Daniel Cassman

I love exploring the world and taking pictures. Sometimes I write about things that interest me. Professionally I advise intelligence agencies on security, privacy, and technology law and policy.

Expeditions

Banff

Banff
A long weekend in Banff full of spectacular hiking and a drive along the Icefields Parkway.

Japan

Japan
The island of Honshu, including Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, the Japanese Alps, and more.

Posts

The LLMs Go to Court

Last week two San Francisco judges issued important rulings about the use of copyrighted works to train large language models. The both sided (mostly) with the AI companies, but there were significant differences between the opinions.

Android Isn't Fun Anymore

When the Android mobile operating system was released in 2008, it was surrounded by a wonderfully weird world of modders, hackers, and developers. Now it's stale monolith that's alienating the community that made it great.

Best of 2024

It took me a while to get around to it, but here’s my roundup of my best moments and favorite things from 2024.

A Bluesky Primer

Over the past couple of years, the experience on the social media app formerly known as Twitter has become increasingly unendurable. Lots of people are searching for an alternative, and the hottest one right now is Bluesky.

Under 10k

A deep dive into songs I love by artists with 10,000 or fewer monthly listeners on Spotify.

Music

See what I've been listening to lately on the music page.