Pluralistic: Sphinxmumps Linkdump (15 Jun 2024)

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Sphinxmumps Linkdump: My weekly declaration of link bankruptcy.
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Pluralistic: Microsoft pinky swears that THIS TIME they'll make security a priority (14 Jun 2024)

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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
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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.

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Pluralistic: The health industry's invisible hand is a fist (13 Jun 2024)

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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.
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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.

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Pluralistic: An end to the climate emergency is in our grasp (12 Jun 2024)

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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: All the rest.

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Pluralistic: Robin Sloan's "Moonbound" (11 Jun 2024)

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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.

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Pluralistic: The CFPB is genuinely making America better, and they're going HARD (10 Jun 2024)

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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
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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.

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Pluralistic: Uplinkchump Linkdump (08 Jun 2024)

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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.

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Pluralistic: The airlines were patient zero in the junk-fee plague (07 Jun 2024)

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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' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.

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Pluralistic: UK publishers suing Google for $17.4b over rigged ad markets (06 Jun 2024)

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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.
Colophon: All the rest.

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Pluralistic: Surveillance pricing (05 Jun 2024)

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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.

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