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Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: Conspiratorialism as a material phenomenon; and more!
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Cory Doctorow
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Sci Fi Conventions | TusCon 51 | Science Fiction | Fantasy & Horror
Sci Fi Conventions | TusCon 51 | Science Fiction | Fantasy & HorrorCory Doctorow
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Conspiratorialism as a material phenomenon: What work does a conspiracy fantasy do?
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Cory Doctorow
2024-10-29 19:30:53
Cory Doctorow
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Hey look at this
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* The incredible reason for Disneyland's first fully air-conditioned attraction sfgate.com/disneyland/article/… (h/t Slashdot)
* MajorDom — Your Effortlessly Simple Smart Home kickstarter.com/projects/parke…
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Pluralistic collages
Cory Doctorow (Flickr)Cory Doctorow
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#20yrsago Disney sued by “inventor” of FastPass system web.archive.org/web/2004110102…
#15yrsago Mickey Mouse comics drawn by concentration camp prisoner web.archive.org/web/2009110317…
#15yrsago UK ISP TalkTalk threatens lawsuit over 3-strikes disconnection proposal theguardian.com/media/2009/oct…
#15yrsago My Times editorial on British plan to cut relatives of accused infringers off from the net thetimes.com/article/denying-p…
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TalkTalk threatens legal action over Mandelson's filesharing plan
Mark Sweney (The Guardian)Cory Doctorow
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#10yrsago The rise and fall of American Hallowe’en costumes npr.org/sections/money/2014/10…
#10yrsago Profile of MITSFS, MIT’s 65-year-old science fiction club web.archive.org/web/2014102319…
#10yrsago Malware authors use Gmail drafts as dead-drops to talk to bots wired.com/2014/10/hackers-usin…
#10yrsago Verizon’s new big budget tech-news site prohibits reporting on NSA spying or net neutrality dailydot.com/debug/verizon-sug…
#10yrsago Every artist’s “how I made it” talk, ever youtube.com/watch?v=l_F9jxsfGC…
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Verizon is launching a tech news site that bans stories on U.S. spying
Patrick Howell O'Neill (The Daily Dot)Cory Doctorow
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#10yrsago The rise and fall of American Hallowe’en costumes npr.org/sections/money/2014/10…
#10yrsago Profile of MITSFS, MIT’s 65-year-old science fiction club web.archive.org/web/2014102319…
#10yrsago Malware authors use Gmail drafts as dead-drops to talk to bots wired.com/2014/10/hackers-usin…
#10yrsago Verizon’s new big budget tech-news site prohibits reporting on NSA spying or net neutrality dailydot.com/debug/verizon-sug…
#10yrsago Every artist’s “how I made it” talk, ever youtube.com/watch?v=l_F9jxsfGC…
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Verizon is launching a tech news site that bans stories on U.S. spying
Patrick Howell O'Neill (The Daily Dot)Cory Doctorow
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#10yrago The Terrible Sea Lion: a social media parable wondermark.com/c/1062
#10yrsago Opsec, Snowden style web.archive.org/web/2014102818…
#5yrsago Elizabeth Warren proposes a 4-year ban on government officials going to work for “market dominant” companies medium.com/@teamwarren/breakin…
#5yrsago Behind the scenes, “plain” text editing is unbelievably complex and weird lord.io/text-editing-hates-you…
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#1062; The Terrible Sea Lion
WondermarkCory Doctorow
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#5yrsago Despite denials, it’s clear that Google’s new top national security hire was instrumental to Trump’s #KidsInCages policy buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanm…
#5yrsago 70% of millennials would vote for a socialist victimsofcommunism.org/annual-…
#5yrsago Davos in the Desert is back, and banks and hedge fund managers are flocking to Mister Bone-Saw’s side bbc.com/news/business-50219035
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Saudi woos back top bosses despite Khashoggi murder
BBC NewsCory Doctorow
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#5yrsago Podcast of Affordances: a new science fiction story that climbs the terrible technology adoption curve ia903108.us.archive.org/3/item…
#5yrago Kindness and Wonder: Mr Rogers biography is a study in empathy and a deep, genuine love for children memex.craphound.com/2019/10/29…
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Kindness and Wonder: Mr Rogers biography is a study in empathy and a deep, genuine love for children – Cory Doctorow's MEMEX
memex.craphound.comCory Doctorow
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Yesterday's threads: The US Copyright Office frees the McFlurry; and more!
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Cory Doctorow
2024-10-28 14:24:07
Cory Doctorow
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My latest nationally bestselling novel is "The Bezzle," an ice-cold revenge story of high-tech finance crime starring the forensic accountant Martin Hench:
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Signed copies from Chevalier's Books:
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My latest nonfiction book is "The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation" from Verso Books:
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Signed copies available from Book Soup:
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Both are national bestsellers!
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Book details - Macmillan Publishers
MacmillanCory Doctorow
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My ebooks and audiobooks (from Tor Books, Head of Zeus, McSweeneys, Beacon, Verso and others) are for sale all over the net, but I sell 'em too, and when you buy 'em from me, I earn twice as much and you get books with no DRM and no license "agreements."
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Shop | Cory Doctorow's craphound.com
craphound.comCory Doctorow
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Upcoming appearances:
* TusCon (Tucson), Nov 8-10
tusconscificon.com/
* International Cooperative Alliance (New Delhi), Nov 24
icanewdelhi2024.coop/welcome/p…
* IA et “merdification“ d’internet: peut-on envisager un nouveau web? (Remote), Dec 12
unige.ch/comprendre-le-numeriq…
* ISSA-LA Holiday Celebration keynote (Los Angeles), Dec 18
issala.org/event/issa-la-decem…
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Sci Fi Conventions | TusCon 51 | Science Fiction | Fantasy & Horror
Sci Fi Conventions | TusCon 51 | Science Fiction | Fantasy & HorrorCory Doctorow
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Recent appearances:
* Maximum Iceland Scenario - Data Caps, 3rd Party Android Stores, Nuclear Amazon (@TWIT)
youtube.com/watch?v=P5MkCwktKz…
* Speciale intervista a Cory Doctorow (@digitaliafm)
digitalia.fm/744/
* Was There Ever An Old, Good Internet? (David @Graeber_social Institute)
youtube.com/watch?v=T6Jlxx5Tbo…
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Speciale intervista a Cory Doctorow (#744) | Digitalia - Notizie di tecnologia
admin (Digitalia - Notizie di tecnologia)Cory Doctorow
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Pluralistic: Conspiratorialism as a material phenomenon (29 Oct 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.netCory Doctorow
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I'll be in Tucson, AZ from November 8-10: I'm the Guest of Honor at the @sf_tus science fiction convention:
tusconscificon.com/
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Tor Books has just published two new, free "Little Brother" stories: "Vigilant," about creepy surveillance in distance education:
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And "Spill," about oil pipelines and indigenous landback:
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Spill - Reactor
Cory Doctorow (Reactor)Jeff Miller (orange hatband)
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