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Jonathan Allen

@JonathanEAllen

Lawyer | Blogger | Guitarist. Tweets: tech, media, policy, music, etc. Default settings: opinions = mine, RTs ≠ endorsements.

 Washington, DC
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Joined September 2010
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@APStylebook23 May 2024
AP style is barbecue, not barbeque, Bar-B-Q or BBQ. We remain neutral on the best barbecue style, so we'll let the pitmasters fight it out on that one.
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The ‘bel’ in ‘decibel’ is for Alexander Graham Bell. Since the ‘B’ in 'dB' is a name-derived unit, it is capitalized when abbreviated.
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IN-FLIGHT AMENITIES: The pandas will get a few treats on their flight, including: -220 lbs bamboo -8 lbs leaf-eater biscuits -5 lbs low-starch biscuits -6 lbs apples -5 lbs carrots -6 lbs sweet potatoes -3 lbs sugar cane -1 lb pears -1 lb cooked squash nbc4dc.com/8JaVgSR
National Zoo pandas leave DC in emotional goodbye

National Zoo pandas leave DC in emotional goodbye

It’s the day thousands of visitors to the National Zoo have been dreading for months. The beloved giant pandas are leaving D.C., traveling up Connecticut Avenue and flying to China on a FedEx plane.

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‘i.e.’ or ‘e.g.’?? What it means i.e. = that is e.g. = for example Way to remember i.e. = in. essence. e.g. = example. given.
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The Copyright Office issued a notice of inquiry in the Federal Register seeking public comment on questions about copyright law and policy issues raised by AI systems. Initial comments are due by October 18, 2023. Reply comments are due November 15, 2023. copyright.gov/newsnet/2023/1…
Hands typing on a laptop keyboard next to a blue, green, and black background of servers and 0s and 1s; text reads: Study on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence

ALT Hands typing on a laptop keyboard next to a blue, green, and black background of servers and 0s and 1s; text reads: Study on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence

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Barry Svrluga@barrysvrluga24 Aug 2023
BREAKING: Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg will retire. The World Series MVP and former No. 1 pick in the draft, who couldn't overcome complications from thoracic outlet syndrome, is tentatively planning a September announcement. (w @dougherty_jesse) washingtonpost.com/sports/20…
Stephen Strasburg, the Nats’ World Series MVP, plans to retire

Stephen Strasburg, the Nats’ World Series MVP, plans to retire

A three-time all-star, Strasburg hangs it up with a 3.24 ERA and 1,723 strikeouts in 247 regular season starts, each of them with Washington.

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@dcstormchaser7 Aug 2023
Tidal Basin view this moment. @capitalweather
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@AP6 May 2023
Newton N. Minow, who as Federal Communications Commission chief in the early 1960s famously proclaimed that network television was a “vast wasteland,” died Saturday. He was 97. apnews.com/article/newton-mi…

Newton Minow, ex-FCC chief who dubbed TV 'wasteland,' dies

Former Federal Communications Commission head Newton Minow, who famously described network TV as a “vast wasteland,” has died. Minow's daughter, Nell Minow, confirmed that her father died Saturday at...

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@NPR26 Mar 2023
A federal judge has ruled in favor of a group of book publishers who sued the nonprofit Internet Archive for scanning and lending digital copies of copyrighted books in the early days of the pandemic. n.pr/3ZikC8c
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BREAKING: We have #cherryblossom peak bloom in DC -- this March 23 peak bloom is tied with 1946 and 1976 as the 9th earliest on record. Details: bit.ly/3THJDJ4
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Sunrise this morning at the Tidal Basin. @capitalweather
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Remembering Django Reinhardt, born on this day in 1910 in Liberchies, Pont-à-Celles, Belgium.
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@emollick19 Dec 2022
I know there is debate, but I would argue that this is the best headline ever published in the New York Times*. Don't sleep on the picture captions which continue the theme. Every so often I find myself singing it. *Knowledge of Dean Martin songs required nytimes.com/2021/06/22/scien…
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In honor of Charles M. Schulz’s 100th birthday today, syndicated cartoonists across the country are paying tribute to the Peanuts creator in their own strips. Check your newspaper to see the strips in print, or view the full collection at schulzmuseum.org/tribute #Schulz100
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Sam Jackson@sjljackson29 Oct 2022
For those that enjoy this sort of thing: Me and @ethan_iverson once figured out in a Twitter conversation that Bird's Leapfrog is on the changes to Dinah, and is named for the line "I'm going to hop on an ocean liner"
Sam Jackson (@sjljackson) profile pictureSam Jackson@sjljackson29 Oct 2022
Conversation with a friend last night, cracked the pun behind Charlie Parker's Quasimodo... It's on Embraceable You, which contains the line '...brings out the gypsy in me..." - the Hunchback's love interest Esmeralda is a gypsy
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Adam Liptak@adamliptak12 Oct 2022
Today at #SCOTUS: Andy Warhol, Prince and the limits of the fair use defense to copyright infringement. Some background here: nytimes.com/2022/08/15/us/wa…
Warhol’s Images of Prince: Social Commentary or Copyright Infringement? (Published 2022)

Warhol’s Images of Prince: Social Commentary or Copyright Infringement? (Published 2022)

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the fall over whether the artist’s alterations of a photograph of the musician should be as protected as a new, transformative work.

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Stunning photo of a vibrant rainbow bisected by a vivid lightning bolt Thursday night over South River in Maryland. 📷David Sites
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Ted Gioia@tedgioia6 May 2022
“The untold story of the White House’s weirdly hip record collection” washingtonian.com/2022/05/03…
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Oliver Darcy
@oliverdarcy25 Apr 2022
"Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon Musk, for $54.20 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $44 billion.” prnewswire.com/news-releases…
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