Today’s links Strange Bedfellows and Long Knives: My May 2025 Locus Magazine column. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, 2024 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 […]
Pluralistic: The meritocracy to eugenics pipeline (20 May 2025)
Today’s links The meritocracy to eugenics pipeline: The search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 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, […]
Pluralistic: Who Broke the Internet? Part III (19 May 2025)
Today’s links Who Broke the Internet? Part III: The paradox of “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox.” Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, 2024. 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 […]
Pluralistic: Plinkpump linkdump (17 May 2025)
Today’s links Plinkpump linkdump: A blogging sabbath. Object permanence: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, 2024 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. Plinkpump linkdump (permalink) Every now and again, […]
Pluralistic: Trump’s CFPB kills data broker rule (15 May 2025)
Today’s links Trump’s CFPB kills data broker rule: “No longer necessary or appropriate.” Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 2005, 2015, 2020, 2024 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’ […]
Pluralistic: Are the means of computation even seizable? (14 May 2025)
Today’s links Are the means of computation even seizable?: Magic Saran Wrap is a mind-game. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 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 […]
Pluralistic: Who Broke the Internet? Part II (13 May 2025)
Today’s links Who Broke the Internet? Part II: Mr Lehman Goes to Geneva. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, 2024 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 […]
Pluralistic: Trump can’t do ANYTHING for his base (12 May 2025)
Today’s links Trump can’t do ANYTHING for his base: No oxen available for goring. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, 2024 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 […]
Pluralistic: Who broke the internet? (08 May 2025)
Today’s links Who broke the internet?: My new podcast series from the CBC. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 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’ […]
Pluralistic: Mark Zuckerberg announces mind-control ray (again) (07 May 2025)
Today’s links Mark Zuckerberg announces mind-control ray (again): The business model for AI is the same as the business model for Big Data – bilking credulous advertisers. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 2005, 2010, 2105, 2020, 2024 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I’ve been. Latest books: You […]