotallyHuman futurism.com/disgusted-fa...

Elon Musk asking Twitter to ‘be nicer’ is like throwing a match into a fireworks factory and then asking for a quiet night 🎆🔥 #GoodLuckWithThat futurism.com/the-byte/elo...

"The use of AI [in Illinois courts] may be expected, should not be discouraged, and is authorized provided it complies with legal and ethical standards. Disclosure of AI use should not be required in a pleading." #legaltech

Full AI Policy: ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-res... (eff. 1/1/2025) Judicial reference sheet: ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-res... #legaltech

Per Capita Wine Consumption in U.S. States, 2022. Enormous range from 31.2 liters in Washington DC to 3.2 liters in West Virginia.

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Joining Bluesky? Step 1: Learn the vibes. Step 2: Embrace chaos. Step 3: Read this guide so you don’t accidentally post in the wrong dimension. 🌌 www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT ANNOUNCES POLICY ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Serving on the Illinois Supreme Court's Illinois Judicial Conference (IJC) Task Force on Artificial Intelligence has been an honor and privilege. ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-res... #LegalTech #AI #GenAI #legal

EU Product Liability Directive will now cover technological products. Individual can sue manufacturer without having to prove negligence, and just show product was defective and caused harm. How do you see it impacting the tech and legal landscapes? #AI #LegalTech tinyurl.com/9u39z29a

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Your fancy wine might be about as real as a $20 Rolex. Don’t worry, science is working on a sniff test. 🍷 www.wired.com/story/your-f... #winesky #wine #fakes

Duly noted and incorporated herein by reference: the deployment of esoteric legal phraseology constitutes, inter alia, a tool for asserting hierarchical dominion. 🏛️ news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/... #legaltech #legalese #saywhat

EFF’s 10 resources for digital security—because nothing says ‘peace of mind’ like realizing you’ve been doing everything wrong. 🔒 www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... #legaltech #cybersecurity

So psyched for 2025: "Get ready for these scams in 2025" mashable.com/article/scam... #scams #phishing #cybersecurity #legaltech

Headline of the day. Also, no comment: "Pornhub Is Pulling Out of Florida" gizmodo.com/pornhub-is-p...

All hail the multiverse! Personally my vote is on a simulated multiverse, but tomato, tomahto

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“Galactic civilizations may be impossible.” Cool, let’s just tell Janeway, Picard, and the rest to pack it up. Starfleet is a dream? Absolute heresy. 🖖 #StarTrek #WarpSpeedOrBust #MakeItSo #Trekkie bigthink.com/13-8/galacti...

Far more versatile to me than Cab Sauv, which I liken to a golden retriever (well bred, expensive but at the end of the day, not terribly interesting). Cab Franc also has great potential (already being seen) in emerging US wine regions, like in the northeast.

ICYMI Here's my recent convo with @lawdroid.bsky.social on his podcast where we talked about #AI, #innovation in law, #legaltech community, my career path and more www.lawdroidmanifesto.com/p/the-innova...

Lots of great cab francs produced in the #FLX region: "Understudy to Center Stage: The Unexpected Rise of Cabernet Franc" #winesky #wine wineeconomist.com/2024/12/17/c...

I ponder the idea of what if we begin writing our legal code to be better understood by our computer code? www.geeklawblog.com/2024/12/when... #LegalTech

Picture this: you’re searching for an apartment in a bustling city. You find that rents across multiple complexes seem oddly similar, even though these properties are managed by different companies. Coincidence? Maybe not. thelegalwire.ai/is-your-ai-a... #LegalTech #LegalAI #TheLegalWire

This is such a smart, insightful post for lawyers and legal professionals curious about the @bsky.app community. Big thanks for including me! If you’re in the legal world, do yourself a favor and give it a read. You’ll get inspired—promise! @gavward.bsky.social 👏

After some enzyme treatment, the husband’s #flx #Riesling is less cloudy. Next step: racking it again #wine #winesky #winemaking

Paul McCartney: AI is great for ‘new’ Beatles songs! Also Paul McCartney: AI will destroy music! AI: *nervously strums Blackbird* futurism.com/the-byte/pau... #AI #genai #flipflop

Bold of the US military to assume Romulans aren’t already laughing at us from their cloaked space stations. 🚀👽 arstechnica.com/space/2024/1... #trekkie #ohno #startrek

Finally, science tackles the real mysteries: red wine headaches. Is it the tannins, the histamines, or the fact you drank the whole bottle? 🥴🍷 arstechnica.com/health/2024/... #winesky #wine #mysterysolved

The rise of rosé and the fall of red wine sales in France. From 1988 to 2022, red wine's share fell from 83% to 44%. That is, the overall decline in France's wine sales is exclusively due to the decline in red wine sales. While white wine sales have been flat, rosé sales have been surging.

NEW: Twenty-one former federal judges, including multiple former appeals court judges, urge President Biden to clear the federal death row. They include David Tatel (D.C. Cir.) and Diane Wood (7th Cir.), both of whom left the bench earlier this year. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

AI company puts up ‘Stop hiring humans’ billboards. Bold words for something trained on checks notes… human work. 🤖🙃 #AI #SanFrancisco #saywhat

AI insights and food for thought: "The AI Summit Keynote: Don’t Let the Perfect Be the Enemy: Lessons from NYC’s AI Initiatives" www.techlawcrossroads.com/2024/12/the-...

Really enjoyed this conversation! What trends did we miss?

ICYMI-my latest Daily Record article on a disciplinary action where a lawyer failed to timely edit sharing options for client data stored in Dropbox. It's one more example of why legal-specific software is key: nylawblog.typepad.com/suigeneris/2... #cloudcomputing #legaltech #datasecurity #lawfirms

I’ve said before: I’m all for certain types of efficiency from an ops standpoint, but we can’t lose sight of the fact that due process is an intentional inefficiency that is proven to produce fairer and more just outcomes. A narrow focus on efficiency inevitably creates bigger systemic problems.

The husband & I honeymooned in Napa & Sonoma in ‘98 - here are some pics from Domaine Chandon #wine #throwback #winery #winesky

Canadian courts are on high alert: AI might fake evidence or even steal a judge’s job. Who knew robots had such ambition? www.slaw.ca/2024/12/03/c... #AI #legaltech #robotoverlords

Clients expect you to be up to speed on every privacy law change, but no pressure, right? Hope you’ve got a crystal ball to predict the next one! abovethelaw.com/2024/12/the-... #legaltech #dataprivacy

The FBI says: “Use encrypted messaging apps.” Also the FBI: “We hate encrypted messaging apps.” The irony is fully encrypted. gizmodo.com/fbi-warns-am... #legaltech #encryption #dataprivacy

I've been thinking of big stories for 2024 #LegalTech Here's a few. Let me know what's missing! • Harvey AI Success/Secrecy • Stanford Report on Legal AI • Lexis+ AI / Protege • vLex’s Vincent AI • Thomson Reuters Advances CoCounsel • Lawyers and Experts Struggle with AI Hallucinations

In which I recommend a book. #wine #history #WWII #France #Germany #Bordeaux #Burgundy #Bourgogne #Champagne #Alsace #Weinfuhrer #Nazi #FrenchResistance #War https://buff.ly/3VkHXaq

Good to know: "This iPhone and Mac App Lets You Edit Your #Bluesky Posts" lifehacker.com/tech/use-ske... #mistakesweremade