This day in history

2001, 2016, 2020

#20yrsago UK lobbyists want “respecting copyright” curriculum in schools https://web.archive.org/web/20010718135130/https://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/07/16/abc_ip/index.html

#20yrsago Gary Larson on online comics sharing https://web.archive.org/web/20010610081014/https://www.creators.com/index2_anotefromgarylarson.html

#5yrsago UK PM Theresa May nukes climate change department, appoints a climate denier as Climate Secretary https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/climate-change-department-killed-off-by-theresa-may-in-plain-stupid-and-deeply-worrying-move-a7137166.html

#5yrsago To hell with the Trolley Problem: here’s a much more interesting list of self-driving car weirdnesses https://medium.com/hidden-in-plain-sight/15-more-concepts-in-autonomous-mobility-8fd1c794e466#.s10ldm5nf

#5yrsago Why do Pokemon avoid Black neighborhoods? https://www.bnd.com/news/nation-world/national/article89562297.html

#5yrsago For 90 years, lightbulbs were designed to burn out. Now that’s coming to LED bulbs https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/the-l-e-d-quandary-why-theres-no-such-thing-as-built-to-last

#5yrsago San Francisco’s bike lanes have become Uber’s pickup/dropoff zones (and the cops don’t care)…