{
  "id": 15459,
  "url": "https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/31/just-do-it",
  "title": "Pluralistic: Better to beg forgiveness (31 Jul 2026)",
  "summary": "Today's links Better to beg forgiveness: Don't ring the doorbell at the house of no unless you absolutely must. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: RIP Poul Anderson; P2P at PC Forum; Waitress handed her own stolen ID by carded diner; PDX bans fixies; Digital Economy Bill was a stitch up; NZ copyright disconnection flowchart; Fry v Widdicombe on Catholic Church; Moxie Marlinspike profile; V&A bans sketching; Gernsback's intro to the first Amazing Stories; \"Simplicity.\" Up",
  "authors": "Cory Doctorow",
  "category": "org",
  "topics": "regulation,jobs-economy,copyright-ip",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-07-31T11:56:12.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-01T05:10:57.676Z",
  "source_slug": "x-pluralistic-cory-doctorow",
  "source_name": "Pluralistic (Cory Doctorow)",
  "source_homepage": "https://pluralistic.net",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/15459",
  "original_url": "https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/31/just-do-it",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
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