Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 22/09/2026Actually, this is simple math, although nobody knows what a ton is. It's about 2,000 books. A ton is around 2,000 pounds. A book is, say, five pounds. So this is probably about five tons of work, not one. 020
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 01/09/2026One of the greatest origami artists alive has a business card…made of paper…and it has nothing to do with folding. Huge missed opportunity, WTF. 120
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 31/08/2026We added a new "don't use AI — we're humans" note to CL's contact form because I couldn't stand the messages people were sending to us. Let's hope it helps. 020
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 26/08/2026My million dollar idea is telling AWS that developers have wide monitors and that nobody can read really wide documentation without struggling. Typography! It's a thing! 250
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 10/08/2026One day, people will realize that nobody is going to read a PDF on their phone, so if they believe in spreading knowledge, they have to stop doing this: 000
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 23/07/2026Then compare the pricing to cloud providers. Starts at 16 cents per thousand: 100
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 09/07/2026My kingdom for NYT’s style guide on the words “cease fire.” 151
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 24/06/2026California’s earthquake warning system is so cool. You get a push notification before the earthquake reaches you. Hope everybody is ok up there. 171
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 08/06/2026I guess ProPublica's 990 Explorer now flags if an org provides first class travel to its execs. That's...a choice, I guess. The exec at this org makes over $400k on about $100M in revenue. Not sure the flight is the first thing I'd dial into. 010
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 02/06/2026Well, at least Claude isn’t making it blindingly easy: 100
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 29/05/2026Anyway, yesterday's mess involved North Korea. In today's news, the Seventh Circuit did a bad redaction while making a point. The point would make more sense, of course, if these were valid redactions, but 🤷 100
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 22/05/2026Later in the thread popehat seems to call for execution of the doj lawyers. I appreciate his analysis, but damn. 121
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 19/05/2026I cannot dis-recommend U.S. Bank enough. We use them at FLP and: - They lack super basic features businesses need. - They made a genuine bank error last year that freaked us out. - They are repeatedly sending me emails about the same three transactions right now. It's impressive. 142
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 09/05/2026It can do citation network visualizations too. Here's a response to the prompt: "Make a network visualization that connects the citations between Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire (the 'fighting words' doctrine) and Cohen v. California in the case law DB." 010
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 09/05/2026Getting ready to launch the CourtListener AI connector and this thing is WILD. Some sample prompts that have blown me away: 1121
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 16/04/2026The CourtListener MCP is coming very soon. Get ready to have the full power of CourtListener in your AI tool of choice. 1134
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 10/04/2026I get that it’s humid, but I just feel like this is no way to fly. 120
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 27/03/2026This pop up on Airbnb has more staying power than the known universe itself. 000
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 16/03/2026Zoho coming out strong with the most eye-popping name for a conference imaginable. 020
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 13/03/2026It's a fun time to watch the Robert Del Naja Wikipedia page (Reuters has an article out today saying he's Banksy): en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?... 100
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 12/03/2026Hegseth cut the initiative that was supposed to prevent fatal strikes on civilians by 90%. The hit on the school was no accident. www.npr.org/2026/03/11/n... 011
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 05/03/2026This post by @thefordon.bsky.social is really interesting. She's teaching a course on legal technology and she is vibe coding tools to teach each lesson. It really looks like a new way to teach. "Vibe-coding replaced the paper handout." www.ailawlibrarians.com/2026/03/04/c... 020
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 28/01/2026Big moment for me personally. I’ve discovered a new kind of outlet. 140
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 23/01/2026This is the weirdest article like this I’ve ever read. Like, they sound brainwashed? 360
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 21/01/2026I don’t see it discussed much here, but the price of gold is insane. The fund I watch is up about 40% in the last year. It’s up 3.6% in the last couple days. This is not normal! 021
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 19/01/2026Pick up the nearest book. Open to page 42 and post your second sentence. Add #page42 and include this rule as a reply. “Lavoro come designer di struture pieghevoli, principalmente in cartone, per arredamento, decorazioni, giocattoli e altri prodotti.” 100
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 18/01/2026We're planning a trip to Jordan, and let me tell you, Michael Jordan and Nike have wrecked that country's SEO. A few examples: 110
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 22/12/2025Scrapers are back. This time they're hitting the front end using browsers with JavaScript, so they show up in our analytics logs: 000
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 22/12/2025Christ, Apple. Pine nuts, not prime mutes. How is Apple so bad at this? 021
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 10/12/2025Oakland is voting to slash $100M from the school district tonight. Some charts are wild. How do you cut 1000 jobs over nine years and only save a few million bucks? 100
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 09/12/2025I put the founding date of Free Law Project as the BlueSky birthday of @free.law, and so that’s how we lost access to the account today: 812629
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 02/12/2025Oakland mail trucks got something special going on. 010
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 30/09/2025This is remarkable and inline with the threats that have been overflowing into my inbox (I've reported two threats on judges in the last month or so). Below the signature on the decision he concludes his remarks: 040
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 27/09/2025Best class action settlement ever! What are we doing here? 000
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 26/09/2025In case you're wondering, thee is a Comey bump in the downloads from CourtListener. Here's the sine wave from the past three days: 020
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 09/09/2025On cue, NYT has an article about AI art that’s on exhibit. This is what I meant a few weeks ago. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/m... 100
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 02/09/2025Do not, and I repeat, not, remove the rocks from the dam. 030
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 29/08/2025Ya know, the typing hands photos on the homepage are getting a bit old. 010
Mike Lissner @michaeljaylissner.com · 26/08/2025Getting a lot of mail opposing gerrymandering in California. 000