Pluralistic: 30 Mar 2021

Today's links

How to donate to John Varley: Paypal versus science fiction.
Minimum wage vs Wall Street bonuses: The fight for $44.
America needs a high-fiber broadband diet: AT&T to rural America: "Drop dead (slowly)."
Als Sysadmins die Erde beherrschten: My "When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth," auf Deutsch.
This day in history: 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 01 Oct 2020

Today's links

Witch: Kill Bill meets Thomas Hardy.
Attack Surface on the MMT Podcast: Imagining the first days of a better world.
Private equity's profitable murder: Leonard Green, Prospect Medical Holdings, and the vast fortunes built on the dead.
The Years of Repair: A Message From the Future (II).
Block Google-Fitbit: A merger made in hell.
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 27 Aug 2020

Today's links

Principles for platform regulation: User control, algorithmic transparency, accountable governance and anonymity.
Hagoromo, mathematicians' cult chalk: The Blackwing pencil of chalkboards.
Gender and the Hugo Awards: It's still wildly skewed.
Outdoor education beat TB in 1907: A brisk precedent for in-person schooling.
This day in history: 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 07 Aug 2020

Today's links

Satanic Abortions cut through unconstitutional abortion laws: Go ahead, sue to overturn the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Restore the Office of Technology Assessment: In the 21st Century, it's no longer OK to not understand technology.
US plummets below Russia and Mexico in global misery index: Tired of Winning.
Novartis's $678m bribery scandal: Epistemological crisis actors.
California DMV's $50m/year data selloff: California lawmakers want to know who's buying.
This day in history: 2010, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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