# oa — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover oa. Page: Feed: --- ## [Pluralistic: The ordinariness of evil (19 Aug 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/19/banaility/) _2026-08-19 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links The ordinariness of evil: Stop selling AI (bad). Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Dot-crash bumwad; AP v fair use; Nym Wars; What's ctrl-F? Pentagon lost $6.5T in a year; Voter ID is voter suppression; Become unoptimizable. Upcoming appearances: Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton, London, South Bend. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep… ## [Pluralistic: IP can't save you from AI (18 Aug 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/18/enron-corpus/) _2026-08-18 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links IP can't save you from AI: Property rights cannot substitute for labor rights and privacy rights. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Flying Brits v brown people; Probability neglect; Law v "enhanced patdowns"; Onion says Brits love paywalls; "Hench"; "Lessons in Magic and Disaster." Upcoming appearances: Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton, London, South Bend. Recent… ## [Pluralistic: Jennifer Jenkins' 'Music Copyright, Creativity, and Culture' (17 Aug 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/17/great-sousas-ghost/) _2026-08-17 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Jennifer Jenkins' 'Music Copyright, Creativity, and Culture': The definitive textbook (with comics!). Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Hair-gel bombers v bras; Hair-gel bombers v chemistry; AOL digs for spammer's platinum; Stross on infosec in 2061; In-game Ponzi; Snowden on Shadow Brokers hack; Life v understanding advanced math; "Greatest of Marlys!";… ## [GB 20260814 - Eric van den Berg Your Classic Car Naarden](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nhgib/episodes/GB-20260814---Eric-van-den-Berg-Your-Classic-Car-Naarden-e3nd8h2) _2026-08-14 · NHGIB · Gooische Business_ Eric van den Berg is de eigenaar van Your Classic Car Naarden, Wij bij Gooische Business houden wel van mooie zaken in het leven. Zo drinken we graag een glas fijne wijn en wij houden ook van mooie vierwielers. Daarom hebben wij vandaag Eric van den Berg aan tafel, want…..Hij is de eigenaar van Your Classic Car, een gespecialiseerd Automobielbedrijf in Naarden. Na een kijkje op de ite werd onze… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/b2d4654/podcast/play/124215266/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-14%2F753ff692-b393-1635-b4c3-2134418784fe.mp3) ## [Pluralistic: Capital formation (14 Aug 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/14/one-chokable-throat/) _2026-08-14 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Capital formation: Going legit means going mainstream. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: London Copyfighters x Speaker's Corner; TSA v lipstick; Long Beach v photographers; China x David Cameron's internet censorship; McMansion Hell; Copyrighting an MTG deck; "Privacy preserving age verification" delenda est. Upcoming appearances: Edinburgh, Sydney,… ## [Pluralistic: Model collapse (12 Aug 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/12/insurance-value-of-biodiversity/) _2026-08-12 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Model collapse: Living in a world that's trained on itself. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Wired v Dutch hackers; NYT v DMCA; Hair gel terrorist threat does not exist; AT T merger is a screwjob; Smart cities are stupid; RIP Reaganomics. Upcoming appearances: Edinburgh, Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton, London, South Bend. Recent appearances: Where I've been.… ## [Pluralistic: Surveillance vs guillotines (11 Aug 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/11/tragedy-of-the-commoners/) _2026-08-11 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Surveillance vs guillotines: Someone's gonna fleece these rubes, why not me? Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: DeCSS; Warhol Worm; Camgirls x Amazon wishlists; 2021 State of Tech (in 2001); RIAA v grieving family; Stasi disguises. Upcoming appearances: Edinburgh, Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton, London, South Bend. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest… ## [Pluralistic: The bureaucratic AI arms-race is mutually assured destruction (10 Aug 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/10/deep-state-wopr/) _2026-08-10 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links The bureaucratic AI arms-race is mutually assured destruction: The only way to win is not to play. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Seymour Cray's tunnels; War on moisture; $5 wrench cryptanalysis; Nauru files; People's Ride; German transit upholstery fashion; Monopolies v small business; Linkedin will put you in ads; NZ Parliament kicks itself off the… ## [Pluralistic: Digital sewer socialism (08 Aug 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/08/find-yourself-a-city/) _2026-08-08 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Digital sewer socialism: Mamdani's Public Interest Technologists are what DOGE should have been. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Robot garage takes hostages; Thermostat ransomware; Correlate audience exhalations; Judges x TOR; Expectations management. Upcoming appearances: Edinburgh, Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton, London, South Bend. Recent appearances:… ## [GB 20260807 - Rob Smulders van Mondi over aanschaf buitenlands onroerend goed](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nhgib/episodes/GB-20260807---Rob-Smulders-van-Mondi-over-aanschaf-buitenlands-onroerend-goed-e3n404a) _2026-08-07 · NHGIB · Gooische Business_ …. We zitten midden in de vakantie periode. Je wandelt op je havaianas, korte broek, Ray-Ban Wayfarer op je neus, door dat pittoreske dorpje. Maar dannnnnn ……. In de etalage van de lokale REMAX Makelaar, blijkt dat vrijstaande huis even verderop in de straat gewoon te koop voor een bedrag waarin je in Oost Groningen nog geen rijtjeshuis voor koopt ………. Houd die gedachte even vast ….. Rob Smulders… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/b2d4654/podcast/play/123911754/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-7%2Fef33ae83-7634-774a-bafe-47e9184d0e42.mp3) ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3oVGcSVE0FXt) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [Pluralistic: Eternal Sloptember (06 Aug 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/06/sin-is-when/) _2026-08-06 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Eternal Sloptember: Mark Zuckerberg and the fantasy of social media without socializing. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Delany x The Onion; Duran Duran x Second Life; Spammers x blog pings; Privacywashing v Doordash; Good ideas are popular. Upcoming appearances: Edinburgh, Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton, London, South Bend. Recent appearances: Where I've… [Listen](https://web.archive.org/web/20060818220142/http://movies.crooksandliars.com/HYHEMix.mp3) ## [Pluralistic: Google is a scammer's paradise (05 Aug 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/05/absentee-landlord/) _2026-08-05 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Google is a scammer's paradise: The internet's absentee landlord. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS; EZ realistic corpse; $300m login button; Short Uber; Who goes AI? Upcoming appearances: Edinburgh, Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton, London, South Bend. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll… [Listen](http://www.ntk.net/ballmer/dancemonkeyboy.mpg) ## [Pluralistic: Post-American compute for a post-American Internet (04 Aug 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/04/technology-freedom-cooperative/) _2026-08-04 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Post-American compute for a post-American Internet: Building cooperative human rights computing infrastructure in Puerto Rico, the EU, Canada and Mexico. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Urine Luck; Germany v pornoscanners; Moorcock's 3-day novels; Women's voices can never be "right"; Drone delivery v reality; Abortion activists: TNG; AI coders are a… ## [Pluralistic: Dualism (03 Aug 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/03/andor/) _2026-08-03 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Dualism: Why not both? Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: UK's Great Firewall falls; Mint the coins; Virtual pets v DRM; Getty copyfrauds 47,000 photos; Net Mexico-US illegal migration is zero; Build a wall (around Trump Tower); Remote-hacking big rigs; Collectible AOL CDs; Indefinite Gitmo; Circuit City rips DVDs; Real Names policies are abusive failures;… ## [Pluralistic: Why businesses lie about AI (01 Aug 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/01/dare-snot/) _2026-08-01 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Why businesses lie about AI: Humoring the boss all the way into bankruptcy. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Vinge x NYT; Syklarov x publishers; Human hair castles; Gingrich's bot army; Accessibility v Web DRM; David Byrne x WinXP; Furries don't fuck in fursuits; AI's pogo-stick grift. Upcoming appearances: Edinburgh, Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton, London,… ## [GB 20260731 - Pim Gunzel oa van Spanje makelaars.eu](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nhgib/episodes/GB-20260731---Pim-Gunzel-oa-van-Spanje-makelaars-eu-e3mq1f2) _2026-07-31 · NHGIB · Gooische Business_ De Bussummer Pim Gunzel is al 40 jaar eigenaar van zijn eigen Music Art Productions, bekend van de tijd toen je de oude Veronica vormgeving nog meezingen kon Is al 30 jaar de eigenaar vannn ….. spanje makelaars.eu …. Voor een ruim aanbod in de regio zuid oost spanje …. Op Twitter bekend als de Componist des Vaderlands, alwaar zijn vastgemaakte tweet gaat over het boek wegwezen hetgeen hij vorig… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/b2d4654/podcast/play/123585442/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-31%2F63c493fc-4c68-bba7-dc27-0cdc32b02d84.mp3) ## [Pluralistic: Better to beg forgiveness (31 Jul 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/31/just-do-it/) _2026-07-31 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Better to beg forgiveness: Don't ring the doorbell at the house of no unless you absolutely must. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: RIP Poul Anderson; P2P at PC Forum; Waitress handed her own stolen ID by carded diner; PDX bans fixies; Digital Economy Bill was a stitch up; NZ copyright disconnection flowchart; Fry v Widdicombe on Catholic Church; Moxie… ## [Pluralistic: The stupidest imaginable excuses for surveillance pricing (30 Jul 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/30/pay-for-privacy/) _2026-07-30 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links The stupidest imaginable excuses for surveillance pricing: Since 1850, San Francisco's Chamber of Commerce has been pissing in our mouths and calling it rain. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: RIP Wau Holland; Diebold voting machines suck; How to steal an RFID-locked car; Pirates are big spenders; You can't fight enshittification. Upcoming appearances:… ## [Pluralistic: Enshittification and Reverse Centaurs go global (29 Jul 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/29/la-la-la-la-la/) _2026-07-29 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Enshittification and Reverse Centaurs go global: The good globalism. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Fonz thumps x Linux; CBC v DRM; Aussie mall v photos; English town x CCTVs; Pay no taxes x Big Tech; Games Workshop v gamers; Delta x surveillance pricing. Upcoming appearances: Edinburgh, Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton, London, South Bend. Recent appearances:… ## [Pluralistic: Discernment (28 Jul 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/28/hitl-ers/) _2026-07-28 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Discernment: How can you fact-check AI when you're asking it to teach you something you don't understand? Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: How to help with computers; Batman equation; Fuck and the law; NC's racist voting law; Pregancy app is full of spyware; Stiglitz v Apple's "tax fraud"; Accelerometer fingerprinting; Sacklers v bankruptcy; Boss-politics… ## [Play Both Sides Of The Lie (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/GEge5rGVIC5z) _2026-07-28 · **Sponsored**_ Two operatives, one manufactured war — uncover the Complete Truth after both campaigns. ## [Pluralistic: How the EU can punish Google (despite Trump) (27 Jul 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/27/eucd-6/) _2026-07-27 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links How the EU can punish Google (despite Trump): Grant me the courage to change the things I can. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Chilling Effects; Billy Bragg v Myspace; Glenn Beck calls murdered Norwegian children "Hitler Youth"; Photog sues Getty for $1b copyfraud; Best paid CEOs perform worst; Olympics v "Olympics"; Alberta tar sands v "hot lesbians"; IoT… [Listen](https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200709/r184705_686227.mp3) ## [Pluralistic: Apple's robo-repo (25 Jul 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/25/cruel-cruelty-oh-cruelty/) _2026-07-25 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Apple's robo-repo: Privatizing the risk premium, socializing its costs. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Printed batteries; Monopoly credit cards; Mapping airport power outlets; EMI loves pirates; Mexican indigenous phone co-op; Sewer cover textiles; Surge pricing v antitrust; Carbon offsets v forest fires; Charter schools as money laundries. Upcoming… ## [GB 20260717 - Gooisch Blad Special 14 juli vanaf Woensberg Deel 2](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nhgib/episodes/GB-20260717---Gooisch-Blad-Special-14-juli-vanaf-Woensberg-Deel-2-e3mggug) _2026-07-24 · NHGIB · Gooische Business_ Met in dit 2e deel .... Handlezer Prof Drabb, Donna Lynton, JP van der Sluis aka Peter Douglas en zijn protégé Sem de Vries, ennnn de burgermeester van Blaricum, Barbara de Rijke. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/b2d4654/podcast/play/123273616/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-24%2F5e701d2f-5dda-153a-430d-abf0515380b7.mp3) ## [Pluralistic: AI solipsists and AI cynics (24 Jul 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/24/supplemental-income/) _2026-07-24 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links AI solipsists and AI cynics: You don't have to believe that AI "works" to believe that it's a good investment. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Malware v stolen computer; Industrial material made from old coffee and melted cups; Austro-Germany's weird tunnels; Health data v Silicon Valley; Amusement parks v load-balancing. Upcoming appearances: Edinburgh,… ## [Pluralistic: California's privacy obstacle course (23 Jul 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/23/drop-a-dime/) _2026-07-23 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links California's privacy obstacle course: Malice or incompetence (why not both?). Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Continuous partial attention, TSA is the worst; Trump's FCC v the future. Upcoming appearances: Edinburgh, Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton, London, South Bend. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin'… ## [Pluralistic: Trump's America can't even win a rigged game (22 Jul 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/22/table-flipper/) _2026-07-22 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Trump's America can't even win a rigged game: America has created a post-American world. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: "Fagin"; Scott McCloud on comics' future; Laurie Penny on Milo Yiannopoulos; Singaporean regulator rap; Conservatives as bitter rubes. Upcoming appearances: Edinburgh, Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton, London, South Bend. Recent appearances:… ## [Pluralistic: Dealing with dickovers (21 Jul 2026) dickovers](https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/21/dickovers/) _2026-07-21 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Dealing with dickovers: The web is an open platform, and that matters. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Broadcast's bad week; Congress v wifi; EFF v DRM law; Snowden and bunnie's smartphone smartcase. Upcoming appearances: Edinburgh, Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton, London, South Bend. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll… ## [GB 20260717 - Gooisch Blad Special 14 juli vanaf Woensberg Deel 1](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nhgib/episodes/GB-20260717---Gooisch-Blad-Special-14-juli-vanaf-Woensberg-Deel-1-e3m73g1) _2026-07-17 · NHGIB · Gooische Business_ Welkom Nicole des Bouvrie , Conchita Maria van Rooij en Geert Schaaij bij Gooische Business…live vanaf Brasserie de Woensberg waar wij de franse nationale feestdag vieren 14 juli Quartorze Juillet. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/b2d4654/podcast/play/122964929/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-17%2Fcb3cb51c-34ec-d5cd-9331-3b369ff9a34d.mp3) ## [Pluralistic: Deranged billionaires and their syndromes (16 Jul 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/16/lucky-orifices/) _2026-07-16 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Deranged billionaires and their syndromes: The Mad Kings do love a syllogism. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: PoGo v binding arbitration; Trump beat some absolute losers; Public interest internet; "Close to the Machine"; Gadget-friendly chinos; Gambiologia; Monkey selfie copyright; Prison towns v prison reform. Upcoming appearances: Edinburgh, Sydney,… ## [Pluralistic: Gerontocracy's failure mode (14 Jul 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/14/designated-survivor/) _2026-07-14 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Gerontocracy's failure mode: Where are the designated survivors? Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: MSFT v MP3; UK industry v schoolkids; Gary Larson v comics sharing; Planned LED obsolescence; PoGo v Black neighborhoods; Gnarlier trolley problems; Royal Society v cryptographic backdoors; Theresa May v climate change; Google v search; Facebook v facts.… ## [Stocks ranked by what execs say (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/AiuamW2Qo7i9) _2026-07-14 · **Sponsored**_ Evidence-backed watchlists from earnings calls and filings, cited to real transcripts—not guesses. ## [Pluralistic: Why aren't AI companies competing directly with their customers? (13 Jul 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/13/go-meta-meta/) _2026-07-13 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Why aren't AI companies competing directly with their customers? Why sell picks and shovels if you've already struck gold? Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Pro-logging Lorax; Anti-DRM picture book; Whose cops did America train? Day on a Device; Theresa May x Fresh Prince; Ratfucking Corbyn supporters; Infosec v W3C DRM; Remix Public Enemy; Hungary's Cold… ## [Pluralistic: Workplace "flexibility" isn't (11 Jul 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/11/your-risk/) _2026-07-11 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Workplace "flexibility" isn't: What the gig economy calls flexibility is just risk-shifting. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: "Alanya to Alanya"; ToS are the internet's biggest lie; Soviet jokes; Fox rapists v gag orders; GBAO is the future; "Fun Family"; Sacklers get to keep the loot. Upcoming appearances: London, Edinburgh, Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton,… ## [GB 20260710 - Imca Marina nieuwe single](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nhgib/episodes/GB-20260710---Imca-Marina-nieuwe-single-e3ltlrp) _2026-07-10 · NHGIB · Gooische Business_ …. Het was in het voorjaar van 1959, dat de 18 jarige Groningse Hendriktje Bijl, haar eerste top 10 hit scoorde. Op het hoesje van die single staat een foto met een prachtige vrouw. Als we haar cv verder beknopt doornemen ……. Ze scoorde 10 x een top 10 hit Is schrijver van diverse verhalen, gedichten en boeken Was bijna 10 jaar lang radio presentatrice Is nog altijd ….. Buitengewoon ambtenaar van… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/b2d4654/podcast/play/122656057/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-10%2F6fabae8c-621c-788a-686f-07ac5dd98317.mp3) ## [Pluralistic: "Rights for robots" and the AI slavery fantasy (10 Jul 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/10/posthuman-as-in-no-humans/) _2026-07-10 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links "Rights for robots" and the AI slavery fantasy: When we were robots in Egypt Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Awkward questions for the entertainment industry; ISP v record label death penalty; Coming out on Splash Mountain; Negative Swiss bond yields; Are We Having Fun Yet? Upcoming appearances: London, Edinburgh, Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton, London, South… ## [Pluralistic: Post-political (09 Jul 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/08/wilhoitian/) _2026-07-09 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Post-political: What a "leftist" is. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: MSFT x OSCON; Parental spyware; "Resurrection Man"; Brexit do-over petition; Workplace email spying; Record label internet death penalty; News should be cheap, free and chaotic; "Jughead". Upcoming appearances: London, Edinburgh, Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton, London, South Bend. Recent… ## [Pluralistic: How US states and international trustbusters can beat Big Tech (07 Jul 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/07/going-global/) _2026-07-07 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links How US states and international trustbusters can beat Big Tech: Their common enemies are Trump and his tech giants. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Sex work synonyms; Carthedral; French pirates; Suffragette surveillance; Hidden library apartments; "The Meaning of July the Fourth for the Negro" x James Earl Jones; Farage quits; Peak indifference; Self… ## [GB 20260703 - Gooische Horeca Update](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nhgib/episodes/GB-20260703---Gooische-Horeca-Update-e3lk4rj) _2026-07-03 · NHGIB · Gooische Business_ ……Wat is er aan de hand in Horeca Nederland….De Sterren restaurants zitten voller dan ooit…als je de geruchten geloven mag……..maar tegelijkertijd vallen de Horecabedrijven als kegeltjes om. Alleen hier in ons Reservaat Het Gooi zin de transacties en verkopen niet van de licht. TIJD DUS voor niemand minder dan onze eigen Horeca Adviseur en Makelaar Lukas Arends om weer aan onze tafel te… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/b2d4654/podcast/play/122343731/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-3%2F8e5bd2c9-c4c7-1468-58c0-c24da3c952bc.mp3) ## [Pluralistic: CARDiac, syntax coloring, view source and vibe code (03 Jul 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/03/rod-logic/) _2026-07-03 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links CARDiac, syntax coloring, view source and vibe code: With great abstraction comes great power comes great responsibility comes great loss of fidelity. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Real elections v reality TV; Copyright troll loses license; Who gets fed housing subsidies? Trump x forced labor. Upcoming appearances: London, Edinburgh, Sydney, Melbourne,… ## [Pluralistic: The difference between "today's task" and "accretive work" (02 Jul 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/02/canonization/) _2026-07-02 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links The difference between "today's task" and "accretive work": Sometimes, "I got it working" is fine, but sometimes it isn't. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Series of tubes; Paralyzed teen beaten bloody by TSA; "Ultra unreal" Chinese lit; London property prices v Brexit; Biden v surprise billing; "Feeding Ghosts." Upcoming appearances: London, Edinburgh,… ## [Pluralistic: Technocarcinization (01 Jul 2026)](https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/01/ontogeny/) _2026-07-01 · Cory Doctorow · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow_ Today's links Technocarcinization: Enshittification is the great leveler. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Grampa's backyard Disneyland; Elizabeth Warren on monopolies; Spotify v Apple (antitrust edn); Exxon lobbyist confesses; "When the Sparrow Falls." Upcoming appearances: London, Edinburgh, Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton, London, South Bend. Recent appearances: Where… ## [GB 20260626 - Zomerleesvoer met Amin Usman van Libris Voorhoeve Hsum](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nhgib/episodes/GB-20260626---Zomerleesvoer-met-Amin-Usman-van-Libris-Voorhoeve-Hsum-e3lahmg) _2026-06-26 · NHGIB · Gooische Business_ .Bij ons aan tafel onze vaste literair medewerker van het Gooi. Amin Usman is alweer jaar en dag de uitbater van de prachtige boekenwinkel Libris Voorhoeve aan de Kerkstraat in Hilversum. In die hoedanigheid is hij regelmatig te gast om ons bij te praten over de ontwikkelingen binnen lezend Nederland. Wat is “Hot & Happening”……Hoe is de nieuwe Herman Koch…. wat is het spannendste boek voor op het… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/b2d4654/podcast/play/122029200/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-26%2F5b9fe183-b308-e69b-4f1d-ea8f8ae63b62.mp3) ## [GB 20260619 - Our future on earth](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nhgib/episodes/GB-20260619---Our-future-on-earth-e3l10fd) _2026-06-19 · NHGIB · Gooische Business_ Afgelopen Woensdagavond vond hier in De Vioolkist de première plaats van een wel heel bijzonder Theaterprogramma… OUR FUTURE ON EARTH. Een initiatief van twee klimaatspecialisten, Egbert Mulder en Reinier van de Berg, die je in deze show meenemen op energiereis. De vraag is … wat doen wij fout en goed ten aanzien van het Klimaat en Milieu. Een spectaculaire show waarin we met een heuse Virtuele… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/b2d4654/podcast/play/121716653/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-19%2F2fb35c7b-679c-6494-9ff4-4890902d2210.mp3) ## [OA 48: Take Time](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oapod/episodes/OA-48-Take-Time-e3kr0h5) _2026-06-16 · Humpday Gamers · Orthogonally Adjacent_ Take Time⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ is designed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Alexi Piovesan and Julien Prothière ⁠⁠, with artwork by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Maud Chalmel , and published by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Libellud Working as both a title and a method of play, "Take Time" has become a new filler mainstay for our Wednesday game night. A perfect mix of fun, deduction, and goal completion come take a listen and see if its something you should have in your… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/a61c38/podcast/play/121520101/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-15%2F8801b460-cf96-6a70-cfab-69fae64e4cff.mp3) ## [GB 20260612 - Jeffrey van den Berg Vertura Concepts ook in Spanje](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nhgib/episodes/GB-20260612---Jeffrey-van-den-Berg-Vertura-Concepts-ook-in-Spanje-e3kn3tr) _2026-06-12 · NHGIB · Gooische Business_ … De Huizer Jeffrey van den Berg …… Was sedert jul 2008 …. Eigenaar van het gelijknamige Hoveniers en bestratingsbedrijf …. Aldus zijn ietwat beknopte LinkedIn profiel …… Echterrr ….. wij weten dat hij dit een tijdje geleden verkocht heeft ….omdat het tijd werd voor een nieuw avontuur ….. Want …… dat Vertura is ontstaan uit de visie van Jeffrey van den Berg, een gepassioneerde expert met meer dan… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/b2d4654/podcast/play/121392507/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-12%2Fd288467a-f9c5-9460-ef01-128dcd5c038b.mp3) ## [OA 47: Moon Colony Bloodbath](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oapod/episodes/OA-47-Moon-Colony-Bloodbath-e3k02e8) _2026-05-29 · Humpday Gamers · Orthogonally Adjacent_ Moon Colony Bloodbath ⁠⁠⁠ is designed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Donald X. Vaccarino ⁠, with artwork by ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Franz Vohwinkel ⁠, and published by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Rio Grande Games⁠ .⁠ Colonize the moon with bright eyes and high hopes. Grow food, gain money, and build beautiful buildings. Start the game creating an engine that is the envy of all other players at the table. And then watch it get destroyed.... MERCH IS STILL… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/a61c38/podcast/play/120637320/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2Ff339f911-9322-8787-e286-68291e3380b6.mp3) ## [OA 46: Shipyard (2nd Edition)](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oapod/episodes/OA-46-Shipyard-2nd-Edition-e3j5eo5) _2026-05-10 · Humpday Gamers · Orthogonally Adjacent_ Shipyard (2nd Edition) ⁠⁠⁠ is designed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vladimír Suchý , with artwork by ⁠⁠⁠ Michal Řezníček and Adela Stopka ⁠, and published by ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Delicious Games ⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ Rio Grande Games .⁠ Work on a 19th Century Shipyard creating the most impressive vessels, navigate them on their maiden voyage, and grab the most points along the way. If you're like "Eh" we can tell you this was a kind of slow burn… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/a61c38/podcast/play/119765189/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-10%2Faf448a88-bd34-2287-65cd-07af50161829.mp3) ## [OA 45: Critter Kitchen](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oapod/episodes/OA-45-Critter-Kitchen-e3gpo0m) _2026-03-21 · Humpday Gamers · Orthogonally Adjacent_ Critter Kitchen⁠⁠ is designed by ⁠⁠⁠ Alex Cutler and Peter C. Hayward ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, with artwork by ⁠⁠ Sandara Tang , and published by ⁠⁠⁠ Cardboard Alchemy ⁠ and ⁠ Lucky Duck Games. The Food Network meets board games as chefs from all around Bistro Bay fight to have the best food in the area -- what plates will you successfully complete and will the secret critic be impressed with your final meal? At… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/a61c38/podcast/play/117284310/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-21%2F32e275d8-7e65-a056-550c-1a06c421a05d.m4a) ## [OA 44: ZhanGuo: The First Empire](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oapod/episodes/OA-44-ZhanGuo-The-First-Empire-e3flovm) _2026-02-27 · Humpday Gamers · Orthogonally Adjacent_ Zhanguo: The First Empire ⁠ is designed by ⁠⁠ Marco Canetta and Stefania Niccolini ⁠⁠⁠⁠, with artwork by ⁠ Ulric Maes and David Sitbon , and published by ⁠⁠ Sorry We Are French and Hachette Boardgames USA From the Publisher: In Zhanguo: The First Empire , you go along with the Emperor's plans to offer your family a place in the terracotta army. To help you in this challenging task, six cards will… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/a61c38/podcast/play/116105654/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-26%2F4038e75e-3b91-b513-5162-05f7073516d4.m4a) ## [OA 43: Cosmoctopus](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oapod/episodes/OA-43-Cosmoctopus-e3e253f) _2026-01-23 · Humpday Gamers · Orthogonally Adjacent_ Cosmoctopus , designed by ⁠ Henry Audubon ⁠ , with artwork by George Doutsiopoulo s, published by ⁠ Lucky Duck Game s⁠, Players jump into the inky realm and play and incredible spin on the Cthulhu mythos. jump in and see what we think. MERCH IS STILL AVAILABLE! GET YOUR EARLY FAVORITES HERE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/user/oapodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More will be designed and… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/a61c38/podcast/play/114414127/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-22%2F770ebc3b-5305-5e70-9bd6-5388bd162edc.mp3) ## [OA 42: Most Anticipated Games of 2026](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oapod/episodes/OA-42-Most-Anticipated-Games-of-2026-e3dbv0t) _2026-01-09 · Humpday Gamers · Orthogonally Adjacent_ We're looking forward to 2026 with hopes of high quality, visually stunning, gaming experiences. What qualifies? drop in and check out the episode. MERCH IS STILL AVAILABLE! GET YOUR EARLY FAVORITES HERE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/user/oapodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More will be designed and posted soon. 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