Pluralistic: 29 Jun 2021

Today's links

SCOTUS to wrongfully accused terrorists: "drop dead": Kavanaugh finds new ways to be wrong.
Intuit sabotages the Child Tax Credit: Bad web-design is a choice.
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Pluralistic: 17 Jun 2021

Today's links

Tali Farhadian Weinstein paid virtually no tax on millions and millions: And she wants to be the Manhattan DA and go after Trump's tax-dodging.
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
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Pluralistic: 08 Jun 2021

Today's links

Rabbits: PK Dick meets Qanon: Terry Miles's debut novel of conspiratorial madness.
Apple's manorial security: Works well, fails badly – think different?
Billionaires don't pay tax: Leona Helmsley was an unrecognized genius.
Google and France agree on ad-tech interop: Not the kind of competition we want.
This day in history: 2011, 2016, 2020
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Pluralistic: 17 May 2021

Today's links

Paygo, false consciousness and the IRS: Why we can't have nice things.
The Public Interest Internet: Reviving pre-enclosure glory.
Concluding How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism: Now, onto the audiobook mastering!
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 08 Sep 2020

Today's links

My first-ever Kickstarter: Help me change publishing with the audiobook for Attack Surface, the third Little Brother book.
IP: The longest, most significant Locus column I have written in my 14-year run.
FTC about to hammer Intuit: Billions in fraudulent tax-prep earnings under scrutiny.
Antitrust trouble for cloud services: Italy's competition regulator says Terms of Service are bullshit.
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015
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