David Colarusso
@davidcolarusso.com
Co-director @suffolkLITLab.org (Legal Innov. & Tech). Attorney & science educator by training & practice. Data scientist, craftsman, & writer by experience. No mannels.
My bots: @icymilaw.org, @news.bot.suffolklitlab.org & @lolscotus.bsky.social
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David Colarusso
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· Sep 5
One of my favorite things about working at Suffolk is how frequently I get to walk through the Boston Public Garden. Here’s a painting based on a picture I took before class this week.
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Importantly clarifying thread from @molly.wiki
Neither is true. The first isn’t even really possible without community buy-in, and so far the English Wikipedia community has been extremely resistant to AI or AI-assisted editing. As for the latter, all Wikimedia content has always been free, and was already widely used for AI training.
January 15, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Importantly clarifying thread from @molly.wiki
7yo has a “spirit day” at school on Friday where you’re supposed to dress up as “future you.” I was curious what she was going to choose,¹ and she just let us know she’s going as an astrophysicist. As a former physics and astronomy teacher, I’m over the moon. 🥰
¹ I didn’t say a word.
¹ I didn’t say a word.
January 15, 2026 at 12:51 AM
7yo has a “spirit day” at school on Friday where you’re supposed to dress up as “future you.” I was curious what she was going to choose,¹ and she just let us know she’s going as an astrophysicist. As a former physics and astronomy teacher, I’m over the moon. 🥰
¹ I didn’t say a word.
¹ I didn’t say a word.
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The nice thing that happened in class today:
Grade 5 students solve a puzzle where they put cuneiform numbers in order (there is no guidance, just work with the symbols, how do you order them?)
I told them they are like archeologists cracking a code. They did it!
"But were is zero?"
"It […]
Grade 5 students solve a puzzle where they put cuneiform numbers in order (there is no guidance, just work with the symbols, how do you order them?)
I told them they are like archeologists cracking a code. They did it!
"But were is zero?"
"It […]
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sauropods.win
January 15, 2026 at 12:37 AM
The nice thing that happened in class today:
Grade 5 students solve a puzzle where they put cuneiform numbers in order (there is no guidance, just work with the symbols, how do you order them?)
I told them they are like archeologists cracking a code. They did it!
"But were is zero?"
"It […]
Grade 5 students solve a puzzle where they put cuneiform numbers in order (there is no guidance, just work with the symbols, how do you order them?)
I told them they are like archeologists cracking a code. They did it!
"But were is zero?"
"It […]
Reposted by David Colarusso
I don't buy the theory that Lorca name dropping Musk is a clue he's from the mirror universe—mostly because we've had other positive references. I do, however, think the actions of our Musk might mean we are living in the mirror universe. #StarTrek
January 14, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I don't buy the theory that Lorca name dropping Musk is a clue he's from the mirror universe—mostly because we've had other positive references. I do, however, think the actions of our Musk might mean we are living in the mirror universe. #StarTrek
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After reading a summary of the opinion, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said to the courtroom, which contained SG John Sauer and his deputies: "Seeing who's here, it's not the case you thought."
We still don't know when #SCOTUS will release its tariffs decision.
We still don't know when #SCOTUS will release its tariffs decision.
January 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
After reading a summary of the opinion, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said to the courtroom, which contained SG John Sauer and his deputies: "Seeing who's here, it's not the case you thought."
We still don't know when #SCOTUS will release its tariffs decision.
We still don't know when #SCOTUS will release its tariffs decision.
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For your #FollowFriday consideration, a random list of folks whose posts my dev @davidcolarusso.com has found interesting:
@smbrnsn.bsky.social
@msrosenberg.bsky.social
@barbmcquade.bsky.social
@weblawlib.bsky.social
@bcmerchant.bsky.social
@thefordon.bsky.social
@smbrnsn.bsky.social
@msrosenberg.bsky.social
@barbmcquade.bsky.social
@weblawlib.bsky.social
@bcmerchant.bsky.social
@thefordon.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 12:51 PM
For your #FollowFriday consideration, a random list of folks whose posts my dev @davidcolarusso.com has found interesting:
@smbrnsn.bsky.social
@msrosenberg.bsky.social
@barbmcquade.bsky.social
@weblawlib.bsky.social
@bcmerchant.bsky.social
@thefordon.bsky.social
@smbrnsn.bsky.social
@msrosenberg.bsky.social
@barbmcquade.bsky.social
@weblawlib.bsky.social
@bcmerchant.bsky.social
@thefordon.bsky.social
If for any reason you want to know what a bunch of lawyers, and folks who talk about the law are saying "right now," this list from @icymilaw.org is for you. It's one of the sources ICYMI Law uses for it's aggregated feed and daily digests.¹
¹ icymilaw.org
¹ icymilaw.org
January 7, 2026 at 8:34 PM
If for any reason you want to know what a bunch of lawyers, and folks who talk about the law are saying "right now," this list from @icymilaw.org is for you. It's one of the sources ICYMI Law uses for it's aggregated feed and daily digests.¹
¹ icymilaw.org
¹ icymilaw.org
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Ten times a day now, I'm like "This is literally what the drafters of the Constitution were explicitly trying to prevent".
January 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Ten times a day now, I'm like "This is literally what the drafters of the Constitution were explicitly trying to prevent".
Happy "sift through a wall of unread emails after you've been 'away' on 'break' and grading lock down day" to all who celebrate.
January 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Happy "sift through a wall of unread emails after you've been 'away' on 'break' and grading lock down day" to all who celebrate.
"To initiate a war of aggression... is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime..." At least that’s what we said when we hanged the Nazis. See avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/09-30-46...
January 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
"To initiate a war of aggression... is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime..." At least that’s what we said when we hanged the Nazis. See avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/09-30-46...
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Shockingly forceful and well-argued editorial by the @nytimes.com editorial board (gift link)
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Shockingly forceful and well-argued editorial by the @nytimes.com editorial board (gift link)
Today’s “AI” has two modes—whiteboard and Ouija board. The trick is not confusing the two.
January 3, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Today’s “AI” has two modes—whiteboard and Ouija board. The trick is not confusing the two.
We didn’t make it to midnight last year. So, we’re trying for a double feature in hopes folks can power through: The Princess Bride & Labyrinth. Plus, there’s homemade pizza. Also, I stand by my Iñigo theory. RIP Rob Reiner.
January 1, 2026 at 12:27 AM
We didn’t make it to midnight last year. So, we’re trying for a double feature in hopes folks can power through: The Princess Bride & Labyrinth. Plus, there’s homemade pizza. Also, I stand by my Iñigo theory. RIP Rob Reiner.
The Winslow Homer exhibit at #MFABoston is really good,¹ & given watercolor’s sensitivity to light, they only tend to display the collection every 40-50 years. No pressure; it runs through Jan 19.
If like me you dabble in watercolor, nothing can replace in-person. 🎨👌
¹ www.mfa.org/exhibition/o...
If like me you dabble in watercolor, nothing can replace in-person. 🎨👌
¹ www.mfa.org/exhibition/o...
December 31, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The Winslow Homer exhibit at #MFABoston is really good,¹ & given watercolor’s sensitivity to light, they only tend to display the collection every 40-50 years. No pressure; it runs through Jan 19.
If like me you dabble in watercolor, nothing can replace in-person. 🎨👌
¹ www.mfa.org/exhibition/o...
If like me you dabble in watercolor, nothing can replace in-person. 🎨👌
¹ www.mfa.org/exhibition/o...
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PSA: If you start When Harry Met Sally (US DVD) at exactly 10:30.34 pm on New Year's Eve, your midnight will be cinematically synced with 1989's #BallDrop. Happy #NewYears / #NewYearsEve! 🍾🥂
December 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
PSA: If you start When Harry Met Sally (US DVD) at exactly 10:30.34 pm on New Year's Eve, your midnight will be cinematically synced with 1989's #BallDrop. Happy #NewYears / #NewYearsEve! 🍾🥂
I swung by the MFA today. So, I had to pair up this old picture of Athena with the inspiration. This is what happens when you walk around with a sketchbook in your pocket.
December 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I swung by the MFA today. So, I had to pair up this old picture of Athena with the inspiration. This is what happens when you walk around with a sketchbook in your pocket.
PSA: If you start When Harry Met Sally (US DVD) at exactly 10:30.34 pm on New Year's Eve, your midnight will be cinematically synced with 1989's #BallDrop. Happy #NewYears / #NewYearsEve! 🍾🥂
December 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
PSA: If you start When Harry Met Sally (US DVD) at exactly 10:30.34 pm on New Year's Eve, your midnight will be cinematically synced with 1989's #BallDrop. Happy #NewYears / #NewYearsEve! 🍾🥂
We made it out to the Concord Museum’s annual Family Tree event (open through January 4),¹ and I got to visit Thoreau’s little green desk and Emerson’s study. They’ve done some major renovations in the past five years or so.
¹ concordmuseum.org/event/30th-a...
¹ concordmuseum.org/event/30th-a...
December 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
We made it out to the Concord Museum’s annual Family Tree event (open through January 4),¹ and I got to visit Thoreau’s little green desk and Emerson’s study. They’ve done some major renovations in the past five years or so.
¹ concordmuseum.org/event/30th-a...
¹ concordmuseum.org/event/30th-a...
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As the year comes to an end, may I interest you in my favorite book of 2025? It's @adapalmer.bsky.social's Inventing the Renaissance: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
You think you don't need a 700+ page romp through mostly Renaissance Italy, but you do.
You think you don't need a 700+ page romp through mostly Renaissance Italy, but you do.
Inventing the Renaissance
A New Yorker Best Book of 2025An irreverent new take on the Renaissance, which reveals it as anything but Europe’s golden age.From the darkness of a plagued and war-torn Middle Ages, the Renaissance (...
press.uchicago.edu
December 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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This afternoon the family gathered around to watch the 11yo complete the true pacifist ending of Undertale. I’m so proud. 🥰
Determination! Actions have consequences. What a beautiful game.
Determination! Actions have consequences. What a beautiful game.
December 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
This afternoon the family gathered around to watch the 11yo complete the true pacifist ending of Undertale. I’m so proud. 🥰
Determination! Actions have consequences. What a beautiful game.
Determination! Actions have consequences. What a beautiful game.
11yo is writing an epistolary story but formatted as text messages instead of letters. Query, do we still call this epistolary fiction or is there some “better” word? Right and wrong answers welcome. Hivemind go!
December 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
11yo is writing an epistolary story but formatted as text messages instead of letters. Query, do we still call this epistolary fiction or is there some “better” word? Right and wrong answers welcome. Hivemind go!
My family gets me. They really get me. I don’t think I had fully grasped the size of a Galaxy Class starship—3,600 pieces! Consequently, this was a combined Christmas & birthday gift, with multiple gifters. Much fun will be had. Note: the communicator was a stocking stuffer/foreshadowing.
December 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
My family gets me. They really get me. I don’t think I had fully grasped the size of a Galaxy Class starship—3,600 pieces! Consequently, this was a combined Christmas & birthday gift, with multiple gifters. Much fun will be had. Note: the communicator was a stocking stuffer/foreshadowing.
Talking with my mom about my newfound love of Emily Dickerson, and she quoted most of a poem from memory (originally learned over 50 years ago). See
A Bird, came down the Walk - (359)
A Bird, came down the Walk - He did not know I saw - He bit an Angle Worm in halves And ate the fellow, raw, And then, he drank a Dew From a convenient Grass - And then hopped sidewise to the Wall...
www.poetryfoundation.org
December 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Talking with my mom about my newfound love of Emily Dickerson, and she quoted most of a poem from memory (originally learned over 50 years ago). See
I think this stalking stuffer may be foreshadowing. Stay tuned.
December 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I think this stalking stuffer may be foreshadowing. Stay tuned.