Love the glimpse into the beautiful mind that notated this used copy of Moby Dick I got

Post something from the 70s.

And away we go . . . #amwriting

PSA: I tested more legal AI! It still doesn’t work. I do not understand all of these articles about firms hiring fewer associates because they are leveraging AI for simpler work. The tech is not there. I would like it to be there. But it is not there. It has other uses, but none are “legal work.”

A win? Against Philly? I'm a bit light headed!

Judge Goodwin: "An anonymous government is no government at all. It cannot be held accountable. A masked agent freely uses force without justifying his actions, and the public cannot name him to challenge his conduct. A regime of secret policing has no place in our society."

Rinse, repeat. www.gocomics.com/pearlsbefore...

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Beaker

I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!

Tyggers

There's so much malice out there, I sometimes get to be surprised when a deeply suspicious activity turns out to be incompetence again.

This article is incredible. It says everything us actual authors have been saying for years, but with a smile on its face. “If you hide that there’s A.I., it sells just fine,” she said. Uh huh? Tell me more. Like how you published 19 novels to sell 20,000 copies. An average of 1000 copies a title.

An instructional guide. This is a lectern. It’s is not a podium

Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum. Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.

😍 THESE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS!!

The horse (?) is keeping his eyes on the fox, though.

The woke scolds are trying to make this about racism. But Musk is right. It's about historical and scientific integrity. When the God of Thunder disguises himself as a swan to seduce and fuck a queen and the resulting baby hatches from an egg, *of course* the baby will be white. It's just science.

Oh my, the categorical approach is about to break contain. Is this one of the seals in Revelation?

Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.

I've been really derelict in posting new blog posts, so here's today's, the last of my "2025 in media" posts. jdbyrne.net/2026/01/28/2...

Last week I asked BOP officials if they had sent tactical teams to Minneapolis. They denied it (left). Multiple agency sources told me otherwise, and photos from reporters on the ground soon confirmed BOP folks were there. Now BOP is finally admitting it (right):

Well done!

One of my favorites from that book.

Every attorney after reading that one line.

Here’s a comment for the people who are upset that MN hasn’t charged Jonathan Ross already: If you just Leeeroy Jenkins this shit you will lose and you will empower fascism and murder. It is indescribably hard to prosecute cops for murder. It is even hard when the murder is ON VIDEO. /1

Forgot to post this yesterday - back to blogging! This month is all about my past year in media. First up - TV. jdbyrne.net/2026/01/07/2...

That's right! For 2026 I'm returning to an old habit of listening to my collection from A to Z. Each day I'll highlight something from the day's listening, a favorite or something just interesting. I'll try and drop a link to the album, if I can.

Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession

Pathetic.

I'm seriously starting to question the credibility of the FIFA Peace Prize.

Ebooks are reading. Audiobooks are reading. Graphic novels are reading. Pulp reading is reading. Adults reading YA is reading. It's all good, my friends. Don't let anyone tell you different.

I was thinking about that with the TikTok crochet craze featuring sped-up results for an already speedy craft. I love crochet, don't get me wrong, but cross stitch and embroidery can be a 20-100 hour commitment for a comparatively tiny piece and I think there's value in that.

This is a really good point that I had not run into before: these "creators" have no further insight into their alleged creation than the average audience member and that is why it cannot be called art (besides all the other obvious reasons).

It's a cryptid Christmas! I got these cards at the WV West Virginia Book Festival this fall and the wife took the initiative to get them framed for Xmas. Quite the motley crew. Will have a squonk story coming out next year!

Happy Festivus, everyone. Personally, I try to keep the spirit of my Festivus in my heart every day of the year.

Noooo!!!! 🤣 www.smbc-comics.com/comic/splat

Drop a lawyer.

Pathetic!!! This dog had a chance to test itself at proper European kennels but chose to stay home with Jordan Morris!!!

That hurts, Spotify. And after a client this afternoon informed me that I wasn't a "spring chicken." 🐣

HBOMax has started showing a 'remastered' 4K Mad Men and they’ve messed things up so during Roger’s oyster vomit scene you can now see the crew men with the vomit hose on the right

You'll be visited by three spirits. The three spirits:

Looks underdone?

NO FUCKING SYMPATHY. Sloppers be sloppin' through the slop.

In #JapaneseFolklore there is a belief that when animals and birds reach advanced age they can transform into #yokai. Aosagibi (blue heron fire) is a phenomenon that occurs when an elderly night heron develops supernatural qualities. Over time the heron's feathers begin to... #LegendaryWednesday 1/6

Pathetic @dcunitedofficial.bsky.social. already writing off next season, are we?

Will never stop being funny that the USMNT brought in an expensive foreign coach with a Champions League pedigree to tell us that tactics are for dorks and we just need more MLS guys and hustle

What perfect album came out the year I turned 16? (Not perfect, but very very good)

A lot of people are going to walk away from the Ghislaine Maxwell coverage with the impression that our prison system isn’t punitive enough but I’d say it highlights how most everyone else is treated with *deliberate* cruelty.