Pluralistic: “Rights for robots” and the AI slavery fantasy (10 Jul 2026)
Today’s links “Rights for robots” and the AI slavery fantasy: When we were robots in Egypt… Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence:…
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Pluralistic: Post-political (09 Jul 2026)
Today’s links Post-political: What a “leftist” is. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: MSFT x OSCON; Parental spyware; “Resurrection Man”; Brexit do-over…
Pluralistic: How US states and international trustbusters can beat Big Tech (07 Jul 2026)
Today’s links How US states and international trustbusters can beat Big Tech: Their common enemies are Trump and his tech giants. Hey look at this:…
Pluralistic: CARDiac, syntax coloring, view source and vibe code (03 Jul 2026)
Today’s links CARDiac, syntax coloring, view source and vibe code: With great abstraction comes great power comes great responsibility comes great loss of fidelity. Hey…
Pluralistic: The difference between “today’s task” and “accretive work” (02 Jul 2026)
Today’s links The difference between “today’s task” and “accretive work”: Sometimes, “I got it working” is fine, but sometimes it isn’t. Hey look at this:…
Pluralistic: Technocarcinization (01 Jul 2026)
Today’s links Technocarcinization: Enshittification is the great leveler. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Grampa’s backyard Disneyland; Elizabeth Warren on monopolies; Spotify…
Pluralistic: Jo Walton’s “Everybody’s Perfect” (30 Jun 2026)
Today’s links Jo Walton’s “Everybody’s Perfect”: A mystical tour-de-force that makes you feel like your mundane life until this point has all been a boring…
Pluralistic: Gemini is better than search because Google enshittified search (29 Jun 2026)
Today’s links Gemini is better than search because Google enshittified search: We’re All Trying To Find The Guy Who Did This. Hey look at this:…
Pluralistic: Zuckerberg’s increasingly bizarre war on whistleblowers (27 Jun 2026)
Today’s links Zuckerberg’s increasingly bizarre war on whistleblowers: Under no circumstances should you rush out and read the book that prompted Mark Zuckerberg to demand…
Pluralistic: Jailbreaking isn’t theft (25 Jun 2026)
Today’s links Jailbreaking isn’t theft: It wasn’t progress when they did it, it’s not piracy when we do it back to them. Hey look at…