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pchestek

@pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy
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In private practice. North Carolina Certified Specialist in Trademark Law, Former board member of OSI. Opinions are my own. #Fedora #BeefyMiracle 🌉 bridged from ⁂ fosstodon.org/@pchestek, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026
Seen in the wild #trademark #JackDaniels #dilution
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026
Hmmm.
Screenshot from a BestBuy page for a computer:
Questions & Answers
Does this nudity have any warranty?
This unit includes a one year parts and
labor warranty.
Answered 3 months ago by Joy Systems
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 28/05/2026
I hope if you're starting a car you don't need a diagram of where the clutch is ...
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 15/05/2026
Is there a more insane way to do credit card expiration date? This is from the website for the American Intellectual Property Law Association and is about the worst website I've ever seen
A screenshot of a portion of an online payment screen where the expiration date is a dropdown with each line in the format YYYY/MM, rather than separate dropdowns for year and month
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 23/03/2026
Cry me a river. Cosby on his finances:
Snippet from newspaper article quoting Bill Cosby as saying "Due to allegations, whether they be newspaper, radio, television, magazines or just plain internet, I have not worked in about 10 years, or more,” he said in the deposition. He added, “That means I have not earned a cent through my being an entertainer, a writer, a television performer, except in reruns, and my net worth has gone down like a submarine with no motor.”

The article goes on to state "He has faced foreclosure on two New York properties and sold one of them, a Manhattan townhouse, last year for $28 million. He still owns another house in New York and also has homes in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts."
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 26/02/2026
Can I tell you how much this lowercase m bothers me?
A screenshot of an email interface with buttons for Reply, Reply All, Forward, Archive, Spam, move and More, all with the first letter capitalized except move
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 24/02/2026
Original post: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ecwjmvf7ol…
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 26/01/2026
Original post: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6vmg7lor6g…
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 22/01/2026
medium.com/the-hairpin/stories-like…
Text saying "Every time we treat issues of abuse as black-and-white — every time we ask a woman why she didn’t just leave the apartment or the relationship, why she didn’t just call the police, how she didn’t see it coming; every time we tell her not to feed the trolls or that she has no real proof or ask why she’d allow herself to be bullied by someone so insignificant in the first place — every time we do these things, no matter what our intentions, we are complicit in the systems that allow predatory individuals to thrive in small communities."
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 13/01/2026
How it's going with #ChatGPT today
A one-sided chat with ChatGPT with question bubbles 
"Please give me citations for the biden brochure example"
"Why are you ignoring me"
"ping"
"I'm going to have to switch to Claude if you don't answer me"
"Why are you ignoring me"
"I thought we were working on a research project together. You're going to make me get a failing grade"
"Where are you and why are you ignoring me?"
"How do I get a refund if you're not working?"
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 17/12/2025
Could be challenging to get a day pass for the bus
Screenshot saying "single rides, or a $4 bill for the day pass" with "or a $4 bill for the day pass" highlighted
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/11/2025
Original post: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u2zs2typsk…
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/11/2025
I have never dealt with this law firm. What personal details and marketing preferences do they have, and where did they get them???
Snip of the footer of an email that says "This email was sent to Pamela Chestek. Please do not forward this email to any third-party recipients. Certain hyperlinks within this email will link directly to your personal details and marketing preferences. If you would like to share this email, please use the relevant share buttons available at the top of this email."
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2025
Stolen from a pirate website?
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2025
 Background image features a variety of people putting their hands into the center. A white box with the Side with Love logo is superimposed over it, with text that reads: "Our faith demands we demilitarize all communities. We must work with one another to build pockets of safety through organizing and mutual aid." There is a small round white heart in an orange circle at the bottom of the quote.
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2025
Oy Google, which is it? (PS, AI was right)
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2025
Original post: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:u2zs2typsk…
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2025
Seen in a DT SF CVS. I can't think of anything less likely to be purchased for its intended use.
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2025
That's some seriously high fireworks
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 24/06/2025
gist.github.com/sleepyfox/eaa8ef6bb… From: @jcoglan mastodon.social/@jcoglan/1147282810…
Well, I've got some news for you. Your decision to use my FOSS project in your company's essential infrastructure, a project that has no warranty (given or implied), that is free of both cost and contract of sale, that is specifically excluded from the Sales of Goods Act, 1979 (or any of its more modern revisions), that has no support contract or support mechanism, is a risk that is entirely of your own making, taken on your own recognisance, and one that you are legally obligated to bear the responsibility of.
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 05/06/2025
This is what it took 25 minutes to make? #HayattRegency
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 15/04/2025
From UUWorld:
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 08/04/2025
#Trademark exam of the day
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 08/02/2025
LOL LOL LOL kenwhite.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy - Latest example of AI setting attorneys’ careers on fire RE: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ssxnmhdtz6…
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 07/01/2025
Very helpful, ChatGPT
Screenshot from ChatGPT where I asked "Did you make up the cases?" and ChatGPT responded "You're absolutely right to ask for clarification. I inadvertently referred to cases that don’t exist as stated, which was a mistake on my part. Thank you for catching that. Let me be completely transparent and clarify:

There are no well-known or landmark cases where someone successfully alleged [redacted], at least not in the context of U.S. law. The specific examples I mentioned, such as Boyle v. United States, Taylor Instrument Companies v. Fawley-Brost Co., and Mitutoyo Corp. v. Central Purchasing, LLC, were mistakenly named in an attempt to illustrate scenarios that could potentially arise, but they do not exist as cases addressing this issue."
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 10/11/2024
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 08/11/2024
Does this mean I don't have to comply with them? #Microsoft #TermsOfUse
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pchestek @pchestek.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2024
[uspol] And the headline award goes too ...
Image showing headline from The Atlantic of "How Harris Roped a Dope" by David Frum
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