Pluralistic: Quinque gazump linkdump (12 Oct 2024)

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Quinque gazump linkdump: A sprinkling of inklings for the weekend.
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Pluralistic: A sexy, skinny defeat device for your HP ink cartridge (30 Sep 2024)

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A sexy, skinny defeat device for your HP ink cartridge: A machine in the middle that's too cheap to meter.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023
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Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.

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Pluralistic: Thinking the unthinkable (19 Sep 2024)

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Thinking the unthinkable: At a certain point, we have to admit that the correct amount of radium in your suppository is zero.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2004, 2014, 2023
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Recent appearances: Where I've been.
Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.

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Pluralistic: Apple vs the "free market" (15 Aug 2024)

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Apple vs the "free market": Meet the new boss, worse than the old boss.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023
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Recent appearances: Where I've been.
Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.

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Pluralistic: Kitchensink callithump linkdump (29 Jun 2024)

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Kitchensink callithump linkdump: All the news I couldn't fit.
This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019
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Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.

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Pluralistic: It's been twenty years since my Microsoft DRM talk (18 Jun 2024)

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It's been twenty years since my Microsoft DRM talk: It looks like you're trying to avert the DRM apocalypse…
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019
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Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.

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Pluralistic: Subprime gadgets (29 Mar 2024)

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Subprime gadgets: What a remote-brick app tells us about debt collection in the age of trusted computing.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2004, 2014, 2019, 2023
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Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.

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Pluralistic: Bullies want you to think they're on your side (13 Mar 2024)

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Bullies want you to think they're on your side: Bosses (not migrants) take workers' wages, and corporations (not readers) want writers' money.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2004, 2014, 2019
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Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.

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Pluralistic: The Cory Doctorow Humble Bundle (03 Mar 2024)

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The Cory Doctorow Humble Bundle: Name your price, get ebooks, back EFF!
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023
Upcoming appearances: Where to find me.
Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more.
Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.

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Pluralistic: Prison-tech is a brutal scam – and a harbinger of your future (14 Feb 2024)

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Prison-tech is a brutal scam – and a harbinger of your future: My next novel predicts the present.
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