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Well, they’re certainly developing cars that kill and maim pedestrians, disperse clouds of microplastics, and contribute excess CO2 to our atmosphere…

You know “Ghostship” was the name of an incredible East Bay artists’ community that was destroyed in a fire which killed multiple people. Is this really the name you’re going with?…

Perhaps you slept through the year leading up to the 2024 election, when Democrats sent riot police into student protests? They arrested thousands, and were plenty violent. Democra…

NY Times reporter Ryan Mac has the receipts on the AI generated commentary that defended the KKK alongside an opinion article in the LA Times. LAT has removed the comment and disab…

Even weirder… Coristine’s grandfather was a turncoat KGB spy. https://www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-doge-staffer-is-g...

THIS is what your “disruptive” heroes have bought & paid for. Yes, I’m talking specifically about paulg and his buddies in the VC world, who’ve stepped up their funding & lobbying …

Ten thousand EV batteries packed into a ship’s hull. What could go wrong?

R. A. Fisher developed many of the foundational techniques of modern statistics in an attempt to support his odious beliefs in “racial hierarchy.” There is much to learn from consi…

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I find Schneier to be one of the most cogent observers and commentators on the influence of technology and corporate organization on our society. His writing is compelling. Agree w…

I find this essay to be well-crafted and compelling.

And of course, he fit right in around here…

Mortgage interest is tax deductible, for one thing.

U.S. military has some Very Secret Stuff happening in certain desert areas.

I love this! Reminds me of the campus network at Harvard. Around 1994-95 we had multiple zones, but only spotty understanding of networks by most users. I had a blast one day mocki…

YOU HAVE NO CHANCE TO SURVIVE MAKE YOUR TIME

This is a widely under-appreciated fact!

I’m afraid the NSA regularly funnels information to the FBI and other domestic policing entities, and this has been widely documented [1]. The government even deigned to declassify…

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I have a shell alias so I can just type pb to do pbpaste|pbcopy - easiest way I’ve found to strip formatting and get plain text.

Gee, I’m so glad that I “opted in” to have my private medical data used for corporate research! How did I “opt in”? My healthcare provider migrated to Epic for all medical records.…

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two comments above this one?

Am I the only one disappointed to find that www.mulchme.com isn’t a site by the authors? (It redirects to a natural-fiber playground material supplier.)