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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.

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1606388774442762240

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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!

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1606000747623157762

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My latest book is Chokepoint Capitalism (with @rgibli), nonfiction about monopoly and fairness in creative labor markets.

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Signed copies available from @BookSoup:

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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:

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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."

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Upcoming appearances:

* Library Learning Experience/@ALALibrary (#NewOrleans), 1/27-30
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* 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:
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* @Capitol_Forum:
thecapitolforum.com/resources/chok…

* New Books in Public Policy (@PitPolicy):
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