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The Internet Isn’t Dead

It’s just resting.

Mickey Mouse Entering Public Domain (Sort Of)

Steamboat Willie is about to be ripe for exploitation.

Privacy, Politics, and Porn

The theory of the Internet clashes with its reality.

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Objective Journalism in an Objectively Uneven Contest

What if one of the candidates is Hitler?

Anti-Gay Extremism in Nigeria

Where religious zealotry can lead. (So, yes, a digression into American politics).

The Enshittification of Google?

Has the search goliath gotten worse?

The Senate Dress Code

Much ado about nothing?

The Menendez Indictment (Updated)

Also: calls for his resignation.

US vs. Google

The Justice Department claims the search giant abused its power.

Enshittification of Streaming

How something so promising became so frustrating.

Is Trump Protected Because Of “Political Speech”?

Why “the First Amendment protects Trump” defense doesn’t make sense

America’s “Family Secret” or Just Plain Denial?

Slavery is an inextricable part of our past, whether we want to talk about it or not.

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Should We Trade Our Smartphones for Flip Phones?

As much as we complain about them, they’ve become indispensable for most of us.

Rethinking STEM Credentialing

Should we reform the way we train a high-tech workforce?

The Food is Too Damn High

Get me higher than the grocery bill.

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Oath Keepers Founder Sentenced to 18 Years

The stiffest punishment yet for a January 6 seditionist.

The Changing Nature of the Internet

Why Google isn’t AltaVista.

Streaming Wars Killing Streaming Dream

Disney is making some unwelcome moves.

Montana Bans TikTok

Who knew they got cell reception?

Getting Paid for Internet Content

Who should pay whom for what?

Are eBooks Books and eLibraries Libraries?

A pending lawsuit seeks to settle those questions.

Microsoft Going All-in On AI

The future is here, whether we like it or not.

President Joe Biden speaks on the phone with EPA Administrator Michael Regan and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine about the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at the Warsaw Marriott Hotel. President Joe Biden speaks on the phone with EPA Administrator Michael Regan and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine about the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at the Warsaw Marriott Hotel.

SVC, Bank Contagion, and Government Action

The Biden administration had little choice but to act.

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Not Getting What You Paid For

When the product changes after you bought it.

An Observation About “Classically Liberal” Punditry

“Classical liberals” really need to rediscover self examination

One App to Control Them All?

I somehow missed Google’s launch of a service that solves the biggest annoyance of streaming.

WokeGPT?

The controversial AI has some interesting programming quirks.

Thursday Tabs

It’s the least I can do—and the most.

Who Does Netflix Think They Are, Anyway?

Understandable efforts to protect their market share are alienating customers who think they’re doing nothing wrong.

Chinese Balloon Mania

Tales of threat assessment and media reactions.

OTB at 20

A look back at two decades of blogging.

Right-Wing Musical Chairs on Satellite TV

Weirdly, politicians who don’t understand the debt ceiling also don’t understand other things.

Religious Accommodations and Slippery Slopes

Where do we draw the line?

False information about Greta Thunberg and Andrew Tate. False information about Greta Thunberg and Andrew Tate.

How Misinformation Spreads

What a too-good-too-be-true story shows us about the modern news business.

U.S. Government’s Woke Training!

There’s training on uncomfortable subjects. Oh noes!

Elon Musk Becomes First Person Ever to Lose $200 Billion

But did he ever really have it?

Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded

Michael Barone on out-migration from some Blue states.

The NFL is Taking Over

The biggest entertainment product in America is getting bigger.

Letter-Words

They’re just too awful for delicate ears.

A Spotify for News

Publishers and consumers want very different business models.

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Democratic Local News Network

Fifty-plus “local” news outlets are a front for David Brock and company.

Why Walker Will Win a Lot of Votes

Voting isn’t just about candidates.

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The Declining Market for News

Reading habits continue to evolve, not necessarily for the better.

“Illegal” v. “Undocumented”

Wherein I take issue with a charactization made by Tom Nichols and discuss the politics of language.

The Confederacy and Today’s Military

It goes deeper than base names.

Streaming Service Consolidation

There are too many products chasing too few consumers.

Democracy Dies in Dumbness

Paywalls are not our problem.

President Joe Biden welcomes ASEAN leaders to the White House,Thursday, May 12, 2022, on the South Lawn. (Official White House Photo by Erin Scott) President Joe Biden welcomes ASEAN leaders to the White House,Thursday, May 12, 2022, on the South Lawn. (Official White House Photo by Erin Scott)

Joe Biden is Aging (Developing Story)

The 79-year-old will be 80 on his next birthday.

Contacts on Hunter’s Laptop

Remarkably, he had contact information on there!