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4 hours ago

Copyright won’t solve creators’ Generative AI problem

The machine-learning monkey’s paw. — This week (Feb 8–17), I’ll be in Australia, touring my book Chokepoint Capitalism with my co-author, Rebecca Giblin. We’re doing a remote event for NZ on Feb 13. Next are Melbourne (Feb 14), Sydney (Feb 15) and Canberra (Feb 16/17). I hope to see you! The media spectacle of generative…

Generative Ai

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Copyright won’t solve creators’ Generative AI problem
Copyright won’t solve creators’ Generative AI problem
Generative Ai

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19 hours ago

This day in history

2003, 2013, 2018, 2021. — #20yrsago etoy vs. eToys: anarcho-Dadaist clash of the titans https://www.liketv.com/leaving/ #10yrsago PACER capers: the sordid story of America’s for-pay lawbooks https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/02/the-inside-story-of-aaron-swartzs-campaign-to-liberate-court-filings/ #10yrsago Beige politics: unbeatable bland politicos advocating “beige policies that nobody wants” https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2013/02/political-failure-modes-and-th.html

This Day In History

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This day in history
This day in history
This Day In History

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1 day ago

The Collective Intelligence Institute

Asking more than ‘what technology does’ and demanding to know who it does it FOR and who it does it TO. — This week (Feb 8–17), I’ll be in Australia, touring my book Chokepoint Capitalism with my co-author, Rebecca Giblin. We’ll be in Brisbane tomorrow (Feb 8), and then we’re doing a remote event for NZ on Feb 9. Next are Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. I hope to see you! History is…

Subsidiarity

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The Collective Intelligence Institute
The Collective Intelligence Institute
Subsidiarity

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2 days ago

This day in history

2003, 2018. — #20yrsago Rucker reviews Gibson https://www.wired.com/2003/02/logomancer/ #5yrsago Elite Baltimore police unit robbed with impunity, sold guns and drugs, loaned guns and armor to civilians sent to commit robberies https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/06/us/baltimore-police-corruption.html #5yrsago Trump wants to cap lifetime Medicaid benefits, even for disabled people, the chronically ill, and people with Alzheimer’s https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article198549039.html

This Day In History

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This day in history
This day in history
This Day In History

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3 days ago

This day in history

2003, 2013, 2018, 2022. — #20yrsago Macromedia CTO resigns by blog https://web.archive.org/web/20030202031646/http://radio.weblogs.com/0113297/ #10yrsago Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan invests in Internet surveillance company that backstops notorious dictatorships https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/2013/02/06/teachers_pension_plan_invests_in_internet_surveillance_firm.html #10yrsago Website copies articles documenting scandal of disgraced cancer researcher, then uses DMCA to get the originals censored https://arstechnica.com/science/2013/02/site-plagiarizes-blog-posts-then-files-dmca-takedown-on-originals/…

This Day In History

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This day in history
This day in history
This Day In History

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3 days ago

Bruce Schneier’s “A Hacker’s Mind”

Thinking about tactics AND power. — Next week (Feb 8–17), I’ll be in Australia, touring my book Chokepoint Capitalism with my co-author, Rebecca Giblin. We’ll be in Brisbane on Feb 8, and then we’re doing a remote event for NZ on Feb 9. Next are Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. I hope to see you! A Hacker’s…

Books

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Bruce Schneier’s “A Hacker’s Mind”
Bruce Schneier’s “A Hacker’s Mind”
Books

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3 days ago

When Facebook came for your battery, feudal security failed

A tale of whistleblowers, security through obscurity, and binding arbitration. — Next week (Feb 8–17), I’ll be in Australia, touring my book Chokepoint Capitalism with my co-author, Rebecca Giblin. We’ll be in Brisbane on Feb 8, and then we’re doing a remote event for NZ on Feb 9. Next is Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. I hope to see you! When George…

Whistleblowers

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When Facebook came for your battery, feudal security failed
When Facebook came for your battery, feudal security failed
Whistleblowers

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3 days ago

Small Government

The ref has to be more powerful than the players. Next week (Feb 8–17), I’ll be in Australia, touring my book Chokepoint Capitalism with my co-author, Rebecca Giblin. We’ll be in Brisbane on Feb 8, and then we’re doing a remote event for NZ on Feb 9. Next are Melbourne…

Regulatory Capture

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Small Government
Small Government
Regulatory Capture

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4 days ago

This day in history

2003, 2013, 2018, 2022. — #20yrsago PacBell and Scientology knock Kevin Burton offline https://web.archive.org/web/20030219085335/http://www.peerfear.org/rss/permalink/2003/02/04/1044497702-DMCA_Takedown_Notice_Scientology_and_PacBell.shtml #20yrsago Brewster Kahle’s librarian rant https://web.archive.org/web/20030409204107/http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/lectures/kahle.html #10yrsago Bogosity generators: the secret heart of science fiction https://www.rudyrucker.com/blog/2013/02/05/the-bogosity-generator-tool-in-science-fiction/…

This Day In History

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This day in history
This day in history
This Day In History

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4 days ago

Higher interest rates increase both the monetary supply and inflation

It takes a lot of motivated reasoning to believe otherwise. — Next week (Feb 8–17), I’ll be in Australia, touring my book Chokepoint Capitalism with my co-author, Rebecca Giblin. We’ll be in Brisbane on Feb 8, and then we’re doing a remote event for NZ on Feb 9. Next is Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. I hope to see you! https://chokepointcapitalism.com/ Here’s…

Inflation

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Higher interest rates increase both the monetary supply and inflation
Higher interest rates increase both the monetary supply and inflation
Inflation

6 min read

Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow

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