Pluralistic: 01 May 2021

Today's links

Political economy vs inflation: Larry Summers is a dope.
This day in history: 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Bossware and the shitty tech adoption curve: White collar workers, your blue collar comrades tried to warn you.
EVs as distributed storage grid: Go green, buy a bigger truck.
The Mauritanian: Hitler painted roses and GWB does portraiture.
Court rejects TSA qualified immunity: Government genital massages can be video-recorded.
Why Brits can no longer order signed copies of my books: Brexit!
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

EFF on EU interoperability policy: Securing Europeans' technological self-determination.
BAHA Blues: Patrick Costello's harrowing hearing aid implant experience.
Bossware: The remote work dystopia is here.
Big Cop's corporate armorers: Corporate "charity" funds police military and surveillance black budgets.
Invigilation CEO doxes student: Proctorio's CEO "takes privacy very seriously."
Sun Ra's syllabus: Lecture and reading list from "The Black Man in the Cosmos" (UC Berkeley 1971).
Snowden on Little Brother: The new Little Brother/Homeland omnibus is almost upon us!
This day in history: 2005, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading