Pluralistic: The Brave Little Toaster (08 Jan 2025)

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The Brave Little Toaster: Gen AI in your appliances was a warning, not a pitch deck.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2005, 2015, 2020, 2024.
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Pluralistic: Kickstarting a new Martin Hench novel about the dawn of enshittification (07 Jan 2025)

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Kickstarting a new Martin Hench novel about the dawn of enshittification: A crime thriller of pyramid schemes, faith scams, weird PCs, Reaganomics, punk rock, and San Francisco during the AIDS crisis (and Amazon won't sell it!).
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2005, 2020
Upcoming appearances: Where to find me.
Recent appearances: Where I've been.
Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.

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Pluralistic: Winning coalitions aren't always governing coalitions (06 Jan 2025)

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Winning coalitions aren't always governing coalitions: You can take power by making promises, but wielding power means breaking them.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2005, 2020
Upcoming appearances: Where to find me.
Recent appearances: Where I've been.
Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.

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