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The war against cars will ultimately be won — and that’s good for everyone

Nice rundown on the multiple advantages of discouraging city car use.

Linked on 6th May 2018 Details

Please Stop Using Adblock (But Not Why You Think)

Use an ad blocker, just not this one.

Linked on 5th May 2018 Details

The Diderot Effect: Why We Want Things We Don’t Need

The spiral of possession as self-expression.

Linked on 23rd April 2018 Details

Facebook previews GDPR privacy tools and, yep, it’s the same old BS

“Facebook gives people the appearance of choice and then carefully directs users to making the right ones”.

Linked on 20th April 2018 Details

Belgium comes to terms with ’human zoos’ of its colonial past

It’s still not really talked about.

Linked on 16th April 2018 Details

An Elaborate Hack Shows How Much Damage IoT Bugs Can Do

“We’re looking at a fitness tracker hacking a smart speaker, a smart speaker hacking a thermostat, and the thermostat hacking the rest of the network.”

Linked on 16th April 2018 Details