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Apr 1, 2020 10 tweets 2 min read
Re-posting this from another forum because people there said they found it helpful.

Scary times. Lots of people wondering, wtf is the endgame? Is this life for the next 1, 2, 10, 20 years? Here's my answer: (1) I don't know everything and I'm flying without a map like everyone else is BUT

(2) the smartest f*cking people in the world ALL OVER THE WORLD (pardon my French but just calling them the "smartest people" doesn't capture it ;) ) are working their asses off to solve this.
Jan 19, 2020 14 tweets 3 min read
1/ Every legal system has to wrestle with — incredibly difficult — challenge of finding the right tradeoff between (1) clarity — making clear WHAT THE LAW SAYS and (2) flexibility to ensure justice in the individual case. 2/ The Napoleonic Code of 1804 was a major step forward in thinking through and addressing this issue, and exerts strong influence throughout the world to this day. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleoni…
Oct 14, 2019 22 tweets 16 min read
1/ This week in #LegalEngineeringAndDesign

Access to Justice (A2J)

@ATJResources on Legal Assistance Portals to help self-represented litigants @pewstates

2/ Legal Design

@Joe_Fore discussing @ProfJoeKimble on new ways to design legal documents, in this case an opinion letter, for better readability

Oct 7, 2019 21 tweets 13 min read
Jul 23, 2019 18 tweets 4 min read
1/ I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of legendary NASA flight director Chris Kraft houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… 2/ "More than any other person, Kraft was responsible for shaping the organization and culture of NASA's Mission Control." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph….