Pluralistic: 20 Nov 2020

Today's links

Little Revolutions: Bethany C Morrow and Tochi Onyebuchi on the Attack Surface Lectures.
Russian Cyberpunk Farm: Superb comedy-dystopia in a russo-futuristic vein.
We're already (badly) forgiving student debt: Debts that can't be paid won't be paid.
Facebook bullies watchdog: My Wired op-ed on the Ad Observer scandal.
Google's monopoly rigged the ad market: Dina Srinivasan is on fire.
This day in history: 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

How I write: Process notes on Attack Surface.
The Anti-Monopoly War Song: Party like it's 1882.
My other computer is…: Next-level IoT meme-generator.
Leaked EU Big Tech rules: Proposal, or trial balloon?
Self-driving cars crashing: Uber's cars can't drive half a mile without a problem.
This day in history: 2010, 2015
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Podcasting chapter one of Attack Surface: A three hour preview of the audio, currently up on Kickstarter!
Crad Kilodney documentary: Kickstarting "Putrid Scum."
DRM versus human rights: Helping Mexico learn from 22 years of bitter US experience.
Germany's amazing new competition proposal: Putting interop front and center.
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

AI, 1A and Citizens United: The lawyer behind Citizens United wants to legalize Clearview AI.
James Ball's "The System": My review of a superb new book that surfaces the invisible infrastructure underpinning our digital world.
Canadian SFF Hall of Fame induction: Today at 4PM Pacific.
This day in history: 2005, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Terra Nullius: Podcasting my column about "IP," John Locke, genocide and erasure.
How they're killing the post office: The USPS has been under threat for decades, but now it's an existential crisis.
When you hear "intangibles"…: Think "monopolies."
Text-based, cyberpunk MMORPG: CyberCode Online is based on the VSCode interface.
This day in history: 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Break 'Em Up: Zephyr Teachout's trustbusting program for the 21st century.
Unauthorized Meat: Mellow Sous Vide journeys to the Internet of Shit.
Let's force Big Tech to interoperate: Here's why…and how.
No consequences for police violence at BLM actions: Propublica followed up on viral videos showing gross misconduct and found…crickets.
The Internet Archive defends online libraries: First filings from the Hachette lawsuit.
Bitcoin is not a socialist's ally: Yanis Varoufakis responds to Ben Arc.
Where "software" comes from: "In October, 1953, I coined the word 'software.'"
This day in history: 2005, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

US copyright is a disaster for Mexico: USMCA contra derechos humanos.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars: My event with James Wilt on Aug 4.
Central London property prices tank: Failed Airbnb rentiers flood the market.
401(k)s are a scam: Buy Alpo futures instead.
This day in history: 2010, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Podcast: How Big Tech distorts our discourse: No mind-control required.
EFF statement on Black Lives Matter: Black lives matter on the Internet.
Why quarantine is getting harder: Sustained vigilance is impossible without perceptible feedback.
Writing while Black: Tochi Onyebuchi unpacks the impossible contradictions of being a Black writer in this moment (and all the moments like this).
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Big Tech distorts our discourse: No mind-control required.
How the IoT reinforces gentrification: Smart doorbells and predictive policing are fully automated karens.
Private equity goes mainstream: If you're gonna loot, you MUST also asset-strip.
What to do about the police: 15 concrete things that should be done to reform American policing, right now.
Masks work: Source control is a thing.
Walmart's crummy anti-theft AI: Employees blow the whistle on their employers' credulous machine learning procurements.
GOP lawmaker hid his diagnosis from Democrats: Andrew Lewis wandered around Pennsylvania's statehouse, shedding virus particles.
Canadians newsrooms restructure as co-ops: And readers can join!
Get a peronalized, signed Poesy the Monster Slayer: Dark Delicacies will ship you copies signed by me and the original Poesy.
This day in history: 2005, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Oh Joy Sex Toy's new teen sex-ed book: Our Bodies and Health.
Torcon: Gaiman, Okorafor, Kowal, Schwab: …and me!
Copyright bots are slaughtering classical musicians' performances: Filternet, working as intended.
Coronavirus has made the super-rich MUCH richer: The crisis is here, it's just not evenly distributed.
How to start a platform co-op: A MOOC from NYU and Mondragon.
Mum uses GDPR to force Gran to take down pics: That's one way to settle the dispute.
Physical BLINK tag: Lenticular dominance.
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading