Pluralistic: Too big to care (04 Apr 2024)

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Too big to care: Enshittification is a choice.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023
Upcoming appearances: Where to find me.
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Pluralistic: When private equity destroys your hospital (28 Feb 2024)

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When private equity destroys your hospital: Looters literally want to kill you.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2022
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Pluralistic: The long sleep of capitalism's watchdogs (26 Jan 2024)

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The long sleep of capitalism's watchdogs: "Self-regulation is to regulation as self-importance is to importance."
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023
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Pluralistic: Don't Be Evil (22 Nov 2023)

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Don't Be Evil: My new Locus Column.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2003, 2013, 2018, 2022
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Pluralistic: KPMG audits the nursing homes it advises on how to beat audits (09 May 2023)

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KPMG audits the nursing homes it advises on how to beat audits: Too big to fail, too big to jail, and an existential risk to civilization.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 28 Sep 2020

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Belarus's online/offline uprising: The evolution of tactics, from ice cream to doxing.
Newsletters' glorious history: An Antidote for Falsehood in the Daily Press.
Zombie banks: Why everyone loves to help banks hide their losses.
The Trump financial method: A quick and informative tldr on Trump's tax-returns.
Attack Surface excerpt: Read chapter one of the third Little Brother book.
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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