Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: The good news is that Penguin Random House can't buy all the other publishers; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/11/07/ran…
#Pluralistic 1/
Hey #DC! There's a *very special* invite-only book party for "Chokepoint Capitalism" on Nov 17 and while it's not a public event, there's a limited number of spaces I can distribute on a first come/first serve basis. If you'd like to come, email doctorow@craphound.com! 2/
This Thu (11/10), I'll be in #Edinburgh for the #RadicalBookFair:
lighthousebookshop.com/events/chokepo…
On Sat (11/12), I'm at @WaterstonesOxf:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/chokepoint-c…
Sun (11/13), I'm presenting at @AaronSwartzDay:
eventbrite.com/e/aaron-swartz… 3/
The good news is that Penguin Random House can't buy all the other publishers: Now for the bad news.
4/
Hey look at this
* The NKVD choir (yes, that NKVD) sings "Let My People Go" (h/t Gregory Charkin)
* Everything is a Remix Part 3 (2021), by @remixeverything
* 5G Hype Simply Didn’t Deliver techdirt.com/2022/11/01/5g-… 5/
#20yrsago Oil companies carve up Iraq’s riches memex.craphound.com/2002/11/07/oil…
#15yrsago @GreatDismal: The Rolling Stone interview web.archive.org/web/2007110910…
#15yrsago @MLB rips off fans who bought DRM videos joyofsox.blogspot.com/2007/11/mlb-ga… 6/
#15yrsago @BruceS’s @TechReview story, “The Interoperation” web.archive.org/web/2007103111…
#10yrsago Canada gets a huge raft of user-rights in copyright web.archive.org/web/2012110914…
#10yrsago Donald Trump calls for revolutionary overthrow of American government wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/351856416… 7/
#10yrsago Haunted Mansion “alligator tightrope girl” cosplayer flickr.com/photos/jlh_lun…
#5yrsago How I lifehacked my way into a corner locusmag.com/2017/11/cory-d… 8/
#5yrsago Youtube Kids spammers rack up billions of views on disturbing, violent, seemingly algorithmic videos medium.com/@jamesbridle/s…
#5yrsago Rich people in Northern California got better firefighting services, thanks to private insurers marketwatch.com/story/as-calif… 9/
#5yrsago Orange County Deputy Michael Higgins loses immunity for emptying his gun into motionless man, then head-stomping him techdirt.com/2017/11/06/cop… 10/
#5yrsago All Those Explosions Were Someone Else’s Fault: supers and the undead battle for the world’s soul memex.craphound.com/2017/11/07/all… 11/
Tuesday's threads: "When Franny Stands Up," @EdenRobins' debut novel; and more!
12/
My latest book is Chokepoint Capitalism (with @rgibli), nonfiction about monopoly and fairness in creative labor markets.
chokepointcapitalism.com
Signed copies available from @BookSoup:
booksoup.com/book/978080700… 13/
My latest novel is Attack Surface, a sequel to my bestselling Little Brother books, now in paperback, wherever books are sold.
Signed copies at @darkdel:
darkdel.com/store/p1840/Co… 14/
My ebooks and audiobooks (from @torbooks, @HoZ_Books, @mcsweeneys, @beaconPressBks et al) 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."
craphound.com/shop/ 15/
Upcoming appearances:
* #RadicalBookFair/@Lighthousebks (Edinburgh), 11/10
lighthousebookshop.com/events/chokepo…
* Chokepoint Capitalism at @WaterstonesOxf, Nov 12:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/chokepoint-c…
* @AaronSwartzDay and International Hackathon, Nov 13:
eventbrite.com/e/aaron-swartz… 16/
Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* Arthur C Clarke Award (DC), 11/16
clarkefoundation.org/2022-awards-ev…
* Chokepoint Capitalism at @ThePeale Museum (Baltimore), 11/18:
thepeale.org/event/book-tal…
* Big Ideas Live (London), 11/19
news.sky.com/bigideaslive 17/
Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* Conversation with @Superwuster, #Informed22/@knightfdn (Miami), 11/30:
informed22.interkinnect.com 18/
Recent appearances:
* @PitchforkEcon
pitchforkeconomics.com/episode/chokep…
* Why Patients Should Hack Med Tech (@Defcon 30)
* Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan (@Lithub)
lithub.com/cory-doctorow-… 19/
You can also follow these posts as a daily blog at pluralistic.net: no ads, trackers, or data-collection!
Here's today's edition: pluralistic.net/2022/11/07/ran… 20/
If you're a @Medium subscriber, you can read these essays - as well as previews of upcoming magazine columns and early exclusives on doctorow.medium.com.
My latest Medium column is "The End of the Road to Serfdom"
doctorow.medium.com/the-end-of-the… 21/
If you prefer a newsletter, subscribe to the plura-list, which is also ad- and tracker-free, and is utterly unadorned save a single daily emoji. Today's is "🫂" (h/t @basspistol@basspistol.org). Suggestions solicited for future emojis!
Subscribe here: pluralistic.net/plura-list 22/
Are you trying to wean yourself off Big Tech? Follow these threads on the #fediverse at @pluralistic@mamot.fr.
Here's today's edition: mamot.fr/@pluralistic/1… 23/
Share this Scrolly Tale with your friends.
A Scrolly Tale is a new way to read Twitter threads with a more visually immersive experience.
Discover more beautiful Scrolly Tales like this.