May, 2008

Published on: May 1, 2008

Polygamy and the Law: Beyond Jurisprurience

By Laura Orr

Robert Ambrogi’s Lawsites post on the polygamist compound raid in Texas made me think about why this event is so fascinating, legally (not salaciously – please). It seems to me as if one could teach an entire law school class from the issues raised in this case (these soon to be numerous cases) and perhaps, even, teach 3-years worth of classes from this event:

From Bob’s post on Polygamy and the Law:

“The raid of a polygamist compound in West Texas has raised difficult and troubling issues concerning the interplay between the state, religion and the rights of children, women and families. This week on the legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, I discuss the events in Texas with two guests ….” (read full post)

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Published on: May 1, 2008

Justice Bedsworth: A Criminal Waste of Space, May 2008

By Laura Orr

I bet you thought I forgot to post about the new Bedsworth, Criminal Waste of Space. You lose. This month’s episode is titled: Schaddenfreude a la Spitzer, so brace yourself.

(More on what a spitzer is, here at f/k/a. David has been in especially fine writing fettle lately, so read on from his very own f/k/a home.)

Published on: May 1, 2008

Knitting and the Law: Protect Your Laptop Screen from Prying Eyes

By Laura Orr

Not quite what I want to see when I walk into the library, onto the bus, or into my local coffee shop, but I promise you will laugh out loud at this. Privacy is as privacy does:

Body Laptop Interface

Thank you to the inimitable Bruce Scheier, for his post Protect Your Laptop Screen From Roving Eyes.

Published on: May 1, 2008

The Internet is a Copy Machine and 1,000 True Fans

By Laura Orr

I read Kevin Kelly as often as possible but still miss many of his writings, so thank you to Dennis Kennedy for zeroing in on this KK post, Better than Free. It’s a wonderful read:

Excerpt from Better than Free:

“The internet is a copy machine. At its most foundational level, it copies every action, every character, every thought we make while we ride upon it. In order to send a message from one corner of the internet to another, the protocols of communication demand that the whole message be copied along the way several times. IT companies make a lot of money selling equipment that facilitates this ceaseless copying. Every bit of data ever produced on any computer is copied somewhere. The digital economy is thus run on a river of copies. Unlike the mass-produced reproductions of the machine age, these copies are not just cheap, they are free….” (continue reading full post)

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