Pluralistic: 03 May 2022

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The Democrats' self-immolating fetish for means-testing: How to lose an election…and a nation.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 02 May 2022

Today's links

Podcasting "Revenge Of the Chickenized Reverse Centaurs": The relationship between algorithms, interoperability and worker power.
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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Pluralistic: 30 Apr 2022

Today's links

Disney's writer wage theft, a year on: Still work to do.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2021
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 29 Apr 2022

Today's links

Killing online surveillance with contextual ads: For chrissakes, can we stop talking about who the product is?
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 28 Apr 2022

Today's links

Renegotiate the web "bargain" by blocking all ads: The Adafruit ESPHole lets you say "How about 'Nah?'"
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 27 Apr 2022

Today's links

How police backdoors for online services let sextortionists target children: There is no such thing as a back-door that only lets the good guys through.
Laura Jean McKay's "The Animals in That Country": A brilliant debut novel of too much understanding.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2002, 2012, 2017, 2021
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 26 Apr 2022

Today's links

Bottled water monopolist admits recycling is bullshit: "Personal responsibility" and "caveat emptor."
This day in history: 2012, 2017
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Pluralistic: 25 Apr 2022

Today's links

Up Against It, an "essential," action-adventure sf tale of bureaucrats and colonizers: Laura J Mixon's fast-paced space-opera.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 22 Apr 2022

Today's links

Don't believe Obama's Big Tech criti-hype: They're not evil geniuses (they're not geniuses, period).
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 20 Apr 2022

Today's links

Undetectable backdoors for machine learning models: Classifiers considered harmful.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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