godwin's law of branding Archives - Boing Boing Staging

language Bayer and Monsanto merge into a new company called "Bayer" because Nazis have a better reputation than Big Ag Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism Wework, Uber, Lyft, Netflix, Bird, Amazon: late-stage capitalism is all about money-losing predatory pricing aimed at creating monopolies Cory Doctorow
microsoft Microsoft CEO: don't worry, we're mostly helping the parts of ICE that don't involve kidnapping children Cory Doctorow
urban theory Remembering the NYC Citibike backlash, on their fifth anniversary Cory Doctorow
Business UK startup offers landlords continuous, deep surveillance of tenants' social media Cory Doctorow
trump Reverse Godwin: KKK darling David Duke says Trump may help improve Hitler's image Xeni Jardin
corruption UK Home Secretary auditions for a Python sketch: "UK does not undertake mass surveillance" Cory Doctorow
Games Binge-watching Titansgrave: Wil Wheaton's new live RPG show Cory Doctorow
videos German animation explains the evils of ubiquitous surveillance Cory Doctorow
Tom The Dancing Bug TOM THE DANCING BUG – Super-Fun-Pak Comix, featuring Phil Collins and MORE! Ruben Bolling
human rights Kony 2012: a viral mess Xeni Jardin
youtube SFPD sergeant orders officers: "If [Occupy protesters] do not do what you tell them, strike them." Cory Doctorow
ows Mike Godwin's first-person account: "What Happened at Occupy Oakland" Xeni Jardin
censorship How (not) to exterminate a book. Mike Shaughnessy
Funny Hitty Cent Xeni Jardin
politics Barney Frank pwns crazy lady at "town hall" meeting, effectively invoking Godwin's law. Xeni Jardin
Funny XKCD versus Hitler versus Vista Cory Doctorow
politics Israel Invades Gaza: Online coverage, "citizen reporter" resources. Xeni Jardin
Copyfight Canadian prime minister Harper gets the Hitler/Untergang remix treatment Cory Doctorow
Book Lunar vehicles that didn't make the cut David Pescovitz