Pluralistic: Richard R John's "Network Nation" (18 Jul 2024)

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Richard R John's "Network Nation": The definitive history of the Bell System is a must-read for 21st century Big Tech trustbusters.
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Pluralistic: The true, tactical significance of Project 2025 (14 Jul 2024)

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The true, tactical significance of Project 2025: It's a schematic for tearing apart the Republican coalition.
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Pluralistic: Weinersmith and Boulet's "Bea Wolf"(24 Jun 2024)

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Weinersmith and Boulet's "Bea Wolf": An absolutely delightful retelling of the bardic masterpiece.
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Pluralistic: It's been twenty years since my Microsoft DRM talk (18 Jun 2024)

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It's been twenty years since my Microsoft DRM talk: It looks like you're trying to avert the DRM apocalypse…
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Pluralistic: Twinkfrump Linkdump (13 Apr 2024)

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Twinkfrump Linkdump: All the miscellany that didn't make it.
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Pluralistic: Stinkpump Linkdump (02 Dec 2023)

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Stinkpump Linkdump: With a bonus jarring shift in tone.
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Pluralistic: A taxonomy of corporate bullshit (27 Oct 2023)

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A taxonomy of corporate bullshit: The six lies they've always told.
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Pluralistic: The internet is not a (link)dump truck (30 Sept 2023)

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The internet is not a (link)dump truck: It's a series of totally tubular links.
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Pluralistic: Brian Merchant's "Blood In the Machine" (26 Sep 2023)

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Brian Merchant's "Blood In the Machine": Reclaiming the Luddites from the victors' history.
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Pluralistic: Denazification, truth and reconciliation, and the story of Germany's story (19 July 2023)

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Denazification, truth and reconciliation, and the story of Germany's story: How do you confront an incomprehensible monstrosity?
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