late stage capitalism Med students are being paid to act as Instagram "influencers" on behalf of cosmetics and other products Cory Doctorow
vanity plates DEZNUUTZ, 2HI, VENMO, and 3,000 other vanity license plates rejected by New York's DMV David Pescovitz
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drm HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza
art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn
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corruption Lawmaker admits not independently researching lobbyist's claim that ectopic fetuses could be reimplanted in the uterus, blames medical journals Cory Doctorow
fake news Hollywood sex scandal predators go unnamed and unashamed in this week's tabloids Peter Sheridan
Copyfight An open letter on DRM to the inventor of the web, from the inventor of net neutrality Cory Doctorow
tabloids Forget "alternative facts." This week's tabloids shoot for an entire alternate universe Peter Sheridan
surveillance NSA trove shows 9:1 ratio of innocents to suspicious people in "targeted surveillance" Cory Doctorow