Which one should bother me more: some guy posting salacious movie clips on a Danish-language subreddit, or the declared intent […]
Tag Archive for ‘Regulations’
Keeping a wary eye on some potential phone-locking fuckery from Verizon
I got the following text message yesterday: Hi, it’s Verizon Prepaid. We’re updating our Unlocking Policy effective 07/07/2025. 60 days […]
Why the plastic-bag ban is bad for me, personally
My local rulers recently banned the use of disposable plastic shopping bags. Their stated goal was to promote the use of reusable bags and probably something about the environment.
I was unhappy about this. I’m usually unhappy when technocracy rears its ugly, empty head, but above and beyond that, this has make my life worse in a few small but noticeable ways. […]
The real estate commission protection act of 2021
Dateline Oregon (MSN): Starting in January, a real estate agent must reject any communication that would reveal the buyer’s race, […]
Nepal unintentionally caricatures corona-curfews
Dateline Kathmandu: Even though the lockdown is still in effect with only designated economic activities allowed, people in Kathmandu have […]
“So you rented out a meth house”
Micah Lang writes in The Outline about her old college roommate, who’s gotten into landlording: The ranch was an investment, […]
It’s the little things: policy changes
Here’s how a company run by sensible people could have reacted to the recent change in the federal smoking age: […]
Maine’s upcoming anti-vaping campaign
BDN: The share of Maine high school students using e-cigarettes has nearly doubled in the past two years, according to […]
Bangor’s upcoming Styrofoam ban (and how little good it’ll do)
Buried deep within the BDN’s triumphal celebration of compliance with Bangor’s upcoming Styrofoam ban was this tidbit: Governor’s, which has […]
The Internet was nice while it lasted
CNN: Lawmakers have approved a sweeping overhaul of copyright rules, dealing a blow to major tech companies that argued the […]
Ray of Infamy 