03-Oct, 2022 - afternoon links, etc.
links, etc amicus brief from the onion probably the most amusing bit that will come through the supreme court’s docket in a while.
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25-Sep, 2022 - morning links, etc.
links, etc Geek Wars - aka fear of a black hobbit conservative whining about casting is pure snowflake behavior. this quote is far too polite, but a solid argument. My contempt is not for people who love genre fiction. It’s for people who feel assaulted by the presence of women protagonists or people of color in their genre fiction. I don’t consider that a reasonable or substantive complaint about the quality of the work....
19-Sep, 2022 - afternoon links, etc.
links, etc The iPhone 14 Feature Apple Didn’t Tell You About | iFixit News serviceability as a feature is really something i would love to see folks marketing aggressively. i would totally pay a slight premium for a phone that was a little more serviceable that i could sweat another year or so on a battery replacement.
18-Sep, 2022 - afternoon links, etc.
links, etc How Democracies Spy on Their Citizens | The New Yorker nothing revelatory but a useful reminder nonetheless.