<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2015-09-16 16:16 GMT+02:00 Edward L Platt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ed@elplatt.com" target="_blank">ed@elplatt.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Sadly, this happens at all levels of education and even at the most tech-savvy schools. My friends Nathan Matias and Kate Darling have been working with MIT and BU to set up a legal clinic for MIT students who run into legal trouble as a result of innovative work. They're also organizing an event with the EFF called Freedom to Innovate. It might be encouraging for the student to know that MIT students run into the same types of problems, and these links might be able to sway some people in the city and school:<br><br><a href="http://freedom2innovate.mit.edu/" target="_blank">http://freedom2innovate.mit.edu/</a><div><br></div><div><a href="https://civic.mit.edu/blog/natematias/the-story-behind-mit-and-boston-universitys-new-legal-clinic-for-student-innovation" target="_blank">https://civic.mit.edu/blog/natematias/the-story-behind-mit-and-boston-universitys-new-legal-clinic-for-student-innovation</a><br><div><br></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>If it were me, that tought would not encourage me to anything, it'd probably depress me a little and probably make me realize how fucked up our world really is</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div></div><div>Happy hacking,</div></div><div>-Ed</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="h5"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 9:47 AM, Randall Arnold <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:randall.arnold@texrat.net" target="_blank">randall.arnold@texrat.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
<div><p>I live not far from Irving and used to work there. I had always thought it was more progressive than some of the cities around here... apparently not.</p><p><br></p><p>This state has become so paranoid...</p><div><div><blockquote type="cite">On September 16, 2015 at 6:27 AM Joshua Pritt <<a href="mailto:ramgarden@gmail.com" target="_blank">ramgarden@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><p>I am at a loss for words. We really do seem to be moving backwards. I'm reminded of the movie Idiocracy and worry that we are actually heading in that direction. How can we make sure to avoid that possible future?</p><div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 16, 2015 7:16 AM, "Glyn Kennington" <<a href="mailto:glyn@potatojunkie.co.uk" target="_blank">glyn@potatojunkie.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote>mindthegoat wrote:<br> > The lack of replies here suggests everyone is completely lost for<br> > words. In the UK we moan about our education system but you guys are<br> > in so much trouble if your country is going so backward.<br> ><br> > Support Ahmed, the school and police are surely a lost cause.<br> <br> I'm reminded of something I read years ago, about a student being<br> suspended for "hacking" after using "net send". That was also in Texas.<br> <br> <a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/04/01/07/1713236/8th-grader-suspended-for-using-net-send-command" target="_blank">http://yro.slashdot.org/story/04/01/07/1713236/8th-grader-suspended-for-using-net-send-command</a><br> <br> It looks like this time round, the police were involved and demonstrated<br> a similar lack of clue.<br> _______________________________________________<br> Discuss mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Discuss@lists.hackerspaces.org" target="_blank">Discuss@lists.hackerspaces.org</a><br> <a href="http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss" target="_blank">http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss</a><br></blockquote></div>_______________________________________________<br>Discuss mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Discuss@lists.hackerspaces.org" target="_blank">Discuss@lists.hackerspaces.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss" target="_blank">http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss</a><br></blockquote><p><br> </p></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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