Gregory Heller

Author: gregoryheller

  • I'm now a "member" CivicActions, LLC

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    <p>Yesterday I signed a membership agreement with <a>CivicActions,LLC</a> and I am now one of 5 members of the LLC. In addition to me, George Frost, our General Council, is also now a member. </p> <p>"Member" is kind of like "partner" but we are not a partnership so we are members of the LLC. I am…

  • Return of the Drupal Shop Talk Call

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    Last fall or winter I convened a few “Shop Talk” conference calls to bring Drupal development shops together on the phone to talk about projects, modules and other things related to the work we do with Drupal. The idea stemed from my discussions with Phillip Smith, Mike Gifford and Joe Murray at Web Of Change…

  • DefectiveByDesign.org and Cardozo Cyberlaw Society

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    Last week I particpated in a discussion of DRM and the DefectiveByDesign.org campaign at a meeting of the Cardozo Cyberlaw Society in New York City. It was interesting to hear these law law students talk about DRM and engage with each other on both sides of the issues.

  • Work from, literally, anywhere…

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    This is the latest in my series of “Work From Anywhere” videos. I’ve been traveling a bunch, and will soon be adding some more videos. The hunt for open wifi is different wherever I go. In this video, I had just finished a training with a client over VOIP on the wifi signal provided by…

  • Videocast with Matt Thompson of “Best War Ever”

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    I took a minute to speak with Matt Thompson, a documentary film maker and indie journalist who recently complete BEst War Evern. Matt and I met last year at Web Of Change when he was still working with Independant World Television (which became “Real News”).

  • Jonathan Hendler tells us about Exotic Fruit

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    While in amsterdam, Jonathan discovered some exotic fruit. In this case, the Dragon Fruit.

  • October 3rd Day Against DRM

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    <p>October 3rd is the Day Against <a href="http://defectivebydesign.org/en/what_is_drm_digital_restrictions_management" target="new">DRM</a>.</p> <p>Check out <a href="http://www.defectivebydesign.org">DefectiveByDesign.org</a> for more information.</p> <p><a href="http://www.defectivebydesign.org/join/button"><br /> <img src="http://defectivebydesign.org/sites/nodrm.civicactions.net/files/images/day_against_drm.png" /><br /> Protect your freedom!</a></p>

  • DefectiveByDesign.org: In the News and Gearing up for October 3rd

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    DefectiveByDesign.org a joint project of teh Free Software Foundation and CivicActions got some digital ink this morning in the Chicago Tribune. Columnist Eric Zorn wrote about Amazon’s Unboxed license agreement which FSF ED Peter Brown described as: [A] road map for what all content providers want to have down the line: Their goal is to…

  • CivicActions is looking for Engineers

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    <p>From the CivicActions Blog:<br /> <cite><br /> CivicActions, LLC is a "virtual" company specializing in delivering F/OSS applications to a growing list of progressive non-profits, political campaigns, and socially responsible businesses. We build LAMP web apps for our clients using Drupal. We are seeking the right people to join our team of over 20 practitioners…

  • Who Killed the Electric Car?

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    I went to see “Who Killed the Electric Car” over the weekend. It is a nice little documentary that will make you really mad if you are anything like me. Big oil, and big auto have way to much control in our government.