Today's links

Zuckerpunch: Don't trust Mark Zuckerberg to solve the Facebook problem.
Good news about news co-ops: Save journalism, not media monopolies.
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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
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Today's links

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

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