Got an unused computer? Donate it! (May 14, 2020)
We are looking for computers people are willing to donate so we can get them to people stuck at home, especially families with…
Category: Help Needed
Donate your unused computers to help others (May 7, 2020)
As the pandemic continues, many are stuck at home without access to a computer for school or other activities. We are looking for computers…
3/30 COVID-19 Resource Updates (March 30, 2020)
N-O-D-E has a quick video up about some of the COVID-19 3D printed devices and tools they have come across: I updated our…
3/29 COVID-19 Resource Updates (March 29, 2020)
We updated our COVID-19 resource page with: COVID-19: How to be Safe and Resilient: a series of brief audio talks on protecting yourself,…
Action Alert: Evictions Are Still Happening, But You Can Help Stop Them! (March 28, 2020)
From our friends at the Massachusetts Alliance Against Predatory Lending (MAAPL). tl;dr: If you are facing eviction, download and follow these instructions for…
Pirate News: Covid-19 – Ways you can help fight it (March 26, 2020)
Quartermaster Joe and Captain James talk about the Covid-19 pandemic and the resources we have found that people can use to fight the…
Posted 3/24 version of Resources to fight COVID-19 (March 24, 2020)
We updated our page with resources to fight COVID-19. If you have any suggestions for additions, please add them in the page comments.…
Find out if your Municipality uses Facial Recognition Technology (February 13, 2020)
Thanks to everyone who filled out MuckRock’s FOIA request system to find out whether police are using facial recognition technology and how. Eleven requests are up…
Stop Ring Surveillance (January 31, 2020)
Jeff Bezos, using his media empire, created the “porch pirate” narrative in order to push demand for Ring cameras. Having deployed them in…
Tech Meetup, Sunday (January 30, 2020)
Our next tech meeting is this Sunday, February 2nd, 2pm-4pm at Diesel Cafe, 257 Elm St., Somerville. Please note the new time. We are working on a…