Highlights for Home Improvement Geeks
On today’s Highlights® for Home Improvement Geeks™, we have the story of Goofus and Gallant and the Undersized Doorway! Read along: Gallant starts with detailed plans for his (and her) charming bungalow renovation. Goofus buys not one, but two refrigerators that won’t fit through the $#!@#$ kitchen door! Gallant strips an entire floor down to [...]
Rick Boucher gets feedback about the Induce Act
US Representative Rick Boucher (D – VA) is guest-hosting Larry Lessig’s blog this week and asked for feedback about the Induce Act. He got feedback, in spades. Reading the comment threads, it’s fascinating to trace the industry’s shifting the legal battlegrounds from “vicarious and contributory liability” (which can be defended under the precedents of the [...]
Phone success, fridge failure
Item 1: We have broadband again. The Comcast setup was pretty straightforward, though the tech did wear out a drill battery trying to punch a hole in our wall to install the jack. (We have a house that’s framed with “seasoned wood,” apparently the 1941 equivalent of pressure treated lumber, and the installer said it [...]
