This day in history

2003, 2008.

#20yrsago Epcot to unveil the barfotron https://web.archive.org/web/20030808183554if_/http://www.jimhillmedia.com:80/legacy/index.htm?../articles/07142003.1.htm~contentFrame

#20yrsago Old Bailey records, 1674–1834 https://web.archive.org/web/20030717120822/http://www.oldbaileyonline.org.uk/

#15yrsago US terrorist watchlist now has more than 1,000,000 names https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/terrorist-watch-list-hits-one-million-names?redirect=cpredirect/35968

Cory Doctorow (craphound.com) is a science fiction author, activist, and blogger. He has a podcast, a newsletter, a Twitter feed, a Mastodon feed, and a Tumblr feed. He was born in Canada, became a British citizen and now lives in Burbank, California. His latest nonfiction book is Chokepoint Capitalism (with Rebecca Giblin), a book about artistic labor market and excessive buyer power. His latest novel for adults is Red Team Blues. His latest short story collection is Radicalized. His latest picture book is Poesy the Monster Slayer. His latest YA novel is Pirate Cinema. His latest graphic novel is In Real Life. His forthcoming books include The Internet Con: How To Seize the Means of Computation, a detailed policy plan for dismantling Big Tech (Verso, 2023); and The Lost Cause, a utopian post-GND novel about truth and reconciliation with white nationalist militias (Tor, 2023).