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   Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 08:14:33 JST Cory Doctorow

   Proud to be a blockhead: The true economics of creativity and communication.

   https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/113693217256421880

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     Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 08:14:48 JST Cory Doctorow

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     Hey look at this

     * The How and the Tao of Old Time Banjo https://ia801601.us.archive.org/34/items/PatrickCostello/The%20How%20and%20the%20Tao%20of%20Old-Time%20Banjo.pdf

     * The Debt Limit Should Absolutely Be Eliminated https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2024-12-19-debt-limit-should-absolutely-be-eliminated/

     * Plumbing poverty: More people living without running water in US cities since global financial crisis https://phys.org/news/2024-12-plumbing-poverty-people-cities-global.html

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     Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 08:15:14 JST Cory Doctorow

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     #15yrsago Soviet kids’-book robots https://web.archive.org/web/20100107193522/https://ajourneyroundmyskull.blogspot.com/2009/12/mummy-was-robot-daddy-was-small-non.html

     #15yrsago EFF’s ebook-buyer’s guide to privacy https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/12/e-book-privacy

     #15yrsago Botnet runners start their own ISPs https://web.archive.org/web/20100103161911/http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/attackers-buying-own-data-centers-botnets-spam-122109

     #15yrsago BBC’s plan to kick free/open source out of UK TV devices https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/dec/22/bbc-drm-cory-doctorow

     #15yrsago How to Teach Physics to Your Dog: explaining quantum physics through discussions with a German shepherd https://memex.craphound.com/2009/12/22/how-to-teach-physics-to-your-dog-explaining-quantum-physics-through-discussions-with-a-german-shepherd/

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     Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 08:15:26 JST Cory Doctorow

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     #10yrsago Podcast: Happy Xmas! (guest starring Poesy) https://ia801602.us.archive.org/32/items/Cory_Doctorow_Podcast_280/Cory_Doctorow_Podcast_280_Happy_Christmas_with_Poesy.mp3

     #10yrsago Homophobic pastor arrested for squeezing man’s genitals in park https://www.attitude.co.uk/news/world/anti-gay-pastor-gaylard-williams-arrested-after-squeezing-mans-genitals-283001/

     #10yrsago Clever student uses red/blue masking to double exam cribsheet https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/2pxxaj/told_my_students_they_could_use_a_3_x_5_notecard/

     #10yrsago Dollar Store Dungeons! http://www.bladeandcrown.com/blog/2013/12/30/dollar-store-dungeons-the-project/

     #10yrsago Delware school district wants kids to get signed permission before checking out YA library books https://cbldf.org/2014/12/delaware-school-district-considers-permission-slips-for-young-adult-books/

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     Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 08:15:50 JST Cory Doctorow

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     #5yrsago The 2010s were the decade of Citizens United https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/12/citizens-united-devastating-impact-american-politics.html

     #5yrsago Kentucky’s former GOP governor pardoned a bunch of rapists and murderers on his way out of office, including a child rapist https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/12/20/matt-bevin-micah-schoettle-child-rapist-hymen-intact-pardon/

     #5yrsago Mel Brooks on the 40th Anniversary of his "greatest film," Young Frankenstein https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mel-brooks-20140909-story.html

     #1yrago A year in illustration, 2023 edition https://pluralistic.net/2023/12/21/collages-r-us/#ki-bosch

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     Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 08:16:05 JST Cory Doctorow

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     Yesterday's threads: Trumpism's healthcare fracture-lines; and more!

     https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/113685989233809708

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     Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 08:16:21 JST 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:

     https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250865878/thebezzle

     Signed copies from Chevalier's Books:

     https://www.chevaliersbooks.com/product-page/the-bezzle

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     My latest nonfiction book is "The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation" from Verso Books:

     http://seizethemeansofcomputation.org

     Signed copies available from Book Soup:

     https://www.booksoup.com/book/9781804291245

     Both are national bestsellers!

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     Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 08:16:35 JST Cory 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."

     https://craphound.com/shop/

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     Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 08:16:47 JST Cory Doctorow

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     Upcoming appearances:

     * Picks and Shovels with Ken Liu (Boston), Feb 14
     https://brooklinebooksmith.com/event/2025-02-14/cory-doctorow-ken-liu-picks-and-shovels

     * Picks and Shovels with Charlie Jane Anders (Menlo Park), Feb 17
     https://www.keplers.org/upcoming-events-internal/cory-doctorow

     * Picks and Shovels with Wil Wheaton (Los Angeles), Feb 18
     https://www.dieselbookstore.com/event/Cory-Doctorow-Wil-Wheaton-Author-signing

     * Picks and Shovels with Dan Savage (Seattle), Feb 19
     https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cory-doctorow-with-dan-savage-picks-and-shovels-a-martin-hench-novel-tickets-1106741957989

     * Cloudfest (Europa Park), Mar 17-20
     https://cloudfest.link/

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     Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 08:17:13 JST Cory Doctorow

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     Upcoming appearances (cont'd):

     * Picks and Shovels at Imagine! Belfast (Remote), Mar 24
     https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cory-doctorow-in-conversation-with-alan-meban-tickets-1106421399189

     * DeepSouthCon63 (New Orleans), Oct 10-12, 2025
     http://www.contraflowscifi.org/

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     Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 08:17:36 JST Cory Doctorow

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     Recent appearances:

     * Can we avoid the enshittification of clean-energy tech? (Volts.wtf)
     https://www.volts.wtf/p/can-we-avoid-the-enshittification

     * Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It (HOPE XV)
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrciT_dc2sc&list=PLcajvRZA8E0_tLLEh1COeAv-TcaDna2k1&index=32

     * How To Keep IoT From Becoming An IoTrash (@defcon)
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA7bpp8qXxI

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     Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 08:17:48 JST Cory Doctorow

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     You can follow these posts as a daily blog at pluralistic.net: no ads, trackers, or data-collection!

     Here's today's edition: https://pluralistic.net/2024/12/21/blockheads-r-us/

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     Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Monday, 23-Dec-2024 00:07:28 JST Cory Doctorow

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     @Dss Thank you!

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     NKTSecurity (dss@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 23-Dec-2024 00:07:29 JST NKTSecurity

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     @pluralistic I would just like to say that I'm glad you're carrying on. A few of the really good newsletters I'm subbed to have just ceased with no notice this past month or so. A particular loss was Wondercade from Neil Patrick Harris.