Pluralistic: Apple's unlawful evil (06 Oct 2025)

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Apple's unlawful evil: Everyone's a rogue capitalist now.
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Pluralistic: Decarbonization at a distance (02 Oct 2025)

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Decarbonization at a distance: A post-American century that runs on sunshine.
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Object permanence: Human shields for Internet of Shit slumlords; Tubemap with one-bedroom flat prices; Years of Repair; Internet of Lying Things; Dieselgate for TVs; Apple kills Chinese RSS readers.
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Pluralistic: Apple threatens to stop selling iPhones in the EU (26 Sep 2025)

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Apple threatens to stop selling iPhones in the EU: Yeah, right.
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Pluralistic: Rage Against the (Algorithmic Management) Machine (25 Sep 2025)

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Rage Against the (Algorithmic Management) Machine: What unions could (must!) do about app-based work.
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Object permanence: Dieselgate for everything; Roca Labs stops gagging, Adventures of a Dwergish Girl; the Batmobile is a copyrighted character.
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Pluralistic: Drinkslump linkdump (24 May 2025)

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Drinkslump linkdump: Another busy week!
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Pluralistic: Plinkpump linkdump (17 May 2025)

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Plinkpump linkdump: A blogging sabbath.
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Pluralistic: Trump loves Big Tech (24 Mar 2025)

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Trump loves Big Tech: So much for the "Khanservatives."
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Pluralistic: Twinkump Linkdump (22 Mar 2025)

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Twinkump Linkdump: Loose ends for the weekend.
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Pluralistic: America and "national capitalism" (18 Feb 2025)

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America and "national capitalism": How the EU should respond to Trumpism.
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Pluralistic: Reverse engineers bust sleazy gig work platform (23 Nov 2024)

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Reverse engineers bust sleazy gig work platform: Mistrust, but verify.
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