Internet Archive (Archive.org) being sued by copyrightists.

Following arrest of some alleged operators and the transition to more censorship-resistant distribution methods. An eLibrary becoming a physical library.

Forcing an upgrade to paid plan or deleting files after 6mos.

Because copyright owners aren't making money off it.

OpenCycleMap (http://www.opencyclemap.org/) and CyclOSM (https://www.cyclosm.org). Both are free to use and useful regardless of the type of bike one is using.

Copyright being used to protect the rich & powerful, who are the main beneficiaries of IP legislation.

No account required, no fees. They make money from affiliate/commission links, presumably.

Cell phone and ISP plan comparison: whistleout.com Can choose many details about phone and plan & compare.

Textbook/regular book price comparison: gettextbooks.com Can search by author, ISBN, etc. Sorted by price, including new and used on many sites. Shows shipping cost. I always use this when buying books.

Despite them not being physically in the US, not having operations in the US, and not selling the books. Just normal world police BS.

Windows once again fails at security despite convoluted attempt

Debian to automatically load non-free [libre] firmware but inform users it is doing so. IMO a compromise to broaden hardware support.

Author makes a lot of good points in there, stuff I didnt know.

Yet, if we had communism - or even used to have communism at one point - here, most people would be able to own their own home. I bet the US statistics include mortgagees as "owners" or the numbers would be even lower.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_home_ownership_rate