There was a power outage at the University of Washington this morning. I knew about it because I got a text and an email. (I’ve signed up for both alerts.) However, when I dutifully went to the campus homepage for details, initially I could not see the alert!
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Our Litigious Society, Take 2: Twitter Case As Countersuit
And My Hubbub About Who Broke The Story
Corrected at 9.20 am Pacific
That Chicago tweet with the $50,000 libel suit price tag? According to Marian Wang of ChicagoNow, Horizon Realty is countersuing their former tenant, Amanda Bonnen. As the WSJ noted yesterday, “mold is gold” to lawyers.
In a press release (pdf), Horizon Realty Group claims that Bonnen filed a “class action lawsuit relating to Chicago Residential Landlord Ordinance (CRLO) violations…. This is a classic example of tenants trying to manipulate the controversial RLTO for their benefit.” [No prejudice in that statement, is there?]
Our Litigious Society: Realty Firm Sues Over Tweet
On Monday, a Chicago realty company sued Amanda Bonnen, a (reportedly former) tenant, $50,000 for libel. (Update: read the suit – pdf) The cause? She posted a tweet in May that the company considers defamation:
According to the Chicago Sun Times:
Jeffrey Michael, whose family has run Horizon for more than 25 years, said: “We’re a sue first, ask questions later kind of an organization.”
Block Facebook Profile Pic Use
Cheryl Smith discovered, the hard way, that the Facebook privacy default for “Facebook ads” is it’s ok to put my profile image in an ad for my friends to see. Huh?
Facebook occasionally pairs advertisements with relevant social actions from a user’s friends to create Facebook Ads. Facebook Ads make advertisements more interesting and more tailored to you and your friends. These respect all privacy rules. You may opt out of appearing in your friends’ Facebook Ads below.
Here’s how to change that to “don’t ever use my profile picture in a Facebook ad“:
Ordered My “New” MBP Today
It’s a new-to-me refurbished MacBook Pro 2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo.
This is the “top of the line” MBP from March. It was replaced in June by 3.07GHz (special order), which is an additional $400 at the education store.
I made the decision in large part because of this Photoshop Stress Test chart (smaller numbers are better): Continue reading
