Pluralistic: Booklist on "Red Team Blues" (13 Jan 2023)

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Booklist on "Red Team Blues": "Another winner from an sf wizard who
has always proved himself adept at blending genres for both adults and teens."
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: John Deere's repair fake-out; Good riddance to the Open Gaming License (12 Jan 2023)

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Good riddance to the Open Gaming License: Hasbro accidentally gives us more freedom.
John Deere's repair fake-out: So many strings attached.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2003, 2013, 2018
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: Deena Mohamed's 'Shubiek Lubiek' (11 Jan 2023)

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Deena Mohamed's 'Shubiek Lubiek': An English edition of a brilliant Egyptian alt history comic about a world where wishes are real.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2018, 2013
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: The learned helplessness of Pete Buttigieg (10 Jan 2023)

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The learned helplessness of Pete Buttigieg: Section 41712(a) or bust.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2022
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: Social Quitting (09 Jan 2023)

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Social Quitting: How social media barons squandered their lock-in and made themselves obsolete.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: None
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: Naomi Novik's incredible, brilliant, stupendous "Temeraire" series (08 Jan 2023)

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Naomi Novik's incredible, brilliant, stupendous "Temeraire" series: The Napoleonic Wars, but with dragons!
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2018, 2003
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: An end-of-year retrospective (24 Dec 2022)

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An end-of-year retrospective: 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022.
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: What the fediverse (does/n't) solve (23 Dec 2022)

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What the fediverse (does/n't) solve: We can protect our communities from commodification, but it takes work.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: Here are just two of the corporate giveaways hidden in the rushed, must-pass, end-of-year budget bill (22 Dec 2022)

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Here are just two of the corporate giveaways hidden in the rushed, must-pass, end-of-year budget bill: Crashing airplanes and starving old people.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2002, 2017
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: How Apple could open its App Store without really opening its App Store (21 Dec 2022)

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How Apple could open its App Store without really opening its App Store: …and what we should do about it.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2007, 2012, 2017
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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