My latest: how to write an academic paper, especially as a non-CS researcher in AI and Law. suffolklitlab.org/how-to-write...

Drinking my last glass of the pretty interesting Mississippi Sunshine, North American grown tea. And pretty happy that I stocked up on Chinese teas during our April trip to Spain.

Had a great conversation with @agileattorney.com on the latest episode of his podcast, talking all things document automation, AI, and future of small firm practice! Check it out: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... or open.spotify.com/show/4FJSyDO...

This is a BDF! Major congrats to @qsteenhuis.bsky.social, @samglover.bsky.social, & the whole @suffolklitlab.org team for their work on this tool. And thank you to @senatorledwards.bsky.social for helping bring this law into existence and for using our tool this morning to file a petition.

@senatorledwards.bsky.social and I know: eviction records can be a major barrier to accessing safe, stable housing. Starting yesterday, a new law is officially in effect allowing tenants to seal those records online and have a chance at a fresh start.   Visit sealmyeviction.org to learn more.

Tariffs xkcd.com/3073

Standing room only for Suffolk's annual #LITCON with Kristen Sonday's keynote

When using #ChatGPT to help with coding, anyone else, after solving a bug on their own, have the irrational itch to tell ChatGPT why it was wrong and how you solved it?

Beware the Ides of March! #LITCon2025 early-bird pricing ends 3/15. We'll be gathering in Boston on April 7th to talk law, innovation, & technology, and, yes, there will be breakfast ☕️ 🥐, a hot lunch 🍗 🥗, and a late afternoon reception with hors d'oeuvres and drinks 🍻 🍷 🧀. Currently only $25!!!!

I had a great visit in Nebraska, but now I'm just hoping I'll be able to leave as a big snow storm is approaching the East Coast.

Long flights have turned into my secret productivity hack only because I have zero meetings during them! I guess I should be much more proactive about blocking off time in my day free from interruptions.

As a side note, I have to admit to using ChatGPT to generate title ideas for conference sessions and papers. But I noticed in a big way at #lscitc the flattening and genericization of the session titles. 🤔

#lscitc full moon above the Arizona Science Center at last night's reception

The year is 2035. I meet President AOC in the Oval Office. "You've done well," she says. "By telling men to dress gay, you've lowered the population rate by 90%, thereby reducing carbon emissions." She slides me a manilla envelope. I can now afford a home in a walkable neighborhood

Sun and palm trees during a quick break at #LSCITC

I look forward to #lscitc the most of any legal conference. Maybe I'll see you in Phoenix next week? As usual I'll be talking all things #AI #a2j and #docassemble (in two sessions on Tuesday)

I gave Google Gemini Flash 2 a try - and built a spam filter for our feedback forms with a couple hours of work. Pretty great for an API priced so cheaply and with a 1,500 query/day free tier. I shared some code here: lemmalegal.com/2025/01/03/b...

#nye #oliebollen!

Slow roasted pork shoulder with 3 kinds of dried chilies, prep step #1 for Christmas tamales! Heading for a freezer bag for a couple of days.

Yesterday, we watched a St Lucia day performance (dating to the 4th century) by the amazing Sweden's girl's choir in the 1000 year old St Stephen's Cathedral. Wow! I'm not a Christian but the advent season is still a special time to appreciate an unbroken tradition.

With www.hyperfixedpod.com, Reply All's two former co-hosts both have their own podcasts. So far, Hyperfixed seems much better edited (I enjoy Search Engine, but the episodes feel much too long)

You can't ask ChatGPT about David Meyer. Original theories surrounded David Mayer de Rothschild asking for privacy, but it turns to be even stranger: amp.theguardian.com/world/2018/d... H/t to www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/s/...

Made our annual pilgrimage to Taughannock Falls

Our list of accepted submissions for the upcoming AI and #A2J conference is now online, and it includes researchers from 5 continents. I can't wait to learn more! suffolklitlab.org/ai-for-acces...

For those interested, The Future of Legal Technology Conference, hosted at Albany Law School is now available for your viewing pleasure. Thanks for sharing. @bobambrogi.bsky.social @karendunnskinner.bsky.social @qsteenhuis.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Od6...

Ted Danson's new "Man on the Inside" is much better than it has a right to be.

The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.

And they're off! 22 great demos and papers focusing on #law and #ai for #accesstojustice will be featured at our upcoming workshop before the Jurix conference in Brno, Czechia on December 11! suffolklitlab.org/ai-for-acces... intake, safety, benchmarks, user facing tools, covering 6 continents

At the doctor getting COVID and flu boosters, and of course CVS messed up the insurance for our 6 yo with recent name change, even with all of the correct information from us. Dragging out the ~fun~ wait for a shot.

Doing the quarterly password shuffle (Suffolk hasn't discovered www.newscientist.com/article/2449...) But, it's more fun when I follow xkcd.com/936/. 3 random words, and BitWarden now helps you out with that. Tip: funnier mental images are easier to remember

I'm really enjoying the great submissions for the #Jurix #ai and #accesstojustice workshop. It will be hard to choose. And you can join us remotely! See suffolklitlab.org/ai-for-acces...

Anyone have suggestions for good books on empirical methods for lawyers?

I'm just glad I have a place to post my pizza and fall leaf pics now

So ready for this! Hello BlueSky. Connect with me for #accesstojustice, #legalinnovation, #justicetech, #justiceeconomy, #legalinclusion, and more I'll think of later...