never mess with someone who knows the Dewey Decimal system

In the M&A-Law world, I am facing a major challenge: Clients, buyers, sellers, and even opposing counsel are taking advice from AI Systems. Last week, a client sent an LOI that was exceedingly standard and a very favorable offer for the seller. The seller ran it through ChatGPT, and it told the seller that it was a bad deal, including that the seller should not agree to a non-compete (very standard). The seller sent an email with all of the ChatGPT-flagged issues list and terminated discussions. It is not just sellers, but my clients are sending me AI-generated lists, and I have to try to convince them that AI is off-base (or lacking nuance) and that my opinion is right. I find myself defending myself from their AI tools. AI (in its current form) is like a person you meet at a dinner party who talks loudly and confidently, but upon scrutiny lacks nuance or strategic understanding. This results in bad outcomes for many people, including the seller who rejected a great LOI offer. AI can be a great tool for people who already know a lot about a topic, but very damaging to people who use it for something they do not know about. It is also eating up a lot of legal time to run through issues lists, which are quickly written by low-cost AI.

Seth Meyers reminds us how batshit crazy the last 3 weeks have been: Trump fired AG Pam Bondi. He posted a meme of himself as Jesus then said he thought it was a meme of himself as a doctor. He said the Pope is weak on crime. A MAGA podcaster said Trump is under demonic influence. Pete Hegseth read a fake bible verse from Pulp Fiction. Kash Patel thought he was fired because he got locked out of his computer. A FEMA official claims he once teleported to a Waffle House. Lindsey Graham was seen at Disney World by himself. RFK Jr. cut off a dead raccoon’s penis on the side of the road. Kristi Noem’s husband has giant fake balloon boobs.

Mamdani Orders Visiting Teams To Redistribute Some Of Their Runs To The Mets buff.ly/OSxh4TC

My father worked for Grumman Aerospace back in the day, and I found this company newspaper among my parents' possessions. How times have changed.

San Francisco Unveils New City Connect Jersey buff.ly/VuSi1eF

Idée visionnaire d’Emmanuel Macron : "Dans le monde d’aujourd’hui, je discerne une troisième voie. Une voie qui réunit la Corée, l’Europe, le Canada, le Japon, l’Inde, le Brésil et l’Australie. Il s’agit d’un format pour les pays qui ne souhaitent ni dépendre de la Chine ni se ranger automatiquement aux côtés des États-Unis. Il s’agit de souveraineté, et non de soumission. "

Today's NYC slice-of-life photo

Closed captioning is great most of the time

This is a newsstand kiosk at New York's Penn Station. I asked the clerk, standing at left, if he sold newspapers. He said no.

I was homeless for six months in 2019. I didn't look like it—I kept my clothes clean and showered at the gym—but I was living in my sedan. The public library was my sanctuary. It was warm, free, and safe. One day, I fell asleep in a back corner chair. I was exhausted. I woke up to a security guard standing over me. I thought, This is it. I’m getting kicked out. The head librarian, Mrs. Gable, rushed over. She’s this tiny woman who wears cardigan sweaters even in July. " officer, is there a problem?" she asked. "He's sleeping, ma'am. Against policy." Mrs. Gable looked at me, then at the guard. "He is not sleeping. He is... meditating on the literature. I was just about to bring him some research materials." The guard walked away. She came back two minutes later with a "research" stack: A bagel, a hot coffee, and a pamphlet for a local housing assistance program. She slid it across the table and whispered, "The 'meditation' room is in the back, it has a softer couch. I'll wake you up before we close." She didn't treat me like a bum. She treated me like a patron. I got my apartment two months later. I went back today to donate $100. Mrs. Gable just winked and said, "Shh. People are meditating."

Moe Howard demonstrates how The Three Stooges pulled off their slapstick routines safely, without actually injuring one another (1960).

Happy Thanksgiving to you too, @CubeSmart. Geez.

Candidate whose positions would identify him as moderate center-left in Western Europe elected Mayor of New York City.

Incredible. Roland Reisley is 101 years old, the last original client of Frank Lloyd Wright. He still lives in the 3,200 square foot home that Wright built for him in 1952. The price? $40,000. Or a little less than half a million in today's money.

The way my jaw just dropped. We need a new word for stupid.

It’s nice to see a smooth changing of the guard at T-Mobile #TMUS. But for all the hype, no mention of @JohnLegere in @WSJ, LinkedIn, anywhere. Without John, there would have been no Sievert, no Gopalan, and possibly no T-Mobile US. Give the guy some credit!

No one trolls with street names quite like Prague.

Baserunning de folie de Lindor après un bunt, qui nous permet enfin de scorer un run. Mais tout est si difficile putain