I'm a citizen of Lexington, Kentucky, the United States, the world, and the digital sphere. Politically, I care about equality (and changing structures to support it), elections (that is, making them more fair and representative), and electronics (or, rather, their impact on society).
I am a believing agnostic in Community of Christ with a (mostly) cherished past as a (mostly) literalist Mormon.
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🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Ky. lawmakers plan to quickly pass redistricting maps – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville'
- kudos:Dreading this whole process. link to ‘Ky. lawmakers plan to quickly pass redistricting maps – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville’
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Meta ordered to sell Giphy by UK regulator - The Verge'
- kudos:I had completely forgotten that Meta owned Giphy. link to ‘Meta ordered to sell Giphy by UK regulator - The Verge’
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Fayette schools considers spending $440,00 for outside drivers | Lexington Herald Leader'
- kudos:School buses are the most common form of public transit around here, and we still can’t do that right. link to ‘Fayette schools considers spending $440,00 for outside drivers | Lexington Herald Leader’
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'How Steve Bannon Has Exploited Google Ads to Monetize Extremism — ProPublica'
- kudos:Another reason to be wary of automated ad exchanges. [link to ‘How Steve Bannon Has Exploited Google Ads to Monetize Extremism — ProPublica’](https://www.propublica.org/article/how-steve-bannon-has-exploited-google-ads-to-monetize-extremism
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Pluralistic: 28 Nov 2021 – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow'
- kudos:Intellectual property can be a human rights issue. [link to ‘Pluralistic: 28 Nov 2021 – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow’](https://pluralistic.net/2021/11/28/somos-cuba/
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I am about a decade late to Joanna Brooks’s beautiful memoir, and I know I wouldn’t have appreciated it fully in 2012, but I am so, so glad to be reading it now.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'In Kentucky, the ‘Lost Cause’ lingers as a new myth takes hold | Lexington Herald Leader'
- kudos:Compelling article on histories we’ve made and the ones we are now making. link to ‘In Kentucky, the ‘Lost Cause’ lingers as a new myth takes hold | Lexington Herald Leader’
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'How will KY spend its $4.6B in infrastructure bill funds? | Lexington Herald Leader'
- kudos:Helpful read on infrastructure money coming to Kentucky. link to ‘How will KY spend its $4.6B in infrastructure bill funds? | Lexington Herald Leader’
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I dream of a world where IP laws are liberalized to the point that libraries can provide their own, publicly-funded streaming services.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Reporter’s notebook: How to be a kinder consumer this holiday season – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville'
- kudos:Lots to think about here. link to ‘Reporter’s notebook: How to be a kinder consumer this holiday season – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville’
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Thanksgiving is a day of mourning for New England's Native American tribes : NPR'
- kudos:Humbling read today. link to ‘Thanksgiving is a day of mourning for New England’s Native American tribes : NPR’
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Podcast Episode: The Revolution Will Be Open Source | Electronic Frontier Foundation'
- kudos:Very interested in the idea of making contributions to open source software tax deductible. link to ‘Podcast Episode: The Revolution Will Be Open Source | Electronic Frontier Foundation’
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Security Researcher Finds Facebook App Tracking iPhone Movements'
- kudos:Accelerometer data can be used for invasive tracking, and Facebook seems to be doing so. This is truly scary stuff. link to ‘Security Researcher Finds Facebook App Tracking iPhone Movements’
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Guess who responded to a recent House censure by joining Gab a few days ago?
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'The Amazon Privacy Nightmare. “What you search for, what you buy… | by Micah Sifry | Nov, 2021 | OneZero'
- kudos:Very scary stuff here. link to ‘The Amazon Privacy Nightmare. “What you search for, what you buy… | by Micah Sifry | Nov, 2021 | OneZero’
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Clearview AI does well in another round of facial recognition accuracy tests. - The New York Times'
- kudos:The problem with facial recognition isn’t (just) accuracy—it’s the underlying values of such a project. link to ‘Clearview AI does well in another round of facial recognition accuracy tests. - The New York Times’
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'For Rules in Technology, the Challenge is to Balance Code and Law - The New York Times'
- kudos:Glad to see Lessig expressing caution here. link to ‘For Rules in Technology, the Challenge is to Balance Code and Law - The New York Times’
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Police Aerial Surveillance Endangers Our Ability to Protest | Electronic Frontier Foundation'
- kudos:Surveillance remains scary. link to ‘Police Aerial Surveillance Endangers Our Ability to Protest | Electronic Frontier Foundation’
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Rand Paul to challenge Biden’s Saudi arms sale | Lexington Herald Leader'
- kudos:The thing about Rand Paul is that sometimes he gets things very right, even though he so often gets things so wrong. link to ‘Rand Paul to challenge Biden’s Saudi arms sale | Lexington Herald Leader’
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Predictive analytics in child welfare raise concerns - Youth Today'
- kudos:We need data to make decisions, but predictive analytics tend to give me the heebie jeebies. link to ‘Predictive analytics in child welfare raise concerns - Youth Today’
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Lexington KY gets ‘perfect score’ for LGBTQ protections | Lexington Herald Leader'
- kudos:Good news for Lexington! 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈 link to ‘Lexington KY gets ‘perfect score’ for LGBTQ protections | Lexington Herald Leader’
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Stop Warrantless Car Spying by Police'
- kudos:Something else to write representatives about. link to ‘Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Stop Warrantless Car Spying by Police’
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'BTS fan accounts targeted with fake copyright takedowns - The Verge'
- kudos:Weaponized copyright enforcement is awful. link to ‘BTS fan accounts targeted with fake copyright takedowns - The Verge’
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Podcast Episode: What Police Get When They Get Your Phone | Electronic Frontier Foundation'
- kudos:Time to write some representatives. This is scary stuff. link to ‘Podcast Episode: What Police Get When They Get Your Phone | Electronic Frontier Foundation’
🔗 linkblog: just read 'In Moscow’s Technological Advances, a ‘Double-Edged Sword’ - The New York Times'
- kudos:Facial recognition is worrying. link to ‘In Moscow’s Technological Advances, a ‘Double-Edged Sword’ - The New York Times’
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Internet-Connected Products: Ever-Advancing, Ever-Creepier | by Stephen Moore | Nov, 2021 | OneZero'
- kudos:Good take on the privacy issues involved with modern gift-giving. link to ‘Internet-Connected Products: Ever-Advancing, Ever-Creepier | by Stephen Moore | Nov, 2021 | OneZero’
🔗 linkblog: just read 'After Facebook Leaks, Here Is What Should Come Next | Electronic Frontier Foundation'
- kudos:Always appreciate the EFF’s perspective. link to ‘After Facebook Leaks, Here Is What Should Come Next | Electronic Frontier Foundation’
🔗 linkblog: just read 'What happened when Facebook asked users what content was good or bad for the world.'
- kudos:Interesting read. link to ‘What happened when Facebook asked users what content was good or bad for the world.’
🔗 linkblog: just read 'The infrastructure bill could be a lifeline for students without internet : NPR'
- kudos:Internet is a question of infrastructure, and infrastructure is a question of justice. link to ‘The infrastructure bill could be a lifeline for students without internet : NPR’
🔗 linkblog: just read 'How sexual assault survivors are harmed by the Texas abortion law : Shots - Health News : NPR'
- kudos:So devastating. link to ‘How sexual assault survivors are harmed by the Texas abortion law : Shots - Health News : NPR’
🔗 linkblog: just read 'How Republicans Have an Edge in the Emerging 2022 Congressional Maps - The New York Times'
- kudos:Gerrymandering is gross and wrong, no matter who’s doing it. link to ‘How Republicans Have an Edge in the Emerging 2022 Congressional Maps - The New York Times’
🔗 linkblog: just read 'A new monument in Frankfort will honor the Kentuckians who died from COVID-19 – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville'
- kudos:Beautiful gesture and a perfect name for it. link to ‘A new monument in Frankfort will honor the Kentuckians who died from COVID-19 – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville’
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Pluralistic: 14 Nov 2021 – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow'
- kudos:Doctorow has some good thoughts on surveillance capitalism here. link to ‘Pluralistic: 14 Nov 2021 – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow’
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Vizio’s profit on ads, subscriptions, and data is double the money it makes selling TVs - The Verge'
- kudos:Terrifying stuff. I know “Orwellian” gets overused these days, but TVs that watch us are straight out of 1984. link to ‘Vizio’s profit on ads, subscriptions, and data is double the money it makes selling TVs - The Verge’
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Why a wealth tax for people like Elon Musk is so hard to pull off : NPR'
- kudos:Interesting and helpful read. link to ‘Why a wealth tax for people like Elon Musk is so hard to pull off : NPR’
🔗 linkblog: just read 'UK students flock to see Sister Cindy's 'slut shaming show' | News | kykernel.com'
- kudos:So very gross. link to ‘UK students flock to see Sister Cindy’s ‘slut shaming show’ | News | kykernel.com’