This day in history

2008, 2018, 2022.

Today (19 Aug), I’m appearing at the San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of Books. I’m on a 2:30PM panel called “Return From Retirement,” followed by a signing:

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/festivalofbook

#15yrsago TSA puts commercial pilots on no-fly and terrorist watch lists https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2008/08/grounded_muslim_airline_pilot.html

#15yrsago McCain staffer slams Dungeons and Dragons players https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2008/08/mccain-blogger-dd-players-pro-obama-not-chaotic-neutral/

#15yrsago Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White — absolutely extraordinary comic fuses manga and French comics in a story of violence and lost boys in a surreal Japanese cityscape https://memex.craphound.com/2008/08/19/tekkonkinkreet-black-white-absolutely-extraordinary-comic-fuses-manga-and-french-comics-in-a-story-of-violence-and-lost-boys-in-a-surreal-japanese-cityscape/

#10yrsago Bullshit jobs: why we’re not all working 4h days https://www.strikemag.org/bullshit-jobs/

#10yrsago The Internet Police: How Crime Went Online, and the Cops Followed https://memex.craphound.com/2013/08/19/the-internet-police-how-crime-went-online-and-the-cops-followed/