Pluralistic: 03 Dec 2020

Today's links

Monopolies made America vulnerable to covid: Pharma, hospitals and other health industries were weak before the pandemic.
The Ministry For the Future: Kim Stanley Robinson's final (?) novel.
Graffitists hit dozens of NYC subway cars: Party like it's 1984.
Breathtaking Iphone hack: Zero-click wireless worms.
This day in history: 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 02 Dec 2020

Today's links

Nalo Hopkinson, Science Fiction Grand Master: Writer, teacher, mentor.
This day in history: 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 30 Nov 2020

Today's links

Twitter is more redeemable than Facebook: Guidelines for constructing a productive anti-bubble.
Open law and the rule of law: A copyrighted law can't be law.
RÄT: An extraordinary musical interlude.
Attack Surface in the New York Times: And Macleans!
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 20 Nov 2020

Today's links

Little Revolutions: Bethany C Morrow and Tochi Onyebuchi on the Attack Surface Lectures.
Russian Cyberpunk Farm: Superb comedy-dystopia in a russo-futuristic vein.
We're already (badly) forgiving student debt: Debts that can't be paid won't be paid.
Facebook bullies watchdog: My Wired op-ed on the Ad Observer scandal.
Google's monopoly rigged the ad market: Dina Srinivasan is on fire.
This day in history: 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 19 Nov 2020

Today's links

Cyberpunk and Post-Cyberpunk: Bruce Sterling and Christopher Brown on the Attack Surface Lectures.
Disney stiffs writer: Sure, what's new, but this is next-level fuckery #DisneyMustPay.
Tyson execs bet on covid spread in unsafe plant: Upton Sinclair was an optimist.
This day in history: 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 17 Nov 2020

Today's links

Cross-Media Sci-Fi with Amber Benson and John Rogers: The Attack Surface Lectures continue.
Storage Wars: The eviction epidemic comes to New York's self-storage lockers.
Embedded machine learning: Offline, low-powered and ubiquitous.
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 16 Nov 2020

Today's links

Jeremy Meyer's typewriter assemblages: Symmetry is everything.
HHS to pharma: stop bribing writing docs: No more cash-for-Rx.
The Attack Surface Lectures: Part 1, Politics and Protest.
Youtube-dl is back: EFF to the rescue!
Someone Comes to Town Part 23: The latest in my podcast.
This day in history: 2005, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 09 Nov 2020

Today's links

Boundless Realms: The definitive guide to the Haunted Mansion.
Student data breaches vastly underreported: When monopolism meets ed-tech.
UK corporate registrar bans code-injection: But you can still register +++ATH, Inc.
Someone Comes to Town Part 22: My latest podcast episode.
This day in history: 2005, 2010
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 26 Oct 2020

Today's links

Phone surveillance, made in Canada: Octasic takes over Harris's Stingray division.
Chile restores democratic rule: Neoliberal's first gunshot has stopped echoing.
Someone Comes to Town, Part 20: "A glorious book unlike any book you’ve ever read." -Gene Wolfe
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 19 Oct 2020

Today's links

Turning plastics into carbon nanotubes: Promising new research!
Kids reason, adults rationalize: Thoughts on YA literature and books for adults.
Someone Comes to Town Part 19: This week on the podcast.
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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