Jonathan Allen

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

[APStylebook @APStylebook]

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.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

The ‘bel’ in ‘decibel’ is for Alexander Graham Bell.

Since the ‘B’ in 'dB' is a name-derived unit, it is capitalized when abbreviated.

[NBC4 Washington @nbcwashington]

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
https://t.co/tuI7YFt30j

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

‘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.

[US Copyright Office @CopyrightOffice]

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. https://t.co/fNiHB1W7SI

[Barry Svrluga @barrysvrluga]

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)
https://t.co/DM33q5F4J5

[Kevin Ambrose @dcstormchaser]

Tidal Basin view this moment. @capitalweather

[The Associated Press @AP]

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. https://t.co/8ADnEPYACK

[NPR @NPR]

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.
https://t.co/qHF559HsJm

[Capital Weather @capitalweather]

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: https://t.co/oApESa8nPm

[Kevin Ambrose @dcstormchaser]

Sunrise this morning at the Tidal Basin. @capitalweather

[Dust-to-Digital @dusttodigital]

Remembering Django Reinhardt, born on this day in 1910 in Liberchies, Pont-à-Celles, Belgium.

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

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 https://t.co/uWtembGxoB

[Charles M. Schulz Museum @SchulzMuseum]

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 https://t.co/NNb8DBJ4yU

#Schulz100

[Sam Jackson @sjljackson]

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"

[Adam Liptak @adamliptak]

Today at #SCOTUS: Andy Warhol, Prince and the limits of the fair use defense to copyright infringement. Some background here: https://t.co/1igxZPNQKg

[Capital Weather @capitalweather]

Stunning photo of a vibrant rainbow bisected by a vivid lightning bolt Thursday night over South River in Maryland.

📷David Sites

[Ted Gioia @tedgioia]

“The untold story of the White House’s weirdly hip record collection” https://t.co/ozjB0yhVrP

[Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy]

"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.” https://t.co/mKL3DfQLSe