Pluralistic: 31 Oct 2020

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The Americans: Love letters from voluntary exiles.
D2020: Roll for initiative.
Shanghai's walking building: Five stories' worth of ambulatory primary school.
This day in history: 2005, 2015
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 30 Oct 2020

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Facebook loses users, makes more money: It's good to be king.
DRM horror-stories needed: Your chance to change the law.
This day in history: 2005, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 29 Oct 2020

Today's links

Amazon says only corporations own property: Everyone else is a licensor.
Violent cops' deadly victim complex: Murderers hiding behind victims' rights laws.
Sue your medical bully: A recipe for small-claims victory.
This day in history: 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 28 Oct 2020

Today's links

RIAA's war on youtube-dl: The rise of the resistance.
Trump abandons supporters to freeze: More death cult shit.
This day in history: 2005, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 27 Oct 2020

Today's links

Ferris wheel fine dining: First the Budapest Eye, next, the world!
Monopolies Suck: There is nothing harder to kill than an idea whose time has come to pass.
The president's extraordinary powers: Congress handed the president emergency powers for centuries and never took them back (uh-oh).
Comcast v Comcast: Which is weird, because Universal owns Comcast.
Surveillance startup protected sexual harassers: Willingness to surveil is correlated with sociopathy.
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 26 Oct 2020

Today's links

Phone surveillance, made in Canada: Octasic takes over Harris's Stingray division.
Chile restores democratic rule: Neoliberal's first gunshot has stopped echoing.
Someone Comes to Town, Part 20: "A glorious book unlike any book you’ve ever read." -Gene Wolfe
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 25 Oct 2020

Today's links

Facebook threatens ad-transparency group: Ad Observatory gets the Power Ventures treatment.
The madness of elite varsity sports: WWI by another means.
Bob Dylan sings a EULA: You've already made a legally binding commitment to watch this.
This day in history: 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 24 Oct 2020

Today's links

Davis Haunters rise from the grave: Oregon's Hallowe'en is saved.
RIAA kills youtube-dl: Everything not forbidden is mandatory.
This day in history: 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 23 Oct 2020

Today's links

Student loans are dischargeable: Billions in debt can be flushed away.
Cracking the Ghislaine Maxwell redactions: An interesting variation on an old theme.
Bring back the CCC: Towards a Job Guarantee.
Foxconn out-trumped Trump: And Wisconsin paid the price.
This day in history: 2005, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 22 Oct 2020

Today's links

IDing anonymized cops with facial recognition: Privacy for the powerless, transparency for the powerful.
ENDSARS: Global protests over Nigeria's murdering special police.
Companies target robots in disclosures: Sentiment analysis is finally useful for something.
US border cruelty, powered by Google cloud: IBM at Auschwitz.
Free the law of Wisconsin: Carl Malamud wants you to read Wisconsin's jury instructions.
This day in history: 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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