Mike Godwin
@mnemonic.bsky.social
Lawyer, author, EFF's first hire, Godwin's Law creator (he/him). Retweeting!=endorsing. I tell jokes here, mostly. My opinions here don't necessarily represent any employer or any client. You may have known me as @sfmnemonic on Twitter.
The phrase “when I say the movie” should be “when I saw the movie”—sorry, copy-editor habits die hard.
December 2, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The phrase “when I say the movie” should be “when I saw the movie”—sorry, copy-editor habits die hard.
In fairness, they had more advertising, ergo more pages, back in the day.
December 2, 2025 at 4:47 AM
In fairness, they had more advertising, ergo more pages, back in the day.
I wish there were a way I could agree more than 100 percent with you about this.
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I wish there were a way I could agree more than 100 percent with you about this.
Must workshop my new opus, “Waiting for Godwin.”
December 2, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Must workshop my new opus, “Waiting for Godwin.”
JFC, they could hardly be more transparent about what they’re up to.
December 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
JFC, they could hardly be more transparent about what they’re up to.
I'm not invariably hesitant to mention Voldemort by name, but I try to be judicious about it.
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I'm not invariably hesitant to mention Voldemort by name, but I try to be judicious about it.
I hope @alexwinter.com is okay with that. Given a choice, I'd be happier in reminding people of Keanu than I have been in reminding them of Adolf.
December 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I hope @alexwinter.com is okay with that. Given a choice, I'd be happier in reminding people of Keanu than I have been in reminding them of Adolf.
Sadism is their vice-signaling.
December 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Sadism is their vice-signaling.
I’ll offer to be at their Beckett call.
December 1, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I’ll offer to be at their Beckett call.
Why, yes. Yes, it could.
December 1, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Why, yes. Yes, it could.
Ah, that's my mistake--I was vague on where Fort Bragg is.
December 1, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Ah, that's my mistake--I was vague on where Fort Bragg is.
I'm just the channel this stuff passes through.
December 1, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I'm just the channel this stuff passes through.
Detour on 101 from Highway 5?
December 1, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Detour on 101 from Highway 5?
He's surprisingly upbeat about that.
November 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
He's surprisingly upbeat about that.
I read the reissue (retitled SPIDER KISS) and loved it.
November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I read the reissue (retitled SPIDER KISS) and loved it.