Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: What the fediverse (does/n't) solve; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/12/23/sem…
#Pluralistic 1/
#NewYorkers! The state legislature has passed landmark #RightToRepair legislation, but @GovHochul hasn't signed it and it might die. Visit eff.org/rtr to help tell the Governor that we can't afford to wait (and tell your friends in New York, too!). 2/
What the fediverse (does/n't) solve: We can protect our communities from commodification, but it takes work.
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Hey look at this
* Speech-to-text with Whisper: How I Use It & Why harihareswara.net/posts/2022/spe… (h/t @brainwave)
* A Parent’s Typical Day, as Envisioned by My Child’s Preschool mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-par… (h/t @Kottke) 4/
Hey look at this (cont'd):
* Balkan Cosmology by Bruce Sterling (2022) bruces.medium.com/balkan-cosmolo…
* In the Southeast, power company money flows to news sites that attack their critics npr.org/2022/12/19/114… 5/
Hey look at this (cont'd):
* Why the super rich are inevitable pudding.cool/2022/12/yard-s… (h/t @Waxy)
* Private Equity Gave Your Bank Password to Hackers mattstoller.substack.com/p/private-equi… 6/
#20yrsago Broadcast Flag in NYT ourmidland.com/news/article/C…
#20yrsago better !pout !cry netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/88ol…
#15yrsago What waterboarding feels like boards.straightdope.com/t/i-waterboard…
#10yrsago Why George Bush, Sr resigned his lifetime NRA membership nytimes.com/1995/05/11/us/… 7/
#5yrsago Reviving my Christmas daddy-daughter podcast, with Poesy! ia600101.us.archive.org/25/items/Cory_…
#5yrsago @reazlepuff profile is a beautiful portrait of a brilliant, principled patriot who messed up nymag.com/intelligencer/… 8/
Yesterday's threads: Here are just two of the corporate giveaways hidden in the rushed, must-pass, end-of-year budget bill; and more!
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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… 10/
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… 11/
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/ 12/
Upcoming appearances:
* Library Learning Experience/@ALALibrary (#NewOrleans), 1/27-30
2023.alaliblearnx.org/cory-doctorow
* Chokepoint Capitalism: Can It Be Defeated? (@UCLLaws), 2/1
ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/20…
* @Aus_Digital Copyright Forum (#Canberra), 2/17:
digital.org.au/2022/11/08/doc… 13/
Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #Antitrust, Regulation and the Political Economy (#Brussels), 3/2:
brusselsconference.com/registration
fwean 14/
Recent appearances:
* @ukPageOne:
writegear.co.uk/podcast/e145-c…
* @Capitol_Forum:
thecapitolforum.com/resources/chok…
* New Books in Public Policy (@PitPolicy):
open.spotify.com/episode/2niuM0… 15/
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Are you trying to wean yourself off Big Tech? You can read my work elsewhere, but it is now a #TwitterCrime to tell you how. Please visit my site, pluralistic.net, for links to find me on less-unhinged places (I can only imagine that my days here are numbered). 19/
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