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An image of a modest house with rooftop solar. Rising over the roof is a picture of WC Fields as a carny barker, waving his hat around and shouting. Image: http://www.futureatlas.com/blog (modified) https://www.flickr.com/photos/87913776@N00/3996366952 CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ -- J. Doll (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_Sky_%28140451293%29.jpeg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en

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An image of a modest house with rooftop solar. Rising over the roof is a picture of WC Fields as a carny barker, waving his hat around and shouting. Image: http://www.futureatlas.com/blog (modified) https://www.flickr.com/photos/87913776@N00/3996366952 CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ -- J. Doll (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_Sky_%28140451293%29.jpeg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en
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Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Sunday, 08-Dec-2024 07:04:14 JST Cory Doctorow
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Solar is a market for (financial) lemons
I often write about scammers and hucksters, casting about for good visual representation. It wasn't until late January 2024 that I thought to look for an image of a carny barker and turned up this picture of WC Fields in full flight. He makes a lot of appearance after this point!
https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/27/here-comes-the-sun-king/#sign-here
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