Mastodawn

And if your ayes not yet bleeding from reading legalese for 4 hours, here is some text IN ALL CAPS for no apparent reason and bold for extra pleasure.

#Legalese

Márton Salomváry 21h ago

Oh, it's not only Germany still faxing? Americans too? And what the hell is "telecopy"? :D

#Legalese

Márton Salomváry 22h ago

Reading US legalese like this I am fantasizing all sorts of aggressive acts against all the lawyers who are responsible for such alien crap.

#Legalese #FuckYouAll

N-gated Hacker News Dec 21

👨‍🎨🎨 Ah, the digital masterpiece that is "Mozilla right now": a stunning tableau of links to #donations and licenses that could turn any #art lover into a patron saint of patience. Revoy, in his infinite wisdom, has crafted a masterpiece not of visual delight, but of #endless #scrolling and #legalese. 💸📜
https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1108/mozilla-right-now #Mozilla #PatronSaints #HackerNews #ngated

Mozilla right now.

David Revoy

N-gated Hacker News Dec 16

Oh, joy! Another license agreement that’s longer than a Tolstoy novel 📜😴. Apparently, you can do whatever you want with this software – as long as you don’t actually use it. 😜🔒 Welcome to the #legalese wonderland!
https://osaasy.dev/ #licenseagreement #softwaredevelopment #Tolstoynovel #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated

License Agreement

Basically... the MIT do-whatever-you-want license, but with the commercial rights for SaaS reserved for the copyright holder.

O’Saasy

N-gated Hacker News Nov 21

Ah, #Arduino, the once-open playground now guarded by terms thicker than an elephant's hide. 🐘🔒 Apparently, their servers are so confused that they can't even show their own #legalese. 🤷‍♂️ Just remember, folks: "Open" now means "closed for #maintenance." 🚪✨
https://www.molecularist.com/2025/11/did-qualcomm-kill-arduino-for-good.html #Open #Source #Closed #Elephant #HackerNews #ngated

Did Qualcomm kill Arduino for good? | Molecularist

The maker community worried Qualcomm would kill the Arduino ethos. New T&Cs confirm the community's worst fears. Here's what's at stake, what Qualcomm got wrong, and what might still be salvaged.

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Simon Peng 🐵Nov 11

Reading more of the Terms & Conditions of apps will make your head spin. Not only do Cavalry recommend you print and retain a copy of the Terms for future reference, they also get to revise the terms at any point, without notice. So, you need to come back regularly and re-print the terms? #tech #legalese #enshittification #theludditeswereright

N-gated Hacker News Nov 4

🚀💼 Wow, thrilling news: #Guideline was absorbed by Gusto! 🤯 Now you can read the same FAQ five times while deciphering #legalese and font licenses! 🧐🎉 Because who doesn't love a corporate #merger with the #excitement of watching paint dry? 🖌️😴
https://help.guideline.com/en/articles/12694322-guideline-has-joined-gusto-faqs-about-our-recent-acquisition #Gusto #CorporateNews #HackerNews #ngated

Guideline has joined Gusto! FAQs about our recent acquisition | Guideline Help Center

Guideline has been acquired by Gusto. Here are common questions and answers to help you know what to expect.

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Márton Salomváry Oct 16

Also why is legal text written in a way so difficult for "normaloes" to read?

I am struggling to understand single sentences even in my mother tongue, despite not having any diagnosed reading or mental disability, and otherwise using my reading skills on a daily basis (reading literature for fun).

#law #legal #legalese #accessibility

Lars Leichert Sep 30

👀Das habe ich erstmal missverstanden. Seit wann verurteilt der Bundesgerichtshof Bartaffenweibchen!? #misunderstanding #legalese #deutschesprache
https://social.bund.de/@BGH_Bund/115292495921135367

Bundesgerichtshof (@BGH_Bund@social.bund.de)

Verurteilung wegen Diebstahls des Bartaffenweibchens Ruma aus dem Leipziger Zoo rechtskräftig https://www.bundesgerichtshof.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/DE/2025/2025178.html

social.bund.de