Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow  ·  2 weeks ago
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https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/14/radical-extremists/#sex-pest An e-waste dump. In the foreground are two waste-barrels. A limp Canadian flag emerges from the left barrel; the nude head and shoulders of a grinning Tony Clement emerge from the right barrel. Image: JeffJ (modified) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tony_Clement_-_2007-06-30_in_Kearney,_Ontario.JPG CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ -- Jorge Franganillo (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Duga_radar_system-_wreckage_of_electronic_devices_(37885984654).jpg CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en
https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/14/radical-extremists/#sex-pest An e-waste dump. In the foreground are two waste-barrels. A limp Canadian flag emerges from the left barrel; the nude head and shoulders of a grinning Tony Clement emerge from the right barrel. Image: JeffJ (modified) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tony_Clement_-_2007-06-30_in_Kearney,_Ontario.JPG CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ -- Jorge Franganillo (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Duga_radar_system-_wreckage_of_electronic_devices_(37885984654).jpg CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en
https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/14/radical-extremists/#sex-pest An e-waste dump. In the foreground are two waste-barrels. A limp Canadian flag emerges from the left barrel; the nude head and shoulders of a grinning Tony Clement emerge from the right barrel. Image: JeffJ (modified) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tony_Clement_-_2007-06-30_in_Kearney,_Ontario.JPG CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ -- Jorge Franganillo (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Duga_radar_system-_wreckage_of_electronic_devices_(37885984654).jpg CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en
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Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow  ·  2 weeks ago

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#10yrsago University of Michigan makes up a bunch of non-reasons why it doesn’t have to do record retention https://www.techdirt.com/2014/11/13/michigan-university-claims-its-public-records-retention-period-is-whatever-each-employee-wants-it-to-be/

#10yrsago Amazon and Hachette kiss and make up https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/technology/amazon-hachette-ebook-dispute.html

#5yrsago Tpmfail: a timing attack that can extract keys from secure computing chips in 4-20 minutes https://www.zdnet.com/article/tpm-fail-vulnerabilities-impact-tpm-chips-in-desktops-laptops-servers/

#5yrsago Banned from Youtube, Chinese propagandists are using Pornhub to publish anti-Hong Kong videos https://qz.com/1747617/chinese-users-go-to-pornhub-to-spread-hong-kong-propaganda

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Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow  ·  2 weeks ago

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#5yrsago American health care’s life-destroying “surprise bills” are the fault of local, private-equity monopolies https://www.theamericanconservative.com/gougers-r-us-how-private-equity-is-gobbling-up-medical-care/

#5yrsago The poorest half of Americans have nothing left, so now the 1%’s growth comes from the upper middle class https://wolfstreet.com/2019/11/13/how-the-fed-boosts-the-1-even-the-upper-middle-class-loses-share-of-household-wealth-to-the-1-the-bottom-half-gets-screwed/

#1yrago The conservative movement is cracking up https://pluralistic.net/2023/11/14/when-youve-lost-the-fedsoc/#anti-buster-buster

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Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow  ·  2 weeks ago

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Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow  ·  2 weeks ago

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Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow  ·  2 weeks ago

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* International Cooperative Alliance (New Delhi), Nov 24
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* ACM Conext-2024 Workshop on the Decentralization of the Internet (Los Angeles), Dec 9
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* IA et “merdification“ d’internet: peut-on envisager un nouveau web? (Remote), Dec 12
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* Cloudfest (Europa Park), Mar 17-20
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Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow  ·  2 weeks ago

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