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If you've ever written an especially useful or popular script, you've noticed that features tend to creep into the codebase as you encounter variations in the input. As the code evolves to handle more and more variation, you may notice that distinct 'modes' of operation arise. One way to accomodate these different modes is to use values hard-coded into the source. Examples such as field delimiters, input path, recursive operation and output paths are often wired directly into the operation of quickly-written scripts. Read more
Never mind dropping your Rs, how’s your WISP?
And no, I don’t means lisp.. How’s your Written Information Security Plan?
Vigorous identity theft regulations introduced by the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (201 CMR 17.00 et. seq.) requires any person or business that owns or licenses (receives, maintains, processes or accesses) personal information about a resident of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to meet minimum standards in safeguarding that personal information—whether in paper or electronic form. Such parties must develop and implement a Written Information Security Plan to protect personal information in a manner fully consistent with industry standards and other applicable laws and regulations.Read more
Meet Justin Kurtz, an undergrad with more than 12,000 friends. Facebook friends. 12,000?! Why the popularity? Apparently Kurtz knows how to take a “SLAPP”.. a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation that is. Or at least Kurtz and his 12,000 friends hope he knows how.
The story here is about a clash of two titans—the corporate or government plaintiffs willing to litigate to force a vocal critic to back down vs. the little guy channeling the power of social networks.Read more
There’s an App for That Posted By Daniel Kaiser, Esq. on June 21, 2010
There is soon to be an app for just about everything. Thankfully, the legal community isn’t about to be left behind. Looking for a few apps that can actually make you smarter? Here are a few in no particular order that have caught my attention over the past month.
LawStack
This stack is much more fun than the law stacks you remember from law school, and the app gives you more than simply a touch of sophistication in your iPhone. The free version comes pre-loaded with a nicely indexed collection including the US Constitution, the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and the Federal Rules of Evidence...Read more
Should Wexis Fear? Posted By Daniel Kaiser, Esq. on June 17, 2010
Maybe it’s because I’m a legal research fan, maybe it's because I like a deal, but William Manz’s recent article[1] in the New York State Bar Association Journal is pretty darn cool. The thing is, I’m not quite sure which part is the coolest.
Old, archived legal records and briefs have long been accessible only to lawyers and researchers who are willing to pay. As Manz points out, microfilm or microfiche records of New York Appellate Division cases only go back as far as the early 1970s. If you want to dig back a bit deeper, good luck! Google is working together with the Law Library Microform Consortium (LLMC) to change all that...Read more
We were featured in 37signals' Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud series this week. Here is a piece of the story...
This is part of our series “Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud” which profiles companies that 1) have $1MM+ in revenues, 2) didn’t take VC, and 3) are profitable.
Q&A with Andy Wilson of Logik
What does your business do?
Logik helps companies find, organize, process, and make searchable terabytes of digital documents for legal discovery. I always say we sell digital aspirin to attorneys experiencing discovery migraines.Read more
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