This day in history

2002, 2007, 2012, 2017.

#20yrsago Why secrecy sucks (digital TV DRM edition) https://web.archive.org/web/20020605164106/https://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/guest_commentary/3218127.htm

#20yrsago Roll-your-own consensus and defeat the Hollyweird conspiracy https://memex.craphound.com/2002/05/09/roll-your-own-consensus-and-defeat-the-hollyweird-conspiracy/

#15yrsago Spider Robinson’s Hugo-winning “Melancholy Elephants” online http://www.spiderrobinson.com/melancholyelephants.html

#15yrsago AT&;T whistle-blower interview https://www.wired.com/2007/05/spying-in-the-death-star-the-att-whistle-blower-tells-his-story/

#15yrsago Giant coalition opposes Broadcast Treaty www.keionline.org/misc-docs/StmtforMay9USPTORoundtable.pdf

#10yrsago Geekdad on Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow https://www.wired.com/2012/05/cory-doctorow-great-big-beautiful-tomorrow/

#10yrsago Buying DVDs just got worse thanks to obnoxious new anti-piracy warnings (pirating movies remains unchanged) https://www.wired.com/2012/05/anti-piracy-warning-updated/

#10yrsago Leaked DHS memo: Pornoscanners don’t work https://www.wired.com/2012/05/body-scanner-vulnerabilities/