Pluralistic: 22 Sep 2020

Today's links

Uber for evicting people: Civvl, a gig economy company, will pay you to evict people.
Part 15 of Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town: Returning to my serialized podcast reading.
Facebook threatens to leave EU: It wants to export Europeans' data to the USA…or else.
Brick House: Kickstarting an independent, "wolf-proof" media co-op.
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2109
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 21 Sep 2020

Today's links

Fincen (they fucking knew all along): $2t in unpunished money laundering, leaked from the US Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
California's fire-debt: A century of mismanagement and PG&E;'s criminal neglect meets the climate emergency.
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 20 Sep 2020

Today's links

Amnesty International barred from Assange trial: Hard cases make bad law.
Packing the court: Lessons from history.
No Time for Enemies: A new Gangstagrass album.
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 19 Sep 2020

Today's links

Attack Surface vs Audible: My Publishers Weekly op-ed.
Foodcrime: The tech predators destroying America's restaurants.
We Are Beautiful: 3D printable anatomical models of real bodies.
Precursor: Andrew "bunnie" Huang's new open source hardware mobile platform.
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 18 Sep 2020

Today's links

In Search Of A Flat Earth: From Flat Earth to Qanon, the rise of murderous cults.
A cryptographic mystery solved: How a Cuban numbers station's decade-long opsec fail blew Russian spies' cover.
Youtube's war on algorithmic radicalization: Selective rabbit-hole elimination is HARD.
The Hardware Lottery: Chip architecture is the secret legislator of machine learning.
This day in history: 2015
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 17 Sep 2020

Today's links

Attack Surface a la carte: Kickstarter is not a shopping cart.
Kapital! The board game: France's new national obsession.
Private equity's new debt-and-loot bonanza: "Divi recaps" is plute for "stealing."
This day in history: 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 16 Sep 2020

Today's links

Spike Lee made a David Byrne concert movie: Stop Making American Utopia.
Board unilaterally sells Mountain Equipment "Co-op" to US private equity: This is why we can't have nice things, ever.
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 15 Sep 2020

Today's links

A new Little Brother short story collection: Inspired by your generosity.
EFF's 2020 Pioneer Awards: Livestreaming Oct 15.
Tax havens and monopolies: It's a system.
Obscure Texas election could change the world: Chrysta Castañeda for the Railroad Commission of Texas!
Motorcycle-part animals: New assemblage sculptures from Jud Turner.
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2109
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 14 Sep 2020

Today's links

How Big Oil lied about "recyclable" plastics: Who killed the world?
Levels of Interoperability: More clarity from Ian Brown.
Podcasting "IP": My latest and most substantial Locus column.
This day in history: 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 13 Sep 2020

Today's links

How the Attack Surface audiobook can reform Audible: Pebbles R Us.
How to buy doubt: The Koch brothers vs reality's left-wing bias.
Mr Gotcha v covid: We should improve public health somewhat.
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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