Pluralistic: 27 Apr 2021 Today's links Robot Artists & Black Swans: The fantascienza of "Bruno Argento" (AKA Bruce Sterling). Klobuchar on trustbusting: She's just published "Antitrust: Taking on Monopoly Power from the Gilded Age to the Digital Age." Pharma's anti-generic-vaccine lobbying blitz: A civilization-ending delusion about pools with "no-pissing" ends. Unpack the court with judicial overrides: Consumer Protection and Recovery Act and beyond. Lexmark's toxic printer-ink: Every pirate wants to be an admiral. This day in history: 2011, 2020 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Continue reading "Pluralistic: 27 Apr 2021"
Pluralistic: 08 May 2020 exposure notification,contact tracing,apis,epidemiology,shoe leather,late-stage capitalism,stimulus,snitchlines,shared microbial destiny,class war,guillotine watch,aoc,animal crossing,haunted mansion,disney,disneyland,themepunks US public health officials on apps: "Meh"; Volcano gods demand workers; Animal Crossing Haunted Mansion Pluralistic: 08 May 2020 volcano-gods _,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,_ Today's links US public health officials on apps: "Meh": Exposure notification is no substitute for labor-intensive contact-tracing. Volcano gods demand workers: Reopening is only possible under threat of starvation and homelessness. Animal Crossing Haunted Mansion: Needs more AOC. This day in history: 2010, 2015, 2019 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading Continue reading "Pluralistic: 08 May 2020"
Pluralistic: 23 Apr 2020 shared microbial destiny,las vegas,carolyn goodman,crowdfunding,arnold drake world,origami,botany,art,games,text adventures,metafiction,games,virtual worlds,manyland,crowdfunding,science fiction,reviews,Tochi Onyebuchi,science fiction Mayor of Las Vegas says the "free market" will decide what's safe; Powell's botanically correct flower guy is in trouble; Library of Last Resort; Manyland; Riot Baby Pluralistic: 23 Apr 2020 riot-baby _,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,_ Today's links Mayor of Las Vegas says the "free market" will decide what's safe: Reality has a leftist bias. Powell's botanically correct flower guy is in trouble: Arnold Drake World is about to lose his home. Library of Last Resort: Interactive fiction, meet metafiction Manyland: An open-ended virtual world you visit in your browser Riot Baby: An incandescent Afrofuturist novella. This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading Continue reading "Pluralistic: 23 Apr 2020"
Pluralistic: 16 Mar 2020 Today's links Covid At Home: A guide for isolation, illness and recovery Trump wants a US-only vaccine: Reality has a well-known globalist/collectivist bias. Folding@Home to beat covid: 23 distcomp projects to give your CPU to. Italian hospitals fix their ventilators with 3D printed parts: Fablabs to the rescue. How to prepare for coming layoffs: A guide for techies junior, senior and prickly. Leaked Tiktok moderation guidelines are a censoring mess: No poors or ugly people welcome. Canceled Bar Mitzvah is still a mitzvah: Today I am a mensch. Shmoocon 2020 videos online: Hours of entertainment and infosec funnies. This day in history: 2005, 2010 Colophon: Recent publications, current writing projects, upcoming appearances, current reading Continue reading "Pluralistic: 16 Mar 2020"
Pluralistic: 12 Mar 2020 Today's links TSA boss doubles down on taking away health care from part-time screeners: They're touching your junk with diseased hands. Akil Augustine on Radicalized: My book's Canada Reads champion lays out the case for Radicalized. A former top Cigna exec rebuts Joe Biden's healthcare FUD: Wendell Potter is the prodigal corporate villain. Ars Technica's Covid-19 explainer is the best resource on the pandemic: Beth Mole has outdone herself. Boeing is even worse at financial engineering than they are at aircraft engineering: The $43B they incinerated through stock buybacks would sure come in handy about now. Senate Republicans kill emergency sick leave during pandemic: Sick leave is cheaper than pandemics, but pandemics generate cost-plus contracts for the donor class. The EU's new Right to Repair rules finally come for electronics: Snoods cocked at Apple and other US Big Tech monopolists. How to run a virtual classroom: Masterclass from the 14-year-old Stanford Online High School. This day in history: 2010, 2015, 2019 Colophon: Recent publications, current writing projects, upcoming appearances, current reading Continue reading "Pluralistic: 12 Mar 2020"