Every so often, I see a Free software project which I think would benefit from some free, friendly legal / data protection advice, particularly at an early stage. But lawyer ethics rules make it tricky to offer unless someone is explicitly asking about legal advice / looking for help. A sensible rule to stop ambulance chasing, but not so great in an environment based on volunteering. #FOSS #lawfedi
# DHH and Omarchy: Midlife crisis – Rust in Peace
Rust in Peace
DHH and Omarchy: Midlife crisis
Couple weeks ago Cloudflare announced it would be sponsoring some Open Source projects. Throwing money at pet projects of random techbros would har...
This role might be of interest to people here: Technical Operations Transformation Director, UK Telecoms Lab Based in Solihull, UK. Requires SC clearance / ability to get it. https://jobs.npl.co.uk/vacancies/2435/technical-operations-transformation-director.html #fedihire #fedihired
# Companies House fees are changing from 1 February 2026 s/changing/increasing Β£50 to fill in a form.
GOV.UK
Companies House fees are changing from 1 February 2026
We review our fees every year to make sure they’re set at the right level and reflect the cost of delivering our services.
It seems that there is no music genre called cyberfunk. This feels like an oversight, particularly since it could encompass disk-o.
Today, I am doing an Online Safety Act risk assessment for an Etherpad instance. Ofcom's risk factors do not translate well to "collaborative text editing among nerds".
> The number of sick and disabled people out of work is putting the UK at risk of an "economic inactivity crisis" that threatens the country's prosperity, according to a new report. What an inhumane framing. I appreciate that I am going out on a limb here, but perhaps we should sodding well care for and look after people so that they can live their best, most fulfilling lives, not so that they can "return to work". Honestly, this is disgusting.
BBC News
Britain sliding 'into economic crisis' over Β£85bn sickness bill, ex-John Lewis boss warns
The number of people who are out of work for health reasons has grown by 800,000 since 2019.
Well actually it is Reply Guy Fawkes night.
# "Using LibreOffice and other Free software for documents as a lawyer" I was asked recently about how I get on using LibreOffice for document-related legal work, and I promised to write down some thoughts. The short answer is that I use a mix of LibreOffice and other FOSS tools, and I’m very positive about it, with no particular concerns. If you have questions, please do ask!
Using LibreOffice and other Free software for documents as a lawyer
I was asked recently about how I get on using LibreOffice for document-related legal work, and I promised to write down some thoughts.
 #LibreOffice #Linux #FOSS #lawfedi #vim #git #Markdown