I'll always recall Mike Pence as one of the really awful governors trying to stop Syrian refugees from coming to his state. It was disgustingly racist and xenophobic, basically the pre-travel ban move, and Posner called out his bullshit for what it was. https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2016/D10-03/C:16-1509:J:Posner:aut:T:fnOp:N:1838881:S:0

Excellent story on how HBO execs used an army of secret fake accounts on Twitter to harass TV critics who gave poor reviews to their shows

It shows why people shouldn't just write off anonymous comments online as just "trolls" — some of them are coordinated campaigns by extremely powerful people with an axe to grind.
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/hbo-casey-bloys-secret-twitter-trolls-tv-critics-leaked-texts-lawsuit-the-idol-1234867722/

Fascinating both for what it says about dev & what it says about statistics:

A gamedev realized Linux users were just 5.8% of their sales, but represented 38% of bug reports.

Then they looked at those numbers closer, and realized. Linux users were not experiencing more bugs. Almost none of the Linux-user bugs were Linux-related. Linux users were simply *more likely to file bugs*.

Their conclusion: A linux port pays for itself bc it nerdsnipes ppl into giving u free QA

https://techhub.social/@ozone89/111337250473454154

Good morning, and happy Momentary and Unconvincing Conservative Skepticism About The Justice System Day!

Offensive question?

What is with New Yorkers and bodegas? I don't get the obsession. I understand that it's nice to have a place you can get stuff you need around the corner, but if you transplant one of these stores to literally anywhere else it's a dingy overpriced shop with low selection. I get it as a need, but not as a thing to get weird about. What am I missing?

Oh god I'm having that twitter thing where people who haven't read my book wanna argue with me about my book and why do people use that website?

NOT NOW EARTHQUAKE WE ARE HAVING A HURRICANE WAIT YOUR GODDAMN TURN

[Pointing fiercely at wildfires, riots]: AND YOU! FUCK RIGHT OFF

Is there a big definitive book on what went wrong with Russia trying to become a liberal democracy in the 90s?

Overt and Predicate Acts Explained: Why Fani Willis Isn't Trying To Criminalize Phone Calls or Tweets, And Also Why Her Approach Is Gratuitous And A Problem

https://popehat.substack.com/p/overt-acts-and-predicate-acts-explained

Fuck the police.

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/dallas-police-veteran-bathroom-18301049.php

Great @thegrugq quote in the next edition of Between Two Nerds: "Worrying about juice jacking is like worrying about ninjas instead of cardiovascular disease"

I'll be posting that one soon.

As Xitter's Lawyer Stalled DOJ, Elon Musk Met with Jim Jordan (Twice!) and Kevin McCarthy

https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/08/17/as-xitters-lawyer-stalled-doj-elon-musk-met-with-jim-jordan-twice-and-kevin-mccarthy/

He gets a New York charge, he gets a Florida charge
He gets a DC charge, he gets a Georgia charge
He enters the pleas that remind him of the good times
He enters the pleas that remind him of the better times

As promised, TWO SERIOUS TROUBLES AT THE SAME TIME -- this second episode of the day addresses the Georgia RICO indictment. Why is it weird? Why is Georgia's RICO weird? What's going to happen? Josh, Ken, and guest Georgia attorney Andrew Fleischman explore it.

https://www.serioustrouble.show/p/unfortunately-this-episode-is-rico#details

ICYMI: Josh and I turned around an episode on the Georgia RICO indictment in less than 24 hours and I think it’s one of our better ones. Very good guest appearance by Andrew Fleischman, who brings his knowledge as a Georgia defense and appellate attorney.

https://www.serioustrouble.show/p/unfortunately-this-episode-is-rico#details

Does the Defense Department mandate baseline security requirements for physical access control systems? Does the DoD, for instance, require smartcard readers and controllers to OSDP-encrypt communications to each other? What about the White House? What about other gov agencies in the US or other countries?

I'm looking for people who know how PACS worki inside government facilities. Please DM me by Signal +1650-440-4479 or here on Mastodon.

Please boost for visibility.

Looking at the six co-conspirators, only one — Kenneth Chesebro - went to Harvard or Yale Law. This is disappointing. In this great nation’s history and culture, Harvard and Yale have played prominent and indispensable roles in destroying the Republic. Letting me down here.

Yes, two went to Georgetown Law. Nice work Georgetown. Way to get on the board! It’s a good start but see if you can start a few wars or overthrow something and get back to us.

Day 1: I get locked out of the Facebook Popehat page

Day 2: My former co-blogger Derrick (who was one of the writers of the satirical North Korean Twitter account) finds out and promises to restore my access, but first:

Day 3: He turns it into an anime fan page for a day