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18 May 2013 @ 06:37 pm
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18 May 2013 @ 12:36 pm
My creative energy has been just about zero lately, thanks to a very busy schedule at work. But I'll say this for JonMon: His Lawsuit of Mass Destruction has inspired me. My wife, firstfrost, has received a threat letter, but she is not yet named in the LMD. I'm proud of everything she has said about JonMon. I didn't need JonMon's validation to be proud of her, but data is data.

I haven't been named or threatened in the LMD (yet), and I don't mean to make light of the anxiety that it has caused in our community. In particular, if you have taken something down or remained silent thanks to JonMon's toolbox of intimidation, I want you to know that I think no less of you for it. Every situation is unique, and we all have our limits of what we can deal with right this minute. My limit is high right now, so I'm standing up.

Likewise, I respect the opinions of those who have counseled caution or outright silence. I disagree with some of your key points, and I feel that some of your arguments apply better to people who are more concerned with anonymity than I am, or who cannot afford to risk an extended legal fight. The bottom line for me is this: One of the basic functions of any community is to sound a warning when a predator is around. If we're not sure the law can handle that, then it's time to get out and push.

This song is about JonMon's Lawsuit of Mass Destruction, and it is sung to the tune of "Charlie on the M.T.A." Permission is hereby granted to $verb this song, for all values of $verb, for every human being on planet Earth with the exception of Jonathan Graves Monsarrat. No permission of any kind is willingly granted to Mr. Monsarrat. In case he hadn't noticed, that's what happens when you are in the habit of excreting on your community.

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Current Music: Charlie and the MTA, of course!
 
 
18 May 2013 @ 10:39 am
I can understand or even support bicyclists taking a flexible attitude to many traffic laws that weren't designed for them. Slow rolling stops, sidewalks when considerate, short dashes against one-way signs given the poor design of the regional streets. Things that increase speed and convenience while not being unsafe if you're careful.

I can't think of any excuse for all the nighttime bikers without any lights, other than "my light got stolen while I parked and I have to get home", which I doubt is the usual explanation, or "my life isn't worth $30". I suspect a night biker is safer with a light and no helmet than with a helmet and no light.

Plus it's the law, and it's a sensible and non-onerous law, one I don't see reason for flouting. But maybe I'm privileged and unimaginative here. Someone want to defend the practice?
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I was in Rosebud last night, and the waitress told me that their last day of business will be Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. They will probably close sometime during the daytime that day, and not be open that night. Same for the back room (Rosebud Bar & Grill).

(I asked her if I could post this, and she said, sure.)
 
 
The sixth graders at the Brown School (on the block that is surrounded by Willow, Kidder, and Josephine Ave) will be hosting a yard sale this Saturday to raise funds for their trip to Nature's Classroom. They have collected gazillions of items and its a great cause!
 
 
btw, please let me know if my rate of posting is too high for this community. but this is an incredible article:

Reader Jason sent over a blog post that sent me down a bit of a rabbit hole, following the story through a variety of twists and turns. The key player in the story is Jonathan Monsarrat, who among other things founded the video game company Turbine (Asheron's Call, Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons & Dragons Online, etc.). In early 2010, Monsarrat was arrested concerning events at a party in Massachusetts. The charges against him were later dismissed. However, there were various blog discussions among local bloggers and commenters. Not long ago, approximately three years after all of this happened, Monsarrat sued two named defendants and 100 "John Does" in a Massachusetts (not federal) court on a variety of charges, centering around defamation, but also including copyright infringement, commercial disparagement, deceptive trade practices and conspiracy. He's asking for an astounding $5.5 million.

Read the full story: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/02413623115/bogus-lawsuit-plus-threats-to-those-who-write-about-it-leads-to-epic-response.shtml
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17 May 2013 @ 08:36 am
Can someone post the details of Porchfest? The Somerville Arts Council webpage is down.

ETA: If the site is down, you can use the Google Cache, here:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.somervilleartscouncil.org/porchfest/map
 
 
17 May 2013 @ 10:47 am
Hello Davis Square Friends,

I just wanted to let you know that King of Wings and Penny Packers are coming to Magoun Square this summer!

King of Wings is located at 514 Medford Street and Penny Packers is located at 514C (both spaces were the former location of Basil Tree Catering). I wasn't able to locate phone numbers for either.

King of Wings does have a Facebook Page featuring their menu and price range (maximum of $10), but their website isn't up yet. I thought I saw some people in there the other night, but am not sure. Their Facebook is WWW.Facebook.Com/Pages/King-of-Wings-Boston/259436317520437. Should this not work, a quick search brings them right up.

Penny Packers is starting some construction and will feature 10 seats when they open this summer. They have a Twitter account that you can follow: @PennyPackers and have two food trucks that they operate in Boston. Their website is http://www.pennypackersfoodtruck.com.

Magoun Square is only a hop, skip and a jump away from Davis and, once the Community Path Extension is finished, you can take it right up to Lowell Street and on to Magoun.
 
 
Current Location: Magoun Square
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17 May 2013 @ 09:30 am
I went in to pick up shoes from the place in the plaza today. He said he's leaving this weekend for Armenia for at least a month, possibly more. So if any of you have shoes there, go rescue them.
 
 
Posted May 17th, 2012:

"Cambridge, MA ( prsync ) May 17, 2013 - Jon Monsarrat is bring the same consulting services to fight cybercrime that he has used to advise top executives from General Electric and Citigroup. Through previous consulting jobs, he helped executives at GE Trade put together an import / export offset program to help them make sales worldwide. And for Citigroup he worked to design for them an "active bank system". Now he is bringing that power to expose cyberbullies, with a twist: two new patented technologies. The previous press release "Jon Monsarrat, $160 Million DotCom Icon, to Expose 100 Cyberbullies" dated May 8, 2013, was sent out with incorrect information. First, due to a miscommunication when the press release was being written, the venture is not part of Monsarrat's Hard Data Factory, and Rickland Powel l is not a contact. Instead the service is part of Monsarrat Consulting, his private consulting practice, and does not involve Rickland Powell. Second, due to a separate miscommunication, the press release stated that the new venture launched with partnerships. That was in error. The new venture does not launch with any partnerships."

Read the full press release here: http://prsync.com/monsarrat/jon-monsarrat-brings-general-electric-and-citigroup-power-to-expose-cyberbullies-542401/
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16 May 2013 @ 07:33 pm
I found two money orders on Elm Street.  There is no name written on the "payable to" line and the bank is not local.  My email address is davisquare163 at yahoo com   They can be identified by the amounts on the check.
 
 
16 May 2013 @ 05:32 pm
ron_newman writes,
    Here's an update regarding the lawsuit against me. (Normally I would post this to Davis Square LiveJournal, but LJ is so hosed right now that I am not able to post anything to it at all.)

    Jonathan Monsarrat's lawyer, Mark Ishman, has reached an agreement with my lawyer, Dan Booth, to extend the deadline for filing a response to his lawsuit. The deadline will now be June 10 instead of May 20. My lawyer will file this agreement with the court by the original deadline of May 20.

    The delay is intended to buy time to resolve this matter amicably. Meanwhile, my lawyer will continue to prepare his motion to dismiss the case.

    Ishman was unaware that his client was sending out Doe Letters and Doe E-mails, until a lawyer for one or more of the Does contacted him. Ishman said he never authorized his client to send any of these, and he promised to restrain his client from sending any more of them. Ishman also promised my lawyer that JonMon will no longer send out press releases, and will not visit anyone's house (even while at the same time denying that his client had done this already).


[ Ron is having trouble posting to LiveJournal due to the problems they're having today, but I've been able to post today and he said to go ahead and post so let's see if this works. ]
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15 May 2013 @ 06:07 am
I know of three places that can put together a bike from a box; one has a seriously ill owner, two were kinda snarky on the phone about this not-bicyclist's expectations. (Mom-in-law, an avid bicyclist, bought her grandson a well-reviewed used bicycle from a well-reviewed EBay seller. It's an early birthday present for him.)

So, if you wanted to get a bicycle put together this week, where would you go?

(I feel like there needs to be an "oops!" or perhaps an "I'm an idiot" tag.)
 
 
My lawyer, Dan Booth of Booth Sweet LLP in Cambridge, sent this 18-page letter to Jonathan Monsarrat's lawyers this afternoon. The letter details all the reasons that he considers the lawsuit against me to be groundless, and demands that Monsarrat's lawyers dismiss the case with prejudice by the end of business on Thursday.

If they don't voluntarily drop the case (which they probably won't), Dan Booth will file a motion for dismissal on Monday, using mostly the same arguments that are in this letter. He may also move for sanctions against Monsarrat's lawyers "for bringing bad faith claims."

He gave me full permission to put this letter online and to distribute it in whatever way I see fit. Feel free to point other people at it or to distribute it further.
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14 May 2013 @ 04:40 pm
Happy bike week!

Are you missing out on bike breakfasts, wishing you’d planned ahead so you could score as many free bagels as possible? (psst - breakfast locations are here)

Well it’s not too late – the best event of Bike Week isn’t technically during Bike Week…it’s the 4th Annual Ciclismo Classico Bike Travel Film Festival and it’s NEXT MONDAY, May 20th.

The festival is a benefit for Massbike, and it is the only film festival in the USA that will make you want to drop everything and ride off into the sunset (or at least head away for a weekend). This year, our Grand Jury Prize winner is a fascinating story of a 23-year old Boston mother of three who cycled the globe in just 15 months – in 1894!

We are also the only film festival to feature a Cookie Showcase of the area’s best bakeries - which is what happens when event planners have a sweet tooth.

One lucky attendee will win an amazing door prize – a spot on Ciclismo Classico’s Piedmont and the Lake District tour (a $2,800 value!). We’ll also be raffling off an eclectic collection of cool bike jerseys to outfit you for your next ride.

Details:

Monday, May 20th, 2013

Regent Theatre, Arlington MA (7 Medford Street)

Social hour 6:00 PM; Films begin 7:00 PM

Tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door

http://www.ciclismoclassico.com/filmfest

Check us out on facebook!

(cross-posted with boston_cycling and metonomy)
 
 
"White also pointed out that some of the screen names identified in the lawsuit were merely responsible for posting a link to another website.

"Monsarrat's complaint, whatever elements of merit it might have, is framed in a way that should be of grave concern to anyone who values freedom of expression and opposes legal bullying," he wrote."

Full article on BOSTON.COM here: http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/somerville/2013/05/posters_on_somerville_message.html
 
 
The Friends of the Somerville Public Library will hold their Spring Used Book Sale on Friday May 17th 12-4 PM, Saturday May 18th 10-4 PM, and Sunday May 19th 1:30-3:30 PM. The sale will be held at the Central Library located at 79 Highland Avenue. (Preview evening for current Members of the Friends of the Somerville Public Library at the $50 level on Thursday May 16 from 5-8 pm.) The book sales are a major part of our fundraising - hope to see you! (Friends of the Library newsletter here)

This year’s collection of books for sale includes most categories, but is particularly strong in History, Biography, Arts, Foreign Language, lots of Audio-Video materials and there is always plenty of fiction. Simplified pricing structure too; everything $2, unless children's book then $1, plus premium selections at $5 tabled separately.

All proceeds from the book sale are used to support cultural and educational programs at the library including the popular museum pass program. Leftover books will be donated to local non-profit groups, and redistributed through Better World Books who collect and sell books online to donate books and fund literacy initiatives worldwide.

The Friends of the Somerville Public Library is a not-for-profit organization that helps the library and its branches to provide programs, services and materials not covered by the library's normal operating budget. If you would like to become a member of the Friends, or volunteer to help with the book sale, please contact the Friends by email at: FriendsSomervillePublicLibrary@gmail.com or follow us on FB at https://www.facebook.com/FriendsOfTheSomervillePublicLibrary
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14 May 2013 @ 12:56 am
Hi!
Did you enjoy this year's Somerville Open Studios?
Would you do us a favor and tell us how it went for you?

Click for SOS Visitors Survey or visit: http://goo.gl/9v5bA
If you are an SOS participating Artist, please use the Artists Survey instead. Check your email for a link exclusively for artists' use.

SOS is a volunteer-run, local, non-profit with the goal of producing the best open studios event we possibly can. In doing so we hope to further build the artists community and help art enthusiasts gain access to artists in all media.

If you can take a moment to answer our Visitor Survey, you will help make SOS better in the future.

If you prefer, you can write us directly at feedback@somervilleopenstudios.org.

Join us for a Feedback and Wrap-up Session and to meet next year's new Coordinator.
Tonight, Tuesday, May 14
7pm - 9pm

Somerville Museum, 1 Westwood Road

Thank you again for being a part of Somerville Open Studios. We hope you enjoyed your vibrant artists community!
 
 
13 May 2013 @ 06:50 pm
JUST FOUND: beautiful blue and white budgie. We found him happily eating grass on the sidewalk on Mead Street, just off of Cameron. He's got very nice dark blue shoulder patches.

We've currently got him/her in a cat carrier eating millet and some of the grass from the sidewalk. He's pretty tame, though does not seem to enjoy being held. It seems like he is used to people and not a wild bird.

We do own two budgies already, which is why we agreed to take him in (as opposed to our nice neighbors who have never owned one before) but we only have a small cage AND we have two cats. Right now he's safe in a closed room, and we can keep him for a little bit, but obviously if he belongs to someone we'd like to reunite them. The Animal Rescue League is closed for the evening so it looks like we'll be keeping him overnight.

I've never found a bird before so if someone has any other ideas for trying to locate the owner please let me know! I'm going to try twitter and Universal Hub.
I can be reached at lizzylee@gmail.com if you know who owns this pretty little bird!
 
 
13 May 2013 @ 06:28 pm
We have a four-year-old Hoover that's starting to behave like it really needs a tuneup, and probably a replacement power cord - any recommendations or anti-recommendations?

(I can find a lot of reviews of the shop on the corner of Day Street, but just with regard to how they deal with sewing machines and sewing-related questions - not so much with the vacuums, other than that they have Miele models in the window...)

Thanks!
 
 
13 May 2013 @ 02:53 pm
“Somerville by Design” is coming to Davis Square! http://www.somervillema.gov/sites/default/files/PosterDavisSquare.pdf

It has been thirty years since the City prepared the “Davis Square Action Plan” to guide change associated with the MBTA Red Line Extension. When we look around Davis Square today, we see many physical characteristics that are the direct result of that plan. Here's the 1982 plan:http://www.somervillema.gov/sites/default/files/1984-DavisSquareActionPlan.pdf

Plans typically have a lifespan of twenty or thirty years, so the time is ripe for a community dialogue about the next generation of physical design improvements in Davis. The City will be launching a planning series this spring and summer that is similar to our recent Green Line “Station Area Planning Series” and the “Complete Streets Series”.

Please join us in a “Crowdsourcing Event” to set the table for our work over the next six months.
Date: Tuesday May 21st
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Place: Somerville Community Baptist Church (31 College Avenue)


Brad Rawson, Senior Planner
City of Somerville, Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development

This is Paul. If you want to see the 1982 plan, contact me.
 
 
Curse you, Dr Pepper marketing department, for making packaging for your caffeine-free product too similar to your caffeinated one! Anyway, if you've got a hankering for a 12-pack full of delicious chemicals (but not the one I personally was looking for), PM me, and it's yours. Pick up at my house in Medford, between Ball Sq. & Magoun Sq.

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Apartments in my apartment building do not have street-accesible doorbells or any other way of notifying the people in the house from outside. We had them once in the past but are no longer usable and the landlord will not fix them.

This is very annoying. I want to know if there is a law in Somerville, Massachusetts, or any national building code which would require the landlord/property manager to provide us with doorbells or equivalent.
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East Cambridge Savings Bank, 285 Highland Ave at Cedar St, will hold a free Community Shred Event from 2 to 4 pm this Saturday, May 18. The event will include music, refreshments, and giveaways. You can bring these things to shred:

Invoices, bank statements, contracts, canceled checks, medical records, personal records, insurance claims, pay stubs, expired IDs, receipts, mail, computer printouts, CDs, cassette and audio tapes, back-up disks, and prescriptions
 
 
12 May 2013 @ 09:54 pm
We all need a few more laughs these days, and comedians Wendy Liebman, Jimmy Tingle, John Fugelsang and others are sure to deliver an evening of fun at the "Share a Laugh" benefit for Community Works at the Somerville Theater on Thursday, May 16 at 7:30.
A portion of proceeds will benefit Somerville's The Welcome Project one of 32 local social justice organizations in the Community Works collaborative.
Simply select "The Welcome Project" under program designation on the ticket purchase page. Purchase your tickets online here.

-Warren Goldstein-Gelb
Community Works Board co-chair and Welcome Project executive director.


 
 
Our neighbors in south Medford found this obviously tame brown pigeon and now have it inside their house. Do you know anyone who keeps pigeons who might be missing one?

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12 May 2013 @ 07:29 am
I'm highly amused by everyone's recent use of this tag, but it will eventually get in the way of the tag's original purpose. So, by the end of today, I'm going to exercise my community-maintainer prerogative and remove this tag from all posts that were made during the past two weeks.

(Because of a quirk in the options that LJ gives community maintainers for managing tags, you will not be able to remove the tag yourself, even if you originally put it there.)

Someone else has created a more generally appropriate, though less humorous, tag for these posts. Please use it in the future. Thanks.

-- Ron, who will now take off my 'mod' hat
 
 
12 May 2013 @ 12:31 am
So I got my letter in the mail today and just a few minutes ago JonMon showed up on our doorstop, ringing the bell. When my housemate opened the door, he ran off, jumped in his car and drove off at a high rate of speed with his lights off.

He also made a really critical error in his letter to me which I won't divulge here so as to give him any more help than necessary.

BTW: Monsarrat, I know you're reading this and just let me say I ain't intimidated, since I know that's what you're trying to do. I'll be reporting this to the cops, and if you do it again, expect a restraining order to be filed. I know just how to get one and have had perfect success getting them in the past.
ETA: also, if you deny that you're a creepy stalker (which, in my opinion, you are), showing up at people's houses in the middle of the night and harassing them is not a very good way to prove that you aren't.
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Just put them out in front of 114 Albion Street (across from Albion Park.)

Gone in 60 seconds.
 
 
There was just an interesting article posted detailing proposals from 6 developers for what to do with the former Powder House Community School space.

The one that looks really cool is this one: "The proposal from Peter Lee and Michael McKee calls for the school building to remain intact and be renovated. Part of the building would be converted into classrooms, multipurpose space, and an art gallery, while the rest would be turned into 110 loft-style apartments. The plans also include a small amphitheater, a cafe, and park space. The proposal offers $4.2 million for the parcel." The offers are between $1.02 million and $7 million, and most of the other offers call for residential space and public park space. The full proposals are here. (Note: I am not affiliated with any of these groups, except maybe Tufts, but only as a grad student.)

Voting members of the advisory group are "Aldermen Bob Trane, Jack Connolly, and Dennis Sullivan; School Committee chairwoman Mary Jo Rossetti; PJ Ryan’s Pub owner Connor Brenan; city residents Sean Becker, Frances Fisher, Brian Harris, Jim Monagle, Mike Panis, Alex Pitkin, and Richard Shortt; members of the city's office of community development George Proakis, Stephen Houdlette, and Luisa Oliveira".
 
 
10 May 2013 @ 09:29 pm
I deleted the jonmon mugshot post. I am only posting this so you know that this was not the result of any threats by jonmon, nor was it removed by LiveJournal or the very tolerant davis-square moderators. If you care, you can keep reading below the cut.

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The city will hold an official groundbreaking ceremony this Monday at 6 pm for the extension of the Community Path from Cedar Street to Lowell Street. The ceremony will take place at the intersection of the Community Path and Cedar Street.

Here's a poster, in case you want to print the announcement out for some reason.

(This is also a great opportunity to meet your new Ward 5 Alderman, Courtney O'Keefe.)
 
 
10 May 2013 @ 01:50 pm
First of all, this post is not about JonMon specifically. I'm posting in response to this thread, and as in the comments I made on that thread, I intend to address something more general in our culture that this lawsuit relates to. I'm writing here about some of the effects of lawsuits like this, and the kinds of reactions people have to them, generally.

Set JL = People who have are being currently sued by JonMon or have received letters from him informing them that they'll be added to the suit.

Set A = People (most of them not connected to JonMon or this lawsuit in any way) who have been sexually assaulted by someone who had previous assaulted or showed warning signs to multiple other people in their social circles or communities, where such people had shared information privately with each other about this someone, but that information had never reached the assaulted individual before the assault.

Members of set A who I am personally aware of, exceed members of set JL who I am personally aware of.

This is despite the fact that I'm confident that I'm personally aware of only a teeny tiny minority of the global membership of set A, while I am probably personally aware of a significant percentage of the total set JL.


So, when someone promotes the message "people need to be more careful about what they say on publically-accessible community forums about serial assaulters in their communities", I believe I need to respond loudly that the actual problem is that, on the whole, people are too careful about what they say on publically-accessible community forums about serial assaulters in their communities.

Again, this is independent of any assertions people make about JonMon. It's also a much bigger problem, that affects orders of magnitude more people, than the current lawsuit. But to whatever extent some well-meaning people's responses to the lawsuit may contribute to this larger problem, I want to try to balance that out.
 
 
I'd love to have as many of you as possible join us. We're meeting outside Somerville City Hall at 2 pm this Sunday for a casual ramble around the city, visiting various places of industrial importance to Somerville, past and present.

The ride will be about 10 miles long, and will finish up around 4:30 pm at the Somerville Museum (where some of the Somerville Open Studios Artists' Choice exhibit will still be on display).

Some earlier publicity said that we would be visiting the interior of soon-to-open Brooklyn Boulders rock-climbing gym on Tyler Street, but right now it looks like that probably won't be possible due to the current condition of their construction. Instead, folks can optionally tour Artisan's Asylum next door.

Somerville police will help escort the ride, which will be dedicated to the late officer Sean Collier.

Our ride is sponsored by the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission and the Somerville Bicycle Committee. We ask for a $3 donation to support the Historic Preservation Commission.

Here's a Google map of our route, showing some of the places we will ride by.

(Usually I'd publicize this kind of event weeks in advance. I've been a bit occupied with other matters lately....)
 
 
10 May 2013 @ 02:36 am
First, IANAL. I did used to be executive director of tor.eff.org, but I haven't been for years, and I wasn't a lawyer then either. But I do have a reasonable expertise in online privacy issues (including cyberbullying).

I did used to live in Davis Square, and I did used to know jonmon when he was a grad student (hi!). Since I moved back to Boston some years back though, I've seen him at a couple parties and bought some curtains from him on Craigslist I think it was. We have oodles of mutuals. Not a friend, not an enemy, just this guy. I'm also pretty good friends with Ron Newman, which is how I know about all this. I posted this in an old thread and Ron suggested I post it in its own thread.

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I have to get a new power cable/adapter thing for my iBook G4 (it's the cable thing with the white square adapter and a round plug). I emailed the Mac repair person recommended a couple of years ago in this community, but never got a response. Any other suggestions for where to get used computer parts (especially Mac) in the Somerville area?

(Yes, I know about the MIT Flea, but I don't think I'll be able to make it there this month. Also, they charge admission, which might add too much extra cost to this one small thing I need than I can really afford right now.)

Thanks in advance!

(Oh, and yes, I still technically live in Maine, but I have to be in Somerville next week for a bit.)
 
 
09 May 2013 @ 04:18 pm
Hi-- potentially awesome thing forthcoming as-soon-as/if I get permission to do it....

But, hypothetically speaking, if you were going to make a t-shirt and sell it to raise money for a fundraiser, where would you have them done? I'd like to keep it simple, and do it print-on-demand direct-fulfillment model rather than making and printing shirts in various sizes and having to make that work. But I want it to be decent quality, if these two things aren't inherently contradictory.

Cafe Press? Zazzle? or something else? Is there anyone local who works on this model?

Anyone have an experience with this they have been happy with in terms of customer service and quality?

Generally I'm down on Cafe Press because they seem to run stolen threadless designs, but I could be convinced otherwise if they are the best game going. VistaPrint flamboyantly and rudely reneged on an agreement with SOS, so I'm disinclined to ever do business with them again. :/

thanks for helpful suggestions... !

ETA: It looks like the project is likely a go. I may not end up being the one working on it, but the comments about which places to print it (and future projects I will be doing) will be handy. Thanks!
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I just heard about this interesting research at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, and thought others might be interested, too:

Berkman fellow Wendy Seltzer leads the Chilling Effects Clearinghouse "Chilling Effects" refers to the deterrent effect of legal threats or posturing, largely cease and desist letters independent of litigation, on lawful conduct. The Chilling Effects clearinghouse will catalogue cease and desist notices and present analyses of their claims to help recipients resist the chilling of legitimate activities (as well as understand when their activities are unlawful). The project's core, this database of letters and FAQ-style analyses is supplemented by legal backgrounders, news items, and pointers to statutes and caselaw. Periodic "weather reports" will sum up the legal climate for online activity.

The project invites recipients and senders of cease and desist notices to send them to a central point for analysis, and to browse the website for background information and explanation of the laws they are charged with violating or enforcing. Clinical law students will prepare issue-spotting analyses of the letters in the question-and-answer style of FAQs, which we will post alongside the letters in an online database. The site aims to educate C&D recipients about their legal rights. Site visitors may search the database by subject area or keyword.

"The Chilling Effects Clearinghouse collects and analyzes legal complaints about online activity, helping Internet users to know their rights and understand the law. Chilling Effects welcomes submission of letters from individuals and from Internet service providers and hosts. These submissions enable us to study the prevalence of legal threats and allow Internet users to see the source of content removals.

Chilling Effects aims to support lawful online activity against the chill of unwarranted legal threats. We are excited about the new opportunities the Internet offers individuals to express their views, parody politicians, celebrate favorite stars, or criticize businesses, but concerned that not everyone feels the same way. Study to date suggests that cease and desist letters often silence Internet users,
whether or not their claims have legal merit. The Chilling Effects project seeks to document that "chill" and inform C&D recipients of their legal rights in response."


http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/chillingeffects#
 
 
Dancing in the Streets is a new series of outdoor dance performances, in parks, plazas, parking lots, and basketball courts around the city, throughout May and June.

Date      Time       Location Performance
May 11(rain)now May 12 8:00 PM City Hall Audra Carabetta and Brian Crabtree
May 18 8:00 PM Union Square Plaza KAIROS Dance Theater
June 16 8:30 PM CVS/Magoun Plaza Allegro Dance Collaborative
June 20 8:30 PM Conway Park B-ball court Anna Myer and Dancers
June 23 8:30 PM Foss Park Janelle Gilchrist Dance Troupe
June 25 12 Noon Seven Hills Park Dances by Isadora
June 29 8:30 PM Bank of America EgoArt, Inc. and Weber Dance
 
 
this press release, like all his other press releases, is now being spread far and wide over the spammy areas of the internet:

"Boston, MA-NH (1888PressRelease)
May 08, 2013 - Jon Monsarrat announced this week that as part of an Internet defamation case, he will expose the real identities and addresses of 100 cyber bullies as part of his new cyber investigation service. The dotcom era icon and Internet expert was previously the founder and first CEO of Turbine, which makes games like Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online and was bought by Warner Brothers for $160 million in 2010."

here is a link to the full press release:
http://www.1888pressrelease.com/johnny-monsarrat/jonathan-monsarrat/jon-monsarrat-160-million-dotcom-icon-to-expose-100-cyber-pr-470259.html
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