The CRTC said it would leave podcasts alone. Turns out that was a myth - The Hub
https://thehub.ca/2023-10-04/peter-menzies-the-crtc-said-it-would-leave-podcasts-alone-turns-out-that-was-a-myth//Wed, 04 Oct 2023
How did making the internet worse become a Liberal priority? | National Post
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/chris-selley-how-did-making-the-internet-worse-become-a-liberal-priorityTue, 29 Aug 2023
How to live on a Continent on fire – POLITICO
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-wildfires-global-warming-climate-change-land-management-trees-deforestation/How Invasive Plants Caused the Maui Fires to Rage - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/us/hawaii-wildfire-factors.htmlEverybody Knew the Invasive Grass of Maui Posed a Deadly Fire Threat, But Few Acted
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/everybody-knew-the-invasive-grass-of-maui-posed-a-deadly-fire-threat-but-few-acted/ar-AA1fMRmTMaui fires renew centuries-old tensions over water rights - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2023/08/25/hawaii-news/maui-fires-renew-centuries-old-tensions-over-water-rights/How 19th-century pineapple plantations turned Maui into a tinderbox | Hawaii fires | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/27/maui-wildfire-water-plantations-ecologyTue, 18 Apr 2023
https://dergigi.com/2023/04/12/bitcoins-are-not-mined-they-are-issued-over-time/
Fri, 14 Apr 2023
Free Roman Sterlingov - US Govt Nabs Wrong Man Through Blockchain Analysis
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/free-roman-sterlingov/Tue, 04 Apr 2023
probably the best summary by @EliLake
https://www.thefp.com/p/alvin-braggs-dangerous-stunt?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=260347&post_id=112546540&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=emailTue, 28 Feb 2023
Can Regulators Handle the Mastodons of the World? via @datainnovation
https://datainnovation.org/2023/02/can-regulators-handle-the-mastodons-of-the-world/Thu, 12 Jan 2023
Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals is located in Sweden
https://lkab.com/en/press/europes-largest-deposit-of-rare-earth-metals-is-located-in-the-kiruna-area/Hey buddy, consumers don't need protection from natural gas stoves
via @consumerchoicec
Wed, 11 Jan 2023
Russia is spying on Telegram chats in occupied Ukrainian regions. Here's how.
https://www.pwnallthethings.com/p/russia-is-spying-on-telegram-chatsThe road to prohibition: Labour’s plan to ban cigarette sales is hideously illiberal
by @cjsnowdon
Bankruptcy Filing Reveals Tom Brady, Kevin O’Leary, and Coinbase Among Major FTX Creditors
https://decrypt.co/118888/bankruptcy-filing-tom-brady-kevin-oleary-coinbase-among-major-ftx-creditorsMon, 09 Jan 2023
Your Face Belongs to Us by Kashmir Hill
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691288/your-face-belongs-to-us-by-kashmir-hill/Mon, 19 Dec 2022
Biden Admin Says Its Natural Gas Phaseout Will Save Taxpayers Millions. It Will Do the Opposite.
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/biden-admin-says-its-natural-gas-phaseout-will-save-taxpayers-millions-it-will-do-the-opposite/
Link
Source: Washington Free Beacon
A Vision for a Value-Enabled Web
by @dergigi
Tue, 06 Dec 2022
TSA is adding face recognition at big airports. Here’s how to opt out.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/02/tsa-security-face-recognition/Fri, 04 Nov 2022
Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee wants us to ‘ignore’ Web3: ‘Web3 is not the web at all’
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/04/web-inventor-tim-berners-lee-wants-us-to-ignore-web3.htmlFri, 28 Oct 2022
Thu, 27 Oct 2022
https://www.cryptonexa.com/consumer-group-warns-regulators-of-sam-bankman-frieds-influence-on-upcoming-cryptocurrency-regulations/
Fri, 21 Oct 2022
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland warned about Russia. No one listened.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/12/baltics-poland-russia-warnings-nato/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F38257a9%2F6346e0c3f3d9003c580dWed, 05 Oct 2022
Competition to Amtrak on the nation's busiest rail line? Sign me up!
https://www.inquirer.com/transportation/northeast-corridor-amtrak-commuter-rail-faster-startup-competitor-20221001.htmlTue, 04 Oct 2022
Project Veritas is being punished for practicing journalism
https://spectatorworld.com/topic/project-veritas-punished-practicing-journalism-biden-diary/Vaping a 'Small' Fraction of the Risks of Smoking
https://www.medscape.co.uk/viewarticle/vaping-small-fraction-risks-smoking-2022a10023otSun, 02 Oct 2022
Department Of Transportation: “We’ve Always Been At War With Eastasia”
https://viewfromthewing.com/department-of-transportation-weve-always-been-at-war-with-eastasia-roundup/
Link
Source: View from the Wing
The hold on the trillion-dollar crypto trade leaves it vulnerable
https://www.nashuatelegraph.com/opinion/another-viewpoint/2022/09/30/the-hold-on-the-trillion-dollar-crypto-trade-leaves-it-vulnerable/Thu, 29 Sep 2022
At least 23% of Ethereum blocks are complying with US sanctions
https://www.theblock.co/post/173417/at-least-23-of-ethereum-blocks-are-complying-with-us-sanctionsThu, 15 Sep 2022
Every Industry Should be Concerned about the News Cartels Meant to Bully Big Tech
by @dr_josephson
Mon, 29 Aug 2022
Thu, 18 Aug 2022
US Tribal Nation Economic Zone Publishes Draft Rules for DAOs
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/08/18/us-tribal-nation-economic-zone-publishes-draft-rules-for-daos/Wed, 17 Aug 2022
iOS VPNs have leaked traffic for more than 2 years, researcher claims
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/08/ios-vpns-still-leak-traffic-more-than-2-years-later-researcher-claims/Mon, 15 Aug 2022
August 15, 1971: A Date Which Has Lived In Infamy
https://www.forbes.com/sites/briandomitrovic/2011/08/14/august-15-1971-a-date-which-has-lived-in-infamy/?sh=2daec27c581aTue, 26 Jul 2022
Why the EU’s Rushed ‘Travel Rule’ for Crypto Should Be Struck Down
by @MBarczentewicz
Wed, 01 Jun 2022
Op-Ed: Banning menthol cigs is the wrong way to go about curbing smoking
https://www.thecentersquare.com/opinion/op-ed-banning-menthol-cigs-is-the-wrong-way-to-go-about-curbing-smoking/article_86082fd6-e13c-11ec-8b72-1f1a2e3a64e3.htmlNIMBY #Bitcoin mining ban threatens to lock NY out of the crypto revolution
via @consumerchoicec
Tue, 31 May 2022
https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/the-first-amendment-created-gay-america?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMDUxOTU3LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo1Njk5MzQwMSwiXyI6ImliUXR4IiwiaWF0IjoxNjUzOTkyNjk3LCJleHAiOjE2NTM5OTYyOTcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0yNjAzNDciLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.UdyfGg7m
Mon, 23 May 2022
Cronyism Makes the Baby Formula Shortage Worse
https://insidesources.com/baby-formula-crisis-cronyism-makes-the-baby-formula-shortage-worse/Patente sind unabdingbar im Kampf gegen die nächste Pandemie
via @FredCyrusRoeder @consumerchoicec
Thu, 19 May 2022
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-rises-antitrust-reformers-lower-prices-competition-consumer-benefit-brandeis-biden-11640032926
Wed, 11 May 2022
The Strange Afterlife of George Carlin
https://dnyuz.com/2022/05/11/the-strange-afterlife-of-george-carlin/Thu, 05 May 2022
Cubans turn to cryptocurrency amid heavy U.S. sanctions
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/cubans-turn-to-cryptocurrency-amid-heavy-u-s-sanctions-139124805728?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioscryptocurrency&stream=businessWed, 04 May 2022
All Hail America's New Truth Czar!
https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/all-hail-americas-new-truth-czar?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMDUxOTU3LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo1MzI2MzA0NywiXyI6ImliUXR4IiwiaWF0IjoxNjUxNjU4OTIwLCJleHAiOjE2NTE2NjI1MjAsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0yNjAzNDciLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.k6JRpFij4uauISdWed, 20 Apr 2022
The Power of Decentralisation with AC
love it @adamcurry
Wed, 13 Apr 2022
Build Now: Evaluating Canadian Federal Housing Policy
via @ConsumerChoiceC @clementliberty
#cdnpoli
Tue, 12 Apr 2022
https://theline.substack.com/p/dispatch-lite-theres-no-non-political?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMDUxOTU3LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo1MTkxOTAzMywiXyI6ImliUXR4IiwiaWF0IjoxNjQ5NzYzNDEwLCJleHAiOjE2NDk3NjcwMTAsImlzcyI6InB1Yi03MDAzMiIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.OaVFEGSL9gBwf
Fri, 08 Apr 2022
Is Europe's Tech Regulation a Gift to Russia?
by @MBarczentewicz
Wed, 06 Apr 2022
Germany closes Russian darknet market Hydra
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-closes-russian-darknet-market-hydra/a-61362417The remarkable brain of a carpet cleaner who speaks 24 languages
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/interactive/2022/multilingual-hyperpolyglot-brain-languages/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjIyMTgyODciLCJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNjQ5MTYxMzI1LCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIMon, 04 Apr 2022
Big Brother is Watching Your Crypto by @JWVerret
https://jwverret.substack.com/p/blockprof-a13?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMDUxOTU3LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo1MTU1OTc2MywiXyI6ImliUXR4IiwiaWF0IjoxNjQ5MDg0NDY2LCJleHAiOjE2NDkwODgwNjYsImlzcyI6InB1Yi02NjQ2ODUiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.rzpPyUDY7_HOuArFlQDdDrMtgKEVpzCPakI
https://www.axios.com/eu-digital-markets-act-big-tech-244fa542-04df-4e03-b9ac-a38f0c6adcfb.html?mkt_tok=ODUwLVRBQS01MTEAAAGDk158UptGPocR-CdMPZJNwTJTl_sU-cyhz2jfntBqG495w3grElzVWWhvkC9HkBbJIFpveZK74MnSAVLNlyxDpmBGUvyGuBfEG2_r_OtMTmA
https://github.com/Lissy93/personal-security-checklist
Crowdfunding to Support Ukrainian Refugees on JustGiving
@AlexanderHammo + @mchapliaa
Mon, 28 Mar 2022
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
get away from those seed oils fam
https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7djay/the-newest-bitcoin-diet-trend-is-hating-seed-oilsThu, 17 Mar 2022
Ukraine legalizes cryptocurrency as it receives millions in crypto donations
https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/17/22982608/ukraine-crypotcurrency-sector-legalized-zelenskyy-signs-billTue, 08 Mar 2022
Big Tech faces a moral reckoning in Ukraine | Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/d35c5e95-e0cb-4350-9dbd-e971e7070b63The Disintegration of the ACLU
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/the-disintegration-of-the-aclu-james-kirchickTimeline of Honk Honk Hodl Bitcoin - Google Docs
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RLzHiOnCCWUtf729_ANTv409pJd5lBIDUurB6mM3edA/edit#Reckless-Satoshi/robosats: A simple and private bitcoin exchange
https://github.com/reckless-satoshi/robosatsbitcoin-teleport/teleport-transactions: CoinSwap implementation
https://github.com/bitcoin-teleport/teleport-transactions/Spain's solar energy crisis: 62,000 people bankrupt after investing in solar panels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0gbisTsj2wThu, 03 Mar 2022
Why the World Must Resist Calls to Undermine the Internet
https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2022/03/why-the-world-must-resist-calls-to-undermine-the-internet/Wed, 02 Mar 2022
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-tuesday/the-end-of-whig-history/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TUE_20220301&utm_term=Tuesday-Smart
Tue, 01 Mar 2022
Cancel Culture Against Russians Is the New McCarthyism — @tylercowen
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-03-01/canceling-performers-because-of-their-ties-to-putin-is-un-americanTue, 01 Feb 2022
Every Country Needs a Museum of the Horrors of Communism
https://elamerican.com/every-country-needs-museum-communism/Mon, 31 Jan 2022
The Breakdown of Trust with Balaji Srinivasan & Glenn Greenwald
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3tBmfG_1Ac&t=3322sTue, 18 Jan 2022
Wed, 12 Jan 2022
Scientists believed Covid leaked from Wuhan lab, but feared debate could hurt
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/01/11/scientists-believed-covid-leaked-wuhan-lab-feared-debate-could/
Link
Source: Hacker News: Front Page
Thu, 06 Jan 2022
https://insidesources.com/storming-of-the-capitol-fueled-by-demagoguery-and-threat-to-republican-democracy/
Sun, 02 Jan 2022
China harvests masses of data on Western targets, documents show
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-harvests-masses-of-data-on-western-targets-documents-show/ar-AASk8e0Sat, 01 Jan 2022
Are Crypto Currencies to Blame for High GPU Prices?
https://blog.libove.org/posts/are-crypto-currencies-to-blame-for-high-gpu-prices/Fri, 31 Dec 2021
Tue, 28 Dec 2021
Coercion Made the Pandemic Worse
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coercion-made-the-pandemic-worse-lockdowns-response-testing-vaccination-government-11640617739Mon, 27 Dec 2021
Breaking Up Tech Is a Gift to China
https://www.wsj.com/articles/congress-breaking-up-silicon-valley-tech-is-a-gift-to-china-tencent-baidu-bytedance-quantum-11640525284Sun, 26 Dec 2021
Dave Barry’s 2021 Year in Review
https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/12/26/dave-barrys-year-review-2021/Wed, 22 Dec 2021
Tue, 21 Dec 2021
Mon, 20 Dec 2021
Principles for Smart Crypto Regulation - Consumer Choice Center
https://consumerchoicecenter.org/principles-for-smart-crypto-regulation/The Pandemic Isn’t About COVID Anymore
https://www.commentary.org/noah-rothman/the-pandemic-isnt-about-covid-anymore/?vgo_ee=wz0rdNSwzS3sUrLSt%2FPLAA%3D%3DFri, 17 Dec 2021
These are the variants I care about
https://thehackernews.com/2021/12/new-phorpiex-botnet-variant-steals-half.htmlWed, 15 Dec 2021
4 Years After the FCC Repealed Net Neutrality, the Internet Is Better Than Ever
https://reason.com/2021/12/15/net-neutrality-fcc-repeal-internet-faster-better/
https://charlotteledger.substack.com/p/inside-the-forbidden-world-of-online-222?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMDUxOTU3LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0NTUwMDExNywiXyI6ImliUXR4IiwiaWF0IjoxNjM5NTgyMzY5LCJleHAiOjE2Mzk1ODU5NjksImlzcyI6InB1Yi02NDQ5Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.x8rn
https://charlotteledger.substack.com/p/inside-the-forbidden-world-of-online-222?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMDUxOTU3LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0NTUwMDExNywiXyI6ImliUXR4IiwiaWF0IjoxNjM5NTgyMzY5LCJleHAiOjE2Mzk1ODU5NjksImlzcyI6InB1Yi02NDQ5Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.x8rn
Sun, 05 Dec 2021
Mon, 29 Nov 2021
Quand le sirop d’érable est à risque, on est vraiment dans la marde
https://www.lapresse.ca/affaires/2021-11-29/menace-d-une-penurie-de-sirop-d-erable/les-acericulteurs-pigent-dans-leur-reserve-strategique.php
https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpics.filmaffinity.com%2Fomicron-199040845-large.jpg&f=1&nofb=1
Sat, 27 Nov 2021
When Federal Employees Telecommute, Why Are Agencies in D.C.?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-federal-employees-telecommute-why-are-agencies-in-d-c-pandemic-relocate-11637963307
Link
Source: RSSOpinion
Fri, 26 Nov 2021
Your lockdowns will never be over
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/11/25/coronavirus-surge-united-states-south-america-canada/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F3561310%2F61Fri, 19 Nov 2021
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/11/18/coronavirus-origins-wuhan-market-animals-science-journal/
Thu, 11 Nov 2021
Innovation in Agriculture Will Help Combat the Climate Change
https://consumerchoicecenter.org/innovation-in-agriculture-will-help-combat-the-climate-change/Wed, 10 Nov 2021
Expat Group Sues US State Dept. Over Suspension of Renunciation Services, Violation of 5th Amendment
https://www.imidaily.com/north-america/expat-group-sues-us-state-dept-over-suspension-of-renunciation-services-violation-of-5th-amendment/Thu, 28 Oct 2021
https://emilyoster.substack.com/p/school-quarantines-should-end?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMDUxOTU3LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0MzE2ODU2OSwiXyI6ImliUXR4IiwiaWF0IjoxNjM1NDEzMjk5LCJleHAiOjE2MzU0MTY4OTksImlzcyI6InB1Yi0yOTc3MCIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.xecneRejMk2-xHqTFZ
Wed, 27 Oct 2021
Why Democratic Control of the FCC Won't Bode Well for Internet Freedom
via @consumerchoicec
Tue, 26 Oct 2021
The ‘Dune’ Screenplay Was Written in MS-DOS
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdeay/the-dune-screenplay-was-written-in-ms-dos?utm_source=vice_facebook&utm_medium=social