Pluralistic: 15 Oct 2020

Today's links

Dystopia as clickbait: Chris Brown on uncozy apocalypses.
Trail of Mars: New, lyrically gifted science fictional music from John McDaid.
Bride of Frankenstein and the Monster: New, limited Brian Ewing prints for Hallowe'en 2020.
The Passenger Pigeon Manifesto: "Liberate and upload all digitised photographs and artworks."
Bricked Ferrari: DRM and the accommodation of corner-cases.
The Dennis Ball Show: Dad jokes and Haunted Mansion trivia with djBC's alter-ego.
This day in history: None
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Pandemic shock doctrine vs internet freedom: Freedom House's 2020 report is grim reading.
What happened in Florida: Surrender, Bush v Gore style.
Prop 22 is a scam: Propping up a Ponzi with a Proposition.
How to spreadsheet: All the hard-won lessons in one convenient ruleset.
The Ministry of the Future: Eliot Peper interviews Kim Stanley Robinson.
This day in history: 2010, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Attack Surface is out!: It's my book-birthday!
SF as intuition pump: Optimistic disaster stories for the future!
Beyond Cyberpunk: What it means to write technorealistic, post-cyberpunk literature.
Half-Life's G-Man performs "Once in a Lifetime": Where does this machinima go to?
This day in history: 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Attack Surface in Wired: Toolsmith-user solidarity.
The herd immunity conspiracy: Follow the money.
How to cheat at Clock Simulator: I got rhythm.
Someone Comes to Town, part 18: This week's podcast comes with a content warning.
Facebook vs The Big Lebowski: The Zuck abides.
Papercraft Haunted Mansion Hallowe'en: Print, color, decorate!
This day in history: None
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Hong Kong's ghost protest posters: "I Can Still Hear You."
Basic income works: Some thoughts on whether it should be "universal."
Sign thief turns newspaper thief: Hiassenish caper with Iowa characteristics.
Attack Surface in The Observer: "This will all be so great if we don't screw it up."
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

MK-Ultra and the brainwashing grift: Mind control rays are always bullshit.
Machine Democrats: Trump-voting ex-Dems are part of a great realignment.
Mattis Dover's spectacular animations: Monochrom GIFs for the win.
This day in history: 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Good Intentions, Bad Inventions: Busting four myths about "healthy tech."
Visualizing the Gartner Hype Cycle: The history of predictions.
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Hackers can remotely lock IoT cock-cages: The Qiui Cellmate is a giant wontfix that requires an angle-grinder to remove.
Congress's Big Tech trustbusting smackdown: Tech is exceptional, except when it's not.
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Maine's drunken, thieving, bumbling, child-porning public defenders: The cruelty is the point.
America's wild hog "pig bomb": Hybrid vigor is a hell of a drug.
This day in history: 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Squeeze Me: Carl Hiaasen's Trump-as-Florida-man masterpiece.
The Internet is for End-Users: IETF on "user agents."
Ad-tech is a bubble: Subprime Attention Crisis.
Schools! Libraries! Classrooms! Get free Attack Surface hardcovers: An imperfect solution to a thorny problem.
Facebook's living will: Leaks reveal the company's idiotic plans to stave off breakup.
Part 17 of Someone Comes to Town Someone Leaves Town: This week on the podcast: a murder most foul.
Seeking home call-center workers: Propublica wants your story.
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading