Brent J. Arnold

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(He/Him) Trial & appellate lawyer, data breach coach/counsel, Biglaw, Toronto. Director, Canadian Internet Society; Faculty, The Advocates' Society. CBA, OBA, DRI, IADC, Sedona Conference. Cat dad; bad guitarist. linktr.ee/brentjarnold

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We lost Bess (grey + white) a few days ago--old age and kidney failure. Her nephew Lil' Man used to snuggle with her every day. He's been looking for her around the house for days. Breaks my heart.

Over on LinkedIn, I'm trying to make the hashtag #ReplaceSCOTUSwithRoombas happen. Your support would be appreciated.

A reminder to plan pour signage out before committing to Sharpie

I suppose it'd be too much to ask for Count Binface to win a seat.

I hope, in the spirit of comity, Starmer sends Sunak a nice lettuce bouquet.

Cheer up, Tories. Canada's Tories were reduced to 2 seats in the 90s, and they weren't even cartoon villains.

Join my colleagues Jasmine Samra, Alycia Riley and Elisa Scali as they explore the rise of biometric identification technologies in remote work environments. Discover how employers can safeguard equipment and confidential information while respecting privacy rights. bit.ly/4boOea1

Balancing biometric security and employee privacy in the remote work erabit.ly As remote working becomes the norm, employers are increasingly turning to biometric identification technologies such as fingerprint scanning and facial recognition to protect their equipment and confi...

As we celebrate Canada Day, perhaps it is time for us to address the crisis along our southern border.

As a Canadian I can only hope that globalism and exposure to free markets will cause America to embrace democracy one day.

Oi. Watch out. it.slashdot.org/story/24/06/...

Shopping App Temu Is 'Dangerous Malware,' Spying On Your Texts, Lawsuit Claims - Slashdotit.slashdot.org An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Temu -- the Chinese shopping app that has rapidly grown so popular in the US that even Amazon is reportedly trying to copy it -- is "dangerous ma...

Your move, Vermin Supreme. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Count Binface: ‘Adele is a creative powerhouse and one-woman GDP boost. Which is why I pledge to nationalise her’www.theguardian.com The comedian and candidate for Rishi Sunak’s Yorkshire seat on reintroducing Ceefax and beating the far right

On the upside, this SCOTUS-Chevron thing should be great for the RV sales...

Lil' Man napping with Auntie Bess. Bess used to nap this way with Lil' Man's great, great, great, great Grandma. Now he looks after her.

If I were a U.S. lawyer I'd be pouring myself a stiff drink. I might anyway.

Imagine if this was the debate we got instead. youtu.be/q_i3zOcquEQ?...

Senator Vinick on Tax Cuts, West Wing Season 7 ep 7youtu.be Senator Vinick (Alan Alda) explains how high taxes hurt the poorest people, and how tax cuts will relieve poverty. A message today's conservatives would do well to emulate.

G'night from Bear and Lil' Man.

New episode just dropped: Anna Jahn from Mila, the Quebec-based AI Institute on AI upskilling the public sector. open.spotify.com/episode/0sJg...

AI for All: How Interdisciplinary Teams and Ethical Frameworks are Upskilling the Public Sectoropen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from Net Positive Podcast on Spotify. Hear insights from Anna Jahn from Mila, the Quebec-based AI Institute, who outlines initiatives to build AI capacity like its AI Policy Co...

Let's hope we get some analysis of the decision before everyone fixates on the fact that SCOTUS is leaking again. slate.com/news-and-pol...

The Supreme Court’s New Leaked Abortion Draft Reeks of Cynicismslate.com Tens of millions face the harrowing uncertainty that the Supreme Court just indefensibly prolonged.

The phrase "suppository of knowledge" was uttered on this call.

Just had a zoom with someone and the building I'm sitting in was prominent in the window behind him. Anyone else get a weird feeling when this happens?

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everything was filled with sperm, except the captain’s pantaloons pockets

Sutherland really COULD play anything.

Crossing St Charles Bridge, Prague.

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Me: look i am about to make history Wife: how Me: *types* H I S T R O Y Wife: you spelled it wrong Me: Wife: Me: look i am about to rewrite history

Kicking off Saturday with a new client ransomware attack. How's your weekend looking?

RIP the great Donald Sutherland. So many moments, but here is my favourite. youtu.be/QzzcHhFa66Q?...

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The state of tech in one post.

It's pretty incredible to think they somehow spent fifty BILLION dollars on this as of a year or two ago and not only can I not fathom where that money went, but we barely even talk about it because it's overshadowed by even stupider wastes entirely by guys named Sam.

A German woman three seats down in this O'Hare airport bar thinks everyone should stop making such a fuss about the Holocaust and move on already.

O'Hare security: Ya got an iPad in this bag? Me: Oh; right; yes; there's a tablet in there; I forgot to take it out. O'Hare security: You're supposed to remove it from your bag. Me: I forgot: O'Hare security: You're supposed to remove all large electronics. Me: Well I can't time travel, so...