This day in history

2004, 2019, 2023.

I’m coming to DEFCON! On FRIDAY (Aug 9), I’m emceeing the EFF Poker Tournament (noon at the Horseshoe Poker Room), and appearing on the Bricked and Abandoned panel (5PM, LVCC — L1 — HW1–11–01). On SATURDAY (Aug 10), I’m giving a keynote called “Disenshittify or die! How hackers can seize the means of computation and build a new, good internet that is hardened against our asshole bosses’ insatiable horniness for enshittification” (noon, LVCC — L1 — HW1–11–01).

#20yrsago Arlo Guthrie on “This Land” parody https://corante.com/importance/arlo-guthrie-on-jibjab-parody-an-incredibly-wonderful-bit-of-hilarity/

#5yrsago Medieval people bathed https://going-medieval.com/2019/08/02/i-assure-you-medieval-people-bathed/

#5yrsago Edelman PR drops GEO Group after employee revolt at the prospect of laundering the reputation of private US concentration camps https://memex.craphound.com/2019/08/04/edelman-pr-drops-geo-group-after-employee-revolt-at-the-prospect-of-laundering-the-reputation-of-private-us-concentration-camps/

#1yrago Fighting junk fees is “woke” https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/04/owning-the-libs/#swiper-no-swiping