This day in history

#20yrsago Linus Torvalds responds to Craig Mundie on open source https://web.archive.org/web/20020205113657/web.siliconvalley.com/content/sv/2001/05/03/opinion/dgillmor/weblog/torvalds.htm

#15yrsago Danny Hillis on how games are(n’t) like a theme park https://www.wired.com/2006/04/disney-2/

#10yrsago Minnesota GOP leader declares war on Neil Gaiman https://www.startribune.com/gop-targets-legacy-funds-for-mpr-arts/121223134/

#10yrsago Rental laptops equipped with spyware that can covertly activate the webcam and take screenshots https://web.archive.org/web/20110504111229/https://www.ajc.com/business/pa-suit-furniture-rental-933410.html

#10yrsago John Ashcroft assumes charge of “ethics and professionalism” for Blackwater https://www.wired.com/2011/05/blackwaters-new-ethics-chief-john-ashcroft/

#5yrsago The Planet Remade: frank, clear-eyed book on geoengineering, climate disaster, & humanity’s future https://memex.craphound.com/2016/05/04/the-planet-remade-frank-clear-eyed-book-on-geoengineering-climate-disaster-humanitys-future/

#5yrsago US government and SCOTUS change cybercrime rules to let cops hack victims’ computers https://www.wired.com/2016/05/now-government-wants-hack-cybercrime-victims/