By not coming out and saying it's because of tariffs, cowardly [@microsoft.com](
Bluesky Social
Microsoft (@microsoft.com)
AI, Cloud, Productivity, Computing, Gaming & Apps β˜€οΈ
 ) is allowing Trump to later claim that someone else paid for the tariffs. Just fucking say that it's because of the tariffs. RE:
Bluesky Social
dell cameron (@dell.bsky.social)
Microsoft hikes Xbox price $80 due to unspecified "market conditions." https://www.axios.com/2025/05/01/xbox-price-increase-trump-tariffs-microsoft
 View quoted note β†’
Capitulating law firms suggested they had to capitulate to retain clients. The opposite may be true. RE:
Bluesky Social
Eric Goldman (@ericgoldman.bsky.social)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/business/microsoft-drops-trump-compliant-law-firm.html
We truly live in the dumbest of times, but watching Gerdes stumble and try to avoid admitting that he's a complete dumbass under questioning from [@jamestalarico.bsky.social](
Bluesky Social
James Talarico (@jamestalarico.bsky.social)
Texas State Representative, former middle school teacher, and Presbyterian seminarian running for the U.S. Senate to take power back for working pe...
 ) is pretty impressive. The video leaves out Talarico later pointing out that this is "a manufactured, debunked smear campaign" RE:
Bluesky Social
John Corbett (@johnlcorbett.bsky.social)
The great Texas state representative James Talarico (D) forces representative Stan Gerdes (R) to admit that his FURRIES Act, which would prohibit β...
Last year we ran a successful crowdfunding campaign to get our amazingly fun card game, One Billion users funded. The game is now going into production! YOU CAN STILL BACK IT. But for just for one more week. [www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mmasnick/one-billion-users-the-social-media-card-game?ref=14nt84 ) RE:
Bluesky Social
Mike Masnick (@mmasnick.bsky.social)
If you like the work we do at Techdirt, this is a great way to support it, as proceeds from the campaign will be used to fund our continued reporti...
 [One Billion Users: The Social ...](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mmasnick/one-billion-users-the-social-media-card-game?ref=14nt84 )
I can hear [@kathryntewson.bsky.social](
Bluesky Social
Kathryn Tewson (@kathryntewson.bsky.social)
Good in a crisis and at no other time First initial last name at gmail dot com Signal:@KathrynTewson.06
 ) screaming all the way from here as I read this. [theconversation.com/people-trust...](
The Conversation
People trust legal advice generated by ChatGPT more than a lawyer – new study
It’s hard for ordinary people to distinguish good advice from decisively-voiced bad advice.
 ) [People trust legal advice gene...](
The Conversation
People trust legal advice generated by ChatGPT more than a lawyer – new study
It’s hard for ordinary people to distinguish good advice from decisively-voiced bad advice.
 )
Also, looks like the Stringer Bell rule applies here. Apple execs kept taking notes on basically how their "compliance" with the injunction would thwart the clearly stated intent and purpose of the injunction. Then Apple tried to hide the notes. RE:
Bluesky Social
Mike Masnick (@mmasnick.bsky.social)
The craziest thing in all of this, by the way, is that Apple *mostly* won this case. It was only one little bit that the court dinged them on, whil...
 View quoted note β†’
The level of pettiness is off the charts. RE:
Bluesky Social
Jamie Gangel (@jamiegangel.bsky.social)
New- Chris Krebs’ β€œmembership in Global Entry has been revoked. Krebs, who has repeatedly attested to the security of the 2020 election, told C...
The craziest thing in all of this, by the way, is that Apple *mostly* won this case. It was only one little bit that the court dinged them on, while giving them everything else they wanted on all the more important claims. That they still played games on the small bit they lost is just... stupid. RE:
Bluesky Social
Mike Masnick (@mmasnick.bsky.social)
"Cook chose poorly." [contains quote post or other embedded content]
 View quoted note β†’
πŸ‘€ RE:
Bluesky Social
Steve Herman (@newsguy.bsky.social)
WSJ - Tesla's board has opened a search for a CEO to succeed Elon Musk. https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tesla-musk-ceo-search-board-0ce61af9?st...
 View quoted note β†’
"Cook chose poorly." RE:
Bluesky Social
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social)
GodDAMN this ruling against Apple in the Epic lawsuit is brutal. This is a judge who is outright furious at a company and it is not going well for ...