Thread by @doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a thread).

Inside: Ford patents plutocratic lane-changes; All the books I reviewed in 2020; Armed cops terrorize Florida covid whistleblower; Uber pays to get rid of its self-driving cars; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2020/12/08/req…

#Pluralistic

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This morning, I'm giving a talk for the Norwegian Unix Users' Group: "Monopoly, Not Mind Control: What's Really Happening With 'Surveillance Capitalism.'"

nuug.no/aktiviteter/20…

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Ford patents plutocratic lane-changes: That part of Walkaway wasn't a suggestion, seriously.

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1336029056966410241

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All the books I reviewed in 2020: A year in books.

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1336074669821083648

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Armed cops terrorize Florida covid whistleblower: They pointed a gun at a two-year-old.

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1336309340836270080

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Uber pays to get rid of its self-driving cars: Every Big Store has to close eventually.

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1336317544408305665

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#10yrsago 1.1 billion US$100 notes out of circulation due to printing error cnbc.com/id/40521684

#10yrsago danah boyd explains email sabbaticals zephoria.org/thoughts/archi…

#10yrsago California’s safety codes are now open source! code.google.com/archive/p/titl…

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#5yrsago Denmark’s top anti-piracy law firm pocketed $25m from rightsholders, then went bankrupt torrentfreak.com/anti-piracy-la…

#5yrsago Concrete Park: apocalyptic, afrofuturistic graphic novel of greatness memex.craphound.com/2015/12/08/con…

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#1yrago One of the poorest, most desperate regions in Appalachia is experiencing an economic miracle thanks to fiber run by a New Deal-era co-op newyorker.com/tech/annals-of…

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#1yrago After sweeping election victories, Hong Kong protesters stage massive demonstrations marking their 6-month anniversary news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-demo…

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Yesterday's threads: China’s war on big data backstabbing; Someone Comes to Town Part 25; and more!

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1335999954880323584

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My latest novel is Attack Surface, a sequel to my bestselling Little Brother books. @washingtonpost called it "a political cyberthriller, vigorous, bold and savvy about the limits of revolution and resistance."

Get signed books from @darkdel: darkdel.com/store/p1840/Av…

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I have a (free) new book out! "How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism" is an anti-monopolist critique of Big Tech that connects the rise of conspiratorial thinking to the rise of tech monopolies and proposes a way to deal with both:

onezero.medium.com/how-to-destroy…

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My ebooks and audiobooks (from @torbooks, @HoZ_Books, @mcsweeneys, 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."

craphound.com/shop/

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Upcoming appearances:

* Monopoly, Not Mind Control: What's Really Happening With "Surveillance Capitalism," Dec 8, nuug.no/aktiviteter/20…

* Colloquium on Information Security, Dec 14, eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-31st-hph…

* Keynote, NISO Plus, Feb 22-25, niso.plus/cory-doctorow-…

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Recent appearances:

* Worldshapers
theworldshapers.com/2020/12/06/epi…

* A More Competitive Web (Techdirt Podcast): techdirt.com/articles/20201…

* Big Tech Podcast:
cigionline.org/big-tech/cory-…

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My first picture book is out! It's called Poesy the Monster Slayer and it's an epic tale of bedtime-refusal, toy-hacking and monster-hunting, illustrated by Matt Rockefeller. It's the monster book I dreamt of reading to my own daughter.

pluralistic.net/2020/07/14/poe…

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Are you trying to wean yourself off Big Tech? Follow these threads on the #fediverse at @[e-mail].

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Today's top sources: Shaq Kalaka (twitter.com/PrivacyAttorney), Wolf in the Living Room (wolfliving.tumblr.com).

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