Suzanne Choney
High-speed Internet now a right … in Finland – Technology & science – Tech and gadgets – msnbc.com. Does anyone have a link to the actual legal text?
July 1, 2010
High-speed Internet now a right … in Finland – Technology & science – Tech and gadgets – msnbc.com
June 15, 2010
Report: FTC to investigate Apple mobile practices
Report: FTC to investigate Apple mobile practices. An investigation to determine whether Apple is “squashing competitors” with its mobile software business? What would the world look like if Steve Wozniak had convinced the company back in the Byte Shop days to free all of its code — starting with his — forever and ever, amen?
May 31, 2010
Cory Doctorow Interviewed!
Talking copyright, For the Win and iPads with ABC News – Boing Boing. The incomparable Cory Doctorow talks iPads, copyright law and walks the walk with his new book For the Win. The interview is quick and interesting.
March 14, 2010
FOSS Legal Services for Low-Income Communities – An answer for “Missoula BarCamp 2010 Session Suggestions” at Grupthink
FOSS Legal Services for Low-Income Communities – An answer for “Missoula BarCamp 2010 Session Suggestions” at Grupthink. Should nonprofits invest grant funds in teaching their client communities to use free and open source software and then hire those same community members? Or should nonprofits continue to throw away money on proprietary licenses, costly upgrades and vendor support contracts? Vote on this and other pressing matters to discuss at the Missoula BarCamp 2010 this May 1st.
March 13, 2010
6 Steps to Secure Your Home Wireless Network
6 Steps to Secure Your Home Wireless Network. Totally clear, totally easy instructions for configuring that router from Best Buy by awesome Ramesh Natarajan.
Americans: Test your broadband speed, help the FCC keep ISPs honest – Boing Boing
Americans: Test your broadband speed, help the FCC keep ISPs honest – Boing Boing. Try it out! Easy and pie and fun too.
March 8, 2010
Senate Democrats Unwilling To Fight Widely-Opposed GOP Nominee To Legal Services Corporation
Senate Democrats Unwilling To Fight Widely-Opposed GOP Nominee To Legal Services Corporation. Lawyers for conservative evangelical groups have never been bolder, and their ideological brethren dominate the U.S. Supreme Court. Where are the lawyers and social workers who fight the War on Poverty? Why won’t Congress free the Legal Services Corporation from the onerous regulations that stop them from helping economically disadantaged communities?
March 1, 2010
Open Source Law Office | LSNTAP
Open Source Law Office | LSNTAP. Okay! Here is the updated announcement about our open source law office on the Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project. These are folks committed to using free code to make the economy and the justice system more fair. I’m paraphrasing their mission I expect, but I’ve done so in the spirit of charity!
February 27, 2010
Using Drupal
More than one low-budget or no-budget Montana organization has a website built with Drupal. The Drupal content management system is free and used for well known sites like The White House, the New York Observer, Amnesty International and The Onion.
But the learning curve is steep, and Montana cities do not always have a network of Drupal-literate coders available to assist with administration and updating of sites.
If this situation sounds familiar, get Using Drupal.
This uncommonly well written book may immediately remedy the familiar Montana problem of the “missing webmaster” by unlocking the community-based power of a Drupal website. The book includes lucid descriptions of key website administration concepts combined with practical step-by-step remedies for typical organizational goals.
And if you live in Montana but despise books of this nature, remember that Drupal coder communities are growing daily. In Montana, the Western Montana Drupal Group is another good place to seek affordable help.
February 20, 2010
Op-Ed Contributor – Have Keyboard, Will Travel – NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Contributor – Have Keyboard, Will Travel – NYTimes.com. Applies to lawyers too?
In Tiny Courts of N.Y., Abuses of Law and Power – New York Times
In Tiny Courts of N.Y., Abuses of Law and Power – New York Times. These judges can apparently imprison defendants for up to two years!
October 10, 2009
Attorney Judy Wang remembered for tireless advocacy, dedication
By BETSY COHEN of the Missoulian
A compassionate mentor. A fierce advocate. A tireless community champion who dedicated her life to making our corner of the world safer, healthier and stronger.
Those are just some of the accolades used Sunday to describe Judy Wang, 57, a prosecutor in the Missoula city attorney’s office who died unexpectedly over the weekend when a driver who smelled of alcohol crashed into her car and caused it to roll on Interstate 90 near Anaconda.
Wang, said those who knew her well, viewed justice with a capital J, and she applied that perspective in her daily work as a tenacious attorney who helped create legislation to strengthen the laws that protect victims of domestic violence.
“Her death is such a shock to all of us,” said Cindy Weese, executive director of the YWCA. “She was our expert and our greatest advocate for policy around victims and domestic violence.
“Not only was she a mentor to me, but she had an incredible impact on everyone working in this field statewide – she was a teacher to us all.”
Wang’s sudden death leaves an immeasurable void on many levels.
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