Today's links

University requires students to buy nonexistent webcams: Unobtanium vs. cheating.
Gadget that adds steps to your Fitbit: An open source hardware answer to Fitbit-tied insurance programs.
How Marcus Hutchins saved the world and lived to tell the tale: A nuanced portrait.
Red states prep for postal vote: Murdering the elderly won't help them at the ballot box.
Corporate Dems want to bail out lobbyists and dark money orgs: Centrism kills.
Feds want national snitchlines for bosses whose workers don't want to die: Homelessness or coronavirus.
Restaurants, hotels and bars cut the cord: The curse of bigness.
NSO Group tried to sell malware to US law enforcement: Khashoggi killers, doing deals.
Senate Dems want to ban internet disconnection: Broadband is a human right.
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Today's links

Problems with Pepp-Pt: Privacy-preserving contact tracing is really hard.
Disney publishes an official Dole Whip recipe: Orange whip? Orange whip? Three orange whips.
Reset Everything: Crisis means crossroads.
Usage stats from the National Emergency Library: Most of the checkouts are of books more than a decade old and last less than 30 minutes.
RPG hagaddah: The Role-Player, what does he say?
Managing UI claim surges: Hundreds of phone calls, day after day, without ever reaching a person.
Realtime wildcat strike map: Coronavirus is leverage for low-waged workers.
501 Developer Manifesto: Free time over free snacks.
Privacy Redirect: Nitter > Twitter.
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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