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This day in history

2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020

Cory Doctorow
2 min readMay 22, 2021

#20yrsago Linux virus fixes your computer http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1344344.stm

#15yrsago HDMI, the Manchurian DRM — a Broadcast Flag dormant until 2010 https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2006/05/6880-2/

#15yrsago U. Florida cops ask fiction writer for fingerprints, DNA https://memex.craphound.com/2006/05/22/u-florida-cops-ask-fiction-writer-for-fingerprints-dna/

#10yrsago Byron Sonne: Canadian security geek jailed for taunting G20 security theatre https://torontolife.com/city/how-byron-sonnes-obsessions-with-the-g20-security-apparatus-cost-him-everything/

#10yrsago Vindictive game company invites employees to pan reviewer’s novel after bad review http://maroonersrock.com/2011/05/conduit-2-developer-calls-for-internal-retaliation-against-author-of-negative-joystiq-review/

#10yrsago GOP legislative aide works on punitive voter ID bill, boasts of illegally voting in another district https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/article_ede5d49e-8272-11e0-a6e0-001cc4c03286.html

#5yrsago Sex Criminals: Robin Hood bank robbers who can stop time when they orgasm https://memex.craphound.com/2016/05/21/sex-criminals-robin-hood-bank-robbers-who-can-stop-time-when-they-orgasm/

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Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow

Written by Cory Doctorow

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