- Replacing rentier capitalism is one of the defining challenges of our age (openDemocracy) Rentals, copyright, patent, etc. has gotten additional power and protections to the detriment of society.
- Hey political reporters – get lost! (Presswatchers) Seriously, they have been wrong for over 30 years.
- Archaeologists Discover Viking Age Ship Burial in Norway (New York Times) I love getting my archeology geek on.
- DRM Kitty Litter: The Only Thing Stupider Than DRM Coffee (iFixit) From 2014, but this is nuts.
- Ink-Stained Wretches: The Battle for the Soul of Digital Freedom Taking Place Inside Your Printer (Electronic Frontier Foundation) HP and how it screws its customers over printer ink.
- Virgin Hyperloop Has Invented The World’s Crappiest High-Speed Rail (Defector) A mass transit system developed by a wannabee Bond villain who hates mass transit,
- Inside the Secret Math Society Known Simply as Nicolas Bourbaki (Quantum Magazine) There is a French secret society which publishes, “Free-standing books that explained advanced mathematics without reference to any outside sources.”
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