Pluralistic: Conservatism considered as a movement of bitter rubes (22 Jul 2025)

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Conservatism considered as a movement of bitter rubes: And the grifters who love them.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
Object permanence: Banana split history; Heinlein plots; Hacking a jeep
Upcoming appearances: Where to find me.
Recent appearances: Where I've been.
Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.

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Pluralistic: MLMs are the mirror-world version of community organizing (04 Feb 2025)

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MLMs are the mirror-world version of community organizing: In the mirror world, community organizers are community predators.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
Object permanence: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2024
Upcoming appearances: Where to find me.
Recent appearances: Where I've been.
Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.

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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.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020.
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Call center workers pay for the privilege: Propublica breaks open the massive, secretive abuser Arise, fronted by Disney, Airbnb, Intuit, Comcast, Carnival and more.
Dan Hillier's Six Women/Six Men: New "box sets" from the spooky, brilliant collagist.
Apple kills RSS readers in China: Chekhov's Law for DRM strikes again.
This day in history: 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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