Karl Auerbach

I'm a techie and attorney.

Been on the net a long time.

I have a Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility, and I've been a Fellow of Law and Technology at CalTech & Loyola/Marymount Law.

And yes, I am that person who was elected to the ICANN Board of Directors and who ended up suing them to see the financials (I won, hands down.)

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https://cavebear.com/
https://iwl.com/

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2024-09-23 20:33:14

I am still convinced that on November 6, the day after the election, that the forces of maga-evil will really get started to make sure that TFG is inaugurated on Jan 20.
(I am also expecting a lot of voter suppression on election day - open carry types will photograph people going to vote, poll watchers equipped with social media data will challenge anti-maga voters, hand counters will "accidently" damage Harris ballots, etc.)
The R's are well poised to trigger plausible uncertainty about counts and certifications that will enable states to pick TFG favoring electoral college panels despite the actual vote counts. The goal will be to either win the electoral count by sending TFG pleged panels or by tossing the vote into the House where there are more R states than D states.
The new presidential election law makes this more likely for this election than for the on in 2020.

2024-09-20 18:49:10

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@npub1lrv…tth9 Looks like a fairly straightforward case against Space-X. The complaint does, however, contain a fair amount of ancillary material that seems rather irrelevant.

2024-09-19 01:44:21

I see that faux news is reporting that maga types are now calling for the death penalty for "cop killers".
Well, as I've been seeing it, perhaps we need a death penalty for killer cops.
Wouldn't that be fair and balanced?

2024-09-16 18:58:11

Yes indeed:
https://diasp.org/uploads/images/scaled_full_8ac811ecbdbcbe1baf20.webp

2024-09-14 18:51:19

Were I the city attorney for Springfield, Ohio I would consider filing a state law defamation suit against TFG and Vance (and others who spread falsehoods that are damaging the reputation of the city and its residents.)
And to the extent that the speakers are government officials (e.g. Vance) then I'd also consider civil rights claims under Federal law.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/14/neo-nazis-springfield-ohio-haitian-immigrants

2024-09-10 22:57:38

Remember, this coming Sunday, September 15, is Birmingham Sunday - when the KKK bombed a church and killed four children.
We can't call this "the past" because the forces of hate are greater today than they have been for decades upon decades.
Here's version of the Richard Farina song about it that I had not heard before. (The lyrics start at about the 1:00 mark.)
(The URL to the song got screwed up - it should be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxQMp0ylHKk )

2024-09-10 22:28:12

About tonight's "debate" - I don't care diddly about the "issues" - this is a Manchean election between good (Harris) and evil (TFG.) The details of Harris' policies don't really matter, and TFG has no consistent anything, much less coherent policies (other than Project 2025.)
What would surprise me about tonight's debate is if TFG announces that he is pregnant with JD's child.
I would have thought that it would be the other way around.

2024-09-10 06:24:11

Back in the days the UK had pound coins that were big and heavy.
One day, I came into LAX from the UK and I had spare change in my pocket. Some jerk nearly hit me with a car as I left baggage claim.
So I grabbed one of those pound coins and hurled it - I may have cracked his rear window - and I vanished into the crowd.
It was the best money I ever spent.

2024-09-07 19:12:49

I hear that E. Musk has a thing about how to be a superior being, worthy of running things, one must have a lot of "T" - testosterone.
Which reminds me to ask: Has anyone ever seen TFG with a five o'clock shadow?

2024-09-07 19:09:30

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@npub17nv…96rn Or to use a word from The Old House Journal - it is a "remuddling".

2024-09-06 19:35:13

One has to wonder why in the world Amazon still uses the US Postal Service for shipping - under deJoy the USPS has turned into a black hole of delayed and lost letters and packages.
(Not long ago I had multiple first class letters from San Francisco to Pittsburgh take nearly two weeks!!)
One can also wonder why the TFG appointed deJoy is still in charge of the USPS?

2024-09-05 01:12:59

I would hope that the Harris/Walz campaign - or somebody else - sets up a real time website so that TFG's lies could be confronted in real time as he "debates".
It's pretty easy to predict what he will lie about. A good stage manage could pick the proper content to display as the "debate" unfolds.
Of course this would have to have no communication link with Harris on stage.
https://deadline.com/2024/09/kamala-harris-trump-debate-abc-news-1236078305/

2024-09-04 16:06:46

I am getting tired of all of the video podcasts about how TFG is flailing or making major mistakes. The polls indicate that it is still a neck-and-neck race between Harris and TFG.
In other words, I see the anti-TFG side making a horrible mistake by discounting the fact that TFG is still a very live viper who could bite and take the election (or simply obviate the election through scaring voters from voting and from post-voting manipulations.)
It’s fun to tease TFG, but we are deluding ourselves by forgetting that he has a very solid chance of defeating Harris.

2024-09-03 01:31:30

This remains one of my most listened-to pieces... I never got to hear it live here in Santa Cruz with Alsop conducting (although I heard her conducting other Adams pieces here.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEycDh_7_FI

2024-08-27 08:23:41

Once again my wife and I are going to sponsor one of next summer's shows at Santa Cruz Shakespeare. We will be sponsoring Sondheim's Into The Woods, which will be done in rep with Shakespeare's Midsummer Nights Dream and Pericles. I've done multiple runs of Into The Woods and I am quite fond of the show. It will certainly be a challenge to do it outdoors and in repertoire.
(This year we are sponsoring As You Like It; we previously sponsored King Lear.)
#theatre

2024-08-25 23:10:43

It is really odd that the web tracking company DoubleVerifity has no presence in Wikipedia.

2024-08-17 18:38:56

This article would be good for washing hogs.
The r-party is trying to make the upcoming election about "issues". But there is only one single issue: Do we elect a criminal dictator or do we continue our US Constitution? That is the only issue, there is no other issue.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgl2xjxlz3xo

2024-08-14 18:44:31

I guess a lot of MUGA women - those are the ones that slather on their makeup with a trowel - will have to stay out of Nassau county on Long Island.
Yes, by my reading, the statute bans thick makeup (or perhaps any makeup.) It may also ban beards and sunglasses.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/14/nassau-county-new-york-mask-ban

2024-08-10 18:49:31

A bunch of us are gathering to go see The Importance of Being Earnest at Santa Cruz Shakespeare.
So my wife is making a Minnesota Tim Walz dessert - bars. I am afraid of the risk of sugar shock!
And I remind her that, according to the song, Davy Crockett killed a bar when he was only three.

2024-08-08 17:21:24

It is time for an update to keep up with changing times...
https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/927/545/980/751/959/original/b1b8f215b2e946c0.jpg

2024-08-06 23:23:02

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@npub1hx9…lyhl I foresee DNA based storage in your future. There's a lot of storage space in those strands.
And if you store enough stuff in it, it might become sentient.

2024-08-06 23:15:33

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@npub1hx9…lyhl What are you using for the access protocol? And are you doing any form of redundancy or load spreading?

2024-08-05 16:54:24

Reminders:
Tomorrow, August 6, is the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.
September 15 is Birmingham Sunday. With the rise in racism and white nationalism I certainly hope that Kamala attends the ceremony.
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/baptist-street-church-bombing

2024-07-31 21:13:48

Would it not be a good time for Biden - who is still President - to use his new found immunity as well as his existing Article II powers to sent the Army Corps of Engineers to Texas with instructions to remove Abbot's murder barrier in the Rio Grande?
https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/texas-border-rio-grande-james-ho-rcna164543

2024-07-28 18:34:54

Real life (and actual) "Christian" conversation between a man and his dying brother:
Brother: I will be dying quite soon, I am scared.
"Christian": Do you accept jesus christ as your personal savior?
Brother: ??
"Christian": If you do not you will be condemned to eternal hellfire. Do you accept jesus christ as your personal savior?
I don't know what others call that, but I call it torture and hate, not caring love.
And yes, that "Christian" is an overt TFG supporter.

2024-07-26 22:59:14

Our courts have gone crazy.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4ngyely232o

2024-07-26 04:13:24

I am wondering about the legality and ethics of kicking job applicants out the door if they (without being asked) display maga tendencies or have Twitter (or Oracle) listed on their CV/resume?

2024-07-25 22:45:47

They did not say whether it was a Tesla cybertruck.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/park-fire-chico-evacuations-19596106.php

2024-07-21 19:52:34

Some weeks ago I made a promise to contribute $$ to whoever replaces Biden on the D ticket.
I now will remember and honor that pledge.
But we gotta all do more than contribute money. We need to convince voters that Kamala (or whatever other might be chosen at the convention) is worthy - and this can mean that we need to engage in direct, personal contacts where we educate and persuade those who are wavering, especially those in swing states.
(We also need to remind people to make sure they are registered to vote.)

2024-07-20 21:42:59

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@npub1a84…wlgu We ought to remember the curse that was cast onto Cassandra: That she would tell the truth, but no one would believe her.
Those ancient Greeks knew some great curses.

2024-07-19 14:29:36

With regard to all of the service interruptions that occurred due to the "Cloudstrike" update error.
A year back I wrote a note about that kind of thing.
Is The Internet At Risk From Too Much Security?
https://www.cavebear.com/cavebear-blog/netsecurity/

2024-07-19 02:33:35

Sheesh, both DuckDuckGo and Bing are not indexing my cavebear.com website. It's not that its new - it's been online for almost 30 years now.
I've sent Bing sitemaps and IndexNow requests, and it has accepted them, but even after weeks it still does not return search results, even when pointed to the site via the site:cavebear.com key.
Google finds it and gives it first place on the first result page.
So, Microsoft and DuckDuckGo, what gives?

2024-07-18 15:57:30

Here's my weekly assertion that Biden is going lose, thus causing the D-party, up and down the ballot, to sink (perhaps never to rise again given that Project 2025 will dismantle our Constitution.)
I am so very tired of the argument that "Biden did wonderful things" - that only reminds me of what is on every corporate prospectus:
""Past performance is no guarantee of future results."
Biden's new (third) case of Covid is a very good excuse for him to withdraw and let the convention pick a new flag bearer.

2024-07-15 22:26:21

I wonder if so-called "judge" A. Cannon in Florida, who is handling the TFG classified materials case, realizes that just as the Constitution does not mention special prosecutors it also does not mention female judges or courthouses in Florida.
Perhaps she ought to declare herself 'unconstitutional".

2024-07-14 22:59:40

Now that Elon is supporting TFG big time I wonder when Tesla cars are going to get a full self-shooting option?

2024-07-14 02:10:19

In Gaza the bullets are not grazing ears.

2024-07-11 20:26:16

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@npub1mmf…eknq I did not see this - where can one see what was done?

2024-07-11 02:13:00

Here's a link to my latest blog post in which I make proposals to limit the damage that our present, rogue, corrupt Supreme Court can inflict upon our increasingly troubled nation.
Building A Firewall Around A Radical Supreme Court
https://www.cavebear.com/cavebear-blog/limit-scotus/

2024-07-09 08:03:49

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@npub15zu…s7lx Coal - mountain sized piles of coal, coal dust on everything, coal smoke everywhere, coal stench everywhere, and the landscape and buildings all blackened.

2024-07-09 00:18:01

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@npub15zu…s7lx On the other hand, it's hard to think that the southern coastal area of Wales could be worse now than it was back in the mid 1970s.

2024-07-08 19:27:06

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@npub15zu…s7lx I always think of Tintern Abbey when I think of the River Wye.

2024-07-08 05:47:20

By-the-way, is anyone still asking/demanding that TFG publish his tax returns?

2024-07-07 19:06:16

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@npub1sdt…96z3 Doesn't that cause a zerodivide fault?

2024-07-04 23:24:10

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@npub1hx9…lyhl We tend to use Hover for a couple of reasons. One is that we know the principals, another is that they are outside of the US.

2024-07-04 00:48:24

Yet another TFG appointed judge approves of employees-as-slaves.
Here in California the laws strongly disfavor non-compete terms in employment. It has been that way for a long time and not one of the hysterical catastrophes claimed by the employee-as-slave crowd have come to pass.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/business/ftc-noncompete-ban-injunction.html

2024-07-01 18:03:50

Well, I think we can now move Dred Scott from from the top of the list of worst ever SCOTUS decisions.

2024-07-01 16:39:19

Should we cancel the Forth of July? It no longer seems a relevant event.

2024-07-01 15:54:18

Latest news:
SCOTUS adopts new rules of procedure:
1. Judicial robes at SCOTUS will no longer be black, they will be purple.
2. Upon entering, every person not carrying a write of forbearance will be required to bow and kiss the ring of each justice. Writs of forbearance may be purchased at a new kiosk to be established on the court steps.
3. Crosses must be worn visibly.
4. Cases will be heard only after "donations" are received and counted.

2024-07-01 15:36:32

OK, I officially declare that we, the United States of America, are now in a state of Constitutional Crisis.

2024-06-29 17:59:27

Now that SCOTUS is on a kick to parse legislative language the same way a medieval scholastic would parse the bible it could be useful to point out some gaps in our Constitution.
For example, at no place does our Constitution require that members of SCOTUS be alive. Nor is there any requirement that Congress appropriate funds for SCOTUS, indeed Congress and the Prez could lease out the Supreme court building for homeless and low income housing.

2024-06-28 23:18:46

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@npub1sdt…96z3 My criteria for an alternative to Biden is a low bar - he/she must be able to beat TFG. I'm not looking for anything resembling "best" or "wisest"; I'm only looking for a winner.

2024-06-28 02:59:31

OK, now my position is that I want Biden to withdraw his candidacy. And I want Amy Klobuchar to step up.
(I like Harris but I concede that she is not popular.)

2024-06-28 02:54:26

Are we ready for President J.D. Vance? We better be. 'cause TFG now looks like he's going to win in November and it is likely he won't survive for a four year term.

2024-06-28 01:25:09

Did TFG just call Biden "Brandon"?
I wonder if Biden is going to directly remind everyone that TFG killed hundreds of thousands of Americans with his Covid stupidity.

2024-06-28 01:11:14

WTF, why did Tapper call TFG "President"? (Sometimes he, correctly adds "former".)
TFG is bloviating falsehoods, but speaking it convincingly. Biden's presentation style is lacking energy (and his voice sounds ill). Not good.

2024-06-28 01:06:13

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@npub1nvp…agzg What's going on with TFG's voice?

2024-06-28 00:05:23

Oklahoma is not OK.
If I were subject to this I would "comply" by using a bible in the original languages, Greek, Aramaic, Hebrew.
What's next - Ecclesiastical courts, close-on-Sunday (bl;ue laws), no school graduation (or marriage) without a church attendance certificate?
Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters orders schools to teach the Bible.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oklahoma-ryan-walters-bible-taught-in-school-rcna159307

2024-06-18 18:05:12

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@npub178r…qekt Umunhum means hummingbird.

2024-06-12 23:14:49

Those of us who are ancient as the Pyramids might remember when TV stations would sign off at midnight, usually after playing the Star Spangled Banner.
One year at the end of one of the Interop shows we all gathered in the network operations center (NOC), sang the Star Spangled Banner, and then turned off the power to our rather large bank of routers and switches.
It was kinda fun.

2024-06-12 17:38:56

I am writing a note on the question "how much longer can software based products (which includes Internet based products and applications) sustain their apparent immunity against liability for flaws, failures, and security vulnerabilities?"
I am kinda wondering what company or product will be the one that finally throws the liability door wide open. So far my bet is on Tesla.

2024-06-03 07:46:48

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@npub198t…hasj We somewhat randomized our invoice numbers so that one couldn't (easily) deduce how much business we were doing based on the serial number of the invoices.

2024-05-30 22:41:05

So, are we now going to find out how many tons, pounds, stones, kilograms TFG *actually* weighs?

2024-05-30 18:41:22

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@npub198t…hasj Please don't gloat. I've got to replace a swelling battery in a Macbook. Ugh. (Every time I go inside an Apple or Dell laptop I cry out to the gods "Why? Why me? What have I done to offend you?".)

2024-05-30 00:04:46

It is almost beyond discussion that today's SCOTUS is the most corrupt and unethical in US history.
Any well formed congress would have impeached and convicted Thomas and Alito, and thrown them into the rubbish bin of history.
And the bias in the decisions of today's SCOTUS makes the Taney court (of Dred Scott infamy) look principled by comparison.
The Roberts court will go down in history as the worst we have ever had.

2024-05-28 23:49:20

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@npub1p0w…22r5 Might you have a cite to the sections of the Fed rules that define or require such a conference? (It's been too many years since I've done anything in Fed court and I'm out of date on the present rules.)

2024-05-28 23:49:20

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2024-05-23 18:26:59

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@npub198t…hasj Around here, with all of the Procrustean rules about document formats, word counts, paper colors, margins, fonts, etc it has largely become a world of Microsoft Word.

2024-05-20 19:23:08

I find it amusing how stupid some organizations are.
Consider "Tribel" - hoping to be an alternative to Musk & Zuck - it's home page on the web has an unavoidable pop-up demanding assent to a "Policy Update" in which you agree that you have read that policy.
Except that you can not read that policy until you assent.
That website must have been assembled by people who built Tesla's driver interface - clearly they have never attempted to use it.

2024-05-19 16:46:10

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@npub178r…qekt What is that on the top of the leftmost building - the Bank of the Metropolis? It looks like the bill of a giant trucker cap.

2023-07-02 19:42:23

I'm seriously wondering which is going to last longer: me or the United States.
The US re-invented itself with the post civil war amendments (13, 14, & 15 - even though SCOTUS tried, with some success, to dismember them.)
We are going to need a similar re-invention, one that redresses power imbalances (like excess executive power, filibuster, emperor-for-life judges, unlimited pardon, religion-uber-alles suppression of liberties, etc.)
Otherwise will are going to nationally fracture into coastal nations of wealth and cosmopolitan contact with the world and fundamental-religionist, agrarian center nations that are much like the world of central Asia.