Pluralistic: 10 Aug 2022

Today's links

A modest proposal to fix contracts: Rescuing contracts from sprawling garbage legalese novellas masquerading as "agreements."
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 06 Jan 2021

Today's links

The WELL State of the World: With special guest Malka Older.
Food and Climate Change Without the Hot Air: How to sustainably eat the planet.
Mass court: "I agree" means something: Finally, we find the bottom.
Congress bans "little green men": No more anonymous federal snatch-squads.
This day in history: 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 25 Oct 2020

Today's links

Facebook threatens ad-transparency group: Ad Observatory gets the Power Ventures treatment.
The madness of elite varsity sports: WWI by another means.
Bob Dylan sings a EULA: You've already made a legally binding commitment to watch this.
This day in history: 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming 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
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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