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🔗 linkblog: The Long Crusade of Clarence and Ginni Thomas - The New York Times'


A long but important read.

🔗 linkblog: Super Philosophers - Existential Comics'


The last panel is the real gem here.

🔗 linkblog: Russia's ‘Idiotic’ Disinformation Campaign Could Still Lead to War in Ukraine'


This is terrifying on so many levels. Besides the possibility of war, the thing I’m most spooked by is the sheer cynicism of Russian efforts here. It doesn’t matter how bad the disinformation is if you can count on enough people to believe it. Trumpian, but turned up to 14.

🔗 linkblog: Please Delete Your Recordings: Inside a Police Conference'


Lexington just installed plate readers on a trial basis, so this hits particularly hard right now. It’s scary and it needs to stop.

🔗 linkblog: This journalist’s Otter.ai scare is a reminder that cloud transcription isn’t completely private - The Verge'


Doing transcription yourself sucks. It’s long and tedious, and the final product never feels worth all the effort you put into it. For all that, though, this is exactly why services like Otter have never sat well with me.

🔗 linkblog: A Network of Fake Test Answer Sites Is Trying to Incriminate Students – The Markup'


Let me get this straight: Invasive surveillance isn’t enough, now companies are creating opportunities to cheat just so they can ding them and take credit for stopping it?

🔗 linkblog: Pluralistic: 16 Feb 2022 – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow'


Doctorow tackles the grossest parts of ed tech. It’s a great read.

🔗 linkblog: Talking to Art Spiegelman As the Latest ‘Maus’ Fight Erupts'


Quite enjoyed this read. Appreciated Spiegelman’s take that Maus got pushback because there’s not a satisfying ending. It’s true of Maus, but maybe that’s a feature, not a bug. Hat tip to Boing Boing for pointing me to this.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported - IEEE Spectrum'


This story is so, so much to take in. I saw it from the Massachusetts Pirate Party with a comment about implants needing to be open sourced. I agree, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Ky. Republicans advance another bill banning trans girls from girls sports – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville'


Disappointed to see more legislation like this under consideration.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Proposed tax break for private airplanes stalls in KY House | Lexington Herald Leader'


Glad to hear this—and glad my state rep seems to me a voice of reason here.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'What does it cost Lexington KY drivers to wait in traffic? | Lexington Herald Leader'


Yes for more transportation funding, but not if it’s all going to cars.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Missouri's Governor Still Insists Reporter Is A Hacker, Even As Prosecutors Decline To Press Charges | Techdirt'


This continues to be a dumb and worrying story.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Parents say daughters humiliated over Scott school dress code | Lexington Herald Leader'


Why are dress codes so often so gross?

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Declassified Documents Shows The CIA Is Using A 1981 Executive Order To Engage In Domestic Surveillance | Techdirt'


Surveillance is a bigger problem than we think.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'We Need Answers About the CIA’s Mass Surveillance | Electronic Frontier Foundation'


This is unjustifiable.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Cop Trainer Encouraging Cops To Run Facial Recognition Searches On People During Traffic Stops | Techdirt'


Ugh ugh ugh.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Penguin Random House Demands Removal Of Maus From Digital Library Because The Book Is Popular Again | Techdirt'


The first line is a powerful one. Libraries ought to be a constant reference point (and beneficiary) when liberalizing IP.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Tech Leaders Justify Project To Create Army Of AI-Controlled Bulletproof Grizzly Bears As Inevitable Part Of Progress'


But is it ed tech?

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'How the Open App Markets Act wants to remake app stores - The Verge'


This would really change things up!

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Why Grammarly’s suggestions around writing about slavery miss the mark.'


I am just now learning about this and am glad for the article, but I’m not sure it hits all the deeper issues here.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'All Options Are Not on the Table as Biden Moves Troops Closer to Ukraine - The New York Times'


This whole situation sucks.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Ukraine Gave Up Nuclear Weapons 30 Years Ago. Today There Are Regrets. - The New York Times'


I strongly believe in nuclear disarmament, but it’s still hard not to have some sympathy for this point of view.

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'House Votes For COMPETES Act, Even With Its Problems, Almost Entirely On Party Lines | Techdirt'


This is why I want a U.S. Pirate Party

🔗 linkblog: just finished 'How Board Games Handle Slavery'


Came across this while explaining Puerto Rico to my games and learning class. I love board games, but we have to critically evaluate them just like any other medium.