Pluralistic: Google reneged on the monopolistic bargain; The Bezzle excerpt (Part IV) (21 Feb 2024)

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Google reneged on the monopolistic bargain: A search monopolist should never do a layoff, buyback or dividend for so long as it's enshittifying.
The Bezzle excerpt (Part IV): LA Sheriff's Deputies are the most violent gangs in LA.
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Pluralistic: Sympathy for the spammer (15 Jan 2024)

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Sympathy for the spammer: The desperate and credulous are superspreaders in the botshit pandemic.
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Pluralistic: 03 Aug 2020

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A universal remote for killing people: It's really time to trade in your Medtronic Minimed insulin pump. Really.
New podcast episode: Part 12 of my reading of "Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town.
The sordid tale of We Charity: Black Hat SEO, investigating critical journalist's children, and more.
NSO Group cyberweapons targeted Togo's opposition: Another dictator for NSO's reference customer list.
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