20211201
The American Prison System’s War on Reading • Protean Magazine
you know, cause of that whole, smuggling in books thing that is trivial to work around. oh, and there’s a grip of cash to be made on charging prisoners MSRP for books.
20211203
Could Covid Lead to Progress? - The New York Times
i’m hopeful, but probably not. just in case you forgot you were owned.
20211204
- The Mantra of White Supremacy - The Atlantic
- Xen-on-Nitro: AWS Nitro for Legacy Instances – Perspectives
20211207
On “Succession,” Jeremy Strong Doesn’t Get the Joke | The New Yorker
sounds insufferable. though it does seem like he was made for the role.
20211209
Microsoft Teams is the reason some Android users can’t dial 911
i don’t even want to think about this too deeply lest i never sleep again. but we’ve clearly reached a pretty dark/wierd place with phone technology.
20211213
Visualizing the Abundance of Elements in the Earth’s Crust
this is just a cool visualization.
You Won’t be My Neighbor: Opposition to High Density Development a surprisingly interesting paper about the fact that people in the US seem to be deeply biased towards single family homes. it would be really intersting to see if these same biases hold true in other countries.
20211218
OSS Simple Sabotage Manual, Sections 11, 12
reads like a manual for running a neighborhood council or how to operate as middle management.
20211220
How Donald Trump Could Subvert the 2024 Election - The Atlantic
worth the read. unfortunately, the only thing bart missed the last time on this topic was the timing. i think he could be forgiven for his predictions (or lack there of) around 6-jan, 2021. (ref: what if trump refuses to concede)
Alden Global Capital, the Hedge Fund Killing Newspapers - The Atlantic
mumble, grumble, late stage capitalism.
20211221
ForcedEntry reading - none of this is encouraging.
well, this is what i’ve been thinking/wondering about for the past year or so.
Two fundamental truths that the left / center as a collective are failing to emotionally and intellectually accept and understand:
The GOP is authoritarian, and intends to end our democracy
Once our democracy is dead, there’s no legal way to bring it back 1/n