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Author/activist/journalist. New book: THE BEZZLE, a thriller about the Shitty Tech Adoption Curve https://t.co/4ZExCQHv6q @pluralistic@mamot.fr

Jan 8, 2023, 15 tweets

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Naomi Novik's incredible, brilliant, stupendous "Temeraire" series; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/01/08/tem…

#Pluralistic 1/

Naomi Novik's incredible, brilliant, stupendous "Temeraire" series: The Napoleonic Wars, but with dragons!

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Hey look at this

* WELL State of the World 02023 people.well.com/conf/inkwell.v… (h/t @BruceS)

* @MileyCyrus and @DBtodomundo Perform "Let's Dance" (h/t Kottke)

* The Strangest Computer Manual Ever Written ironicsans.substack.com/p/the-stranges… (h/t @Waxy) 3/

#20yrsago Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom is out! web.archive.org/web/2003011105…

#5yrsago Phrases used by corporate fraudsters memex.craphound.com/2013/01/08/phr… 4/

December 24th's threads: An end-of-year retrospective; 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… 6/

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… 7/

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/ 8/

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… 9/

Upcoming appearances (cont):

* Future of Arts/Culture/Tech, @ACMI, (#Melbourne), Feb 14
acmi.net.au/whats-on/in-co…

* @Aus_Digital Copyright Forum (#Canberra), 2/17:
digital.org.au/2022/11/08/doc…

* #Antitrust, Regulation & Political Economy (#Brussels), 3/2:
brusselsconference.com/registration 10/

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/2023/01/08/tem… 12/

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 "NYT: Binding Arbitration For Thee, But Not For Me"

doctorow.medium.com/nyt-binding-ar… 13/

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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). 15/

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