Now: Prof. of practice (course: advanced contract drafting); tech/IP attorney. Before: BigLaw partner, GC of public software company. TX, CA bars. Ex-Navy (USS Enterprise nuke SWO). Last name pronounced "Tate." Grandpa. https://www.OnContracts.com/Abouthttps://bsky.app/profile/dctoedt.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dctoedt.bsky.social/post/3mwllzovjgk2vSounds quite promising. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Sep 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:gilrfbpiacnfk2dpyoamndsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwllzovjgk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dctoedt.bsky.social/post/3mvskorzncs2iMy gut reaction is that this new height (low?) in judicial informality goes beyond readability and risks trivializing the authority of courts and the rule of law. But I'm an old fart and could be persuaded otherwise. The excerpts below don't do it justice. https://cases.justia.com/federal/appellate-courts/ca1/25-1373/25-1373-2026-09-15.pdf?ts=178950420518 Sep 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:gilrfbpiacnfk2dpyoamndsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvskorzncs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dctoedt.bsky.social/post/3mvbdegerz22kLying sacks. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:gilrfbpiacnfk2dpyoamndsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbdegerz22khttps://bsky.app/profile/dctoedt.bsky.social/post/3mv7lotk67k26Cue the Blazing Saddles clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoM-ZC7uNnc [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2026 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:gilrfbpiacnfk2dpyoamndsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7lotk67k26https://bsky.app/profile/dctoedt.bsky.social/post/3mt4wgwytbk2aThread. I’m an ex-carrier sailor (nuclear engineer and underway OOD). What Trump is proposing is just nuts. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Aug 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:gilrfbpiacnfk2dpyoamndsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4wgwytbk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dctoedt.bsky.social/post/3msykb5rbyc2jLong ago I was an aircraft carrier nuclear-engineering officer — and I "owned" the engineering systems that powered the ship's steam-powered catapults. (I was the "Div-O" for "A-Gang.") Trump is overruling people who actually know WTF they're talking about. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/trump-orders-navy-to-restore-old-technology-in-aircraft-carriers-costing-billions-0055ec1b?st=hF5Mee&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink13 Aug 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:gilrfbpiacnfk2dpyoamndsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3msykb5rbyc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dctoedt.bsky.social/post/3msjmloaqhc2uConstitutional originalism is akin to a ship's skipper who slavishly follows an ancient harbor chart — which is a really good way to run the ship aground. (The U.S. Navy is notoriously unsympathetic to skippers who do that.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Aug 2026 22:36 +0000at://did:plc:gilrfbpiacnfk2dpyoamndsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjmloaqhc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/dctoedt.bsky.social/post/3mrztrxsg7s2aSome Senate-procedure suggestions, e.g.: 1. on _procedural matters (e.g., ending debate), senators' votes get weighted by their state populations. 2. House bills automatically approved if not vetoed by vote of X senators w/in Y days. (Confirmations too?) Doable under const. rulemaking power. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Aug 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:gilrfbpiacnfk2dpyoamndsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrztrxsg7s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dctoedt.bsky.social/post/3mp26tihfps2tNice little election system you’ve got there, states — be a shame if something happened to it …. (But, but, the Constitution, federalism … I guess that’s for our rulers, not for us.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:gilrfbpiacnfk2dpyoamndsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp26tihfps2thttps://bsky.app/profile/dctoedt.bsky.social/post/3mnaycn676c2aMorgan Lewis lawyers on AI-related provisions increasingly found in outsourcing contracts. E.g., "• Human oversight requirements for critical decisions • ... audit, and monitoring ... • Incident response and remediation ... • Insurance coverage ... • Indemnities ..." https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ai-outsourcing-series-ai-changes-the-427692401 Jun 2026 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:gilrfbpiacnfk2dpyoamndsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnaycn676c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dctoedt.bsky.social/post/3mmfmsaxxrs2nRobert Kagan:* "On the present trajectory, Iran will emerge from the conflict many times stronger and more influential than it was before the war." * Absolutely no one's idea of a bleeding-heart liberal https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/05/trump-surrender-iran-endgame/687252/?gift=ZMOMQXQ7XxqSkeUxQa1VhKOJfb1KZrLnm2cvjgMlo3Y21 May 2026 23:58 +0000at://did:plc:gilrfbpiacnfk2dpyoamndsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmfmsaxxrs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dctoedt.bsky.social/post/3mmc7miq6ks2pSeems right — but let’s stick with the Gospel messages to love our enemies, that we all [foul] up sometimes, and that no one is irredeemable. 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