This day in history

2007, 2012, 2017, 2021.

#15yrsago God’s Mechanics: Vatican Astronomer reconciles religion and science https://memex.craphound.com/2007/10/19/gods-mechanics-vatican-astronomer-reconciles-religion-and-science/

#10yrsago Math journal accepts computer-generated nonsense paper https://thatsmathematics.com/blog/archives/102

#10yrsago New Zealand record industry flubs its first three-strikes prosecution https://torrentfreak.com/music-biz-dumps-first-contested-copyright-case-after-botched-3-strikes-procedure-121019/

#5yrsago The video game industry’s best-of-class DRM is routinely cracked in less than 24 hours https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/denuvos-drm-ins-now-being-cracked-within-hours-of-release/

#5yrsago A curiously incomplete history of the early years of DRM https://www.vice.com/en/article/evbgkn/the-incredibly-technical-history-of-digital-rights-management

#5yrsago A working modem using HTML5 sound https://martinmelhus.com/web-audio-modem

#5yrsago Trump’s “free market” FCC loves monopolies, especially when they rip off prisoners’ families https://www.wired.com/story/fcc-shouldnt-give-up-on-reforming-inmate-phone-services/

#1yrago At last, a new Econ 101 textbook: CORE’s “The Economy” vs homo economicus…