Exactly 80 years ago today. We must not only remember—we must also educate and ACT to create a culture of love, care and decency, instead of hate, ignorance and violence.
*Picks and Shovels* is a new, standalone technothriller starring Marty Hench, my two-fisted, hard-fighting, tech-scam-busting forensic accountant. THIS IS THE LAST DAY to pre-order it on my latest Kickstarter, which features a brilliant audiobook read by Wil Wheaton:
If Elon Musk wants to cut $2t from the US federal budget, there's a pretty straightforward way to get there - just eliminate all the beltway bandits who overcharge Uncle Sucker for everything from pharmaceuticals to roadworks to (of course) rockets, and then make the rich pay their taxes.
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#5yrsago Amazon threatened to fire 2 tech workers who spoke about climate and Amazon’s business, then 357 more workers joined them amazonemployees4climatejustice…
#5yrsago One of the CIA’s waterboarding torturers called himself “The Preacher” and shouted religious nonsense while performing executions theguardian.com/us-news/2020/j…
My last nationally bestselling novel was "The Bezzle," an ice-cold revenge story of high-tech finance crime starring the forensic accountant Martin Hench.
New York Times bestseller Cory Doctorow's The Bezzle is a high stakes thriller where the lives of the hundreds of thousands of inmates in California’s pris...
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."
New York Times bestselling author, journalist, and technology activist Cory Doctorow returns to the world of Red Team Blues to bring us the origin story of Martin Hench and the most powerful new tool for crime ever invented: the personal computer.
* A radical plan to fight U.S. tariffs and build an export industry jailbreaking consumer products from iPhones to tractors cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-14-…
The panel discusses CES 2025How Watch Duty’s wildfire tracking app became a crucial lifeline for LAWorst in Show awards 2025Aaron Swartz v Sam AltmanWe've not been trained for
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*Picks and Shovels* is a new, standalone technothriller starring Marty Hench, my two-fisted, hard-fighting, tech-scam-busting forensic accountant. THIS IS THE LAST DAY to pre-order it on my latest Kickstarter, which features a brilliant audiobook read by Wil Wheaton:
Tja, liebe @tagesschau - damit solltet ihr euch ernsthaft und auch öffentlich auseinandersetzen, sonst wird das Vertrauen in den öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunk noch weiter sinken!
Have another big post today on the importance of Bluesky/ATprotocol/decentralization, but also hoping to get people to understand the path forward is taking control over their own social media experience... www.techdirt.com/2025/01/27/e...
Disclosure: I’m on the board of Bluesky, so feel free to take as many grains of salt as you want in reading it, though all of it applies equally to other decentralized social media ecosys…
I argue that the past decade and half has unfortunately taught a generation of internet users that their only options for change on the internet is "working the refs": that is complaining to companies, billionaires, or governments, and begging *them* to "fix" things.
But the whole point of the internet was to give the power to the ends of the network: the users. It's about empowering users to have control and make the changes they want. Things like ATprotocol are a step in that direction, but people are eventually going to need to understand they have that power
There are places where, obviously, companies/gov't/billionaires can help things be better, but I've been dismayed seeing so many people think those are the only possible options. We can, and should, do better. And taking control of our own social media is one step towards that.
„Wenn du dich gegen die Todesmaschinerie wehrst, egal wie groß die Schatten um dich herum sind und wie weit du dich von den anderen entfernt fühlst, bist du vielleicht allein, aber du bist auch mit uns allen.
Vielleicht werden wir uns nie begegnen, vielleicht werden wir uns nie kennenlernen, aber wir kämpfen gemeinsam, auch wenn wir allein kämpfen.“
Das Bild zeigt eine Gruppe von Polizisten in voller Ausrüstung, die in einer staubigen, nebeligen Umgebung in Formation stehen. Sie tragen Schutzschilder und scheinen auf eine Konfrontation vorbereitet zu sein. Im Hintergrund ist ein gepanzertes Fahrzeug zu sehen, aus dem Rauch aufsteigt. Die Szene wirkt angespannt und deutet auf eine gewalttätige Auseinandersetzung oder einen Polizeieinsatz hin.
Il giardino dei Finzi Contini. L’Italia e le leggi razziali Dal romanzo di Giorgio Bassani l'ultimo capolavoro di Vittorio De Sica lasinistraquotidiana.it/il-gia…
Nell'estate del 1938, dopo la vittoria dell'Italia nel mondiale di calcio in Francia, dieci tra professori e assistenti universitari firmarono collettivamente, come
For New Scientist, I interviewed the absolutely wonderful Dr. Philip Metzger about lunar regolith, the importance of moon dirt for settlement on the moon, and how he became the truly iconic scientist he is today:
When it comes to sending humans back to the moon, knowing how to work with the regolith that coats the ground will be make-or-break. Phil Metzger is studying how to mitigate its dangers and use it as a crucial resource
Kindergartengruppe verfolgt Wie ein Asylbewerber eine niedersächsische Gemeinde terrorisiert jungefreiheit.de/politik/deuts… Ein psychisch auffälliger libanesischer Asylbewerber versetzt die Einwohner der niedersächsischen Gemeinde Zetel in Angst und Schrecken. Jetzt schlägt der Gemeinderat Alarm – und zieht Parallelen zum Fall von Aschaffenburg. Wie geht die Polizei mit der Lage um? Dieser Beitrag
Schock: Nachwuchs-Politiker von Migrant erstochen exxpress.at/news/schock-nachwu… Ein junger Politiker dürfte laut exklusiven Recherchen von "NIUS" von einem Migranten aus Guinea brutal ermordet worden sein - und zwar mit Stichen in den Hals. Das Entsetzen und die Trauer sind groß. Alle Infos hier. #news #press
Ein junger Politiker dürfte laut exklusiven Recherchen von "NIUS" von einem Migranten aus Guinea brutal ermordet worden sein - und zwar mit Stichen in den Hals. Das Entsetzen und die Trauer sind groß. Alle Infos hier.
Today's Low Quality Ad is for A Love Journal: 100 Things I Love About You, on sale for 43% off. It's cute if you write about your significant other in it. It's less cute if you write about Keanu Reeves and mail it to Keanu, clearly violating that restraining order. amazon.com/dp/1647398207?ref=t…
I know that you think Keanu Reeves told you he loves you, but I need you to understand that you were watching The Matrix and he was speaking to Trinity.
Abhörsichere Kommunikation dank Quantenverschlüsselung: Auf dem Campus der Uni Ulm ist die neue Quantum Key Distribution-Strecke in Betrieb gegangen - ein gemeinsames Projekt von #uulm und @DLRt1p.de/qkd-teststrecke *cl/📸 Elvira Eberhardt / Uni Ulm
Auf dem Campus der Universität Ulm ist mit der neuen Quantum Key Distribution-Strecke jetzt ein Stück Forschungsinfrastruktur in Betrieb gegangen, mit der Forschende der Universität und des Deutschen Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt die Übertragung v…
Nach dem Bruch der Ampel findet die Bundestagswahl bereits am 23. Februar 2025 statt. Wie würden die Bürgerinnen und Bürger sich jetzt entscheiden? Ein laufend aktualisierter Überblick über die Antworten auf die Sonntagsfrage der Meinungsforschungsin…
A line graph displays the average results of ten German political polls from January 2022 to January 2025. The graph shows the percentage of votes for several parties: Union, AfD, SPD, Grüne, BSW, and FDP. The 2021 Bundestag election results are also shown for comparison. A note indicates the data includes the Berlin repeat election. The graph's title is "Die Sonntagsfrage im Bund" (The Sunday Question in the Federation). The x-axis shows the months from January 2022 to January 2025. The y-axis shows the percentage of votes. A separate box highlights the results of an INSA poll from August 21, 2023.
Abschiebeoffensive: So möchte Trump die illegale Migration noch weiter zurückdrängen apollo-news.net/abschiebeoffen… Im Wahlkampf hatte der amtierende US-Präsident Donald Trump „Massenabschiebungen“ versprochen. Bereits innerhalb der ersten Woche hat er dieses Wahlkampfversprechen umgesetzt ... The post Abschiebeoffensive: So möchte Trump die illegale Migration noch weiter zurückdrängen appeared first on Apollo News.
Amazing discovery today that makes me think there is still hope for online communities to contribute to the evolution of the Internet. I am very happy to see people (living) in Italy and producing these relevant pieces.
Super smart and fun people. Thank you for producing this series. @poritzj
Stiamo partendo con il progetto EDUcational e puoi contribuire anche tu indicando le applicazioni che vorresti avere disponibili direttamente con una mail a dev@ufficiozero.org Indica il nome del pacchetto, la licenza del software stesso ed anche il grado di istruzione per il quale consigli l'utilizzo dell'applicazione proposta. EDU è rivolto ad ogni grado della scuola italiana.
Tech stocks fall as China's DeepSeek sparks U.S. worries about the AI race
DeepSeek released an open-source artificial intelligence model in December after saying that it took only two months and less than $6 million to create it.
Shovel seller: "Wait, somebody managed to make our standard shovel eight times as performant as our Pro Shovel 8000®, and now we're forced to start catering back to the low-cost crew again instead of forcing people to shell out all of the money? We're doomed, doomed I tells ya!"
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martinhench.com
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It's pretty easy to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget, actually: Just end all the private-sector profiteering.
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Hey look at this
* Labour’s decision to muzzle regulators in the name of ‘growth’ will backfire horribly theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
* We Only Have Ourselves: The How-Tos and DOs and DON’Ts of Mutual Aid lithub.com/we-only-have-oursel…
* Austin rents have fallen for nearly two years. Here’s why. texastribune.org/2025/01/22/au… (h/t Hacker News)
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Austin rents have fallen for nearly two years. Here’s why.
Joshua Fechter (The Texas Tribune)Cory Doctorow
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#20yrsago Gilberto Gil’s extraordinary engagement with Brazilians web.archive.org/web/2005013003…
#20yrsago Social Security “crisis” commentary that had me laughing aloud fafblog.blogspot.com/2005_01_2…
#20yrsago Details on cracking Apple’s iTunes DRM web.archive.org/web/2005012903…
#20yrsago Outstanding tips for community moderation nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/…
#15yrsago Copyright-maximalist judges plagiarize lawblogger in opinion 24oranges.nl/2010/01/23/judges…
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JHymn Goes Behind Atoms and Apple To Bring DRM-Free Music :: Open Source, Linux News & Software - OSDir.com :: Linux & Open Source News from Across the Community
web.archive.orgCory Doctorow
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#10yrsago Comcast ghost-wrote politicians’ letters in support of Time Warner Cable merger theverge.com/2015/1/26/7878239…
#10yrsago Koch brothers raise 2016 election warchest that’s on par with either party’s spend nytimes.com/2015/01/27/us/poli…
#10yrsago Podcast: The case for … cities that aren’t dystopian surveillance states ia802809.us.archive.org/11/ite…
#5yrsago Listen: loudspeakers broadcast corona virus closure messages to the empty streets of Shanghai Disneyland twitter.com/dwnews/status/1221…
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Koch Brothers’ Budget of $889 Million for 2016 Is on Par With Both Parties’ Spending
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#5yrsago Amazon threatened to fire 2 tech workers who spoke about climate and Amazon’s business, then 357 more workers joined them amazonemployees4climatejustice…
#5yrsago Climate denial has destroyed the libertarian movement jacobin.com/2020/01/libertaria…
#5yrsago Why I won’t buy an Ipad: ten years later memex.craphound.com/2020/01/27…
#5yrsago One of the CIA’s waterboarding torturers called himself “The Preacher” and shouted religious nonsense while performing executions theguardian.com/us-news/2020/j…
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Chilling role of 'the Preacher' confirmed at CIA waterboarding hearing in Guantánamo
Julian Borger (The Guardian)Cory Doctorow
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#5yrsago The privacy-invading, junk science “home DNA test” industry is cratering technologyreview.com/2020/01/2…
#1yrago Solar is a market for (financial) lemons pluralistic.net/2024/01/27/her…
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Is the consumer genetics fad over?
Antonio Regalado (MIT Technology Review)Cory Doctorow
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Saturday's threads: It's not a crime if we do it with an app; and more!
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My last nationally bestselling novel was "The Bezzle," an ice-cold revenge story of high-tech finance crime starring the forensic accountant Martin Hench.
us.macmillan.com/books/9781250…
Signed copies from Chevalier's Books:
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My latest nonfiction book is "The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation" from Verso Books:
seizethemeansofcomputation.org
Signed copies available from Book Soup:
booksoup.com/book/978180429124…
Both are national bestsellers!
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Book details - Macmillan Publishers
MacmillanCory Doctorow
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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."
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Upcoming appearances:
* Picks and Shovels with Ken Liu (Boston), Feb 14
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* Picks and Shovels with Charlie Jane Anders (Menlo Park), Feb 17
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* Picks and Shovels with Wil Wheaton (Los Angeles), Feb 18
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* Picks and Shovels with Dan Savage (Seattle), Feb 19
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Cory Doctorow with Charlie Jane Anders — Kepler's Literary Foundation
Kepler's Literary FoundationCory Doctorow
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* Picks and Shovels at Another Story (Toronto), Feb 23
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* Picks and Shovels with John Hodgman (NYC), Feb 26
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* Picks and Shovels (Penn State), Feb 27
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* Picks and Shovels at the Doylestown Bookshop (Doylestown, PA), Mar 1
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* Picks and Shovels at Red Emma's (Baltimore), Mar 2
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PICKS & SHOVELS - Cory Doctorow
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* Picks and Shovels with Lee Vinsel (Richmond, VA), Mar 5
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* Picks and Shovels at First Light Books (Austin), Mar 10
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* Picks and Shovels at Dark Delicacies (Burbank), Mar 13
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* Cloudfest (Europa Park), Mar 17-20
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* Picks and Shovels at Imagine! Belfast (Remote), Mar 24
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Thu, Mar 13th 6 pm: Pick & Shovel: A Martin Hench Novel HB
Dark DelicaciesCory Doctorow
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd)
* ABA Techshow (Chicago), Apr 3
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* Teardown 2025 (PDX), Jun 20-22
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* DeepSouthCon63 (New Orleans), Oct 10-12, 2025
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Recent appearances:
* A radical plan to fight U.S. tariffs and build an export industry jailbreaking consumer products from iPhones to tractors
cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-14-…
* Right to Repair with Karen Sandler (Software Freedom Conservancy):
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* Just Say It's Capitalism (This Week in Tech)
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Just Say It's Capitalism | TWiT.TV
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*Picks and Shovels* is a new, standalone technothriller starring Marty Hench, my two-fisted, hard-fighting, tech-scam-busting forensic accountant. THIS IS THE LAST DAY to pre-order it on my latest Kickstarter, which features a brilliant audiobook read by Wil Wheaton:
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I wholly endorse this message.
Too many anecdotes from the near half-century of being/working in & around the region to even hope to encapsulate in a post.
folks can't grasp the scale, because it defies credulity.
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