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Lindsay Owens's "Gouged": The end of a fair price and what that means for your wallet.
https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/117354622047681547
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Hey look at this
* Historic England’s Vanishing Archive https://www.sarsen.org/2026/09/historic-englands-photos-didnt-vanish.html
* Trial of live facial recognition in London stations leads to a false positive and no arrests https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/29/trial-live-facial-recognition-cameras-london-stations-false-positive
* Amazon Crime https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/amazon-crime
* By 30 points, voters oppose sending ICE agents to the polls https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-29-ice-and-troops-at-the-polls
* How to Beat Surveillance Pricing Before It Bleeds You Dry https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-beat-surveillance-pricing-before-it-bleeds-you-dry/
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Hey look at this
* Historic England’s Vanishing Archive https://www.sarsen.org/2026/09/historic-englands-photos-didnt-vanish.html
* Trial of live facial recognition in London stations leads to a false positive and no arrests https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/29/trial-live-facial-recognition-cameras-london-stations-false-positive
* Amazon Crime https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/amazon-crime
* By 30 points, voters oppose sending ICE agents to the polls https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-29-ice-and-troops-at-the-polls
* How to Beat Surveillance Pricing Before It Bleeds You Dry https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-beat-surveillance-pricing-before-it-bleeds-you-dry/
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#25yrsago Doonesbury on 9/11 https://web.archive.org/web/20020309055239/http://www2.uclick.com/feature/01/10/01/db011001.gif
#20yrsago Suspicious Looking Device exists to incite unease https://web.archive.org/web/20061107112421/http://junkfunnel.com/sld/
#20yrsago HOWTO make elephant-shit paper https://web.archive.org/web/20061020105837/https://intensehumour.blogspot.com/2006/09/elephant-dung-paper.html
#20yrsago The Onion on TSA liquid restrictions https://web.archive.org/web/20061001102305/https://theonion.com/content/node/53536
#15yrsago Goodbye letter from Borders employee(s) (?) spills secrets of bookselling trade https://memex.craphound.com/2011/09/30/goodbye-letter-from-borders-employees-spills-secrets-of-bookselling-trade/
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#25yrsago Doonesbury on 9/11 https://web.archive.org/web/20020309055239/http://www2.uclick.com/feature/01/10/01/db011001.gif
#20yrsago Suspicious Looking Device exists to incite unease https://web.archive.org/web/20061107112421/http://junkfunnel.com/sld/
#20yrsago HOWTO make elephant-shit paper https://web.archive.org/web/20061020105837/https://intensehumour.blogspot.com/2006/09/elephant-dung-paper.html
#20yrsago The Onion on TSA liquid restrictions https://web.archive.org/web/20061001102305/https://theonion.com/content/node/53536
#15yrsago Goodbye letter from Borders employee(s) (?) spills secrets of bookselling trade https://memex.craphound.com/2011/09/30/goodbye-letter-from-borders-employees-spills-secrets-of-bookselling-trade/
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2 media files
Hey look at this
* Historic England’s Vanishing Archive https://www.sarsen.org/2026/09/historic-englands-photos-didnt-vanish.html
* Trial of live facial recognition in London stations leads to a false positive and no arrests https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/29/trial-live-facial-recognition-cameras-london-stations-false-positive
* Amazon Crime https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/amazon-crime
* By 30 points, voters oppose sending ICE agents to the polls https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-29-ice-and-troops-at-the-polls
* How to Beat Surveillance Pricing Before It Bleeds You Dry https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-beat-surveillance-pricing-before-it-bleeds-you-dry/
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Hey look at this
* Historic England’s Vanishing Archive https://www.sarsen.org/2026/09/historic-englands-photos-didnt-vanish.html
* Trial of live facial recognition in London stations leads to a false positive and no arrests https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/29/trial-live-facial-recognition-cameras-london-stations-false-positive
* Amazon Crime https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/amazon-crime
* By 30 points, voters oppose sending ICE agents to the polls https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-29-ice-and-troops-at-the-polls
* How to Beat Surveillance Pricing Before It Bleeds You Dry https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-beat-surveillance-pricing-before-it-bleeds-you-dry/
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Lindsay Owens's "Gouged": The end of a fair price and what that means for your wallet.
https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/117354622047681547
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