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This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Continue reading "Pluralistic: Dow promised to turn sneakers into playground surfaces, then dumped them in Indonesia (26 Feb 2023)" Author Cory DoctorowPosted on February 26, 2023February 28, 2023Categories UncategorizedTags bali, bhopal, corporate crime, dow, greenwashing, indonesia, nihilism, paperclips maximizers, recycling, regulatory capture, reuters, singapore, spotify1 Comment on Pluralistic: Dow promised to turn sneakers into playground surfaces, then dumped them in Indonesia (26 Feb 2023) Pluralistic: 30 May 2022 Today's links Podcasting "Apple's Cement Overshoes": Thinking different about right to repair. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Continue reading "Pluralistic: 30 May 2022" Author Cory DoctorowPosted on May 30, 2022June 1, 2022Categories UncategorizedTags apple, audio, e-waste, fuckery, podcasts, recycling, right to repair1 Comment on Pluralistic: 30 May 2022 Pluralistic: 19 Oct 2020 Today's links Turning plastics into carbon nanotubes: Promising new research! Kids reason, adults rationalize: Thoughts on YA literature and books for adults. Someone Comes to Town Part 19: This week on the podcast. This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading Continue reading "Pluralistic: 19 Oct 2020" Author Cory DoctorowPosted on October 19, 2020Categories UncategorizedTags attack surface, audio, chemistry, events, little brother, plastics, podcasts, recycling, scholarship, science, science fiction, someone comes to town someone leaves town, spoken word, teens, writing, ya1 Comment on Pluralistic: 19 Oct 2020 Pluralistic: 09 Apr 2020 Today's links Neighbors treated to socially isolated buildingside screening: Scott Duggan treated his terrace to "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." Philips quadruples ventilator costs: They reneged on their HHS deal and will get $646.7m for their trouble. Kansas GOP nukes ban on large Easter gatherings: What's wrong with Kansas? Kickpunch's Disney comics/horror movie mashups: Daniel Björk's terrifying poster children for fair use. Plastic-eating enzyme: Leaf-branch compost cutinase to the rescue. Cold brew coffee chemistry: Making the black stuff reproducible. Tails adds Secureboot support: Evil chambermaids, beware! Crisis makes heroes of IT workers: When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth. Automating fake PDF signatures: Make it look like you printed, signed and scanned. Pocket Art Director: Your high-handed boss in D20 form. This day in history: 2019 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading Continue reading "Pluralistic: 09 Apr 2020" Author Cory DoctorowPosted on April 9, 2020Categories UncategorizedTags art, art directors, authentication, chemistry, coffee, cold brew, comics, coronavirus, crypto, d20s, disney, environment, falsiscan, github, gop death cult, hhs, horror, illustration, infosec, ireland, kansas, kickpunch, leaf-branch compost cutinase, lockdown, med-tech, morlocks, movie night, pet, philips, plastics, profiteering, recycling, respirators, scholarship, science, security, tails, themepunks, uefi, when sysadmins rules the earthLeave a comment on Pluralistic: 09 Apr 2020 Pluralistic: 10 Mar 2020 Today's links Safe and moral societies need "firewalls" between immigration and public services: The UK's "hostile environment" puts everyone at risk. Detroit will reconnect water services during the Covid-19 emergency: But it's $25/month thereafter. Thomas Piketty endorses Sanders: both his program and his electability. Sonos "recycling mode" no longer bricks working speakers: Fire the person who came up with this deeply shitty idea. Brave will randomize browser profiles to fight fingerprinting attacks: More from the most privacy-friendly browser. This day in history: 2005, 2010 Colophon: Recent publications, current writing projects, upcoming appearances, current reading Continue reading "Pluralistic: 10 Mar 2020" Author Cory DoctorowPosted on March 10, 2020March 10, 2020Categories UncategorizedTags 2020, anonymity, brave, bricking, canvas attacks, class war, covid-19, democrats, detroit, education, elections, fight for 15, firewalls, human rights, inequality, medicare for all, michigan, migration, pandemics, piketty, Pluralistic: 10 Mar 2020, populism, privacy, public health, race, recycling, refugees, sanders, sonos, war on general purpose computingLeave a comment on Pluralistic: 10 Mar 2020 Previous editions Pluralistic: Deranged billionaires and their syndromes (16 Jul 2026) Pluralistic: Gerontocracy's failure mode (14 Jul 2026) Pluralistic: Why aren't AI companies competing directly with their customers? 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