This day in history
2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023.
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#20yrsago Mel Gibson: violent, cynical Jew-baiter? https://web.archive.org/web/20040501000000*/http://www.iht.com/articles/110553.html
#15yrsago Excellent public speaking advice https://web.archive.org/web/20090310044557/https://duncandavidson.com/2009/03/dear-speakers.html
#15yrsago Detroit and the future of America https://www.ft.com/content/2b815a94-0863-11de-8a33-0000779fd2ac
#10yrsago Netflix disables Chrome’s developer console https://memex.craphound.com/2014/03/07/netflix-disables-chromes-developer-console/
#10yrsago What happens when you opt your kids out of standardized tests https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/03/standardized-testing-i-opted-my-kids-out-the-schools-freaked-out-now-i-know-why.html
#10yrsago First clinical LSD trial in 40 years shows positive results in easing anxiety of dying patients https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/04/health/lsd-reconsidered-for-therapy.html?referrer=
#5yrsago Ajit Pai has been touting new broadband investment after he murdered Net Neutrality, but he’s been relying on impossible data from a company called Barrierfree https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/03/ajit-pais-rosy-broadband-deployment-claim-may-be-based-on-gigantic-error/
#5yrsago Firefox is getting more browser fingerprinting protection courtesy of Tor Browser’s “letterboxing” technique https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1407366
#5yrsago It’s on: House Democrats introduce their promised Net Neutrality legislation https://www.cnet.com/news/politics/democrats-introduce-save-the-internet-act-to-restore-net-neutrality/
#5yrsago The “Tragedy of the Commons” was invented by a white supremacist based on a false history, and it’s toxic bullshit https://twitter.com/mmildenberger/status/1102604887223750657
#5yrsago The EU hired a company that had been lobbying for the Copyright Directive to make a (completely batshit) video to sell the Copyright Directive https://memex.craphound.com/2019/03/07/the-eu-hired-a-company-that-had-been-lobbying-for-the-copyright-directive-to-make-a-completely-batshit-video-to-sell-the-copyright-directive/
#5yrsago Zuckerberg announces a comprehensive plan for a new, privacy-focused Facebook, but fails to mention data sharing and ad targeting https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-zuckerberg-privacy-pivot/
#1yrago End to End https://pluralistic.net/2023/03/07/disenshittification/#e2e
