Pluralistic: Linkdump Minkchump (16 Dec 2023)

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Linkdump Minkchump: A thoroughly assorted Saturday.
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Pluralistic: Stinkpump Linkdump (02 Dec 2023)

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Stinkpump Linkdump: With a bonus jarring shift in tone.
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Pluralistic: When you hear "fintech," think "unlicensed bank" (01 May 2023)

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When you hear "fintech," think "unlicensed bank": "…with a computer."
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: 15 Nov 2022 Tracers In the Dark

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Tracers in the Dark: Andy Greenberg's gripping true crime tale of cryptocurrency forensics.
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Pluralistic: 01 Dec 2021

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Fintech is a scam, a listicle in eight parts: $91.5b/year, doubling every year.
Teaching thread management with puzzle games: Rocky's Boots, 2021 edition.
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Pluralistic: 17 Nov 2021

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Aspiration's comprehensively deceptive greenwashing: It's "do well" OR "do good."
Live Nation is to blame for the Astroworld deaths: Monopoly kills fandom, literally.
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