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“Outlaw Billionaires” (Multiline Comment)
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Democracy Design Lab asked Sarah Mirk to adapt Hamilton Nolan’s essay, Confiscate Their Money. They made the resulting zine available as a PDF to download, print, and distribute. Since the work is licensed CC-BY-NC 4.0, I’m reproducing it here in a format suited to reading on…

Fresh Bubbles

First time in a Briefing. Two or more votes in the last 24 hours.

Culture

  1. What defines Japan's national identity? (Noahpinion)
    4

    A guest post by Hiroko Yoda.

Gaming

  1. Burst: a free (no ads) bubble shooter game for iPhone (Mijndert Stuij)
    11

    Burst is a bubble shooter game for iPhone with zero ads, no tracking, and no in-app purchases. It has power-ups, six coding-inspired themes, Game Center…

  2. How to roll dice with cards (Lonely Star)
    7

    You want to roll dice but all you got is cards?

Life

  1. Blogger Archetype Quiz (James' Coffee Blog)
    13

    Have you ever wondered how best to summarise your character as a member of the blogging community? If so, this quiz is for you! Answer the following questions…

  2. Baggage Coffee, Harajuku (Emma Goto)
    6

    Shibuya and Harajuku can be quite a crowded placed to visit, and so I welcome any opportunity for a coffee in a more quiet place. Enter BAGGAGE COFFEE - a…

  3. Getting away from the algorithm (Antonio Santos)
    7

    I spent months chasing the algorithm. Then I realized I’d stopped writing about the things I cared about.

  4. A quietly hopeful day (Happily Imperfect)
    2

    The sunlight stole softly around the edges of the blinds and drew me, gently into the morning. My son had risen before the day itself seemed properly awake,…

  5. I like broken technology. (Topopa)
    3

    I bought my laptop for 350€ on Backmarket. I bought it because it was a decent price and looked sturdy. Well, actually this price wasn't for nothing. Ok you…

  6. Writing about it - approach to writer’s block (Juha-Matti Santala)
    3

    You know that feeling when you feel like you’re gonna sneeze but then it never comes out? I sometimes feel like that with blog posts. I think I have a post…

Tech

  1. The rot is deep at Microsoft (§kuthus)
    8

    I just read an article on ExtremeTech that the new Windows Media Player uses 3.5x more RAM than its predecessor, and it now charges users for third party…

  2. The key to my successful weekly planning system: Time blocking with Google Calendar and Google Tasks (Elizabeth Tai)
    2

    My weekly productivity routine is anchored by Google Tasks, Calendar, and Google Workspace tools.

Still Bubbling

Already featured in a Briefing before. Two or more votes in the last 24 hours.

  1. Small E-Ink Reader That Changed My Reading Habit (Matthew Bogart)
    57
  2. Town Square, the community deserves connection (Cauê Napier)
    16
  3. Hi Hackernews (Happily Imperfect)
    38
  4. Totoro Hand-Carved Eraser Stamp (Evermore Stud.io)
    17
  5. I wanted Bear Blog, but for my photos (Peter Gombos)
    84
  6. Handwritten blog (V.H. Belvadi)
    21
  7. Appreciation for the small web (jola.dev)
    55
  8. Where to Find the Colors Your Screen Can’t Show You (Ryan Moulton)
    10
  9. How to manage this Hugo based page from my Android phone in 2026 (foosel.net)
    7
  10. .gitignore Isn’t the Only Way To Ignore Files in Git (Nelson Figueroa)
    40
  11. No regrets switching to Linux (Greg Boone)
    37
  12. Nobody clicks your share buttons (Ankur Sethi)
    54
  13. Sailing is a full time job (Anne & Stefano Sailing Capsula)
    4
  14. When Overwhelmed, Slow Down (Nathan Peterson)
    12
  15. I invented a fake hobby and then wrote a book about how you can take part in it (weird medieval guys)
    10
  16. 20 steps to living silly-ly (Khoa's Space)
    17
  17. the girly wellness aesthetic as a white supremacist dog whistle (ava's blog)
    74
  18. Bloggers, can we make better titles for our posts? (Michael Harley)
    26

Tiny Bubbles

Fresh posts with exactly one vote in the last 24 hours.