Pluralistic: Kinkslump Linkdump (09 Dec 2023)

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Kinkslump Linkdump: A week's worth of assortment.
This day in history: 2008, 2013, 2018
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Pluralistic: The enshittification of garage-door openers reveals a vast and deadly rot (09 Nov 2023)

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The enshittification of garage-door openers reveals a vast and deadly rot: Firms undisciplined by competition, regulation, or self-help measures.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022
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Pluralistic: Microsoft put their tax-evasion in writing and now they owe $29 billion; The Lost Cause prologue, part 6 (13 Oct 2023)

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Microsoft put their tax-evasion in writing and now they owe $29 billion: The process is the punishment.
The Lost Cause prologue, part 6: Big finish!
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022
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Pluralistic: Supervised AI isn't (23 August 2023)

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Supervised AI isn't: Automation blindness can't be automated away.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022
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Pluralistic: Why they're smearing Lina Khan (14 July 2023)

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Why they're smearing Lina Khan: She wants you to have nice things and they don't (it's really that simple).
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2003, 2008
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Pluralistic: Ireland's privacy regulator is a gamekeeper-turned-poacher (15 May 2023)

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Ireland's privacy regulator is a gamekeeper-turned-poacher: Dublin is a made town.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018
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Pluralistic: Convicted monopolist prevented from re-offending (27 Apr 2023)

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Convicted monopolist prevented from re-offending: Microsoft won't be allowed to buy Activision.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2003, 2013, 2018, 2022
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Pluralistic: Google's chatbot panic (16 Feb 2023)

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Google's chatbot panic: On the infinite insecurities of a self-styled creative genius who really just buys other people's ideas.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2003, 2013, 2018, 2022
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Pluralistic: 28 Sep 2022 Maintaining monopolies with the cloud

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Maintaining monopolies with the cloud: Microsoft, Oracle and other cloud giants use their terms of service to prevent competition.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
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Pluralistic: 20 Oct 2021

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Copyleft lawsuit against Vizio will allow anyone to defend the commons: Software Freedom Conservancy realizes the dream of "Community-Oriented GPL Enforcement."
The monopoly strategy behind the Google/Microsoft mobile patent wars: The victory condition isn't highest profits, it's market dominance.
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020.
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