happy mutants Excellent explainer: how consensus algorithms (including Bitcoin/blockchain) work Cory Doctorow
white supremacists Noted white nationalist and guy who got punched in the face Richard Spencer is "financially crippled" from lawsuit Thom Dunn
#blacklivesmatter In powerful message, The Rock asks "Where is our compassionate leader?" Mark Frauenfelder
tabloids The Man Who Knew Too Much! Why China murdered its own ambassador, in this week’s highly dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
usps They're never going to get rid of the Postal Service because then who would deliver the scorpions? Thom Dunn
health As Coronavirus infections near 100,000 worldwide, fear of mass deaths for the poor Xeni Jardin
tabloids Predator priests, Game of Thrones, and why Italians don’t use Viagra, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
tabloids Penis fish, Simon Cowell’s missing boobs, and Hillary Clinton’s gay flings, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
AI Second wave Algorithmic Accountability: from "What should algorithms do?" to "Should we use an algorithm?" Cory Doctorow
kushner Having accomplished little, Jared Kushner to lead Trump's impeachment defense Jason Weisberger
News 2020 Elections: Ransomware attacks on voter registration databases and systems feared by cybersecurity officials Xeni Jardin
hackers Less than 1 week after Florida town pays ransomware gang ~$600K, another Florida town votes to pay ~$500K in BTC to ransomware gang Xeni Jardin
