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Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 days ago

Eventbrite

Cory Doctorow is coming to Victoria!

Join bestselling author Cory Doctorow for an author talk, Q&A, and signing of his new book 'Enshittification'

Forbrukerrådet

Seminar og lansering av rapport om "enshittification"

Forbrukerrådet inviterer til lansering av ny rapport om utviklingen kalt "enshittification".

Reboot Communications

28th Annual Victoria International Privacy & Security Summit - Reboot Communications

dr jamesbicycle

@jamesbicycle@mastodon.online · 4 days ago

@pluralistic
Enshittification is everywhere.

Cultural entropy?

"nearly all the art and culture that means something to me started as something that was transgressive and weird, and even if it was eventually metabolized by the mainstream, that was only after it had a chance to ferment and mutate in a tide-pool of Bohemian weirdness."

mmby

@mmby@mastodon.social · 4 days ago

@pluralistic furries have been playing that trick to some extent: weird enough to not get colonized by money other than their own

Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 days ago

Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 days ago

Tac B

Hello again everyone, I am happy to be writing with a great little sculpture to share. This is the first piece fully conceived and realized ...

finally we have created the silver bullet

from Fred Brooks' classic essay "No Silver Bullets"

Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 days ago

Identity Production in a Networked Culture: Why Youth Heart MySpace

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The System of the World @ The Tower of London

I had some spare time in London a couple of weeks ago: why not photo-document one of the pivotal locations in The System of the World, the Tower of London? Possible spoilers ahead! On a very dismal, grey day with no direct sunlight I found myself in the ancient fortress complex - here are my photos and notes. Page numbers and references are from the Arrow Books 2005 UK paperback edition, text copyright © 2004 by Neal Stephenson. More details Updates!

https://memex.craphound.com

Mysterious “lawer” threatens to sue over Bad Samaritan story

Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 days ago

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thedetroiter.com

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US copyright head: world “totally rejects” webcasting restrictions

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More clues to identity of author of EFF-sliming article in The Reg

Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 days ago

Ptak Science Books: The Office: Nuclear Weapons and Management Pre- and Post-Attack (!) Job Description, 1956

JF Ptak Science Books Post 1358 I've written many times1 on the technical and political end of the creation and deployment of the atomic bomb, along with some posts on the use and manipulation of language in controlling the sense...

Ars Technica

Empty suit: the chaotic way Anonymous makes decisions

In a group that claims to have no leaders, it can be impossible to know when "

Ars Technica

Donations pour in for PS3 hacker; Sony court battle continues

Fighting Sony in court will be a long, hard battle, but hacker George Hotz has …

the Guardian

Information overload? Time to relax then

Cory Doctorow: Why not take the attitude that if we miss something on Twitter or Facebook it's fine as it'll be re-posted soon if it's important?

IT Business

Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 days ago

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Today I Found Out

What Happens When You Stick Your Head Into a Particle Accelerator

Today I found out what happens when you stick your head into a particle accelerator. Exhibit A: Anatoli Petrovich Bugorski, a Russian scientist who has the distinction of being the only person to ever stick his head in a running particle accelerator. Shockingly, he also managed to survive the ordeal and, all things considered, came out without too much damage. [...]

Google Person Finder: Christchurch Earthquake, February 2011

Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi Thesis Wiki

Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi Thesis Wiki is a community site that anyone can contribute to. Discover, share and add your knowledge!

Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 days ago

Google Person Finder: Christchurch Earthquake, February 2011

Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi Thesis Wiki

Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi Thesis Wiki is a community site that anyone can contribute to. Discover, share and add your knowledge!

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