Pluralistic: Down in the (link)dumps (23 Sept 2023)

Today's links Down in the (link)dumps: A link sundae for a fall Saturday. This day in history: 2008, 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Down in the (link)dumps (permalink) Back when I was writing on Boi … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: "Efficiency" left the Big Three vulnerable to smart UAW tactics (21 Sept 2023)

Today's links "Efficiency" left the Big Three vulnerable to smart UAW tactics: A system without slack is easily disrupted. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writ … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Kashmir Hill's "Your Face Belongs to Us" (20 Sept 2023)

Today's links Kashmir Hill's "Your Face Belongs to Us": A candid, whistleblower-informed history of Clearview AI. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Justin C Key's "The World Wasn't Ready For You" (19 Sep 2023)

Today's links Justin C Key's "The World Wasn't Ready For You": Black horror that cuts with a surgical scalpel. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing pr … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Biden should support the UAW (18 Sept 2023)

Today's links Biden should support the UAW: Get the Democratic Party's mind right. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Biden shou … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Greenwashing set Canada on fire (16 Sept 2023)

Today's links Greenwashing set Canada on fire: A generation of idealistic Canadian kids broke their backs every summer "planting thousands of blowtorches a day." Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, up … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Bill Willingham puts his graphic novel series "Fables" into the public domain (15 Sept 2023)

Today's links Bill Willingham puts his graphic novel series "Fables" into the public domain: A magnificent table flip (but the devil is in the details). Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcom … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: How unions won a 30% raise for every fast food worker in California (14 Sept 2023)

Today's links How unions won a 30% raise for every fast food worker in California: Hot labor summer was just for openers. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Portraits of Queen West (13 Sept 2023)

Today's links Portraits of Queen West: Kevin Steele's "sequential art" book of the glory days of Queen Street West. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing pro … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: The Tamakis' "Roaming" (11 Sep 2023)

Today's links The Tamakis' "Roaming": Ah, to be young and Canadian in New York City. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Th … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Saturday linkdump, part the sixth (09 Sept 2023)

Today's links Saturday linkdump, part the sixth: The new digital disorder. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Saturday linkdump, part the sixth (permalink) I usual … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: How plausible sentence generators are changing the bullshit wars (07 Sept 2023)

Today's links How plausible sentence generators are changing the bullshit wars: My September column in Locus Magazine. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2008, 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projec … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: NLRB rules that any union busting triggers automatic union recognition (06 Sept 2023)

Today's links NLRB rules that any union busting means automatic union recognition: Biden's photocopier-kickers will give American workers the unions they desperately desire. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recen … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Naomi Klein's "Doppelganger" (05 September 2023)

Today's links Naomi Klein's "Doppelganger": On late capitalism's double-vision and double trouble. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Naomi … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: How the kleptocrats and oligarchs hunt civil society groups to the ends of the Earth (24 August 2023)

Today's links How the kleptocrats and oligarchs hunt civil society groups to the ends of the Earth: The carrot is charitable giving, the stick is SLAPP suits and cyberweapons. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Rec … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Supervised AI isn't (23 August 2023)

Today's links Supervised AI isn't: Automation blindness can't be automated away. 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 Supervised A … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Podcasting "Enshitternet" (22 August 2023)

Today's links Podcasting "Enshitternet": The old, good internet deserves a new, good internet. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: SoCal Gas spent millions on astroturf ops to fight climate rules (19 August 2023)

Today's links SoCal Gas spent millions on astroturf ops to fight climate rules: And then fraudulently billed it all to their customers. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2008, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, curre … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Open AI isn't (18 August 2023)

Today's links Open AI isn't: Not "open," nor "artificial," and certainly not "intelligent." Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2008, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Open AI isn't … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: When parties fail, movements step up (17 August 2023)

Today's links When parties fail, movements step up: Thomas Frank on why we need to occupy the Democrats. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2008, 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current re … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: At long last, a meaningful step to protect Americans' privacy (16 August 2023)

Today's links At long last, a meaningful step to protect Americans' privacy: The CFPB rejects the learned helplessness of generations of regulators. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/ … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Open Circuits (14 August 2023)

Today's links Open Circuits: The hidden beauty of electronics components. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Open Circuits (perm … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Paying consumer debts is basically optional in the United States (12 August 2023)

Today's links Paying consumer debts is basically optional in the United States: The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act protects the people who need it least. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: The Sacklers woulda gotten away with it if it wasn't for those darned meddling feds (11 August 2023)

Today's links The Sacklers woulda gotten away with it if it wasn't for those darned meddling feds: A Supreme Court surprise might spell the end of one of the worst forms of elite impunity. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: None Colophon: Recent publica … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: The long bezzle (10 August 2023)

Today's links The long bezzle: Verizon can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: None Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading The long bezzl … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: No, Uber's (still) not profitable (09 August 2023)

Today's links No, Uber's (still) not profitable: A relentless, world-leading innovator in ever-sweatier balance sheet tricks, accounting gimmicks and hopium. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent ap … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Private equity plunderers want to buy Simon & Schuster (08 August 2023)

Today's links Private equity plunderers want to buy Simon & Schuster: From the same parasites that infected your hospital's emergency room and sucked Toys R Us dry. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2008, 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcom … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: America's largest hospital chain has an algorithmic death panel (05 August 2023)

Today's links America's largest hospital chain has an algorithmic death panel: HCA's administrators berate doctors over "missed hospice opportunities." Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcomi … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Fighting junk fees is "woke" (04 August 2023)

Today's links Fighting junk fees is "woke": Visa and Mastercard want you to pay credit card swipe fees to own the libs. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2008, 2013, 2018, 2021 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Cloudburst (03 August 2023)

Today's links Cloudburst: The timely surge of "local-first computing." Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Cloudburst (permalink) Enshi … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Forcing your computer to rat you out (02 August 2023)

Today's links Forcing your computer to rat you out: Self determination starts with the right to decide who can know which facts about you. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent app … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Kickstarting a book to end enshittification, because Amazon will not carry it (31 July 2023)

Today's links Kickstarting a book to end enshittification, because Amazon will not carry it: "The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation" comes out from Verso on Sept 5. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018 Colophon: Re … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: When the app tries to make you robo-scab (30 July 2023)

Today's links When the app turns you into a robo-scab: The implacable, inarguable tactics of disciplinary technology. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current wri … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Tesla's Dieselgate (28 July 2023)

Today's links Tesla's Dieselgate: How DRM let Tesla defraud every one of its customers. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: The surprising truth about data-driven dictatorships (26 July 2023)

Today's links The surprising truth about data-driven dictatorships: No autocrat is more powerful than GIGO. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing proje … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Autoenshittification (24 July 2023)

Today's links Autoenshittification: How the computer killed capitalism. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Autoenshittification (permalink) Forget F1: the only car race … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: The art of Daniel Danger (23 July 2023)

Today's links The art of Daniel Danger: The best thing I saw at Comic-Con. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading The art of Daniel … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Private equity ghouls have a new way to steal from their investors (20 July 2023)

Today's links Private equity ghouls have a new way to steal from their investors: Continuation funds are a multi-billion-dollar blackmail racket. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2008, 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearan … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Denazification, truth and reconciliation, and the story of Germany's story (19 July 2023)

Today's links Denazification, truth and reconciliation, and the story of Germany's story: How do you confront an incomprehensible monstrosity? Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appea … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Podcasting "Let the Platforms Burn" (18 July 2023)

Today's links Podcasting "Let the Platforms Burn": It's past time to evacuate the fire-zone. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Linkty Dumpty (15 July 2023)

Today's links Linkty Dumpty: Things I thought about when I was supposed to be on holidays. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Linkty Dumpty (permalink) I was supposed to … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Why they're smearing Lina Khan (14 July 2023)

Today's links Why they're smearing Lina Khan: She wants you to have nice things and they don't (it's really that simple). Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: A "secure" system can be the most dangerous of all (13 July 2023)

Today's links A "secure" system can be the most dangerous of all: Who we secure FOR – and AGAINST – reveals our true priorities and values. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2013 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writi … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Why are so many Californians homeless? (12 July 2023)

Today's links Why are so many Californians homeless?: It's not "homeless migration." Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2008, 2013 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Why are so many Cali … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: The "religious liberty" angle for overturning the overturning of Dobbs (11 July 2023)

Today's links The "religious liberty" angle for overturning the overturning of Dobbs: Paging the Satanic Temple to the white courtesy stirrups. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: None Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current w … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: In defense of Deliverism (10 July 2023)

Today's links In defense of Deliverism: The radical idea that people vote for politicians who make their lives better. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2008, 2013 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, cu … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Conservatives are fringe outliers – and leftists could learn from them (16 June 2023)

Today's links Conservatives are fringe outliers – and leftists could learn from them: Unhinged QGOP freaks may be completely unhinged, but they know how to use power. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2008, 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, rec … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Google makes millions on paid abortion disinformation (15 June 2023)

Today's links Google makes millions on paid abortion disinformation: The real secret of "dark SEO" is "pay for an ad." Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing … | Continue reading


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