Pluralistic: Demon-haunted computers are back, baby (17 Jan 2024)

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Demon-haunted computers are back, baby: Surely no one will ever find a way to abuse this security system that treats the computer's owner as an attacker.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023
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Pluralistic: Forcing your computer to rat you out (02 August 2023)

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Forcing your computer to rat you out: Self determination starts with the right to decide who can know which facts about you.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022
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The battle for Ring Zero: The esoteric argument I have been having with myself since 2002.
This day in history: 2002, 2017, 2021
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Descartes' God has failed and Thompson's Satan rules our computers: Computers, trust, and the knowability of the universe.
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2019
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Audio from last night's Canada Reads event in Kelowna: Thanks to Sarah Penton for being such a great interviewer!
Gig economy drivers won't get sick-pay if they have covid-19 symptoms: Your Instacart driver is being incentivized to handle your food through his fever-sweats.
Compromise threatens Intel's chip-within-a-chip: A bug in the Management Engine threatens five years' worth of Intel systems.
The savior of Waterstones will turn every B&N into an indie: James Daunt has opened 60 profitable stores in his career.
This day in history: 2015, 2019
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