This is utterly brilliant.  Maybe I’ve been missing it, but it looks like the tech community is getting better and better at insinuating itself into the political realm.  Not talking about companies here.  Microsoft and Sun each have lobbying operations that work the traditional way.  But copyfighters, political activists, and (as George Carlin would say) just plain Guys From Montana are making their voices heard in Washington without having to stage a huge rally on the Capitol steps.

Your Senator needs an iPod! – Cory Doctorow: Ren sez, "Remember how Ted Stevens, the 82 year-old Senator from Alaska, morphed into an advocate for the public’s fair use rights after his daughter bought him an iPod? We think that’s awesome, and we want to spread the love. That’s why IPac launched the Congressional iPod Education Fund, where we’re collecting money for iPods, stuffing them with public domain and Creative Commons-licensed content, engraving them with ‘Listen to the People,’ and shipping them to the campaigns of Senators who work on tech and copyright policy. Check it out!" Link (Thanks, Ren!)

(Via Boing Boing)

P.S.

"Guys From Montana" is now on my list of great band names that haven’;t been used yet. 

 I don’t understand this fascination with Law and Order SVU but it rears its head again.

Law and Order Valentines – Cory Doctorow: Brandon Bird has created an hilarious set of 10 Law and Order themed Valentines, and he’ll sell ‘em to you. Link (Thanks, Andy!)

(Via Boing Boing)

 Rumors of the Google OS persist.  I started using Ubuntu at home a few months ago and love it.  Its my first foray into using Linux full time and with a few small (to me) exceptions, its been great.  Haven’t fired up my Windows PC for three weeks.

I am interested to see what a Google OS would look like.  Would they give it away?  Would they put it in low end machines that were basically thin clients for Google?  My breath is baited. 

Google Working on Desktop Linux – paulmac84 writes "The Register reports that Google is working on a version of Ubuntu, known internally as Goobuntu. Google has confirmed it is working on a desktop linux project, but declined to supply further details, including what the project is for. Is Google about to release this as an alternative to Windows?"

(Via Slashdot)