Pluralistic: Meatspace twiddling (26 Mar 2024)

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Meatspace twiddling: Cyberspace may never evert, but it can certainly prolapse.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023
Upcoming appearances: Where to find me.
Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
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Pluralistic: Larry Summers' inflation scare-talk incinerated climate action (20 Nov 2023)

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Larry Summers' inflation scare-talk incinerated climate action: Now can we please stop listening to this ghoul?
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022
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Pluralistic: Amazon is a ripoff (06 Nov 2023)

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Amazon is a ripoff: New Amazon paradox just dropped.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2003, 2013, 2018, 2022
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Pluralistic: For 40 years, Big Meat has openly colluded to rig prices (04 Oct 2023)

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For 40 years, Big Meat has openly colluded to rig prices: A long-overdue antitrust beatdown for Agri Stats.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2013, 2018
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: Podcasting "How To Think About Scraping" (25 Sept 2023)

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Podcasting "How To Think About Scraping": How to preserve the benefits of web-scraping while targeting the real harms.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: Look at all the great stuff we lost because of inflation scare-talk (05 May 2023)

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Look at all the great stuff we lost because of inflation scare-talk: We swapped pandemic aid, new spending and minimum wage hikes for wage suppression and mass layoffs.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022
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Pluralistic: How Amazon makes everything you buy more expensive, no matter where you buy it (25 Apr 2023)

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How Amazon makes everything you buy more expensive, no matter where you buy it: Most Favored Nation is my least favorite scam.
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This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2103, 2018, 2022
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