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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Hey look at this

* Ethiopia in Talks With China to Convert Dollar Loans to Yuan https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-20/ethiopia-in-talks-with-china-to-convert-dollar-loans-into-yuan

* This Is How Much Anthropic and Cursor Spend On Amazon Web Services https://www.wheresyoured.at/costs/

* No Tricks, Just Treats 🎃 EFF’s Halloween Signal Stickers Are Here! https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/no-tricks-just-treats-effs-halloween-signal-stickers-are-here

* How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dhs-ice-secret-police-civil-rights-unaccountable

* Does the Left Have Trouble with Making Things in America? https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-the-left-can-protest

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Electronic Frontier Foundation

No Tricks, Just Treats 🎃 EFF’s Halloween Signal Stickers Are Here!

EFF usually warns of new horrors threatening your rights online, but this Halloween we’ve summoned a few of our own we’d like to share. Our new Signal Sticker Pack highlights some creatures—both mythical and terrifying—conjured up by our designers for you to share this spooky season.

Monopoly Round-Up: Does the Left Have Trouble with Making Things in America?

On the weekend of "No Kings," it's worth asking if the Democrats have anything to say about political economy. Also, airlines impose fees for reclining in seats, and California sells its own insulin.
Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At

This Is How Much Anthropic and Cursor Spend On Amazon Web Services

So, I originally planned for this to be on my premium newsletter, but decided it was better to publish on my free one so that you could all enjoy it. If you liked it, please consider subscribing to support my work. Here’s $10 off the first year of annual.
ProPublica

How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force

Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challenges to their arrests and tactics.
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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

#20yrsago Ham operator corrects Morse code on the Disneyland Railroad https://web.archive.org/web/20050905155040/http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/Disneyland/Secrets/Square/Morse.html

#20yrsago Accused DUIs demand access to breathalyzer software source-code https://blog.citp.princeton.edu/2005/10/21/breathalyzers-and-open-source/

#20yrsago How Disneyland’s Mark Twain riverboat sank https://web.archive.org/web/20051025011944/http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635154764,00.html

#15yrsago Old film rejection slip: “All scenes of an unpleasant nature should be eliminated” https://oldhollywood.tumblr.com/post/1374666427/the-rejection-slip-the-motion-picture-studio

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Old Hollywood

The rejection slip the motion picture studio Essanay Film Manufacturing Company (1907-1925) sent screenwriters whose submissions were found wanting. Essanay is best remembered today for its series of...

Decoding the Disneyland New Orleans Square Train Station's Telegraph Message

Fun facts about Disneyland's New Orleans Square Train Station's morse code's real meaning and history. Decoding the Disneyland Telegraph.
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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Hey look at this

* The pivot https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2025/10/the-pivot-1.html

* Video Game Union Workers Rally Against $55 Billion Saudi-Backed Private Acquisition of EA https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-union-workers-rally-against-55bn-saudi-backed-private-acquisition-with-formal-petition-to-regulators

* China Has Overtaken America https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/china-has-overtaken-america

* How I Reversed Amazon's Kindle Web Obfuscation Because Their App Sucked https://blog.pixelmelt.dev/kindle-web-drm/

* OpenAI Needs $400B In The Next 12 Months https://www.wheresyoured.at/openai400bn/

* China Forces Bessent to Embrace Anti-Monopoly https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/welcome-to-the-anti-monopoly-movement

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China Forces Scott Bessent to Embrace Anti-Monopoly Tactics

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now taking emergency action to address Chinese monopoly power. He won't admit it, but Lina Khan and the anti-monopoly movement were right.
Eurogamer.net

Video game union workers rally against $55bn Saudi-backed private acquisition of EA, with formal petition to regulators

EA employees and the Communications Workers of America union have issued a statement against the proposed private acqui…
Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At

OpenAI Needs $400 Billion In The Next 12 Months

Hello readers! This premium edition features a generous free intro because I like to try and get some of the info out there, but the real indepth stuff is below the cut. Nevertheless, I deeply appreciate anyone subscribing. On Monday I will have my biggest scoop ever, and it'll go

China Has Overtaken America

And Trump’s policies guarantee that we will never catch up
Cats with power tools

How I Bypassed Amazon's Kindle Web DRM Because Their App Sucked

As it turns out they don't actually want you to do this (and have some interesting ways to stop you)
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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

#20yrsago WSJ tech writer damns DRM https://web.archive.org/web/20051027023456/http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/ptech-20051020.html

#20yrsago Fundraiser: donate $500 to shut up loudmouth message-board poster https://www.metafilter.com/dios-rothkofundraiser.mefi

#20yrsago Chinese activist to Jerry Yang: You are helping to maintain an evil system https://web.archive.org/web/20051027021122/https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blogs/gelman/archives/003388.shtml/

#15yrsago Canadian gov’t scientists protest gag order, go straight to public with own website https://web.archive.org/web/20101020142208/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/federal-scientists-go-public-in-face-of-restrictive-media-rules/article1761624/

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Fundraiser for Fun | MetaFilter

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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

#20yrsago EFF cracks hidden snitch codes in color laser prints https://w2.eff.org/Privacy/printers/docucolor/

#20yrsago Nielsen’s top-10 blog usability mistakes https://www.nngroup.com/articles/weblog-usability-top-ten-mistakes/

#20yrsago Microsoft employee calls me a communist and a liar and insists that a Microsoft monopoly will be good for Norwayhttps://memex.craphound.com/2005/10/17/msft-employee-cory-is-a-liar-and-a-communist-msft-is-good-for-norway/

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Nielsen Norman Group

Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes

Weblogs are often too internally focused and ignore key usability issues, making it hard for new readers to understand the site and trust the author.

DocuColor Tracking Dot Decoding Guide

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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

#20yrsago Dear ASCAP: May I sing Happy Birthday for my dad’s 75th? https://web.archive.org/web/20051024004347/https://blog.stayfreemagazine.org/2005/09/happy_birthday.html

#20yrsago 100 oldest .COM names in the registry https://web.archive.org/web/20051024020147/http://www.jottings.com/100-oldest-dot-com-domains.htm

#15yrsago Koja’s UNDER THE POPPY: dark, epic and erotic novel of war and intrigue https://memex.craphound.com/2010/10/18/kojas-under-the-poppy-dark-epic-and-erotic-novel-of-war-and-intrigue/

#15yrsago Ray Ozzie leaves Microsoft https://www.salon.com/2010/10/19/microsoft_roy_ozzie/

#15yrsago Google Book Search will never have an effective competitor https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1417722

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Salon.com

Ray Ozzie leaves Microsoft - Salon.com

He was considered a possible heir apparent; his departure is bad news for the software giant

Jottings.com - 100 oldest dot com domains

Stay Free! Daily: Taking the permission society seriously

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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

#20yrsago Fox shuts down Buffy Hallowe’en musical despite Whedon’s protests Fox shuts down Buffy Hallowe’en musical despite Whedon’s protests https://web.archive.org/web/20051021235310/http://www.counterpulse.org/calendar.shtml#buffy

#20yrsago Norway’s public broadcaster sells out taxpayers to Microsoft https://memex.craphound.com/2005/10/16/norways-public-broadcaster-sells-out-taxpayers-to-microsoft/

#20yrsago Lifehackers profile in NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/16/magazine/meet-the-life-hackers.html

#20yrsago Pan-European DRM proposal https://dissected web.archive.org/web/20051105035811/http://www.eff.org/IP/DRM/NAVSHP/

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CounterPULSE provides support and low cost resources for emerging artists, serving as an incubator space to create socially relevant, diverse, community-based art in San Francisco. CounterPULSE works towards a world that celebrates a diversity of race, class, ability, gender identity & sexual orientation. No one will be turned away for lack of money for any event held at CounterPULSE.
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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr (and 1 other) recently replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

#20yrsago EFF cracks hidden snitch codes in color laser prints https://w2.eff.org/Privacy/printers/docucolor/

#20yrsago Nielsen’s top-10 blog usability mistakes https://www.nngroup.com/articles/weblog-usability-top-ten-mistakes/

#20yrsago Microsoft employee calls me a communist and a liar and insists that a Microsoft monopoly will be good for Norwayhttps://memex.craphound.com/2005/10/17/msft-employee-cory-is-a-liar-and-a-communist-msft-is-good-for-norway/

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Nielsen Norman Group

Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes

Weblogs are often too internally focused and ignore key usability issues, making it hard for new readers to understand the site and trust the author.

DocuColor Tracking Dot Decoding Guide

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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

Hey look at this

* Trump’s EV retreat: a huge win for his #1 rival https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/business/trump-ev-retreat-china-nightcap

* Tech Workers Versus Enshittification https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/tech-workers-versus-enshittification/

* Whistle Work https://heidiwaterhouse.com/political-whistle-work/ (h/t Sumana)

* About Cory Doctorow's "Microsoft, Tear Down That Wall!" https://euro-stack.com/blog/2025/10/tear-down-this-wall

* Atlanta’s city-run grocery sees early success, sparking debate over government’s role https://www.foxnews.com/politics/atlantas-city-run-grocery-sees-early-success-sparking-debate-over-governments-role

* How Russell Vought Became Trump’s Shadow President https://www.propublica.org/article/russ-vought-trump-shadow-president-omb

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Fox News

Atlanta’s city-run grocery sees early success, sparking debate over government’s role

Mayor Andre Dickens says Azalea Fresh Market has served over 20,000 customers in two months, proving strong demand for fresh food options in underserved neighborhoods.

About Cory Doctorow's "Microsoft, Tear Down That Wall!" | EuroStack Directory Project

In response to Cory Doctorow's powerful article, "Microsoft, Tear Down That Wall!", this post outlines the EuroStack Initiative's perspective. Doctorow treats our core mission—building a sovereign European tech stack—not as a fantasy, but as a viable project already underway. This shifts the focus to what he identifies as the next major hurdle: migration. Doctorow identifies the 'Berlin Wall' as the EU's own anticircumvention laws, and his analysis of the DMA's limitations proves why a legal right to portability is not enough. We must now champion the power to migrate by calling for the repeal of these laws, making it the essential next step to ensure EuroStack's success and achieve genuine digital sovereignty.
CNN

Trump’s EV retreat is a huge win for his No. 1 trade rival | CNN Business

Two years ago, as President Trump was running for re-election, he derided President Biden’s electric vehicle push as a “hoax” promoted by “Radical Left Fascists, Marxists & Communists.” He wrote on social media at the time: “Within 3 years, all of these cars will be made in China.”
ProPublica

Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President

From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that insiders say they feel like “he is the commander in chief.”

Tech Workers Versus Enshittification – Communications of the ACM

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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

#20yrsago Fox shuts down Buffy Hallowe’en musical despite Whedon’s protests Fox shuts down Buffy Hallowe’en musical despite Whedon’s protests https://web.archive.org/web/20051021235310/http://www.counterpulse.org/calendar.shtml#buffy

#20yrsago Norway’s public broadcaster sells out taxpayers to Microsoft https://memex.craphound.com/2005/10/16/norways-public-broadcaster-sells-out-taxpayers-to-microsoft/

#20yrsago Lifehackers profile in NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/16/magazine/meet-the-life-hackers.html

#20yrsago Pan-European DRM proposal https://dissected web.archive.org/web/20051105035811/http://www.eff.org/IP/DRM/NAVSHP/

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counterPULSE :: San Francisco performance art space rental and support for emerging artists

CounterPULSE provides support and low cost resources for emerging artists, serving as an incubator space to create socially relevant, diverse, community-based art in San Francisco. CounterPULSE works towards a world that celebrates a diversity of race, class, ability, gender identity & sexual orientation. No one will be turned away for lack of money for any event held at CounterPULSE.
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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp last week

Hey look at this

* How I Became a Populist https://newrepublic.com/article/201171/alvaro-bedoya-ftc-became-populist

* Introducing the Bantam Tools EggBot https://www.evilmadscientist.com/2025/bantam-tools-eggbot/

* Framework flame war erupts over support of politically polarizing Linux projects https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/14/framework_linux_controversy/

* AI Won’t Replace Jobs, but Tech Bros Want You to Be Afraid It Will https://gizmodo.com/ai-wont-replace-jobs-tech-bros-want-you-terrified-2000670808

* US Passport Power Falls to Historic Low https://www.henleyglobal.com/newsroom/press-releases/henley-global-mobility-report-oct-2025

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Henley & Partners

US Passport Power Falls to Historic Low

For the first time since the Henley Passport Index was created 20 years ago, the United States is no longer ranked amongst the world’s Top 10 most powerful passports.
https://www.evilmadscientist.com

Introducing the Bantam Tools EggBot

The New Republic

How I Became a Populist

My time at the Federal Trade Commission—before Donald Trump fired me—totally changed the way I see our political divide.

Framework flame war erupts over Linux controversy

: Laptop maker's apolitical endorsement of politically contentious projects meets resistance
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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

#20yrsago Logic and math riddles from Slashdot https://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=165444&threshold=3&mode=flat&commentsort=5&op=Change

#20yrsago Yiddish postcard gallery https://web.archive.org/web/20051018030610/http://members.screenz.com/bennypostcards/

#20yrsago JibJab’s legal threats over the use of 9 seconds of their video https://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2005/10/do_as_i_say_not.html

#20yrsago Wal-Mart photofinishing narcs out student who made anti-Bush poster https://web.archive.org/web/20051011233852/https://www.alternet.org/walmart/26503/#thumbtack

#20yrsago Buddhist monks deploy saffron flak vests and armored monkmobiles https://eyeteeth.blogspot.com/2005/10/monkmobiles-and-bulletproof-robes.html

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Monkmobiles and bulletproof robes

Separatists in southern Thailand—a region that up until Thailand's annexation in 1902 was semi-autonomous, Malay, and largely Muslim—have in...

Benny's Postcards

Your Favorite Math/Logic Riddles? - SlashdotBluesky

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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Hey look at this

* Cory Doctorow Thinks He Knows How to Fix the Internet https://slate.com/technology/2025/10/cory-doctorow-enshittification-internet-tech-silicon-valley.html

* How to Save the Internet From “Enshittification” https://jacobin.com/2025/10/internet-enshittification-antitrust-tech-doctorow

* Jeep software update bricks vehicles, leaves owners stranded https://www.thestack.technology/jeep-software-update-bricks-vehicles-leaves-owners-stranded/

* Anti-Monopolism as an Ideology of the Left https://lpeproject.org/blog/anti-monopolism-as-an-ideology-of-the-left/

* Lawyer Caught Using AI While Explaining to Court Why He Used AI https://www.404media.co/lawyer-using-ai-fake-citations/

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LPE Project

Anti-Monopolism as an Ideology of the Left

Some on the left dismiss anti-monopolism as a distraction from the core conflict between labor and capital. But this view misunderstands both history and strategy: antitrust has long been a tool for…
Slate Magazine

He Coined the Word That Describes Why the Internet Sucks Right Now. His New Book Could Help Make It Better.

Cory Doctorow’s newest book provides ideas for how to de-enshittify the world wide web that’s become our everyday life.

How to Save the Internet From “Enshittification”

The activist and writer Cory Doctorow spoke to Jacobin about the steady decline of the “enshittified” internet and what we can do to save it.
The Stack

Jeep software update bricks vehicles

“Please exercise extreme caution”
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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

#20yrsago Japanese court: links to news stories can’t use headlines for link-text https://web.archive.org/web/20060309190419/http://www.ridingsun.com/posts/1129257907.shtml

#20yrsago Understanding broadband regulation https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=557330

#20yrsago Anti-game wacko designs ultra-violent video game to prove games are violent https://web.archive.org/web/20051030003500/http://gc.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=5883

#20yrsago Gilberto Gil in the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/oct/14/brazil.popandrock

#15yrsago BoomCases: self-powered amps built into old suitcases https://theboomcase.wordpress.com/gallery/

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the Guardian

Minister of counterculture

Gilberto Gil is a musical legend - and a senior Brazilian politician. He tells Oliver Burkeman how poverty can be challenged if ideas are shared for free.

The Broadband Debate: A User's Guide

What follows is a basic guide to the policy divisions in the broadband debate that have emerged and some suggested areas of reconciliation. For simplicity sake

Riding Sun Headline news

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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Hey look at this

* Mass Organizing Call with Naomi Klein & Anjali Appadurai https://act.lewisforleader.ca/organizercall

* How close are we to solid state batteries for electric vehicles? https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10/how-close-are-we-to-solid-state-batteries-for-electric-vehicles/

* The Fluke That Brought Us The Discreet Eliminators Series https://horrortree.com/the-fluke-that-brought-us-the-discreet-eliminators-series/

* Q Timex 1975 SSQ Digital Reissue https://timex.com/products/q-timex-1975-ssq-digital-reissue-38mm-stainless-steel-bracelet-watch-tw2y06100

* The App Store Was Always Authoritarian https://infrequently.org/2025/10/the-app-store-was-always-authoritarian/

* The first evidence of a take-off in solar in Africa https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/the-first-evidence-of-a-take-off-in-solar-in-africa/

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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

#20yrsago TV on the Internet versus IPTV https://web.archive.org/web/20051013090228/http://gigaom.com/2005/10/11/iptv-versus-tv-over-ip/

#20yrsago Privacy and access-control in America’s theme-parks https://archive.epic.org/privacy/themepark/

#20yrsago Why hotel WiFi sucks https://web.archive.org/web/20090917145044/https://wifinetnews.com/archives/2005/10/ny_times_v_wall_st_journal_on_hotel_internet_fees.html

#20yrsago Vet’s obit: “send acerbic letters to Republicans” https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/chicagotribune/name/theodore-heller-obituary?id=2437473

#15yrsago Canon’s printer/photocopier blocks jobs based on keywords https://www.itnews.com.au/news/canon-blocks-copy-jobs-by-keyword-235047

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Hey look at this

* UPS is 'disposing of' packages over customs paperwork problems https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/ups-delay-customs-tariffs-packages-destroyed-rcna236607

* People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/people-regret-buying-amazon-smart-displays-after-being-bombarded-with-ads/

* Trump FCC Is Making It Easier For Your ISP To Rip You Off With Fees https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/10/trump-fcc-is-making-it-easier-for-your-broadband-isp-to-rip-you-off-with-bogus-fees/

* Antimonopoly is Enduring Despite Trumpian Corruption https://prospect.org/power/2025-10-09-antitrust-pam-bondi-corruption-senate/

* Solar panel projects are irreversibly changing desert ecosystems https://glassalmanac.com/china-confirms-solar-panel-projects-are-irreversibly-changing-desert-ecosystems/

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NBC News

UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems

Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance.
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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

#20yrsago Music labels: DRM makes you into iTunes’ love-slave https://web.archive.org/web/20051013082542/http://www.affbrainwash.com/archives/020414.php

#20yrsago 20 suicidal Congressional Reps demand a Broadcast Flag https://web.archive.org/web/20051011041517/http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004047.php

#20yrsago Cross-stitched tracert output https://web.archive.org/web/20051013061129/http://infosthetics.com/archives/2005/10/stitched_tracert_dos_commands.html

#15yrsago UK government ready to abolish consumer protection agencies as “waste” https://web.archive.org/web/20101013075803/http://www.noshockdoctrine.iparl.com/lobby/50

#1yrago Cars bricked by bankrupt EV company will stay bricked https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/10/software-based-car/#based

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#20yrsago Lawmaker: I'll fight the Broadcast Flag https://web.archive.org/web/20071114231008/http://copyfight.corante.com/archives/2005/10/07/surprise_your_reps_actually_listen_when_you_complain_about_the_broadcast_flag.php

#20yrsago Google launches a feedreader https://web.archive.org/web/20090210070551/http://www.google.com/intl/en/googlereader/tour.html

#20yrsago Soviet PCs http://www.homecomputer.de/pages/easteurope_ussr.html

#20yrsago Soviet pocket-calculators https://web.archive.org/web/20051013063203/https://rk86.com/frolov/calcolle.htm

#20yrsago Bill Gates shouts at Sony CEO that his crappy DRM is less crappy https://web.archive.org/web/20051013082800/http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2005/tc2005106_9074_tc024.htm

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

#20yrsago Guy who was busted “for using lynx” found guilty https://web.archive.org/web/20051101013155/http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39226548,00.htm

#20yrsago It’s legal to break DRM in Australia, sez High Court https://www.smh.com.au/technology/court-allows-gamers-to-modify-consoles-20051006-gdm7bs.html

#15yrsago HOWTO make a Storm Trooper helmet out of a milk jug http://www.filthwizardry.com/2010/10/milk-jug-storm-trooper-helmet.html

#15yrsago Nigerian Sesame Street will feature HIV-positive muppet https://web.archive.org/web/20101006182715/https://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/06/sesame.street.nigeria/index.html

#15yrsago Norwegian musicians’ income goes up by 66% 1999-2009, while record sales decline by 50% https://appliedabstractions.com/2010/10/06/record-companies-lose-artists-gain/

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

#20yrsago Lawmaker: I'll fight the Broadcast Flag https://web.archive.org/web/20071114231008/http://copyfight.corante.com/archives/2005/10/07/surprise_your_reps_actually_listen_when_you_complain_about_the_broadcast_flag.php

#20yrsago Google launches a feedreader https://web.archive.org/web/20090210070551/http://www.google.com/intl/en/googlereader/tour.html

#20yrsago Soviet PCs http://www.homecomputer.de/pages/easteurope_ussr.html

#20yrsago Soviet pocket-calculators https://web.archive.org/web/20051013063203/https://rk86.com/frolov/calcolle.htm

#20yrsago Bill Gates shouts at Sony CEO that his crappy DRM is less crappy https://web.archive.org/web/20051013082800/http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2005/tc2005106_9074_tc024.htm

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Hey look at this

* Social Media Provenance Challenge https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/10/01/C2PA-For-Social-Media

* A Powerhouse Writer Found One Word to Change the Debate About Tech https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/books/review/cory-doctorow-enshittification.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rE8.s411.gJIQKhZDXbJX&smid=url-share

* Socialist Approaches To Enterprise Information Technology https://saeit.org/ (h/t DJ)

* Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/05/way-past-its-prime-how-did-amazon-get-so-rubbish

* Man buys used Tesla only to discover it's banned from Supercharger network https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/used-tesla-banned-supercharger-network-daniel-boycott/

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Man buys used Tesla only to discover it's banned from Supercharger network

Used electric vehicles have become the fastest-selling cars in the country, but one buyer said his Tesla came with a hidden surprise that left him stranded at a charger.
https://www.nytimes.com

A Powerhouse Writer Found One Word to Change the Debate About Tech

the Guardian

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and what we can do about it
ongoing by Tim Bray

Social Media Provenance Challenge

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr (and 1 other) recently replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

#20yrsago Ebook DRM that encourages identity theft gets a huge makeover https://web.archive.org/web/20051011041018/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004026.php

#20yrsago Alternate reality game turns online poker into tombstone parties in cemetaries https://web.archive.org/web/20130514004112/https://42entertainment.com/work/lastcallpoker

#20yrsago Reporter vows to fight DRM https://web.archive.org/web/20051210140945/https://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=1952

#20yrsago Library of Congress: Most sound recordings aren’t available https://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub133/contents/

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EFF: DeepLinks

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Hey look at this

* FCC Reconsiders Ban on Big Four TV Networks Being Owned by One Company https://gizmodo.com/fcc-reconsiders-ban-on-big-four-tv-networks-being-owned-by-one-company-2000665921

* Open Printer https://www.crowdsupply.com/open-tools/open-printer

* Bankification Nation https://www.levernews.com/bankification-nation/

* Apple removes apps that allow anonymous reporting of ICE agent sightings https://www.startribune.com/apple-takes-down-app-that-allows-people-to-track-and-anonymously-report-sightings-of-ice-agents/601485533

* What Europe’s New Gig Work Law Means for Unions and Technology https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/what-europes-new-gig-work-law-means-unions-and-technology

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Apple and Google block apps that crowdsource ICE sightings. Some warn of chilling effects

Apple and Google blocked downloads of phone apps that flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, just hours after the Trump administration demanded that one particularly popular iPhone app be taken down.
Crowd Supply

Open Printer

Finally, an open hardware printer you can actually understand, repair, and upgrade
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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

#20yrsago Ebook DRM that encourages identity theft gets a huge makeover https://web.archive.org/web/20051011041018/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004026.php

#15yrsago Security company ad tricks people into thinking their houses were burgled https://copyranter.blogspot.com/2010/10/adt-shows-you-how-easy-it-is-to-break.html

#15yrsago Firefighters watch as house burns to the ground: owner had not paid annual firefighting fees https://web.archive.org/web/20101003021723/https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/firefighters-watch-as-home-burns-to-the-ground-104052668.html

#15yrsago Sky Marshals to lose their cushy first-class seats? https://web.archive.org/web/20160521034617/https://www.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052748703431604575521832473932878-lMyQjAxMTAwMDIwOTEyNDkyWj.html

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WSJ

Airlines Want to Bump Air Marshals to Coach

Security experts say that with more threats in the coach cabin now, clustering air marshals in first class may not make sense. The Transportation Security Administration, however, says the practice is essential when thwarting an attack because seconds matter.

Firefighters watch as home burns to the ground

Imagine your home catches fire but the local fire department won't respond, then watches it burn. That's exactly what happened to a local family tonight.

copyranter: ADT shows how easy it is to break into your home by (fake) breaking into your home.

EFF: DeepLinks

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Hey look at this

* Evaluating the Impact of AI on the Labor Market: Current State of Affairs https://budgetlab.yale.edu/research/evaluating-impact-ai-labor-market-current-state-affairs (h/t Slashdot)

* Help Dick Gaughan in seeking to retrieve his music https://www.gofundme.com/f/aatux2 (h/t Wendy Grossman)

* LLMs Are the Ultimate Demoware https://blog.charliemeyer.co/llms-are-the-ultimate-demoware/

* Mel Lastman https://www.patreon.com/posts/mel-lastman-140195778

* Who Is The Sky? | David Byrne https://davidbyrne.bandcamp.com/album/who-is-the-sky

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David Byrne

Who Is The Sky?, by David Byrne

12 track album
Charlie Meyer's Blog

LLMs Are the Ultimate Demoware

“Software” is a program that runs on your computer that allows you to accomplish a task. Software is “good” if it frequently allows you to accomplish sa...
gofundme.com

Donate to Help Dick Gaughan in seeking to retrieve his music, organized by Colin Harper

This is a crowdfunding appeal to raise legal fees to test the claims b… Colin Harper needs your support for Help Dick Gaughan in seeking to retrieve his music
The Budget Lab at Yale

Evaluating the Impact of AI on the Labor Market: Current State of Affairs

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr (and 1 other) recently replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

#20yrsago Internet Archive and Yahoo announce open scanned-in-book index https://web.archive.org/web/20051007010920/https://www.opencontentalliance.org/

#20yrsago Europe’s Broadcast Flag: first look https://web.archive.org/web/20051026014633/https://www.eff.org/IP/DVB/dvb_critique.php

#15yrsago Mouseland: a parable from the father of Canada’s healthcare system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC1GtIhwpSk

#15yrsago ElfQuest fan-film blessed by the Pinis https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/external/gigaom/2010/10/01/01gigaom-creator-blessed-elfquest-fan-film-crowdsources-fun-7954.html

#10yrsago Pokemon demands $4000 from broke superfan who organized Pokemon party https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/10/pokemon-copyright-lawyers-demand-4000-from-party-planner/

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Ars Technica

Pokémon copyright lawyers demand $4,000 from party planner

“I literally don’t have $4000… I will never throw another fandom party.”…

Creator-Blessed ElfQuest Fan Film Crowdsources Funds

A film adaptation of cult graphic novel series ElfQuest has been in development for years, but new media actors/producers Stephanie Thorpe and Paula Rhodes aren't waiting around; they're creating a fan trailer, starring some of web video's best-known actresses, with support from ElfQuest's creators.
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@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Hey look at this

* The Case Against Generative AI https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-against-generative-ai/

* Day 5: Another Bad Day for Google as the Spirit of De Tocqueville Looms https://www.bigtechontrial.com/p/day-5-another-bad-day-for-google

* On Free Speech, Jacobin Has Always Been Consistent https://jacobin.com/2025/09/first-amendment-cancel-culture-kirk-kimmel/

* Landlords Demand Tenants’ Workplace Logins to Scrape Their Paystubs https://www.404media.co/landlords-demand-tenants-workplace-logins-to-scrape-their-paystubs/

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On Free Speech, Jacobin Has Always Been Consistent

In recent years, liberals, the Left, and the Right have all waffled on defending free speech when it doesn’t suit them. But not Jacobin. For 15 years, we have insisted that free speech is a basic democratic principle that must be defended.

Day 5: Another Bad Day for Google as the Spirit of De Tocqueville Looms

And an expert witness who oversaw Instagram's migration to Facebook explains how Google's ad tech can be divested within 18 months.
404 Media

Landlords Demand Tenants’ Workplace Logins to Scrape Their Paystubs

Screenshots shared with 404 Media show tenant screening services ApproveShield and Argyle taking much more data than they need. “Opt-out means no housing.”
Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At

The Case Against Generative AI

Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age - First It Giveth Before we go any further: This is, for the third time this year, the longest newsletter I've ever written, weighing in somewhere around 18,500 words. I've written it specifically to be read at your leisure — dip in and out
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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

#20yrsago Four and Twenty Blackbirds: great goth scary novel discovered on LJ https://memex.craphound.com/2005/09/30/four-and-twenty-blackbirds-great-goth-scary-novel-discovered-on-lj/

#20yrago Last Unicorn author ripped off by filmmaker, struggling and penniless https://web.archive.org/web/20051201203719/http://www.conlanpress.com/youcanhelp/

#20yrsago Copyright scholars and publishers on crazy auctorial theories about books and tech https://web.archive.org/web/20060302133925/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/28/opinion/28oreilly.html?ex=1285560000&en=aa457b249728c229&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

#20yrsago Tim O’Reilly profiled by Steven Levy https://web.archive.org/web/20051013083044/https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.10/oreilly_pr.html

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Four and Twenty Blackbirds: great goth scary novel discovered on LJ

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Hey look at this

* Viral call-recording app Neon goes dark after exposing users’ phone numbers, call recordings, and transcripts https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/25/viral-call-recording-app-neon-goes-dark-after-exposing-users-phone-numbers-call-recordings-and-transcripts/

* Kamala Harris has no lessons for the Democrats – or herself (by Nicola Sturgeon) https://observer.co.uk/culture/books/article/kamala-harri-has-no-lessons-for-the-democrats-or-herself

* Unknown Artist: Smokey the Fire Engine https://taylorjessen.blogspot.com/2025/09/unknown-artist-smokey-fire-engine.html

* Ed Zitron is mad as hell https://archive.is/A6XXp (h/t Hacker News)

* Story Seed Library https://storyseedlibrary.org/

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The Observer

Kamala Harris has no lessons for the Democrats – or herself

In 107 Days, her despair-inducing account of the 2024 presidential election, Harris is uninterested in the true causes of her defeat, and unable to offer...
TechCrunch

Exclusive: Neon takes down app after exposing users' phone numbers, call recordings, and transcripts

Call recording app Neon was one of the top-ranked iPhone apps, but was pulled offline after a security bug allowed any logged-in user to access the call recordings and transcripts of any other user.
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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

#20yrsago Anti-MMORPG ads from D&D https://craphound.com/images/wowdanddad.jpg

#20yrsago Phone unlockers versus the DMCA https://web.archive.org/web/20061005152056/https://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,68989,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_6

#20yrsago My DRM talk for HP research https://craphound.com/hpdrm.txt

#15yrsago Legal blackmail: comprehensive look at tactics of copyright bounty-hunters https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2010/09/amounts-to-blackmail-inside-a-p2p-settlement-letter-factory/

#15yrsago HOWTO make a meat-head https://web.archive.org/web/20100928035616/https://makeprojects.com/Project/Meat-Head/294/1

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https://craphound.com/hpdrm.txt
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#20yrsago Financial Times: WIPO’s webcaster treaty is a disaster https://www.ft.com/content/441306be-2eb6-11da-9aed-00000e2511c8

#15yrsago Google’s autocomplete blacklist https://www.2600.com/googleblacklist/

#15yrsago FBI ignores DoJ report, raids activists, arrests Time Person of the Year https://www.democracynow.org/2010/9/27/fbi_raids_homes_of_anti_war

#15yrsago Meta-textual analysis of mainstream science reporting https://www.theguardian.com/science/the-lay-scientist/2010/sep/24/1

#15yrsago Lockheed Martin sign prohibits sketching and “gathering information” https://www.flickr.com/photos/jef/5028187145/

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Flickr

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2600: Google Blacklist

Client Challenge

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