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A giant set of balance scales. One scale's platform bears a US flag motif, and atop it stands a mustachioed guerrilla fighter with an impressive hat, bandoleers, and a rifle. On the other scale is an EU flag, atop which stands a muscle-bound male figure standing at rigid attention. Behind them is a 'code waterfall' as seen in the credit sequences of the Wachowskis' 'Matrix' movies. Looming over the scene is an impatient-looking man in a grey suit; in one hand he holds a sheaf of papers; he is staring intently at his watch. Image: Noah Wulf (modified) https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thunderbirds_at_Attention_Next_to_Thunderbird_1_-_Aviation_Nation_2019.jpg CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en

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A giant set of balance scales. One scale's platform bears a US flag motif, and atop it stands a mustachioed guerrilla fighter with an impressive hat, bandoleers, and a rifle. On the other scale is an EU flag, atop which stands a muscle-bound male figure standing at rigid attention. Behind them is a 'code waterfall' as seen in the credit sequences of the Wachowskis' 'Matrix' movies. Looming over the scene is an impatient-looking man in a grey suit; in one hand he holds a sheaf of papers; he is staring intently at his watch. Image: Noah Wulf (modified) https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thunderbirds_at_Attention_Next_to_Thunderbird_1_-_Aviation_Nation_2019.jpg CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en
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Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Sunday, 08-Dec-2024 07:22:18 JST Cory Doctorow
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How to design a tech regulation
Cutting out those balance scales took a long-ass time, but I've found a lot of uses for them, illustrating the concept of "making trade-offs." The tradeoff here is between a rigid, planned approach and a more improvisational one, so I used an Air Force guy at rigid attention and a guerrilla fighter on the scales. The "impatient guy" from the maybe-a-radio-ad stands in this time for a government regulator.
https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/20/scalesplaining/#administratability
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