break the rules not the laws
Today’s links The one weird monopoly trick that gave us Walmart and Amazon and killed Main Street: The Robinson-Patman Act is how we make sure companies aren’t too big to…
Today’s links Red Lobster was killed by private equity, not Endless Shrimp: Using class warfare as cover for looting. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history:…
Today’s links “Brand safety” killed Jezebel: Reality isn’t brand-safe. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances,…
As blackouts in Gaza cut communications, a crowdsourced effort by an Egyptian writer reconnects family members, one eSIM card at a time‘Let Me Tell Them Goodbye Before They Get Killed’:…
Today’s links Yanis Varoufakis’s “Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism?”: Socialism or barbarism. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances,…
Phantom Thread If you’re considering a foray into amateur mushroom foraging, maybe reconsider shopping for your beginner’s guide on Amazon. As the just-launched 404 Media reports, Amazon is riddled with…
Going Rogue As news of an AI drone reportedly killing its operator during a military simulation makes waves online, the US Air Force (USAF) has stepped in to deny it…
Four Too Many Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who just last week said that AI companies should be left to regulate themselves, warned the crowd at The Wall Street Journal’s…