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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 months ago

Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: "Carbon neutral" Bitcoin operation founded by coal plant operator wasn't actually carbon neutral; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2024/08/09/terawulf/

#Pluralistic

Four men in loud checked suits stand before a belching coal plant; the center two hold a glittering Bitcoin with a vivid green tree sprouting from it. They wear green domino masks. Behind them are ranks of 19th century child coal-miners.

Jerome @dl2jml@mastodon.radio · 4 months ago

@pluralistic One of the shortest yet most amusing articles from Cory Doctorow.

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 months ago

I'm at @defcon!

TODAY (8/9):

12h: Emceeing @eff Poker Tournament (Horseshoe Poker Room)

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/betting-your-digital-rights-eff-benefit-poker-tournament-def-con-32

17h: Bricked and Abandoned panel (track 1).

https://info.defcon.org/event/?id=54844

TOMORROW (8/10):

12h: Disenshittify or die! How hackers can seize the means of computation and build a new, good internet, hardened against our bosses' horniness for enshittification (track 1).

https://info.defcon.org/event/?id=54861

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 months ago

Community voting for SXSW is live! If you wanna hear Rida Qadri and me talk about how gig workers can disenshittify their jobs with interoperability, vote for this one!

https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/150498

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 months ago

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"Carbon neutral" Bitcoin operation founded by coal plant operator wasn't actually carbon neutral: Score one for Hunterbrook Media.

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/112932223092812166

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 months ago

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Hey look at this

* The neverending griefing discussion https://www.raphkoster.com/2024/08/07/the-neverending-griefing-discussion/

* The Ghost and the Golem https://www.choiceofgames.com/ghost-and-the-golem/ (h/t Ben Rosenbaum)

* Warner Bros. Discovery Says Its TV Channels Are Worth $9 Billion Less https://www.indiewire.com/news/business/warner-bros-discovery-says-tv-channels-worth-9-billion-less-1235033624/ (h/t @jgriffaz_)

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 months ago

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#5yrsago Bernie Sanders killed it on Joe Rogan https://jacobin.com/2019/08/bernie-sanders-joe-rogan-experience-podcast/

#5yrsago Whatsapp, Slack, Skype and apps based on popular Electron framework vulnerable to backdoor attacks https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/08/skype-slack-other-electron-based-apps-can-be-easily-backdoored/

#5yrsago Billionaire who gave Jeffrey Epstein power of attorney in order to manage his finances says Epstein stole “vast sums of money” https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/07/business/wexner-epstein.html

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 months ago

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#5yrsago Baking bread from dormant, 4,500-year-old yeast extracted from Egyptian bread-making ceramics https://twitter.com/SeamusBlackley/status/1158264819503419392

#5yrsago Monsanto ran a psy-ops war-room to discredit journalists and spy on Neil Young https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/aug/07/monsanto-fusion-center-journalists-roundup-neil-young

#5yrsago Wisconsin commissioned an independent report on how to fix the Foxconn deal. Result: it can’t be done. https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/6/20747166/wisconsin-foxconn-deal-state-report-lcd-factory-innovation-centers

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 months ago

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#5yrsago As New York State’s shareholder suit against Big Oil for climate denial proceeds, Exxonmobil caught intimidating witnesses https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09082019/exxon-climate-fraud-investigation-witness-pressure-investors-new-york-attorney-general/

#5yrsago After student arrested for carrying laser-pointers, Hong Kong protesters stage “stargazing” laser-protest https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-49280030

#5yrsago Warshipping: attack a target network by shipping a cellular-enabled wifi cracker to a company’s mail-room https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/06/warshipping-hackers-ship-exploits-mail-room/

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 months ago

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#5yrsago Billions on the line as Facebook loses appeal over violating Illinois facial recognition law https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/8/20792326/facebook-facial-recognition-appeals-decision-damages-payment-court

#1yrago Private equity plunderers want to buy Simon & Schuster https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/08/vampire-capitalism/#kkr

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 months ago

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Yesterday's threads: Private equity rips off its investors, too; and more!

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/112927017139717094

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 months ago

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My latest nationally bestselling novel is "The Bezzle," an ice-cold revenge story of high-tech finance crime starring the forensic accountant Martin Hench:

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250865878/thebezzle

Signed copies from Chevalier's Books:

https://www.chevaliersbooks.com/product-page/the-bezzle

My latest nonfiction book is "The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation" from Verso Books:

http://seizethemeansofcomputation.org

Signed copies available from Book Soup:

https://www.booksoup.com/book/9781804291245

Both are national bestsellers!

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 months ago

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My ebooks and audiobooks (from Tor Books, Head of Zeus, McSweeneys, Beacon, Verso 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."

https://craphound.com/shop/

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 months ago

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Upcoming appearances:

* @eff Charity Poker Tournament ( @defcon, Las Vegas, Horseshoe Poker Room), Aug 9 12h
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/betting-your-digital-rights-eff-benefit-poker-tournament-def-con-32

* Bricked & Abandoned: How To Keep The IoT From Becoming An Internet of Trash ( @defcon, Las Vegas, Track 1), Aug 9 17h
https://info.defcon.org/event/?id=54844

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 4 months ago

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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):

* Disenshittify or die! How hackers can seize the means of computation and build a new, good internet that is hardened against our asshole bosses' insatiable horniness for enshittification ( @defcon, Las Vegas, Track 1), Aug 10 12h
https://info.defcon.org/event/?id=54861

* Launch for Madeline Ashby's *Glass Houses* at Chevalier's Books (LA), Aug 16
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-madeline-ashbys-glass-houses-tickets-965286486867

* Disenshittify or die! (Burning Man, Palenque Norte, 7&E), Aug 27, 13h

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