Pluralistic: The reverse-centaur apocalypse is upon us (02 Aug 2024)

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The reverse-centaur apocalypse is upon us: Microsoft, Oracle, and other bossware dealers are transforming our workplaces with "virtual whips."
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Pluralistic: For 40 years, Big Meat has openly colluded to rig prices (04 Oct 2023)

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For 40 years, Big Meat has openly colluded to rig prices: A long-overdue antitrust beatdown for Agri Stats.
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Pluralistic: Podcasting "How To Think About Scraping" (25 Sept 2023)

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Podcasting "How To Think About Scraping": How to preserve the benefits of web-scraping while targeting the real harms.
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