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Today's links Holy CRAP the UN Cybercrime Treaty is a nightmare: "Cybercrime" is "anything any government dislikes" and every government will have to help every other government fight it. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming...

Today's links Unpersoned: My latest Locus Magazine column. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Unpersoned (permalink) My latest Locus Magazine column is...

Today's links AI art has no anti-cooption immune system: The seeming of intention, with no intender. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. AI art has no...

Today's links FCC strikes a blow against prison profiteering: The cost of a prison phone-call drops from $11.35 to $0.90. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2014, 2019, 2024 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest....

Today's links Richard R John's "Network Nation": The definitive history of the Bell System is a must-read for 21st century Big Tech trustbusters. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin'...

Today's links Bowen McCurdy and Jordan Morris's "Youth Group": A fabulous graphic novel of applied demonology and Sunday school. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest....

Today's links Bowen McCurdy and Jordan Morris's "Youth Group": A fabulous graphic novel of applied demonology and Sunday school. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest....

Today's links Foxx Nolte's "Hidden History of Walt Disney World": The rough edges are more interesting than the polished surfaces. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2024 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon:...

Today's links The true, tactical significance of Project 2025: It's a schematic for tearing apart the Republican coalition. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Whee I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the...

Today's links Austin Grossman's 'Fight Me': Gen-X superheroes, aging badly. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Austin Grossman's 'Fight Me' (permalink) In Fight Me,...

Today's links Kitchensink callithump linkdump: All the news I couldn't fit. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Kitchensink callithump linkdump (permalink) With just days to go before my summer...

Today's links The reason you can't buy a car is the same reason that your health insurer let hackers dox you: When monopoly meets infosec, hilarity ensues. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin'...

Today's links Copyright takedowns are a cautionary tale that few are heeding: If you can't post a law school symposium on fair use… Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the...

Today's links Cleantech has an enshittification problem: Who's gonna make a 25-year purchase from a startup with six months' worth of runway? Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em....

Today's links Mirion Malle's "So Long Sad Love": A long drop through the missing stair. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Mirion Malle's "So Long Sad Love"...

Today's links Weinersmith and Boulet's "Bea Wolf": An absolutely delightful retelling of the bardic masterpiece. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Weinersmith and...

Today's links Neither the devil you know nor the devil you don't: Creative workers deserve better than a choice as to who rips them off. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All...

Today's links How to design a tech regulation: A modest proposal for a transatlantic self-equilibriating system. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. How to design a...

Today's links It's been twenty years since my Microsoft DRM talk: It looks like you're trying to avert the DRM apocalypse… Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest....

Today's links Bankruptcy is very, very good: "A large increase in earned income, employment, assets, real estate, secured debt, home ownership, and wealth that persists for more than 25 years after a court ruling." Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll...

Today's links Sphinxmumps Linkdump: My weekly declaration of link bankruptcy. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Sphinxmumps Linkdump (permalink) Welcome to my 20th Linkdump, in which I declare link...

Today's links Microsoft pinky swears that THIS TIME they'll make security a priority: The monopolist's bargain was made to be broken. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2013, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em....

Today's links The health industry's invisible hand is a fist: We've tried everything except for the thing that works everywhere else in the world. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em....

Today's links An end to the climate emergency is in our grasp: We mustn't let capitalism snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon:...

Today's links Robin Sloan's "Moonbound": A solarpunk road-trip novel set 11,000 years in the future. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Robin Sloan's...

Today's links The CFPB is genuinely making America better, and they're going HARD: Fighting corporate crime with both fists and 7-2 SCOTUS backing. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em....

Today's links Uplinkchump Linkdump: A bushel of links for the weekend. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Uplinkchump Linkdump (permalink) It's Linkdump Saturday! This is the day on which I...

Today's links The airlines were patient zero in the junk-fee plague: "Convenience fees" that aren't convenient and "service fees" without any service. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin'...

Today's links UK publishers suing Google for $17.4b over rigged ad markets: Because tech steals publishers' money, not their content. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em....

Today's links Surveillance pricing: They spy on you for many reasons, but also to rip you off. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2013, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Surveillance pricing...

Today's links Joseph Cox's "Dark Wire": A true-crime technothriller about the biggest sting operation in world history. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest....

Today's links Ticketmaster jacks us for billions so it can pocket millions: Corruption is unimaginably wasteful. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest....

Today's links Emil Ferris's long-awaited "My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two": A tour-de-force that was worth the wait. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the...

Today's links Real innovation vs Silicon Valley nonsense: We're living through a revolution, but all we hear about is scams. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: None Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Real innovation...

Today's links The Pizzaburger Presidency: Why the Biden administration talks so very little about the very small number of very good things it has done. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep...

Today's links Against Lore: Always leave 'em wanting more. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Against Lore (permalink) One of my favorite nuggets of writing...

Today's links Inkjump Linkdump: A long weekend's supply of miscellany. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Inkjump Linkdump (permalink) It's the start of a long weekend and I've found myself with a...

Today's links They brick you because they can: Samsung and Spotify are too big to care (and that's just the 'S'es). Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. They brick you...

Today's links Red Lobster was killed by private equity, not Endless Shrimp: Using class warfare as cover for looting. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Red...

Today's links How finfluencers destroyed the housing and lives of thousands of people: The real estate speculator bezzle has a very ugly third act. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2024 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep...

Today's links Linkrot: The internet is a library built on quicksand. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Linkrot (permalink) Here's an underrated cognitive...

Today's links The new globalism is global labor: The Battle of Seattle's other shoe drops. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: None Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. The new globalism is global labor (permalink)...

Today's links Monopoly is capitalism's gerrymander: Handcuffs for the invisible hand. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Monopoly is capitalism's...

Today's links You were promised a jetpack by liars: AIs and self-driving cars are the new jetpacks. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. You were promised a...

Today's links Utah's getting some of America's best broadband: Public goods for the win. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Utah's getting some of America's...

Today's links Even if you think AI search could be good, it won't be good: It's just too goddamned easy to cheat. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest....

Today's links AI "art" and uncanniness: "A meaning that does not stem from organizing intention." Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. AI "art" and...

Today's links Algorithmic feeds are a twiddler's playground: "They 'trust me.' Dumb fucks." Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Algorithmic feeds are a...

Today's links AI is a WMD: Advon is a force-multiplier for enshittification. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. AI is a WMD (permalink) Fun fact: "The...

Today's links The disenshittified internet starts with loyal "user agents": A tool should work for its user, not its manufacturer. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon:...

Today's links Amazon illegally interferes with an historic UK warehouse election: "One click to quit" for unions, but not for Prime. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like...

Today's links Rosemary Kirstein's "The Steerswoman": An unexpected and delightful series that almost disappeared. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep...

Today's links Google is (still) losing the spam wars to zombie news-brands: "Site reputation abuse" goes beyond third party content farms. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em....

Today's links CDA 230 bans Facebook from blocking interoperable tools: Unfollow Everything rises from the grave. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. CDA 230...

Today's links Boeing's deliberately defective fleet of flying sky-wreckage: Nothing good has the acronym 'MRSA.' Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest....

Today's links Live Nation/Ticketmaster is buying Congress: The other gig economy. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Live Nation/Ticketmaster is buying...

Today's links Cigna's nopeinator: When computer says no, doctors are the moral crumple-zone. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Cigna's nopeinator (permalink) Cigna...

Today's links The tax sharks are back and they're coming for your home: Like picking pennies off a dead man’s eyes. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. The tax...

Today's links Antitrust is a labor issue: Banning noncompetes is huge, but it's not all the FTC is doing! Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Antitrust is a...

Today's links The specific process by which Google enshittified its search: Ed Zitron has Prabhakar Raghavan bang to rights. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2024 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the...

Today's links "Humans in the loop" must detect the hardest-to-spot errors, at superhuman speed: The particular torments of reverse-centaurs are drastically under-theorized. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I...

Today's links Paying for it doesn't make it a market: But competition does. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Paying for it doesn't make it a market...

Today's links Greedflation, but for prisoners: The first-ever survey of national prison commissary prices is a fucking nightmare. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest....

Today's links Precaritize bosses: When the ruling class tells you what motivates them, believe them the first time. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest....

Today's links Podcasting "Capitalists Hate Capitalism": "Competition is for losers." Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Podcasting "Capitalists Hate...

Today's links The true post-cyberpunk hero is a noir forensic accountant: Blair Fix, Henry Farrell and Maria Farrell know more about Marty Hench than I do. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll...

Today's links Rebecca Roque's "Till Human Voices Wake Us": A brilliant technorealist teen thriller/murder mystery. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Rebecca...

Today's links How to screw up a whistleblower law: We want kingpins, not powerless underlings. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. How to screw up a...

Today's links Twinkfrump Linkdump: All the miscellany that didn't make it. This day in history: 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Twinkfrump Linkdump (permalink) Welcome to the seventeenth Pluralistic linkdump, a collection of all...

Today's links No, "convenience" isn't the problem: Enshittification isn't caused by "lazy consumers." Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. No,...

Today's links The unexpected upside of global monopoly capitalism: We're all fighting the same enemy. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: None Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. The unexpected upside of global...

Today's links Steven Brust's "Lyorn": A master at the peak of his abilities, having the time of his life. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Steven...

Today's links How to shatter the class solidarity of the ruling class: Maybe we can use the master's tools to dismantle the master's house? Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All...

Today's links General Mills and cheaply bought "dietitians" co-opted the anti-diet movement: If Steve Bannon was a dietitian… Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest....

Today's links 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. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Too big to care (permalink) Remember the first time you used...

Today's links Prison-tech company bribed jails to ban in-person visits: "The Bezzle" is everting. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2022 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Prison-tech company...

Today's links Humans are not perfectly vigilant: And that's bad news for AI. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Humans are not perfectly vigilant...

Today's links Async mugwump linkdump: A weekend assortment. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Async mugwump linkdump (permalink) For 20+ years, I've processed all the information that came...

Today's links Subprime gadgets: What a remote-brick app tells us about debt collection in the age of trusted computing. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest....

Today's links The credit card fee victory is a defeat: Small cartels beat large industries every time. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. The credit...

Today's links End of the line for corporate sovereignty: ISDSes are on the ropes, and not a moment too soon. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. End of the line for corporate sovereignty (permalink)...

Today's links Meatspace twiddling: Cyberspace may never evert, but it can certainly prolapse. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Meatspace twiddling (permalink) "Enshittification" isn't...

Today's links Conspiratorialism and the epistemological crisis: We may not know what's in the box, but we can tell if it's been damaged in transit. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest....

Today's links Someday, we'll all take comfort in the internet's "dark corners": The Sea of Enshittification is rising and your online home will eventually be flooded. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said,...

Today's links The antitrust case against Apple: End of the line for Apple exceptionalism. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. The antitrust case against...

Today's links Why Millennials aren't leaving Tiktok: It's the same reason that Boomers can't leave Facebook. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Why...

Today's links Working class Dems who campaign on economics beat Trumpists in elections: But they rarely beat the Dem establishment in primaries. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep...

Today's links Wellness surveillance makes workers unwell: As ever, the important thing isn't what the gadget does, it's who it does it for and who it does it to. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like...

Today's links The Coprophagic AI crisis: Even the mystical account of AI's glorious future fails on its own terms. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All...

Today's links Bullies want you to think they're on your side: Bosses (not migrants) take workers' wages, and corporations (not readers) want writers' money. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep...

Today's links Your car spies on you and rats you out to insurance companies: Even if you're paying for the product, you're still the product. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more. Latest books: You keep...

Today's links The Foilies: Come for the self-own, stay for the absurd cop theories. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. The Foilies (permalink)...

Today's links Palantir's NHS-stealing Big Lie: And the everyday miracle of Trusted Research Environments. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest....

Today's links 1900s futurism: Karl Schroeder on the profound conservativism of 20th Century sf. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. 1900s...

Today's links Electrons, not molecules: Renewables don't generate above-average returns for Exxon's shareholders. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest....

Today's links You can't shop your way out of a monopoly: Any election where you vote with your wallet will be won by the people with the thickest wallets. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep...

Today's links 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 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading When private equity destroys your hospital (permalink) As someone who writes a lot of fiction about corporate crime, I naturally end up...

Today's links Hypothetical AI election disinformation risks vs real AI harms: And those real AI harms are priming people to believe disinformation. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Hypothetical AI election disinformation risks vs real AI harms (permalink) You can...

Today's links Incomplete vs. overshoot: The horseshoe theory is really, really wrong. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Incomplete vs. overshoot (permalink) You know the "horseshoe theory," right? "The far-left and the far-right, rather than being at opposite...

Today's links Vice surrenders: Literally the stupidest publishing strategy I've ever heard of (ever). Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2014, 2019, 2023. Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Vice surrenders (permalink) Vice died the way it lived: being suckered in by smarter predators, even as it trained its own...