Pluralistic: 27 Apr 2022

Today's links

How police backdoors for online services let sextortionists target children: There is no such thing as a back-door that only lets the good guys through.
Laura Jean McKay's "The Animals in That Country": A brilliant debut novel of too much understanding.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2002, 2012, 2017, 2021
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Pluralistic: 25 Apr 2022

Today's links

Up Against It, an "essential," action-adventure sf tale of bureaucrats and colonizers: Laura J Mixon's fast-paced space-opera.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
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Pluralistic: 12 Apr 2022

Today's links

Daniel Pinkwater's "Crazy in Poughkeepsie": Another Pinkwater masterpiece, in which we sojourn to whale heaven.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2012, 2017, 2021
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Pluralistic: 10 Feb 2022

Today's links

Welcome to the Palmerverse: Ada Palmer's Renaissance-informed science fictional futurism.
SEC vs private equity ripoffs: Personnel really are policy.
Neuromancer today: Eileen Gunn on the enduring significance and wonder of William Gibson.
Gators and Amazon tag-team small sellers: Amazon's bad conduct is good for (a certain kind of) business.
This day in history: 2012, 2017, 2021
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Pluralistic: 10 Jan 2022

Today's links

Personnel are policy: The Dems may do something to materially improve voters' lives. Maybe.
Podcasting "Science fiction is a Luddite Literature": My last pre-op podcast.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
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Pluralistic: 04 Jan 2022

Today's links

Science fiction is a Luddite literature: My latest column for Locus Magazine.
Neal Stephenson's 'Termination Shock': Geoengineering and the end of the world.
Stellar images of quack exercise machines: A memento mori for anyone flexing in lycra on a Peleton.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017
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Pluralistic: 08 Nov 2021

Today's links

Imagining the end of capitalism: TINA, TAPAS, and Ministry for the Future.
Charlie Jane Anders' Victories Greater Than Death: YA space opera that is thoroughly modern and crackling with adventure.
Right-Clicker-Mentality: Bezzlers coin a phrase to describe the anti-bezzle.
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016
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Pluralistic: 19 Oct 2021

Today's links

The true, Terry Pratchett-esque origins of the trillion-dollar coin: It's a feature, not a bug.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
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Pluralistic: 05 Oct 2021

Today's links

The Attack Surface paperback is out: And a once-in-a-lifetime deal on the Little Brother audiobooks.
Dave Eggers' "The Every": A tragicomic look at Big Tech, following from "The Circle."
Open Access Ninja: "The Brew of Law."
This day in history: 2016, 2020
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Pluralistic: 27 Sep 2021

Today's links

Podcasting "Breaking In": Why you shouldn't take career advice from successful writers.
Democrats, health care monopolies, and market failures: Market health care is a fatal disease.
Shelter is a toxic asset: NIMBYism is a fatal disease.
This day in history: 2001, 2016, 2020
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