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Not an April Fool Joke
The EU and France are more rational and intelligent than the orange baby’s régime; there’s no question about that. Nevertheless, French regulators just did something ridiculous: France fines Apple €150M for “excessive” pop-ups that let users reject tracking. John Gruber at Daring Fireball explains. In short: “App Tracking Transparency actually accomplished, in practice, via user-focused… Continue reading
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Wilhoit’s Law
“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect. There is nothing more or else to it, and there never has been, in any place or time. … The core proposition of anti-conservatism requires… Continue reading
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When night comes…
This opinion piece by Max McCoy of the Kansas Reflector now seems disquietingly possible. I’m not sure about the shortwave radio though; are there that many of those still around? Although receivers are readily available and inexpensive. Continue reading
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Greenland
The vance quisling seems to think that Greenlanders really ought to want to become part of the US. Presumably like the people in Puerto Rico or Guam, who are US citizens but not really, particularly in the eyes of the orange baby and its mob. Why, exactly, would a Greenland resident prefer to be a… Continue reading
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Minions’ opinions?
Keith Olbermann has a fascinating take on the whole SignalGate episode: “The reason Trump’s Team of Idiot Rivals sent each other their war plans on Signal wasn’t to keep them secret from the Senate, or from future investigations it was to keep them secret from TRUMP.” He goes on to suggest that“There WAS a work-around… Continue reading
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Downtown
Paul Krugman’s latest piece is about New York City. He spent some time there this week, and among personal observations, points out that: “New York is looking pretty good right now. Housing is still unaffordable; the failure to build enough housing, not an imaginary crime wave, is the city’s biggest problem. But dire predictions during… Continue reading
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Max and me
Max McCoy is a journalist from Kansas; you can check out his excellent work at the Kansas Reflector. I visited my favorite book store over the weekend and picked up a couple of volumes I’ve been looking forward to. I put one of them on my desk, just in front of my display, and opened… Continue reading
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The Curious 100
The Eames Institute has posted their list of “the curious 100.” It’s “a celebration of one hundred courageous leaders and creative minds across the United States who are harnessing the transformative power of curiosity to solve today’s most pressing problems.” The Eames in the institute’s name is Charles and Ray Eames, the famous design team that came up with… Continue reading
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Lying, cheating, and laziness
Capitalists love to talk about markets and competition — up to a point. But when market competition gets difficult, like when the capitalists in question are faced with a competitor offering a better product, or a better price, or really any other advantages, well…then they reveal that they hate competition, and their real preference is… Continue reading
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Disturbing hints continue
“Shortly after the [2024] election, a newspaper reporter asked Nikolai Patrushev, who is close to Putin, if Trump’s election would mean ‘positive changes from Russia’s point of view.’ Patrushev answered: ‘To achieve success in the elections, Donald Trump relied on certain forces to which he has corresponding obligations. And as a responsible person, he will… Continue reading
About Me
I’m Pete Harbeson, a writer located near Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to writing my own content, I’ve learned to translate for my loquacious and opinionated pup Chocolate. I shouldn’t be surprised, but she mostly speaks in doggerel. You can find her contributions tagged with Chocolatiana.
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