On Wed (Nov 16), I'm in DC to receive the Arthur C Clarke Award:
https://www.clarkefoundation.org/2022-awards-event/

On Nov 17, I'm doing a webinar for Library Futures:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q6p4qpFVRi6BFLsawaCgdA

On Nov 18, I'm in Baltimore at the Peale Museum:
https://www.thepeale.org/event/book-talk-chokepoint-capitalism/

On Nov 19, I'm at Sky Live in London:
https://news.sky.com/bigideaslive

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Hey #DC! There's gonna be a *very special* invite-only book party for "Chokepoint Capitalism" on Thu (Nov 17); it's going to be a gathering of a lot of DC trustbuster types and while it's not *technically* a public event, there are a limited number of free spaces that the organizers have asked me to distribute on a first come/first serve basis. If you'd like to come and you're free on the night of the 17th, email [email protected] and I'll get you an invite!

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Even if you're paying for the product, you're still the product: Incentives matter, but impunity matters more.

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/109340820820401618

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Hey look at this

* Universal Benefits Cost Less Than Means-Tested Benefits https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2022/11/11/universal-benefits-cost-less-than-means-tested-benefits/ (h/t Naked Capitalism)

* Peasants storm the castle: Medieval Times workers in Buena Park vote 27 to 18 to unionize https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-11-10/medieval-times-workers-in-buena-park-vote-27-18-to-unionize (h/t Naked Capitalism)

* Crypto nerd Sam Bankman-Fried, who just lost $16 billion, “would never read a book.” https://lithub.com/crypto-nerd-sam-bankman-fried-who-just-lost-16-billion-would-never-read-a-book/ (h/t Naked Capitalism)

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#20yrsago HG Wells, ripoff artist https://www.salon.com/2002/11/07/mckillip/

#15yrsago Kremlin uses software piracy laws to shut down dissident media outlets https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/13/AR2007111302070_pf.html

#15yrsago 1.8 million pages of US federal case law to go online for free https://public.resource.org/case_law_announcement.html

#15yrsago Japanese “melody roads” play tunes as you drive over them https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/nov/13/japan.gadgets

#15yrsago Rewired: Post-Cyberpunk Anthology shows how sf has changed since the Mirroshades era https://memex.craphound.com/2007/11/14/rewired-post-cyberpunk-anthology-shows-how-sf-has-changed-since-the-mirroshades-era/

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#15yrsago I Want Sandy – perfect productivity email bot is free and public https://web.archive.org/web/20071114041755/http://www.iwantsandy.com/

#10yrago Gerrymandering in North Carolina: win https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/11/republicans-gerrymandering-house-representatives-election-chart/

#10yrsago Campaign to opt out of pornoscanners & video TSA checkpoints at Thanksgiving https://web.archive.org/web/20121117015505/https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/336517

#10yrsago World’s oldest hacker radio show under threat https://web.archive.org/web/20121116063758/https://www.2600.com/news/view/article/12291

#5yrsago Step-by-step guide to locking down your Facebook account https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-lock-down-facebook-privacy-settings/

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#5yrsago What it takes to actually stop a determined, vengeful cyberstalker https://www.wired.com/story/how-one-womans-digital-life-was-weaponized-against-her/

#5yrsago Verizon is finally killing Compuserve Forums https://www.fastcompany.com/40495831/compuserves-forums-which-still-exist-are-finally-shutting-down

#5yrsago Congressional Republican candor: everyone hates our tax plan except the CEOs we depend on for campaign millions https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/11/the-gop-has-done-the-impossible-make-tax-cuts-unpopular.html

#1yrago Vizio makes more money spying on people who buy TVs than it does on TVs themselves https://pluralistic.net/2021/11/14/still-the-product/#vizio

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Yesterday's threads: The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've ever broken; and more!

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/109336338702670323

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