Notices by David Colarusso (colarusso@mastodon.social), page 3

(19/23) The method described here could be embodied in a tool that takes a first pass at scoring to remove some of the friction, and who knows, maybe this would be enough to promote more formative assessment.

This is what climate change looks like.

"'It feels like I'm not crazy.' Gardeners aren't surprised as USDA updates key map."

TL;DR: The USDA has updated its plant hardiness zone map, showing that half the country has shifted into a new zone due to warming temperatures. #gardening #climatechange #USDA

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/17/1213600629/-it-feels-like-im-not-crazy-gardeners-arent-surprised-as-usda-updates-key-map

On X's apparent practice of not paying bills, "'Vendors should not have to sue a company in order to get paid, the same as employees,' Liss-Riordan said. 'It makes me question frankly why anyone would want to do business with someone who doesn't pay their bills.'"

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/musks-unpaid-bills-dozens-of-lawsuits-try-to-force-twitter-aka-x-to-pay-up/?utm_source=pocket_saves

I think a lot about how folks can use the open web and algos to control their personal media consumption. And I've often wanted a mashup of Google Reader & News — a timeline you can train but that let's you throw anything in the mix. So, I went and built an open source algorithmically-driven RSS reader.² Meet RSS Algo:

https://suffolklitlab.org/rss_algo/

It's very much a work in progress. So, any feedback is welcome.

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¹ E.g., I built @icymi_law
² Code here: https://github.com/SuffolkLITLab/rss_algo

New to Mastodon? Interested in law-type-stuff? I run a little bot that distills #LawFedi posts into a single feed—delivering a digestible 100 or so posts a day, not to mention a feed of folks you might want to follow. Check it out here: @icymi_law

FWIW, my lab @SuffolkLITLab works on market failures (e.g., providing assistance to folks who can't afford traditional legal assistance). Money is a constant battle because we're trying to help folks who don't have any. If you happen to be rich or know someone who is, please let them know that we take donations, and we even have a membership model if they like their names on things. See https://suffolklitlab.org/docs/affiliates.pdf [And yes, we're a 501(c)(3)] #law #LawFedi #donate #charity

New to the #Fediverse? Here are some things that work(ed) for me:

- Coming from Twitter? Find your tweeps: https://fedifinder.glitch.me [working again 😀 ]

- Follow bots like @icymi_law (for law content) & @colarusso_algo (for general geekery). They can help you discover good follows & either flesh out a sparse timeline or find the signal in the noise.

- Find new friends (based on who your follows follow): https://followgraph.vercel.app

- Use lists! Mine include: folks I know IRL, bots (see above), etc.

@inthehands probably true, but to be clear, the Ford comparison was mostly about the antisemitism. See https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/17/elon-musk-george-soros-cnbc-israeli-government/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford#Antisemitism_and_The_Dearborn_Independent

For years I've thought Musk was someone who wanted everyone to think he was a Tesla when in reality he was an Edison. Now I'm starting to think he's actually a Ford. :/

You know what I haven't seen on Mastodon since I joined? Ads.

What's funny is I can't remember ever intentionally clicking through on a Twitter ad in over a decade. Yet, I have monthly recurring payments setup to support multiple Mastodon instances. Funny that.

P.S. Tip your admins.

? Happy Sleep Deprivation Monday to all who celebrate! ☕

Premised on the belief that no one gets a full night sleep after changing the clocks, this is the day social scientist use to test the effect of sleep deprivation. ;)

See e.g., https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C22&as_vis=1&q=sleep+deprivation+daylight+saving&btnG= (A Google Scholar search showing papers studying the effect of sleep deprivation on a bunch of stuff: tired judges giving harsher sentences;¹ increases in fatal car accidents;² etc.)

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¹ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797616678437?casa_token=gpZCd9336C4AAAAA%3Akn-ynn6bA95Nbbi7Qb6PI1bJxPCvv0HvHAR8kc-6nfB-qFDWrHvae7CJfTH-EYJb75g7wuPBf90l1A&journalCode=pssa
² https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389945700000320?casa_token=c_mG85K0XfgAAAAA:8QLH1yt2dhCpncoWmjHkJOGzdKwby6bO8Se-J_vOMswaFte8UqLfAi9XiLkcwOOMX5e7PaKi_VQ

Today I'm launching a new web site — https://icymilaw.org — a daily digest based on @icymi_law!

It showcases the most-shared links, SSRN publications, trending hashtags, and top tweets from members of the #Law / #LawFedi community.

@icymi_law was built to help with discovery in folks' timelines (fleshing out sparse feeds, and on the other end, helping surface quality content amid an ocean of posts). Enough folks asked for a digest, however, that I figured it was worth making.

Enjoy!

No Wordle today (unless you want to cross the virtual picket line), there’s a strike. See https://wapo.st/3VJ23sQ