2026-05-28T21:56:07Z https://yabu.me Karma Burrito https://yabu.me/npub1g30xrx660chtdtyekpvy4rr2n4dv80vfwurv2cesuqj7ymh77rzss7fpuv https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/111/288/602/222/925/475/original/766ca717006b2a79.png https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/111/288/602/222/925/475/original/766ca717006b2a79.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr8y8m0u6gulpadzffma4pfmcf9jgse4fthwrjswusxtac55hzncgzypz9ucvmtflzad4vnxc9sj5vd2w44saa39msd3trxrsztcnwlmcv2t0cumg <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>KPMG caught with its hand in the cookie jar, what a surprise<br/><br/><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0787af8d-ed4f-4764-9bab-80b85dc5c614">https://www.ft.com/content/0787af8d-ed4f-4764-9bab-80b85dc5c614</a> 2026-05-29T04:05:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqgjytu024mkqeuhnyt84lzuv7dwrc4evrqh0uf5n3yzpkjq4mtngzypz9ucvmtflzad4vnxc9sj5vd2w44saa39msd3trxrsztcnwlmcv2lt70r4 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> A different kind of &#39;surge pricing&#39;<br/><br/><a href="https://travel.yahoo.com/news/articles/jetblue-told-grieving-customer-clear-155613565.html">https://travel.yahoo.com/news/articles/jetblue-told-grieving-customer-clear-155613565.html</a> 2026-04-30T08:13:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz4qs739se3dr3m5xzshhpzqgtnjt8z7rm6m5ywq5hr4vm4777gkczypz9ucvmtflzad4vnxc9sj5vd2w44saa39msd3trxrsztcnwlmcv2nyqcrn <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> Every business is a bank now<br/><br/>Sorry your Iphone is bricked until you pay up<br/><br/><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/18/apple-becomes-a-debt-collector-with-its-new-developer-agreement/">https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/18/apple-becomes-a-debt-collector-with-its-new-developer-agreement/</a> 2025-12-21T03:25:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxda98xpjffdqggwzedhqp5jazwj8lgy0tp6fync5dhajheym063szypz9ucvmtflzad4vnxc9sj5vd2w44saa39msd3trxrsztcnwlmcv2tseqqm <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> Scams, the one product that can ship globally <a href="https://www.reuters.com/investigations/meta-tolerates-rampant-ad-fraud-china-safeguard-billions-revenue-2025-12-15/">https://www.reuters.com/investigations/meta-tolerates-rampant-ad-fraud-china-safeguard-billions-revenue-2025-12-15/</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/729/338/856/290/028/original/806daebd6eb5401e.png"> <br/> 2025-12-16T11:39:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8mmf2p39f9wdlgmn7kum2shc04tgym7jzem04ym4qqf870njj0pszypz9ucvmtflzad4vnxc9sj5vd2w44saa39msd3trxrsztcnwlmcv2ag7tn4 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> Tidbit <a href="https://billionairesandguillotines.com">https://billionairesandguillotines.com</a> 2025-12-14T13:58:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsffzattjr5q3cg4tce8v725t5e9xvv35y47p5nt0zd2m64vunhdeszypz9ucvmtflzad4vnxc9sj5vd2w44saa39msd3trxrsztcnwlmcv2e4cspr <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> Turns out that 10% of Facebook ad revenue comes from flat-out scams<br/><a href="https://www.reuters.com/investigations/meta-is-earning-fortune-deluge-fraudulent-ads-documents-show-2025-11-06/">https://www.reuters.com/investigations/meta-is-earning-fortune-deluge-fraudulent-ads-documents-show-2025-11-06/</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/502/923/743/717/228/original/56a97520092f8c26.png"> <br/> 2025-11-06T13:18:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstvgc7hzyp8f5fl7s2xf6k2uhq7d7hgt34vazxg34qar0wkc7lksqzypz9ucvmtflzad4vnxc9sj5vd2w44saa39msd3trxrsztcnwlmcv2049pkv <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> Quick, we need a new bubble or the next growth stock will be gibbets<br/><br/><a href="https://www.techspot.com/news/109626-ai-bubble-only-thing-keeping-us-economy-together.html">https://www.techspot.com/news/109626-ai-bubble-only-thing-keeping-us-economy-together.html</a> 2025-09-28T03:48:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrmslmjzpwcw0srfwjtehyqndkd5v6jjcg5q7dr24amthx69y62dqzypz9ucvmtflzad4vnxc9sj5vd2w44saa39msd3trxrsztcnwlmcv23s3gvj <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rs6aha96xdhzlx35hpls5az807mp4lmdxu32jmkqxtqgac8gu5tq2mmxvp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Srsly Wrong Podcast</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rs6…mxvp</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>New Jobs Guarantee just dropped, just not the one we want <br/><br/><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/09/18/ice-expansion-new-offices/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/09/18/ice-expansion-new-offices/</a> 2025-09-19T02:49:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstgq7c6g5sgqx9ude5mlzha95t9246gjjn9zh8xdhx0efdk6nq6qczypz9ucvmtflzad4vnxc9sj5vd2w44saa39msd3trxrsztcnwlmcv2ge50r5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfwu8w77lhgzqnjnjzp0arhr9n3yxs85vls7evm67z5xecdh0kfrc5xzyhu'>nevent1q…zyhu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Every time someone starts their Pinkwater Journey, an Angel gets its Bagel 2025-09-10T15:10:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8de3y9dr3lf72tz68tt5qsu3flfs9lt7ysy34ty3grqn3hlvxqqgzypz9ucvmtflzad4vnxc9sj5vd2w44saa39msd3trxrsztcnwlmcv2hly654 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> Renewed resolve to survive the fascism just to see this treat<br/><br/><a href="https://gizmodo.com/dwayne-johnson-to-next-play-the-chicken-man-in-lizard-music-2000655464">https://gizmodo.com/dwayne-johnson-to-next-play-the-chicken-man-in-lizard-music-2000655464</a> 2025-09-10T10:40:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxdf89upnfehayzfsh47yguwle8nvg0lafa9957460xrkgfd4eeeqzypz9ucvmtflzad4vnxc9sj5vd2w44saa39msd3trxrsztcnwlmcv2ree9cl <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> New careers in Reverse Centaurism <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/humans-hired-to-fix-ai-slop-rcna225969">https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/humans-hired-to-fix-ai-slop-rcna225969</a> 2025-09-02T10:26:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswtzht9r4enr6uq4tjk6j3dwvrl50dp6tzxmaev6mfhksvh8ufh8szypz9ucvmtflzad4vnxc9sj5vd2w44saa39msd3trxrsztcnwlmcv2tcn0yg <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> Starting to think that guillotines are too good for them <br/><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/cpb-funder-npr-pbs-says-will-shut-congress-cuts-money-rcna222524">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/cpb-funder-npr-pbs-says-will-shut-congress-cuts-money-rcna222524</a> 2025-08-02T02:28:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszq63s5nx9muxdzpgsw2cek2lcrcc9ps4uxv8extwz03gj5v9sd7qzypz9ucvmtflzad4vnxc9sj5vd2w44saa39msd3trxrsztcnwlmcv27ygh9n <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> It&#39;s almost like they&#39;re going through a reverse-prioritized checklist of Pluralistic Greatest Hits #GuillotineBait <br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-direct-file-chopping-block/">https://www.wired.com/story/doge-direct-file-chopping-block/</a> 2025-07-17T13:27:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspu77kvxmvlx5hpwrrlekpljr7jsheggyh7rqvgkpranct920leuqzypz9ucvmtflzad4vnxc9sj5vd2w44saa39msd3trxrsztcnwlmcv2f0et60 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> The Cruelty is the Profit Margin<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/695674/fcc-halts-martha-wright-reed-prison-phone-call-price-ban">https://www.theverge.com/news/695674/fcc-halts-martha-wright-reed-prison-phone-call-price-ban</a> 2025-07-02T15:45:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyc09c709uaajdlz5hn6z9n7t837pznwl4g07prm98q6p43uxm9yszypz9ucvmtflzad4vnxc9sj5vd2w44saa39msd3trxrsztcnwlmcv2f4dnf9 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> Not only does the street find uses for things, so do scam compounds <br/><br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250601192057/https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/how-elon-musk-s-starlink-enables-a-multibillion-dollar-online-scam-industry-20250507-p5lxfr.html">https://web.archive.org/web/20250601192057/https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/how-elon-musk-s-starlink-enables-a-multibillion-dollar-online-scam-industry-20250507-p5lxfr.html</a> 2025-06-04T09:44:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvzs8g0l0e4hrd0ud5d3sqrs2zmm7akxydz2692mamfa2ndc2wrcgzypz9ucvmtflzad4vnxc9sj5vd2w44saa39msd3trxrsztcnwlmcv2kg3nwv <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Amazon is removing a key component to download purchased kindle ebooks this month.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/011/281/467/851/962/original/12e17aeabe36a9de.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-16T02:50:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2whzc54hz3q7mljq2lpmywpnyx8q6mlt4zxv3m94n2kz8cmdwu8czypz9ucvmtflzad4vnxc9sj5vd2w44saa39msd3trxrsztcnwlmcv2xqf8gy <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Tired: &#34;Computer skills are great for your career and future&#34; <br/><br/>Wired: &#34;Having no computer skills will save you from actual slavery&#34; <br/><br/><a href="https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/asian/malaysian-man-freed-scam-compound-computer-illiterate-840016">https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/asian/malaysian-man-freed-scam-compound-computer-illiterate-840016</a> 2025-01-17T04:12:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxsk7y26mam6czw6hplzhmq6qn9nzxes0kxcpn9equrwdc8wmenmczypz9ucvmtflzad4vnxc9sj5vd2w44saa39msd3trxrsztcnwlmcv22fg5qq <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> As a long time TurboTax user, savoring this small win<br/><br/><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/10/irs-drect-file-w2/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/10/irs-drect-file-w2/</a> 2025-01-12T01:40:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr8umk0ma8vuygwqvs0fxy400amkacywg56ju5lpdgmmg49m3rjggzypz9ucvmtflzad4vnxc9sj5vd2w44saa39msd3trxrsztcnwlmcv2w29wgu <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> This chap developed CEO trading cards and immediately had his social accounts shut down overnight. <br/><br/>&#34;The master&#39;s tools&#34; etc etc<br/><br/>The revolution will not be Instagrammed, Shopified<br/><br/><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/ceo-card-game-brian-thompson-luigi-mangione-2001973">https://www.newsweek.com/ceo-card-game-brian-thompson-luigi-mangione-2001973</a><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/751/675/101/919/120/original/fe1b821a8f05fc6d.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-01-01T06:27:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr8nkd36yrh2neyh0a4kfl6gjvgxrtvgch5cytz2f067xs5ujzl5gzypz9ucvmtflzad4vnxc9sj5vd2w44saa39msd3trxrsztcnwlmcv2ad3w8e <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> First independent email is deprecated, now blogs.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.justapack.com/how-google-is-killing-bloggers-and-small-publishers-and-why/">https://www.justapack.com/how-google-is-killing-bloggers-and-small-publishers-and-why/</a> 2024-10-26T10:48:26Z