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@pluralistic@mamot.fr · last week

Jack and the interstalk: why the computer is not a scary monster

Cory Doctorow: With a little common sense, parents have nothing to fear from letting young children share their screen time

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@oscarfalcon@mastodon.social replied · last week

Uhm, is something wrong on MY end or YOURS..?

first time seeing this weird notice (brave browser on intel windows 11 laptop).

Strange notice for pluralistic.net given by my browser that says:
"Misdirected Request-
The client needs a new connection for this request as the requested host name does not match the Server Name Indication (SNI) in use for this connection.". — Strange notice for pluralistic.net given by my browser that says: "Misdirected Request- The client needs a new connection for this request as the requested host name does not match the Server Name Indication (SNI) in use for this connection.".

@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · last week

@oscarfalcon Probably the anti-DDoS shield (deflect.ca) misfiring.

@oscarfalcon@mastodon.social replied · last week

Turned on my VPN, fixed it it seems.

@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · last week

I'm on a tour with my new book, the international bestseller *Enshittification*!

Catch me next in #Burbank, #Lisbon, #Cardiff, #Oxford and #London!

Full schedule with dates and links at:

https://pluralistic.net/tour

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@Amira_Hellenikos@mastodon.social replied · last week

@pluralistic
I wish I could attend one of your readings. The quote about what your parents taught you of resistance resonated with me, because that's how I've always felt. I appreciate your efforts, Cory.

@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · last week

@Amira_Hellenikos thank you

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@Amira_Hellenikos@mastodon.social replied · last week

@pluralistic
I listened to your interview with Robert Evans last night. It was pleasant and quite engaging to actually hear you.

@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · last week

@Amira_Hellenikos thank you!

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@Chrisblue@journa.host replied · last week

@pluralistic No #Philly stop? Some of us can't get to New York or DC

@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · last week

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · last week

Hack Exposes Kansas City’s Secret Police Misconduct List

A major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals, for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false arrest.

The Democrats' problem in the Senate is not progressives | Weekly roundup for November 2, 2025

Their big problem is not a lack of moderates, it's nationalization of party brands. And: A new era for the exit poll; The end game of partisan gerrymandering; and how Substack's AI works. + more!

https://www.nytimes.com

Mamdani, N.Y.C. Mayor-Elect, Names Transition Team of Government Veterans

The Internet Archive survived major copyright losses. What’s next?

“We survived, but it wiped out the library,” Internet Archive’s founder says.

Columbia Journalism Review

How anti-cybercrime laws are being weaponized to repress journalism.

Across the world, well-meaning laws intended to reduce online fraud and other scourges of the internet are being put to a very different use.

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · last week

Hack Exposes Kansas City’s Secret Police Misconduct List

A major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals, for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false arrest.

https://www.nytimes.com

Mamdani, N.Y.C. Mayor-Elect, Names Transition Team of Government Veterans

The Internet Archive survived major copyright losses. What’s next?

“We survived, but it wiped out the library,” Internet Archive’s founder says.

Columbia Journalism Review

How anti-cybercrime laws are being weaponized to repress journalism.

Across the world, well-meaning laws intended to reduce online fraud and other scourges of the internet are being put to a very different use.

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · last week

Jack and the interstalk: why the computer is not a scary monster

Cory Doctorow: With a little common sense, parents have nothing to fear from letting young children share their screen time

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · last week

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · last week

Electronic Frontier Foundation

2010 Pioneer Award Winner Hari Prasad Defends India's Democracy

It has been some time since EFF blogged about Hari Prasad. Earlier this year, a team of security researchers led by Prasad, Alex Halderman, and Rop Gonggrijp was able to study an electronic voting machine (EVM) in actual use in India. The study was limited, because the researchers had agreed to...

https://memex.craphound.com

Times Online claims 200K paid users: but where’s the detailed breakdown?

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied · last week

Jack and the interstalk: why the computer is not a scary monster

Cory Doctorow: With a little common sense, parents have nothing to fear from letting young children share their screen time

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