Tim Ackermann

Yes.

I mean, go look at headstones in old graveyards. Soooo many under 5s...

LEGO horse with the mane- and tail-related decorations disclaimed

D689,963 - issued to LEGO in 2013 for a design for a "construction set horse." #DesignPatents

This is amazing

Meet Seedance 2.0, Hollywood’s Newest AI Copyright Headache The entertainment industry's AI copyright claims are strong, but Seedance 2.0 highlights the harder challenge: enforcing them across borders.

Seedance 2.0 drew cease and desist letters within days. One detail that no one's caught: Disney’s letter landed on the desk of a former Warner Bros. GC—now ByteDance’s top lawyer. If that sounds tangled, wait until you get to the enforcement challenge.
copyrightlately.com/meet-seedanc...

Underrated

So do all who live to see such times

An AI agent just tried to shame a software engineer after he rejected its code When a Matplotlib volunteer declined its pull request, the bot published a personal attack.

After having its code request rejected, an AI agent allegedly published a hit piece on the (human) gatekeeper.

While the idea of autonomous defamation bots is intriguing (in a sci-fi kind of way), there are critical gaps in this story. 🧵

www.fastcompany.com/91492228/mat...

I missed this earlier - I'm sorry about that. But yes, the USPTO is very serious about filings that involve the unauthorized practice of law.

USPTO may not move quickly, but they at least move comprehensively:

➡️ my info has been removed from each of the fraudulent TM apps

➡️ my declaration was posted as a Public Note on each of the apps

➡️ all of the apps are suspended

➡️ the company registering them is suspended pending an admin review

Jarts mentioned!

Want to hear the dumbest encounter with military law enforcement and federal prosecution I ever came across in the Army

Very quickly. But you could close the distance between the two ships very quickly at the angle it veered off the approach course.

You will have to take my em dash from my cold, dead, human hands.

Ill be clear about why I am so angry and critical about it: Im seeing a good portion of my students who have imbibed the notion that they dont have to read, think or write for themselves because ChatGPT/CoPilot will do their thinking for them, and its terrifying. It should scare all of us.

Just relying on large retailers selling both products did not show relatedness of the goods.

AI agents playing AI agents -- no one to cheer for here!

Oy

Warning: “Fancy” QR Codes Are Making Quishing More Dangerous Scammers are increasingly using visually stylized QR codes to deliver phishing links, Help Net Security reports.

I'm very wary of scanning QR codes for exactly this reason. It's basically clicking a link posted by an unknown person where you can't see easily where the link goes. #security #nightmare

Warning: “Fancy” QR Codes Are Making Quishing More Dangerous blog.knowbe4.com/warning-fanc...

Dr. Laurel Clark, an astronaut, who tragically died in the Columbia disaster

I'm getting the impression these books are on the long side?

I don't understand the complaints about the Strip - the times I've been in Vegas I've really enjoyed The Tops and the Ultra-Luxe!

‘Dark Texas’ envisions what would have happened if the grid failed in the 2021 winter storm The new novel from former disaster-planning researcher Charles J. Petrie Jr. is grim, but also highlights how Texans can prepare for disaster.

The new novel from a former disaster-planning researcher is grim – but also highlights how Texans can prepare for disaster.

The Chicago Municipal Device is the city symbol few Chicagoans know about The backstory of Chicago’s century-old symbol — a “Y” inside a circle — that can be found dotted throughout the city.

Inspired by a delightful back-and-forth on here recently between @robertloerzel.bsky.social & @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social sharing photos of the Chicago Municipal Device, I thought it’d be fun to write about what the hell it even is and why you can spot it all over town once you look for it

Gift 🔗

Just relying on large retailers selling both products did not show relatedness of the goods.

The FAA has now abruptly reversed course and says the air space closure over El Paso has been lifted.

FAA closes air space over El Paso The orders close off all air travel in the affected area, which could cause massive disruption in the nation’s 23rd largest city.

FAA closes El Paso airspace for 10 days.

The El Paso city government issued an advisory early Wednesday that flights at El Paso International Airport are canceled.

AI agents playing AI agents -- no one to cheer for here!

Patent drawing of a person sitting up in bed, covered by a sheet, and looking out through a single hole, resembling a one-eyed ghost

There's a utility patent, too!