Dell C. "DC" Toedt III

@dctoedt

Now: (Mostly:) Part-time law prof. (course: advanced contract drafting); tech/IP attorney. Before: BigLaw partner, GC of public software company. TX, CA bars. Ex-Navy (USS Enterprise nuke SWO). Last name pronounced "Tate."

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III@dctoedt· Jun 16

Greenville used to have a banner over the main drag proudly proclaiming that it had "The Blackest Land | The Whitest People." (Source: My dad was stationed nearby when I was a kid; we saw the sign whenever driving through town.) www.frontporchrepublic.com/2019/08/blac...

Dell C. "DC" Toedt III@dctoedt· May 20

Two can play numbers games: Per the Federal Reserve, top 1% have 30.45% of wealth, bottom 50% have 2.5% of wealth. commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...

Dell C. "DC" Toedt III@dctoedt· Apr 12

"... Jesus likely was 'just' a good Jew and a uniquely-gifted prophet, who might or might not have aspired to rescue the Jewish people from oppression and usher in God's reign." (Self-cite) questioningchristian.org/2009/01/goyi...

But hold on — a reformed Judaism for gentiles? That sounds vaguely familiar, doesn't it?

Of course: it's approximately what St. Paul seems to have had in mind (go re-read, for example, his letters to the Galatians and to the Romans), before the church transformed his and Jesus' teachings into worship of the Teacher as God incarnate.

That's what the church needs, I submit: A return to putting God first, and not getting so wrapped up in Jesus.

Dell C. "DC" Toedt III@dctoedt· Apr 1

Re shadow budgets: The Brits have done it right for generations, with the minority party having a shadow government that's more or less ready to go.

drawing up a shadow budget: What would we spend $200 billion on, if we were in charge, to advance the country’s true interests? Restoring medical research funding? The health care Trump already took away? A clean energy and transportation program to insure against a lengthy oil shock?

Dell C. "DC" Toedt III@dctoedt· Mar 14

SCOTX Justice Sullivan *really* likes him some contractions! (And conversational language — good for him!) www.txcourts.gov/media/146245...

Although we’ve said that our primary goal in contract construction is to “ascertain the true intentions of the parties,” e.g., Italian Cowboy Partners, Ltd. v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 341 S.W.3d 323, 333 (Tex. 2011), this “intent” is a bit of a legal fiction. We’re really looking for something objective, not subjective—hence our careful attention to the text of the contract itself.Assuming for argument’s sake that this is a requirements contract, Equinor could’ve breached the contract only if the water it purchased fell within the scope of Section 4.

Dell C. "DC" Toedt III@dctoedt· Mar 3

Just voted - long line for Dem voting, none for GOP.

Photo of quad-lingual “Voting this way” sign.

Dell C. "DC" Toedt III@dctoedt· Jan 7

Kent State was something of a turning point for American support of the Nixon Administration's Vietnam War policy.

Famous photo of Kent State shooting with young woman kneeling by a dead student in the street and looking up with apparent anguish.

Dell C. "DC" Toedt III@dctoedt· Dec 19

Grandpa ...

Dell C. "DC" Toedt III@dctoedt· Oct 13

Happy 250th birthday today to the U.S. Navy: "... At this time, all Navy and Nation 250 events are paused as part of the government shutdown protocols. We hope to recommence planning once appropriations are provided." www.navy.mil/Navy-250/

Screenshot of navy.mil home page with "Navy and Nation 250" in large type on a dark-blue background, with "250" in gold lettering. A red stripe at the bottom includes the caption reproduced in this BSky post.

Dell C. "DC" Toedt III@dctoedt· Sep 8

Actually we do fly not one but two British flags, combined: The English flag (St. George) with a weird variant of the Scottish flag (St. Andrew) as the canton, in honor of the Scottish bishops who consecrated our first bishop. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fl...

Image of flag of Episcopal Church of the United States of America (ECUSA): Variant of the English flag (Cross of St. George) as the field and variant of the Scottish flag (Cross of St. Andrew) as the canton.

Dell C. "DC" Toedt III@dctoedt· Sep 2

I was all set to say that Trump was looking pretty strong — until he just wouldn't shut UP. (Why would I have expected him to be any different than before?) www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...

Photo of President Trump in an Oval Office press conference announcing relocation of Space Command from Colorado to Alabama.

Dell C. "DC" Toedt III@dctoedt· Jun 2

From The Other Place in 2022: "I guess he's with jod now"

Dell C. "DC" Toedt III@dctoedt· Feb 9

In the "footnotes, or in-line citations?" debate, I'm liking putting the citations in-line, but using small print for visual distinctiveness:

Dell C. "DC" Toedt III@dctoedt· Jan 15

Surely you can't be serious? Or did I miss the Guardians giving Biden a Green Lantern Ring, and so Biden should have just ~willed~ all parties to agree to his plan?

Dell C. "DC" Toedt III@dctoedt· Jan 13

@brianbeutler.bsky.social got it right in www.offmessage.net/p/poke-the-b...:

Dell C. "DC" Toedt III@dctoedt· Dec 23

Sadly, this seems to be an actual PG tweet, which I wasn't going to assume was the case. x.com/paulg/status...

Paul Graham Twitter post: "Explained to a rather surprised English woman that Elon isn't actually evil — that evil people can't survive long as founders of tech cos, because they need smart people to work for them, and smart people can work anywhere."

Dell C. "DC" Toedt III@dctoedt· Dec 17

My school (Univ. of Houston) is doing that on orders from Gov. Abbott. uh.edu/infotech/ser...