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Naomi Brockwell on privacy https://open.substack.com/pub/nbtv/p/enough-is-enough?r=1g13lf&utm_medium=ios #privacy #nbtv #substack

Enough Is Enough

Every privacy concession in history has been permanent. So why are we still making them?

NBTV Newsletter

randomjunque May 7

Finished https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/461b8b2d-ec41-4645-9a86-8597b36b5260 #drow #sff #ttrpg #dnd #forgottenrealms #fantasy #tsr #rasalvatore #booksky #bookthreads

Starless Night by R.A. Salvatore

To protect his friends from harm, Drizzt Do'Urden returns to the city he left behind long ago--th...

randomjunque May 4

Worth a read, from @wired https://www.wired.com/story/a-federal-worker-was-fired-for-filming-doge-now-shes-running-for-congress/?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_050426_Paid&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_content=WIR_Daily_050426_Paid&bxid=5bda48cd24c17c0f654551a7&cndid=31969875&hasha=50369be5810625e7011c783eac0dd4f8&hashc=485f4772d01e8ec75f9fb4069a59bae87dbedf453c40c55e361b3251cbfe72d8&esrc=MARTECH_ORDERFORM&utm_term=WIR_Daily_Active #doge #wired #economy #politics

A Federal Worker Was Fired for Filming DOGE. Now She’s Running for Congress

Alexis Goldstein, a former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employee, was fired this year for recording DOGE’s incursion into the agency.

WIRED

randomjunque May 2

Finished https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/be4f53f4-68ba-48b8-b051-b4bf3b7d90ab #history #vietnam #books #audiobooks #hoopla #booksky #bookthreads

Hanoi's War by Lien-Hang T. Nguyen, Paul Meier

While most Vietnam War historians focus on the United States role in the conflict, Nguyen examine...

randomjunque Apr 30

Finished https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/08dae702-b200-4b56-9728-b06807fd3dc6 #storygraph #ttrpg #sff #booksky #bookthreads #dnd #forgottenrealms #audiobooks #fantasy

randomjunque Apr 28

Finished reading https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/c0765fbd-9527-4105-88f7-1aeb443c0b37 #sociology #books #audiobooks #ethnography #democracy #socialcapital #booksky #bookthrrads

Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam

Updated to include a new chapter about the influence of social media and the Internet—the 20th an...

randomjunque Apr 28

Next May 26th will be the anniversary of the Battle of the Overpass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Overpass?wprov=sfti1# #UAW #labor #history #Detroit

Battle of the Overpass - Wikipedia

randomjunque Apr 24

Finished https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/b8847946-55aa-4c96-924d-976e14d73524 #booksky #bookthreads #audiobook #libro #sff

randomjunque Apr 22

Finished https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/5d972450-a8fa-48bd-98ec-6325a22a8b34 #storygraph #booksky #bookthreads #technology #capitalism #kobo #books

Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It by Cory Doctorow

Enshittification: it’s not just you—the internet sucks now. Here’s why, and here’s how we can dis...

randomjunque Apr 22

Scalzi Apr 21

I'm delighted to be able to tell you that my Old Man's War series is a finalist for the Hugo, in the category of Best Series! Congratulations to all the other finalists in my category and beyond. It's a fine year for the Hugos!

https://file770.com/lacon-v-announces-2026-hugo-awards-finalists/

LAcon V Announces 2026 Hugo Awards Finalists

LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention, announced the finalists for the 2026 Hugo Awards, the most prestigious honors for excellence in science fiction and fantasy, on April 21. First p…

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