Don't Be Evil: Evil genius is just a lack of shame.

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Hey look at this

* Apple signs meaningless deal to make some less-important parts in America https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/26/apple_expands_list_of_bits/

* Public Service Decline and Support for the Populist Right https://catherinedevries.eu/NHS.pdf

* Another Court Rules Copyright Can’t Stop People From Reading and Speaking the Law https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/another-court-rules-copyright-cant-stop-people-reading-and-speaking-law

* Yikes, Encryption’s Y2K Moment is Coming Years Early https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/yikes-encryptions-y2k-moment-coming-years-early

* Vertical Vertigo https://prospect.org/2026/04/10/apr-2026-magazine-vertical-vertigo-franchise-deregulation-antitrust-law/

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#25yrsago Trotsky’s assassination - according to the FBI https://web.archive.org/web/20010413212536/http://foia.fbi.gov/trotsky.htm

#25yrsago Online headline-writing guidelines from Jakob Nielsen https://memex.craphound.com/2001/04/09/headline-writing-guidelines-from-legendary-usability/

#25yrsago Floppy-disk stained-glass windows https://web.archive.org/web/20010607052511/http://www.acme.com/jef/crafts/bathroom_windows.html

#15yrsago English school principal announces zero tolerance for mismatched socks https://nationalpost.com/news/u-k-school-cracks-down-on-bad-manners

#1yrago EFF's lawsuit against DOGE will go forward https://pluralistic.net/2025/04/09/cases-and-controversy/#brocolli-haired-brownshirts

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