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Inside: End of the line for video essays; and more!
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End of the line for video essays: America's worst copyright law keeps getting even worse.
https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/116028347012422974
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Hey look at this
* 10 Reasons This Is the Worst Crypto Winter Ever https://archive.is/U5ede#selection-1246.0-1246.1
* The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Let’s Start Treating It That Way. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/opinion/capitalism-industry-financialization.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KFA.Vslp.8Xqe7KWGEwRu&smid=nytcore-ios-share
* Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad https://www.forever-wars.com/ron-wyden-only-talks-like-this-when-the-spies-do-something-real-bad/
* Hollywood Is Losing Audiences to AI Fatigue https://www.wired.com/story/hollywood-is-losing-audiences-to-ai-fatigue/
* Waymo Exec Admits Remote Operators in Philippines Help Guide US Robotaxis https://eletric-vehicles.com/waymo/waymo-exec-admits-remote-operators-in-philippines-help-guide-us-robotaxis/
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#25yrsago Bellsouth phases out pay-phones https://web.archive.org/web/20010211165636/http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010202/bs/bellsouth_pay_phones_1.html
#20yrsago Man who shattered museum vases asked not to come back http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/07/content_517885.htm
#20yrsago Dozens of Web 2.0 companies’ logos https://flickr.com/photos/torrez/95124293/
#20yrsago Did Nvidia hire an army of message-board sock-puppets? https://web.archive.org/web/20060208045150/https://www.consumerist.com/consumer/evil/did-nvidia-hire-online-actors-to-promote-their-products-152874.php
#15yrsago Sarah Palin Circle-R wants a trademark on her name https://www.loweringthebar.net/2011/02/sarah-palin-tm-having-trouble-with-registration.html
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#25yrsago Bellsouth phases out pay-phones https://web.archive.org/web/20010211165636/http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010202/bs/bellsouth_pay_phones_1.html
#20yrsago Man who shattered museum vases asked not to come back http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/07/content_517885.htm
#20yrsago Dozens of Web 2.0 companies’ logos https://flickr.com/photos/torrez/95124293/
#20yrsago Did Nvidia hire an army of message-board sock-puppets? https://web.archive.org/web/20060208045150/https://www.consumerist.com/consumer/evil/did-nvidia-hire-online-actors-to-promote-their-products-152874.php
#15yrsago Sarah Palin Circle-R wants a trademark on her name https://www.loweringthebar.net/2011/02/sarah-palin-tm-having-trouble-with-registration.html
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#10yrsago Love Picking: Locksport meets love locks https://toool.us/love-locks/
#10yrsago Superb investigative report on the fake locksmith scam https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/business/fake-online-locksmiths-may-be-out-to-pick-your-pocket-too.html?_r=1
#5yrsago Klobuchar wants to bust her some fuckin' trusts https://pluralistic.net/2021/02/06/calera/#fuck-bork
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