Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow  ·  2 months ago
Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: Academic economists get big payouts when they help monopolists beat antitrust; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2024/09/25/epistemological-chaos/

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The facade of George Mason University. It has been desaturated, except for the plinth and lettering that spells out the name of the institution. The plinth has been colorized in gold, the lettering in green. Behind the lettering are three early 20th century male cheerleaders with megaphones at their feet, caught mid-leap. Their heads have been replaced with the heads of Milton Friedman, Robert Bork and Arnold Harberger. To their left is Uncle Sam, seen from behind, seemingly transfixed by their leap. To his left, a giant coin purse cascades massive gold coins down upon the scene. Image: Ron Cogswell (modified) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:George.Mason.University.Arlington.Campus.jpg CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
The facade of George Mason University. It has been desaturated, except for the plinth and lettering that spells out the name of the institution. The plinth has been colorized in gold, the lettering in green. Behind the lettering are three early 20th century male cheerleaders with megaphones at their feet, caught mid-leap. Their heads have been replaced with the heads of Milton Friedman, Robert Bork and Arnold Harberger. To their left is Uncle Sam, seen from behind, seemingly transfixed by their leap. To his left, a giant coin purse cascades massive gold coins down upon the scene. Image: Ron Cogswell (modified) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:George.Mason.University.Arlington.Campus.jpg CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
The facade of George Mason University. It has been desaturated, except for the plinth and lettering that spells out the name of the institution. The plinth has been colorized in gold, the lettering in green. Behind the lettering are three early 20th century male cheerleaders with megaphones at their feet, caught mid-leap. Their heads have been replaced with the heads of Milton Friedman, Robert Bork and Arnold Harberger. To their left is Uncle Sam, seen from behind, seemingly transfixed by their leap. To his left, a giant coin purse cascades massive gold coins down upon the scene. Image: Ron Cogswell (modified) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:George.Mason.University.Arlington.Campus.jpg CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow  ·  2 months ago
Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: Tech monopolists use their market power to invade your privacy; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2024/09/20/water-also-wet/

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A gigantic figure whose head has been replaced with the staring red eye of HAL 9000 from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. He peers through a magnifying glass at two boys who stand on his palm, dressed in 19th century child laborer's garb. They stare defiantly at the viewer. The scene is posed on a background whose sky is the 'code waterfall' effect seen in the Wachowskis' 'Matrix' movies and whose ground is a cracked, receding abstract pattern. Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.enA gigantic figure whose head has been replaced with the staring red eye of HAL 9000 from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. He peers through a magnifying glass at two boys who stand on his palm, dressed in 19th century child laborer's garb. They stare defiantly at the viewer. The scene is posed on a background whose sky is the 'code waterfall' effect seen in the Wachowskis' 'Matrix' movies and whose ground is a cracked, receding abstract pattern. Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en
A gigantic figure whose head has been replaced with the staring red eye of HAL 9000 from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. He peers through a magnifying glass at two boys who stand on his palm, dressed in 19th century child laborer's garb. They stare defiantly at the viewer. The scene is posed on a background whose sky is the 'code waterfall' effect seen in the Wachowskis' 'Matrix' movies and whose ground is a cracked, receding abstract pattern. Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.enA gigantic figure whose head has been replaced with the staring red eye of HAL 9000 from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. He peers through a magnifying glass at two boys who stand on his palm, dressed in 19th century child laborer's garb. They stare defiantly at the viewer. The scene is posed on a background whose sky is the 'code waterfall' effect seen in the Wachowskis' 'Matrix' movies and whose ground is a cracked, receding abstract pattern. Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en
A gigantic figure whose head has been replaced with the staring red eye of HAL 9000 from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. He peers through a magnifying glass at two boys who stand on his palm, dressed in 19th century child laborer's garb. They stare defiantly at the viewer. The scene is posed on a background whose sky is the 'code waterfall' effect seen in the Wachowskis' 'Matrix' movies and whose ground is a cracked, receding abstract pattern. Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.enA gigantic figure whose head has been replaced with the staring red eye of HAL 9000 from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. He peers through a magnifying glass at two boys who stand on his palm, dressed in 19th century child laborer's garb. They stare defiantly at the viewer. The scene is posed on a background whose sky is the 'code waterfall' effect seen in the Wachowskis' 'Matrix' movies and whose ground is a cracked, receding abstract pattern. Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en
Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow  ·  2 months ago
Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

NOTE: I DID NOT BUY A BLUE TICK. IT WAS NONCONSENSUALLY ADDED TO MY ACCOUNT.

Inside: Tech monopolists use their market power to invade your privacy; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2024/09/20/water-also-wet/

#Pluralistic

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A gigantic figure whose head has been replaced with the staring red eye of HAL 9000 from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. He peers through a magnifying glass at two boys who stand on his palm, dressed in 19th century child laborer's garb. They stare defiantly at the viewer. The scene is posed on a background whose sky is the 'code waterfall' effect seen in the Wachowskis' 'Matrix' movies and whose ground is a cracked, receding abstract pattern. Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.enA gigantic figure whose head has been replaced with the staring red eye of HAL 9000 from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. He peers through a magnifying glass at two boys who stand on his palm, dressed in 19th century child laborer's garb. They stare defiantly at the viewer. The scene is posed on a background whose sky is the 'code waterfall' effect seen in the Wachowskis' 'Matrix' movies and whose ground is a cracked, receding abstract pattern. Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en
A gigantic figure whose head has been replaced with the staring red eye of HAL 9000 from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. He peers through a magnifying glass at two boys who stand on his palm, dressed in 19th century child laborer's garb. They stare defiantly at the viewer. The scene is posed on a background whose sky is the 'code waterfall' effect seen in the Wachowskis' 'Matrix' movies and whose ground is a cracked, receding abstract pattern. Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.enA gigantic figure whose head has been replaced with the staring red eye of HAL 9000 from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. He peers through a magnifying glass at two boys who stand on his palm, dressed in 19th century child laborer's garb. They stare defiantly at the viewer. The scene is posed on a background whose sky is the 'code waterfall' effect seen in the Wachowskis' 'Matrix' movies and whose ground is a cracked, receding abstract pattern. Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en
A gigantic figure whose head has been replaced with the staring red eye of HAL 9000 from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. He peers through a magnifying glass at two boys who stand on his palm, dressed in 19th century child laborer's garb. They stare defiantly at the viewer. The scene is posed on a background whose sky is the 'code waterfall' effect seen in the Wachowskis' 'Matrix' movies and whose ground is a cracked, receding abstract pattern. Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.enA gigantic figure whose head has been replaced with the staring red eye of HAL 9000 from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. He peers through a magnifying glass at two boys who stand on his palm, dressed in 19th century child laborer's garb. They stare defiantly at the viewer. The scene is posed on a background whose sky is the 'code waterfall' effect seen in the Wachowskis' 'Matrix' movies and whose ground is a cracked, receding abstract pattern. Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en
Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow  ·  2 months ago
Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: Anti-cheat, gamers, and the Crowdstrike disaster; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2024/09/16/gamer-gate/

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A psychedelic, brightly colored castle wall with turrets. It floats on in an existential background of a glowing, neon green grid that meets a code waterfall as seen in the credit sequences of the Wachowskis' 'Matrix' films. The words GAME OVER are centered above the wall in the sky, in blocky, glowing, 8-bit type. The wall is shattered and peering out of it is a shadowy hacker in a hoodie. Next to the shattered wall is a red 'insert coin' slot from a vintage arcade game. Image: Bernt Rostad (modified) https://www.flickr.com/photos/brostad/7158955417/ Elliott Brown (modified) https://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/4890605302/ CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
A psychedelic, brightly colored castle wall with turrets. It floats on in an existential background of a glowing, neon green grid that meets a code waterfall as seen in the credit sequences of the Wachowskis' 'Matrix' films. The words GAME OVER are centered above the wall in the sky, in blocky, glowing, 8-bit type. The wall is shattered and peering out of it is a shadowy hacker in a hoodie. Next to the shattered wall is a red 'insert coin' slot from a vintage arcade game. Image: Bernt Rostad (modified) https://www.flickr.com/photos/brostad/7158955417/ Elliott Brown (modified) https://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/4890605302/ CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
A psychedelic, brightly colored castle wall with turrets. It floats on in an existential background of a glowing, neon green grid that meets a code waterfall as seen in the credit sequences of the Wachowskis' 'Matrix' films. The words GAME OVER are centered above the wall in the sky, in blocky, glowing, 8-bit type. The wall is shattered and peering out of it is a shadowy hacker in a hoodie. Next to the shattered wall is a red 'insert coin' slot from a vintage arcade game. Image: Bernt Rostad (modified) https://www.flickr.com/photos/brostad/7158955417/ Elliott Brown (modified) https://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/4890605302/ CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/