Pluralistic: How workers get trapped by "bondage fees"; Red Team Blues Chapter One, part five (21 Apr 2023)

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How workers get trapped by "bondage fees": Two-sided markets always lead to enshittification.
Red Team Blues Chapter One, part five: The final installment – now get the book!
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2003, 2013, 2018
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 23 Nov 2020

Today's links

Opsec and personal security: Runa Sandvik and Window Snyder on the Attack Surface Lectures.
Australian predictive policing tool for kids: Digital phrenology vs racialized kids.
A textbook grift: Economics, Final Edition.
Labor and large firms: Lessons from Caterpillar and Hollywood.
The power of procurements: A streamlined way to regulate IoT.
Guatemala's guillotines: Protesters torch the parliament.
Someone Comes to Town part 24: This week on my podcast.
This day in history: 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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