This day in history

2008, 2013, 2018, 2022.

I’m kickstarting the audiobook for “The Internet Con: How To Seize the Means of Computation,” a Big Tech disassembly manual to disenshittify the web and bring back the old, good internet. It’s a DRM-free book, which means Audible won’t carry it, so this crowdfunder is essential. Back now to get the audio, Verso hardcover and ebook:

http://seizethemeansofcomputation.org

#15yrsago World of Developmentcraft: academic paper on gold farming as a development activity in poor countries https://www.salon.com/2008/08/07/gold_farming_global_economy/

#15yrsago California Supreme Court: Non-compete clauses are not enforceable https://workforce.com/news/non-compete-agreements-going-going-gone

#15yrsago Pacemakers can be remotely pwned https://venturebeat.com/security/defcon-excuse-me-while-i-turn-off-your-pacemaker/

#15yrsago Working Medeco high-security keys can be whittled out of plastic https://www.wired.com/2008/08/medeco-locks-cr/

#10yrsago HOWTO bake nested, hemispherical cakes https://cakecrumbs.me/2013/08/01/spherical-concentric-layer-cake-tutorial/

#10yrsago Audiobook memoir of Disney Imagineering legend Rolly Crump: More Cute Stories https://itskindofacutestory.com/?p=102