This barndominium does not exist, part II
custom homes, courtesy of Stable Diffusion Back in March 2024, I wrote about Barndominium Gallery, a hijacked Facebook page with over two hundred thousand followers that has been churning out…
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Pluralistic: Dinkclump Linkdump; The Bezzle excerpt (Part VI) (23 Feb 2024)
Today’s links Dinkclump Linkdump: A rare, out-of-cycle linkdump. The Bezzle excerpt (Part VI): The thrilling conclusion! This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing…
Pluralistic: The majority of censorship is self-censorship; The Bezzle excerpt (Part V) (22 Feb 2024)
Today’s links The majority of censorship is self-censorship: …But the majority of self-censorship is intentionally cultivated by an outside power. The Bezzle excerpt (Part V): Keep your hands at 10…
Pluralistic: Google reneged on the monopolistic bargain; The Bezzle excerpt (Part IV) (21 Feb 2024)
Today’s links Google reneged on the monopolistic bargain: A search monopolist should never do a layoff, buyback or dividend for so long as it’s enshittifying. The Bezzle excerpt (Part IV):…
Pluralistic: Pluralistic is four; The Bezzle excerpt (Part III) (20 Feb 2024)
Today’s links Pluralistic is four: Reflections on four years of Memex Method, Phase II. The Bezzle excerpt (Part III): In which Steve Soul lawyers up. Hey look at this: Delights…
Pluralistic: Middlemen without enshittification; The Bezzle excerpt (Part II) (19 Feb 2024)
Today’s links Middlemen without enshittification: Not every author can be a DIY author. The Bezzle excerpt (Part II): Let’s learn about copyright termination! Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.…
Pluralistic: Microsoft put their tax-evasion in writing and now they owe $29 billion; The Lost Cause prologue, part 6 (13 Oct 2023)
<!– Tags: Summary: The Lost Cause prologue, part 6; Hey look at this Today’s links Microsoft put their tax-evasion in writing and now they owe $29 billion: The process is…
Pluralistic: Stellantis wants to make scabbing woke; The Lost Cause prologue, Part V (11 Oct 2023)
Today’s links Stellantis wants to make scabbing woke: The real DEI was the collective bargaining unit we formed along the way. The Lost Cause prologue, Part V: Fuck around, find…
Pluralistic: Underground Empire; The Lost Cause prologue part IV (10 Oct 2023)
Today’s links Underground Empire: Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman’s must-read account of “How America Weaponized the World Economy.” The Lost Cause prologue part IV: “Commies, agitators, traitors, and climate bed…
Pluralistic: How Google's trial secrecy lets it control the coverage; The Lost Cause prologue, part III (09 Oct 2023)
Today’s links How Google’s trial secrecy lets it control the coverage: You got it wrong, but we won’t tell you how. The Lost Cause prologue, part III: Going viral in…