Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: Greedflation, but for prisoners; and more!
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Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: Greedflation, but for prisoners; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2024/04/20/cap…
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Cory Doctorow
in reply to Cory Doctorow • • •I'm touring my new, nationally bestselling novel *The Bezzle*! Catch me TOMORROW (Apr 21) in TORINO, then in Marin County (Apr 27), Winnipeg (May 2), Calgary (May 3), Vancouver (May 4), and beyond!
pluralistic.net/2024/02/16/nar…
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Pluralistic: Come see me on tour; How America’s oligarchs lull us the be-your-own-boss fairy tale (16 Feb 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.netCory Doctorow
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Greedflation, but for prisoners: The first-ever survey of national prison commissary prices is a fucking nightmare.
mamot.fr/@pluralistic/11230227…
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Cory Doctorow
2024-04-20 07:05:45
Cory Doctorow
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Hey look at this
* Three Ways to Green the Grid Without New Transmission ilsr.org/three-ways-green-the-…
* Toward a Safer, Freer, and Fairer Digital Economy ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/p…
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Cory Doctorow
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#15yrsago JG Ballard eulogized by John Clute independent.co.uk/news/obituar…
#5yrsago A secret Finnish subculture of women and girls who ride hobbyhorses has come out of the shadows youtube.com/watch?v=imW7EGQcJc…
#5yrsago Most Republican voters were Trumpists before Trump, and most of the rest have converted since 2016 crookedtimber.org/2019/04/21/t…
#5yrsago Stop & Shop strike convinces 75% of loyal customers to take business elsewhere bostonglobe.com/business/2019/…
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J.G. Ballard: Writer whose dystopian visions helped shape our view of the modern world | The Independent
The IndependentCory Doctorow
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#5yrsago After Notre Dame bailout Yellow Vests urge more Victor Hugo tributes, starting with “Les Miserables” commondreams.org/news/2019/04/…
#1yrago How workers get trapped by "bondage fees" pluralistic.net/2023/04/21/bon…
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Yellow Vests Demonstrate in Paris as Notre Dame Donations Highlight Wealth Inequality
julia-conley (Common Dreams)Cory Doctorow
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Yesterday's threads: Precaratize bosses; and more!
mamot.fr/@pluralistic/11229747…
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Cory Doctorow
2024-04-19 10:44:52
Cory Doctorow
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My last novel was "The Lost Cause," a solarpunk novel of radical hope in the climate emergency, from Tor Books (US)/Head of Zeus (UK):
lost-cause.org
Signed, personalized copies available from Dark Delicacies:
darkdel.com/store/p3007/Pre-Or…
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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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The Lost Cause HB
Dark DelicaciesCory 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."
craphound.com/shop/
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Shop | Cory Doctorow's craphound.com
craphound.comCory Doctorow
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Upcoming appearances:
* Torino Tech Biennale, Apr 21
biennaletecnologia.it/evento/c…
* The Bezzle at Book Passage (Corte Madera, Marin), Apr 27
bookpassage.com/event/cory-doc…
* Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (Winnipeg), May 2
eventbrite.ca/e/cory-doctorow-…
* Wordfest (Calgary), May 3
wordfest.com/2024/event/wordfe…
* Massy Arts (Vancouver), May 4
eventbrite.ca/e/solo-reading-c…
* Tartu Prima Vista Literary Fest, May 5-11
tartu2024.ee/en/kirjandusfesti…
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Cory Doctorow
EventbriteCory Doctorow
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* “Enshittification” and AI, with @timoreilly (virtual), May 14
oreilly.com/live-events/tim-or…
* "Finding the Money" screening (LA), May 15
laemmle.com/film/finding-money…
* Authorship in an Age of Monopoly and Moral Panics (SF), May 17
authorsalliance.org/2024/03/15…
* Media Ecology Association keynote (Amherst, NY), Jun 6-9
media-ecology.org/convention
* American Association of Law Libraries keynote (Chicago), Jul 21
aallnet.org/conference/agenda/…
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Authors Alliance 10th Anniversary Event: Authorship in an Age of Monopoly and Moral Panics
Authors AllianceCory Doctorow
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Recent appearances:
* Show Me The Money Club (The Rideshare Guy)
youtube.com/watch?v=ZCETi3XqSd…
* NUOVO BARETTO UTOPIA
videoteca.kenobit.it/w/azRmQBC…
* How is life becoming “enshitified"? (Open To Debate)
soundcloud.com/canada2020/open…
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Uber & Lyft Offer SAME Rides For Different Prices! Show Me The Money Club
YouTubeKenobit
2024-04-16 10:31:46
Cory Doctorow
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Pluralistic: Greedflation, but for prisoners Greedflation, but for prisoners (20 Apr 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.netCory Doctorow
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I'm touring my new, nationally bestselling novel *The Bezzle*! Catch me TOMORROW (Apr 21) in TORINO, then in Marin County (Apr 27), Winnipeg (May 2), Calgary (May 3), Vancouver (May 4), and beyond!
pluralistic.net/2024/02/16/nar…
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Pluralistic: Come see me on tour; How America’s oligarchs lull us the be-your-own-boss fairy tale (16 Feb 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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