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2003, 2008, 2013, 2018.

Cory Doctorow
2 min readJul 31, 2023

#20yrsago Linksys using GPLed code, not releasing modifications https://web.archive.org/web/20031008144210/http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/3580

#15yrsago Public Knowledge’s “Selectable Output Control” video https://publicknowledge.org/soc-in-context/

#10yrsago Google flips on net neutrality: all pirates want to be admirals https://www.wired.com/2013/07/google-neutrality/

#10yrsago Cyber-crooks mail heroin to Brian Krebs https://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/07/mail-from-the-velvet-cybercrime-underground/

#5yrsago Chicago’s ‘Aloha Poke Co’ wants Hawaiians to stop using the words ‘aloha’ and ‘poke’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2018/07/30/a-midwestern-chain-told-hawaiians-to-stop-using-aloha-with-poke-igniting-a-heated-debate

#5yrsago Koch thinktank inadvertently proves that America would save trillions by switching to socialized medicine https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/07/30/koch-funded-hit-piece-backfires-shows-medicare-all-would-save-whopping-2-trillion

#5yrsago FDA warns companies: stop selling quack “vaginal rejuvenation,” adds, “People, please don’t do this to yourselves” https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/07/dont-try-to-rejuvenate-your-vagina-the-fda-warns-after-scolding-companies/

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