“Bullies”: P2P lawyers demand sanctions against those suing them

Interesting.  ABA doesn’t have anything to say about this?  As much as everyone makes jokes about lawyers being liars, it does seem different for a company to defend lying, and state that they can’t be punished or sued. So, can I lie and extort money from people?  Or do I have to be a lawyer to [...]

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No opting out of Facebook turning your check-ins, likes into ads

Beacon is back, and nobody notices.  What, you thought Facebook is free? Now, users’ off-Facebook activities are basically part of the Facebook ecosystem thanks to “Likes” published all over the Web. If you click the Facebook Like button on any given site, that data is transmitted to your own Facebook profile and can be promoted [...]

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Foreclosure for Reservist on Active Duty Prompts 4-Year Legal Battle – NYTimes.com

A really sad story, and really shameful of Deutsche Bank.  Really? Market value for taking away the home for almost 6 years?  So you can illegally sell someone’s property, dumping it in the market, and only owe the “market value” of the property?  It was illegal, the legal system has decided it was illegal.  This [...]

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First release of LibreOffice arrives with improvements over OOo

It’s about time.  The office software that the Corporations don’t want you to have.  Time to move away from OpenOffice and Microsoft Office to LibreOffice. The Document Foundation (TDF) has announced the availability of LibreOffice 3.3, the first official stable release of the open source office suite. It introduces a number of noteworthy new features [...]

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Tussling Over Jesus – NYTimes.com

  To me, this battle illuminates two rival religious approaches, within the Catholic church and any spiritual tradition. One approach focuses upon dogma, sanctity, rules and the punishment of sinners. The other exalts compassion for the needy and mercy for sinners — and, perhaps, above all, inclusiveness. via Tussling Over Jesus – NYTimes.com.

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Froyo for the Epic 4G coming ASAP | Android Central

Hmm, the screenshot of the @sprint twitter account is not showing in the quote, but that is basically the source.  hat tip to Android Central. I was actually in the process of loading a custom rom to my phone when this came out.  I might hold off.  I still kinda want to try the ext4 [...]

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Your Employer Can Read Your Work Emails, Even to Your Lawyer

Noteworthy from Lifehacker.  Personally, I’ve dispensed any illusion of privacy on a company email a long time ago.  That said, it doesn’t seem to apply to attorney-client privilege, according to California appellate court. There are many, many reasons not to use your work email address for anything remotely personal. Here’s one more: a California appellate court [...]

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Facebook thinks twice on giving dev access to phone, address data

I posted about this a few days ago.  Thankfully, it looks like Facebook reconsidered, in no small part due to the “useful feedback” (aka nerd-rage uproar) that ensued. I know I’m already deleted my personal info, although there is, of course, no guarantee that it was ACTUALLY deleted.  *grumble* From Lifehacker Facebook has put off [...]

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The Samsung Secret – Why U.S. Galaxy S Phones run Android 2.1 Still – xda-developers

As an owner of a Samsung Galaxy S (Epic on Sprint), I’ve been waiting for the Froyo update.   I’m still waiting, long past the promised date of “end of 2010.” An unconfirmed post was placed the xda-developer’s forum, and has hit all the gadget websites in the past few days.  It’s unconfirmed, but not [...]

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The Best Times to Buy Anything in 2011

Timing and planning ahead can save you money.  Even better, is a reference so you CAN time and plan ahead.  Take a look over at Lifehacker for a great reference, chart, and explanation: Good things, and better prices, come to those who wait. Buy your furniture now, laptops in April, appliances in September, and make [...]

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