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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: Marshmallow Longtermism; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2024/09/04/deferred-gratification/

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A serene, cross-legged, gilded Buddha statue; he is wearing a top-hat and posed on a field of white, fluffy marshmallows.

Image:
Mark S (modified)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/markoz46/4864682934/

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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ — A serene, cross-legged, gilded Buddha statue; he is wearing a top-hat and posed on a field of white, fluffy marshmallows. Image: Mark S (modified) https://www.flickr.com/photos/markoz46/4864682934/ CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

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Arianne Bloodwood @adb@todon.eu · 2 months ago

@pluralistic So brilliant, as always.

Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

@adb Thank you!

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

The paperback edition of The Lost Cause, my nationally bestselling, hopeful solarpunk novel is out this week!

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250865946/thelostcause

On September 24th, I'll be speaking in person at the Boston Public Library!

https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?startDate=2024-09-24&endDate=2024-09-24

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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Marshmallow Longtermism: My latest Locus Magazine column.

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/113080383042255601

Image:
Mark S (modified)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/markoz46/4864682934/

CC BY 2.0
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ — Image: Mark S (modified) https://www.flickr.com/photos/markoz46/4864682934/ CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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Hey look at this

* No Exit Opportunities: Business Models and Political Thought in Silicon Valley https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2024/08/no-exit-opportunities-business-models-and-political-thought-in-silicon-valley/

* Weird and Wonderful Filmstrips https://ironicsans.beehiiv.com/p/weird-wonderful-filmstrips

* Findings Report: Governance on Fediverse Microblogging Servers https://fediverse-governance.github.io

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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#20yrago GPL court challenge in English https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/old-docs/OIIFB_GPL2_20040903.pdf

#15yrsago How the UK gov’t spun 136 survey respondants into 7m infringers https://web.archive.org/web/20090906090950/http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/351331/how-uk-government-spun-136-people-into-7m-illegal-file-sharers

#15yrsago Canadian Copyright Consultation shows Canadians overwhelmingly support moderate, fair copyright https://web.archive.org/web/20090905160714/https://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4355/125/

#15yrsago Special Pleading, the dirty rhetorical trick used to disqualify all open publishing successes https://web.archive.org/web/20090908002625/http://www.locusmag.com/Perspectives/2009/09/cory-doctorow-special-pleading.html

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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#15yrsago British musicians — Paul McCartney, Elton John et al — speak out against disconnecting accused infringers https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/sep/03/youtube-prs-deal-file-sharing

#15yrsago Damien Hirst installation owner charges teen art-rival with theft of £500,000 for removing box of pencils from installation https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/damien-hirst-in-vicious-feud-with-teenage-artist-over-a-box-of-pencils-1781463.html

#10yrsago California’s incipient dustbowl: photos of a drought https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/09/dramatic-photos-of-californias-historic-drought/100804/

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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#10yrsago W3C hosting a “Web We Want Magna Carta” drafting session at Internet Governance Forum https://www.w3.org/blog/2014/crowdsourcing-a-magna-carta-for-the-web-at-the-internet-governance-forum/

#10yrsago Net Neutrality video: don’t flush our rights away! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNM8Z1lm9bM

#10yrsago More than 99% of FCC commenters support Net Neutrality https://sunlightfoundation.com/2014/09/02/what-can-we-learn-from-800000-public-comments-on-the-fccs-net-neutrality-plan/

#10yrsago Canadian PM steals site of memorial for political rival’s father https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-architect-says-government-stealing-site-for-communism-memorial

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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#5yrsago Why don’t more Chinese people oppose the Chinese government? https://web.archive.org/web/20190907072743/https://supchina.com/2019/07/22/why-do-chinese-people-like-their-government/

#5yrsago Critical essays (including mine) discuss Toronto’s plan to let Google build a surveillance-based “smart city” along its waterfront https://torontolife.com/city/a-smart-city-should-serve-its-users-not-mine-their-data/

#5yrsago Interview with Kim Kelly, Teen Vogue’s labor reporter https://therealnews.com/why-does-teen-vogue-need-a-labor-column

#5yrsago After unsuccessful legislative reform, German radicals defy the law to dumpster-dive at grocery stores https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/germany-examines-legality-of-dumpster-diving-a-1284079.html

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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#5yrsago Beijing promises “no mercy” for the “backstage masterminds” of the Hong Kong uprising https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3025578/beijing-calls-all-hong-kong-institutions-fight-violent

#5yrsago Dell Magazines have changed the Campbell Award to the Astounding Award, removing the name of fascist John W Campbell https://memex.craphound.com/2019/09/04/dell-magazines-have-changed-the-campbell-award-to-the-astounding-award-removing-the-name-of-fascist-john-w-campbell/

#5yrsago They told us DRM would give us more for less, but they lied https://locusmag.com/2019/09/cory-doctorow-drm-broke-its-promise/

#5yrsago Hong Kong protests level up in countermeasures, tactics, art and deadly seriousness https://memex.craphound.com/2019/09/04/hong-kong-protests-level-up-in-countermeasures-tactics-art-and-deadly-seriousness/

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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August 20th's threads: Nalo Hopkinson's "Blackheart Man"; and more!

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/112994312215885375

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 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 · 2 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 · 2 months ago

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Upcoming appearances:

* Albacon (Albany/remote), Sep 13-15
https://albacon.org/2024/

* The Right to Read, Boston Public Library, Sep 24
https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/66cf2d8bf520192f005fcc50

* TusCon (Tucson), Nov 8-10
https://tusconscificon.com/

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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Recent appearances:

* HC4US
https://soundcloud.com/hc4us/081224-cory-doctorow-a-canadian-british-science-fiction-author-activist-and-journalist

* Tech Rights & The Future of Privacy (Synthetic Minds)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD5iAV1YmO4

* Enzittification with @Zitron & @brianmerchant

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr · 2 months ago

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