Mammon category archive
Millstones 0
I went to college a long time ago, when parents were often able to pay most, if not all, tuition and fees, before student loans became a self-perpetuating scam.
No Place To Hide 0
At the San Francisco Chronicle, Joseph W. Cotchett note the efforts of Big Data to weasel out from under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Here’s a snippet (emphasis added):
Face, we have admitted–nay, invited–these parasites into our most private lives and now, like electronic bed bugs, they have no intention of leaving.
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*A distinction without a distinction, methinks.
Facebook Frolics 0
Shorter Facebook press release: Fact? What is this thing you call “fact”?
Spin Cycle, Tariffs Dept. 0
David explains how tariffs work. It’s not how Donald Trump claims they work, despite the Trumpettes’ spin.
“The Rich Are Different from You and Me” 0
Paul Krugman describes how.
“Hey, We’re the Victims Here” 0
The owners of the “wine cave” who feted Pete Buttigieg are nursing a set of hurt fee-fees over being called out for their over-the-top self-indulgent extravagance having been noticed.
The Business Cycle 0
El Jefe offers a theory.
The Fault of the Romaine Empire 0
Thom and Jesse Hirsch discuss why romaine lettuce seems to be the subject of perpetual warnings and recalls.
Cookie Cutting 0
David describes the pressure being put on his podcast to allow his listeners’ and viewers’ data to be tracked.
