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The Fatfinger Economy
Don’t touch that dial!
“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.” — Ian Fleming, Goldfinger
“Follow the money.” — William Goldman, All the President’s Men
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on May 15, 2022October 14, 2023Categories MediumTags Dark Patterns, Recommendation Systems, Reward Hacking, ux, youtube-dl
Pluralistic: 01 Aug 2021
Today's links
Github pledges legal aid for interoperators: Youtube-dl's legacy.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Continue reading "Pluralistic: 01 Aug 2021"
Author Cory DoctorowPosted on August 1, 2021August 1, 2021Categories UncategorizedTags 1201, adversarial interoperability, comcom, competitive compatibility, dmca, dmca 1201, equilibria, github, interop, interoperability, law, law school, noimnotgoingtolawschool, stanford, youtube-dl1 Comment on Pluralistic: 01 Aug 2021
Pluralistic: 16 Nov 2020
Today's links
Jeremy Meyer's typewriter assemblages: Symmetry is everything.
HHS to pharma: stop bribing writing docs: No more cash-for-Rx.
The Attack Surface Lectures: Part 1, Politics and Protest.
Youtube-dl is back: EFF to the rescue!
Someone Comes to Town Part 23: The latest in my podcast.
This day in history: 2005, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Continue reading "Pluralistic: 16 Nov 2020"
Author Cory DoctorowPosted on November 16, 2020Categories UncategorizedTags 1201, art, assemblage, attack surface, citizen lab, corruption, drm, eff, eva galperin, github, health, jeremy meyer, little brother, mp3s, nso group, oig, pharma, pill-mills, podcasts, protest, riaa, ron deibert, science fiction, sculpture, someone comes to town someone leaves town, spoken word, the strand, war on general purpose computing, youtube, youtube-dl1 Comment on Pluralistic: 16 Nov 2020
Pluralistic: 28 Oct 2020
Today's links
RIAA's war on youtube-dl: The rise of the resistance.
Trump abandons supporters to freeze: More death cult shit.
This day in history: 2005, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Continue reading "Pluralistic: 28 Oct 2020"
Author Cory DoctorowPosted on October 28, 2020October 28, 2020Categories UncategorizedTags 1201, administrative incompetence, dmca, github, logistics, maga, microsoft, nebraska, omaha, riaa, trump, youtube-dl3 Comments on Pluralistic: 28 Oct 2020
Pluralistic: 24 Oct 2020
Today's links
Davis Haunters rise from the grave: Oregon's Hallowe'en is saved.
RIAA kills youtube-dl: Everything not forbidden is mandatory.
This day in history: 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Continue reading "Pluralistic: 24 Oct 2020"
Author Cory DoctorowPosted on October 24, 2020Categories UncategorizedTags 1201, apollo 1201, archiving, censorship, clackamas county scare fair, copyfight, davis graveyard, drm, github, halloween, haunters, oregon, pdx, portland, takedowns, youtube-dl1 Comment on Pluralistic: 24 Oct 2020
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