David Brewster

Texas attorney ⚖️. ΩΔΦ SP12 🛡. Menswear enthusiast 👔. Songwriter and singer/guitarist of worship music 🎸! Freemason /G\

[David Brewster @DBrewster316]

@am_yers Yeah “no one” unless you practice in the appellate courts or supreme courts 🙄 literally filed an appeal last year and one of the briefing requirements was it had to be bluebook compliant.

[David Brewster @DBrewster316]

@BobPritchett @SMB_Attorney Excess verbosity is definitely a problem. Contracts can be concise without sacrificing protections. But “plain language” implies (to me) cutting out all but the most fundamental provisions to the immediate agreement. We still have to anticipate and prevent issues if we can.

[David Brewster @DBrewster316]

@BobPritchett @SMB_Attorney In my experience, every provision exists because it’s either necessary for the transaction or because there’s case law that made the provision necessary to prevent similar litigation. Too many breach suits started with a “plain language” contract.

[David Brewster @DBrewster316]

Or maybe it’s just that, between career and kids, I don’t have the time or energy to see it? It just all feels different than it did in the 2010’s. Doctor Who, Star Wars, GOT, Marvel, etc. were all pumping out hits, but now it feels like there’s an empty void most of the time.

[David Brewster @DBrewster316]

Maybe I’m just getting old or entering a new phase of life, but does anyone else feel like we are entering a “post-fandom” era in pop culture? Conventions feel more corporate, pop culture merch is less diverse and whimsical, and grassroots fan communities seem to be waning (🧵)

[David Brewster @DBrewster316]

Fandom used to be a facet of identity. But now everything feels less connected. Longer production times between movies or seasons subdue excitement. Artists alleys at conventions seem more mass-produced and less fan-driven. It’s like the shell is still there, but the joy is gone.

[David Brewster @DBrewster316]

@adamgcrews Then that’s a failure of both the author and the editorial board. When I was an editor on my school’s law journal, there were at least 3-4 layers of double-checking by multiple people on every cite, quote, and proposition.

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@Lynnbruneau @JamesMelville If the USA wanted assistance from allies (or knew it might need assistance) then it should have coordinated and consulted with allies BEFORE unilaterally starting an armed conflict. Berating them for not falling in line, despite not being consulted beforehand, is disingenuous.

[David Brewster @DBrewster316]

@NMaste999 @Javierrmercado @KurtSchlichter I was just thinking about this yesterday. A reasonable reading of the quote is that the speaker used “aliens” (a synonym) to add additional emphasis in his speech. It was not a list, it was another descriptor. Today we would represent this aside with parentheses or m-dashes.

[David Brewster @DBrewster316]

@SpockResists FWIW, Bethel and Hillsong used to be major players in Christian music, but after their scandals I haven’t heard them played much (if at all) on Christian radio since then. Not much, but it’s something.

[David Brewster @DBrewster316]

@eric_krodel @jared_shult And she drew the attention to them. She wanted to be sure people KNEW they were praying. Genuine acts of faith don’t need to be seen and validated. She chose to specifically try and draw attention to the fact THEY were praying, not simply to Easter.

[David Brewster @DBrewster316]

@BSD_1984 @jared_shult Based on this administration and Republican messaging generally? Her likely intent was to say “look how Christian our administration is (and inferring, by contrast, how anti-Christian democrats are).” She wanted to be sure people KNEW *they* were praying, keeping focus on them.

[David Brewster @DBrewster316]

@jared_shult @Noriega_01 A lot of people in this thread are missing the point: don’t turn prayer into a spectacle for you to show off how religious and pious you are. It doesn’t contradict any of the “light of the world/don’t deny me”type verses. Making it a spectacle shifts the focus to YOU, not God.

[David Brewster @DBrewster316]

@BSD_1984 @jared_shult There’s a difference between sharing the gospel by living in genuine and open faith (this verse) and making a spectacle of prayer to convince everyone of how religious and pious you are (the OP’s verse).

[David Brewster @DBrewster316]

@Mashka63Marina @IAmPoliticsGirl Republicans didn’t HAVE to nominate Trump. There was a whole primary. The “I didn’t have a choice” argument ignores that reality. Republicans made a conscious decision to nominate him.

[David Brewster @DBrewster316]

@NEJTheGreat @DeezyEight Painters do A LOT more than just hyper-realism. Cameras weren’t threats to impressionists, abstracts, cubists, etc. but AI potentially affects ALL art, unless you work in physical media like sculpture. This analogy easily breaks down.

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@FabvLMusic Also, if all they do is use AI, what’s the end goal? It’s not like they can go on tour doing live gigs. They won’t be performing their “music” anywhere. How is that at all fulfilling???

[David Brewster @DBrewster316]

@ghostlike_mp3 @DeezyEight “I can’t [sing/play instrument] so AI helps me demo!” Instead, either improve your skills or collab with someone on those parts!

“It helps with writers block!” So does co-writing with a friend or colleague!

“It helps me mix and master!” So would learning your equipment!

[David Brewster @DBrewster316]

@DeezyEight There’s a YouTube channel called “The Singing Tavern” that is pretty much all AI music for D&D/fantasy medieval crowd. Hundreds of thousands of views! Just one of many. Definitely a negative for a community that emphasizes authenticity and human-made goods.

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@ToonHive If you feed the exact same prompt to AI, will it reproduce the exact same image every single time? A skilled artist can reproduce masterpieces, but if AI images are not reproduce-able even with the exact same prompts, then it undermines any arguments about skill.