- Italian sailors knew of America 150 years before Christopher Columbus, new analysis of ancient documents suggests (Phys.org) What Columbus did not "discover" America, he just initiated its colonial period.
- Peter Thiel Embodies Silicon Valley’s Conservative Past and Dystopian Future (Jacobin) Pretty tame for describing a man who is a literal vampire.
- Facebook banned me for life because I created the tool Unfollow Everything. (Slate) You can download old copies of the software here.
- The Little-Known Power Brokers at the Federal Reserve (The American Prospect) "Right now, most of that power gets delegated to one person, who is simultaneously the Fed chair’s closest personal aide, the head of the Fed’s communications office, the chief strategist for the Fed’s relationship with Congress, and the person who hand-chooses which economists get to work with which governors."
- Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of ink (Bleeping Computer) Giving the cable companies a run for their money.
- The ancient stepwells helping to curb India's water crisis (BBC) Unfortunately, they were allowed to fall into disrepair during the colonial period.
- New Zealand council ends contract with wizard after two decades of service (The Guardian) I've read enough fairy tales to know that this will not end well.
- NFTs not annoying enough? Now they come with wallet-emptying malware (The Register) A scam on top of a scam.
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