Pluralistic: The (real) dead economy theory (17 Jun 2026)
Today's links The (real) dead economy theory: Vibes and memestocks, all the way down. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Jim Baen has had a stroke; Blame…
Pluralistic: AI and amateurism (15 Jun 2026)
Today's links AI and amateurism: When is generative content vernacular? Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Disney characters x clean underwear;…
Pluralistic: Shareholder supremacy and the precog CEO (13 Jun 2026)
Today's links Shareholder supremacy and the precog CEO: A bright line test that's totally unfalsifiable. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Msft v Linux…
Pluralistic: Google's new remote attestation scheme is every bit as terrible as its old remote attestation scheme (12 Jun 2026)
Today's links Google's new remote attestation scheme is every bit as terrible as its old remote attestation scheme: Not even a QR code can produce a kissable pig. Hey look at…
Pluralistic: The world has moved on (11 Jun 2026)
Today's links The world has moved on: Notes from the enshittocene. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: "Jpod"; Barlow v Glickman; Cyclist v bike lanes;…
Pluralistic: Bubbles are REALLY evil (07 May 2026)
Today's links Bubbles are REALLY evil: Bernie Ebbers got what was coming to him. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Mozilla v DHS wiretaps; Judge v FCC's…
Pluralistic: Trump's fruitless search for a goreable ox (09 May 2026)
Today's links Trump's fruitless search for a goreable ox: You can keep billionaires happy, or you can fight the cost of living crisis, but not both. Hey look at this: Delights to…
Pluralistic: The prehistory of the Democratic Nuremberg Caucus (02 May 2026)
Today's links The prehistory of the Democratic Nuremberg Caucus: Do bounties for ICE whistleblowers next! Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Colbert v…
Pluralistic: Naomi Kritzer's "Obstetrix" (09 Jun 2026)
Today's links Naomi Kritzer's "Obstetrix": When forced birth cultists become forced obstetrics militants. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: DD-WRT;…
Pluralistic: Criticizing the everything machine (06 Jun 2026)
Today's links Criticizing the everything machine: It slices, it dices, it even makes paperclips! Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Parliament v DRM;…
Pluralistic: No one wants a permanent gerontocracy (15 May 2026)
Today's links No one wants a permanent gerontocracy: The one policy everyone agrees on. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Wolfengitmo; Facebook condemns…
Pluralistic: A fascist paradigm (12 May 2026)
Today's links A fascist paradigm: The change that changed everything. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Openstreetmap x Isle of Wight; Found grocery…
Pluralistic: Molly Crabapple's 'Here Where We Live Is Our Country' (01 Jun 2026)
Today's links Molly Crabapple's 'Here Where We Live Is Our Country': An essential book for this moment and for the moments that led to it. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.…
Pluralistic: AI and a world without migrants (27 May 2026)
Today's links AI and a world without migrants: It's solipsism all the way down. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Manuscript rabbits; "What Will Come…
Pluralistic: In praise of vultures (06 May 2026)
Today's links In praise of vultures: They screw you because they can. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Linus v MSFT; Argentina v MSFT; Danny Hillis on…
Pluralistic: Demand destruction vs fuel-superseding infrastructure (04 May 2026)
Today's links Demand destruction vs fuel-superceding infrastructure: Will Trump hormuz us into the full Gretacene? Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence:…
Pluralistic: Lee Lai's "Cannon" (08 May 2026)
Today's links Lee Lai's "Cannon": A beautiful, subtle, long-lingering tale of duty, sex, and working for a shitty restaurant boss. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object…
Pluralistic: The three armies fighting for the post-American world (05 May 2026)
Today's links The three armies fighting for the post-American world: Hippies, investors and hawks. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: NK dictator's son v…
Pluralistic: No honor among (ad-tech) thieves (25 May 2026)
Today's links No honor among (ad-tech) thieves: Including "and" and "the." Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Budweiser nunchuks; GOP vote-suppressor…
Pluralistic: 2024 (apart from the obvious) (11 May 2026)
Today's links 2024 (apart from the obvious): Some unforced errors. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Denmark legalizing music trading; Babysuit; Patent…
Pluralistic: The tedious power of storytelling (02 Jun 2026) must-we-pretend
Today's links The tedious power of storytelling: "Excitement" is to art as "falsifiablilty" is to science. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Lost Marx…
Pluralistic: There's no such thing as "age verification" (19 May 2026)
Today's links There's no such thing as "age verification": The foreseeable and foreseen consequences of "something must be done"/"there, I've done something." Hey look at this:…
Pluralistic: Kickstarting "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" (14 May 2026)
Today's links Kickstarting "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI": How to be a better AI critic. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: RIP Douglas…
Pluralistic: Hold on for dear life (28 May 2026)
Today's links Hold on for dear life: Not your keys, not your wallet, entirely your problem. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Who owns "Web 2.0"; EFF…
Pluralistic: Refining humanity (05 Jun 2026)
Today's links Refining humanity: What our technology is shows us what we're not. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: GNU Radio; France v "follow us on…
Pluralistic: Billionaire solipsism, dictator solipsism, AI, and the fascist paradigm (13 May 2026)
Today's links Billionaire solipsism, dictator solipsism, AI, and the fascist paradigm: AGI works best in a K-hole. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence:…
Pluralistic: Delusion as a service (04 Jun 2026)
Today's links Delusion as a service: Destructive diagnostics. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Gay Days at Disney World; Parametric 3D printable key;…
Pluralistic: The AI bubble isn't like the internet bubble (26 May 2026)
Today's links The AI bubble isn't like the internet bubble: No one had to force-feed the web to workers. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Website…
Pluralistic: Carneyism without Carney (30 May 2026)
Today's links Carneyism without Carney: Eh? Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Replacing pharma patents with bounties; USTR v cheap leukemia meds;…
Pluralistic: Making sense of Trump's unscheduled sudden midair disassembly of the American empire (16 May 2026)
Today's links Making sense of Trump's unscheduled sudden midair disassembly of the American empire: Don't mistake "powerful" for "durable." Hey look at this: Delights to…
Pluralistic: Shopping isn't politics (21 May 2026)
Today's links Shopping isn't politics: The personal isn't political. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Neither arphid nor RFID; Gor novel sex slave cult;…