This day in history

2007, 2012, 2017, 2021.

#15yrsago The Counterfeiters: superb concentration camp movie about the prisoners’ dilemma https://memex.craphound.com/2007/10/20/the-counterfeiters-superb-concentration-camp-movie-about-the-prisoners-dilemma/

#15yrsago How the AP busted Comcast for blocking BitTorrent https://web.archive.org/web/20140421164853/https://newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=BUSINESS&ID=565106942100767897

#10yrsago Groucho meets Bradbury https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3B1lYtTJQI

#10yrsago Identity thief’s amazing disguise fails to fool bank, toddlers https://web.archive.org/web/20121020231314/http://desmoines.komonews.com/news/crime/792583-mans-identity-theft-attempt-falls-flat-des-moines-bank

#5yrsago Viral Chinese mobile game requires players to “applaud” a speech by President Xi Jinping https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2116076/game-give-most-applause-xi-speech-smash-hit-china

#5yrsago Quaker Apples & Cinnamon has “35% less sugar” because they’ve cut the portion size by 35%, while the price remains 100% https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/77j1c1/quaker_oatmeal_advertises_35_less_sugar_but_in/

#5yrsago Apple brought back Braun design, but Google is bringing back Olivetti…