austin
@atchambers.bsky.social
lawyer doing the “data and tech stuff” … human interests include photography, cooking, travel, and sleep | denver, colorado
watching austrian tv interview with the mayor of spitzbergen in the arctic circle, all part their round the clock coverage of this bullshit, and i’ll damned if it’s not a fucking taco truck. at 78 degrees north. amazing.
January 18, 2026 at 4:07 PM
watching austrian tv interview with the mayor of spitzbergen in the arctic circle, all part their round the clock coverage of this bullshit, and i’ll damned if it’s not a fucking taco truck. at 78 degrees north. amazing.
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
jfc
Trump: "I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting ... "
January 7, 2026 at 8:52 PM
jfc
these are outright lies
January 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
these are outright lies
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If you won't listen to us, maybe you'll listen to this horse.
January 5, 2026 at 9:13 PM
If you won't listen to us, maybe you'll listen to this horse.
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In response to SSRN's removal of Professor Edwards's "The Originalist Case for the President's Power to Pardon State Offenses," I have posted "A Response to SSRN's Removal of Jerry Edwards's 'The Originalist Case for the President's Power to Pardon State Offenses'"
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
![On December 11, 2025, President Donald J. Trump announced a pardon for former Mesa County, Colorado, Clerk Tina Peters. A veritable mob of critics emerged to condemn the pardon as unlawful, illegal, not allowed, and fundamentally inconsistent with the narrowly circumscribed powers of the President to “grant pardons and reprieves for Offenses against the United States,” which clearly refers to federal offenses. 1 In response to the hullabaloo, Professor Jerry Edwards bravely “survey[ed] hundreds of years of history in the past few days” and wrote an article “assessing the originalist case.”2 Professor Edwards made the regrettable mistake of posting his article to the Social Science Research Network (“SSRN”), which concluded that his “manuscript [did] not meet the criteria for posting on SSRN” and subsequently removed it3—demonstrating yet another instance of well-documented bias against originalist legal scholarship.4 To the untrained scholar, Professor Edwards’s scholarship may have seemed like he just copied and pasted the lyrics to Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up”5 into a Word document, which spanned approximately a page and a half, and conducted no originalist analysis. Even if Professor Edwards did just that,6 characterizing this discussion as somehow unfitting of other works in the originalist oeuvre7 is, yet again, anti-originalist bias. In this brief essay, which was rushedly written to ensure that the whole commentariat was aware of the “entire literature that disagrees”8 with the notion that the President cannot pardon state crimes, I analyze the lyrics of “Never Gonna Give You Up.” I conclude that it has as direct, helpful, and material a bearing on originalist jurisprudence on the President’s pardon power as any leading originalist scholar could muster.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q3dycka5ce2gybcbau5gfehd/bafkreiciwxwj5gbuomhmhbkn4gncsoy5icfxwyxijxyzm5hw6q5v4xxj3y@jpeg)
December 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
In response to SSRN's removal of Professor Edwards's "The Originalist Case for the President's Power to Pardon State Offenses," I have posted "A Response to SSRN's Removal of Jerry Edwards's 'The Originalist Case for the President's Power to Pardon State Offenses'"
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
the eo attempting to limit state ai laws is live www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
December 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
the eo attempting to limit state ai laws is live www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Preparing a class touching on the origin of data protection law, found this amazingly prescient BBC interview (same year of Hesse legislation) x.com/BBCArchive/s...
December 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Preparing a class touching on the origin of data protection law, found this amazingly prescient BBC interview (same year of Hesse legislation) x.com/BBCArchive/s...
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In other words, they're the same picture.
Don't get distracted. All versions of KOSA violate user privacy, the rights of minors, and irreparably chill speech.
And no shade intended at CDT, but there is no room here to concede or compromise. Especially under the current administration.
Don't get distracted. All versions of KOSA violate user privacy, the rights of minors, and irreparably chill speech.
And no shade intended at CDT, but there is no room here to concede or compromise. Especially under the current administration.
December 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
In other words, they're the same picture.
Don't get distracted. All versions of KOSA violate user privacy, the rights of minors, and irreparably chill speech.
And no shade intended at CDT, but there is no room here to concede or compromise. Especially under the current administration.
Don't get distracted. All versions of KOSA violate user privacy, the rights of minors, and irreparably chill speech.
And no shade intended at CDT, but there is no room here to concede or compromise. Especially under the current administration.
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Soooooo restrictions for international data transfers are now percolating US privacy-ish bills beyond the national security DOJ rule stuff: COPPA 2.0 would include foreign access restrictions to the personal information of a child or teen (targeting designated countries) 1/
d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Soooooo restrictions for international data transfers are now percolating US privacy-ish bills beyond the national security DOJ rule stuff: COPPA 2.0 would include foreign access restrictions to the personal information of a child or teen (targeting designated countries) 1/
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EU commission is is in advanced talks for recognizing "legitimate interest" as legal basis for training AI with personal data under the GDPR. Following that, the challenge will be the accountability
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
EU Commission eyes codifying ‘legitimate interest’ as legal basis for AI training | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
The European Commission is close to presenting an amendment to the GDPR that would codify “legitimate interest” as the legal basis for training AI systems with personal data. The proposal is currently...
www.mlex.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
EU commission is is in advanced talks for recognizing "legitimate interest" as legal basis for training AI with personal data under the GDPR. Following that, the challenge will be the accountability
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
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ICYMI: A little-known algorithmic process called “differential privacy” helps keep census data anonymous. Conservatives want it gone. But experts say differential privacy is a "punching bag" to excuse redoing the census--a long-term right wing goal
@wired.com
www.wired.com/story/republ...
@wired.com
www.wired.com/story/republ...
The Republican Plan to Reform the Census Could Put Everyone’s Privacy at Risk
A little-known algorithmic process called “differential privacy” helps keep census data anonymous. Conservatives want it gone.
www.wired.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
ICYMI: A little-known algorithmic process called “differential privacy” helps keep census data anonymous. Conservatives want it gone. But experts say differential privacy is a "punching bag" to excuse redoing the census--a long-term right wing goal
@wired.com
www.wired.com/story/republ...
@wired.com
www.wired.com/story/republ...
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Big win for privacy: Multiple U.S. Courts of Appeals ruled that carriers (e.g. Verizon, T-Mobile, etc.) must protect your cell phone location data. This closes a 5+ year saga over whether carriers can sell/share that data without consent.
epic.org/multiple-cou...
epic.org/multiple-cou...
Multiple Courts Confirm: Carriers Must Protect Your Phone Location Data
epic.org
September 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Big win for privacy: Multiple U.S. Courts of Appeals ruled that carriers (e.g. Verizon, T-Mobile, etc.) must protect your cell phone location data. This closes a 5+ year saga over whether carriers can sell/share that data without consent.
epic.org/multiple-cou...
epic.org/multiple-cou...
new patron saint of the internet just dropped
Georgius Slop
Austria, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2007
Austria, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2007
September 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
new patron saint of the internet just dropped
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“Denver soon found itself dealing with a larger influx of migrants, on a per capita basis, than any other city in the United States.”
Dilemma in Denver | Nick Tabor
Denver attempted to navigate a surge of immigration—with little assistance from the Biden administration and open hostility from its successor.
thebaffler.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“Denver soon found itself dealing with a larger influx of migrants, on a per capita basis, than any other city in the United States.”
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
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Some quick thoughts on problems I see in the General Court case upholding EU data transfers to the US that came down today (Latombe). 🧵
#EUGeneralCourt dismisses the action seeking annulment of the new framework for transferring #PersonalData between the #EU and the #US 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
Communiqués de presse - Cour de justice de l'Union européenne
Court of Justice of the European Union
curia.europa.eu
September 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Some quick thoughts on problems I see in the General Court case upholding EU data transfers to the US that came down today (Latombe). 🧵
i randomly learned today that riots at a jethro tull concert in 1971 led to a 5 year ban on rock n roll at red rocks
Jethro Tull is still my favorite band
I was super into prog rock when I was in high school and I *also* did not go to parties.
August 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
i randomly learned today that riots at a jethro tull concert in 1971 led to a 5 year ban on rock n roll at red rocks
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Colorado lawmakers abandon special session effort to tweak AI law, will push back start date to June 2026 www.cpr.org/2025/08/25/c... via @jesseapaul.bsky.social @coloradosun.com #copolitics
Colorado lawmakers abandon special session effort to tweak AI law, will push back start date to June 2026
The move came after a deal among consumer advocates, the tech industry and others on how to move forward on the measure fell apart.
www.cpr.org
August 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Colorado lawmakers abandon special session effort to tweak AI law, will push back start date to June 2026 www.cpr.org/2025/08/25/c... via @jesseapaul.bsky.social @coloradosun.com #copolitics
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New: As the Colorado Senate breaks for the day with no deal on AI, the House sponsors of the more moderate AI regulation bill are about to gut it. They intend to strip it of all provisions and instead just delay the existing AI regs, which kick in come February.
August 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
New: As the Colorado Senate breaks for the day with no deal on AI, the House sponsors of the more moderate AI regulation bill are about to gut it. They intend to strip it of all provisions and instead just delay the existing AI regs, which kick in come February.
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So extraordinary, hard to believe
State lawmakers are pushing a bill that would prohibit consumers from suing businesses whose AI use potentially violates consumer protection laws.
State lawmakers are pushing a bill that would prohibit consumers from suing businesses whose AI use potentially violates consumer protection laws.
August 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
So extraordinary, hard to believe
State lawmakers are pushing a bill that would prohibit consumers from suing businesses whose AI use potentially violates consumer protection laws.
State lawmakers are pushing a bill that would prohibit consumers from suing businesses whose AI use potentially violates consumer protection laws.
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Man this thread is such a vibe. We take the Internet for granted. The age verification bullshit in the UK is really a stark reminder of that too.
YOU WANT TO KNOW ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA
You get to interact with humans you'd likely not have contact with IRL/meatspace because our worlds in meatspaces are limited by time/money/distance/access.
DO YOU PEOPLE KNOW HOW FUCKING COOL IT IS HOW MANY SCIENTISTS ARE ON HERE
You get to interact with humans you'd likely not have contact with IRL/meatspace because our worlds in meatspaces are limited by time/money/distance/access.
DO YOU PEOPLE KNOW HOW FUCKING COOL IT IS HOW MANY SCIENTISTS ARE ON HERE
August 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Man this thread is such a vibe. We take the Internet for granted. The age verification bullshit in the UK is really a stark reminder of that too.
that privacy concerns get one para in paxton is not good, but holding that it’s not chilling to require a third party provider collect your gov id and associate it with porn consumption, bc porn *has always been stigmatized* is just wild… a database of members of a socially stigmatized group is bad!
June 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
that privacy concerns get one para in paxton is not good, but holding that it’s not chilling to require a third party provider collect your gov id and associate it with porn consumption, bc porn *has always been stigmatized* is just wild… a database of members of a socially stigmatized group is bad!
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