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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow. Archived at pluralistic.net I post long threads. If you don't like these in your timeline but want to read them, I suggest unfollowing me here and subscribing to my RSS, or my newsletter, or any of my various long-form feeds. Links at https://pluralistic.net.

nostr:npub18tflax2t4qwhyktah4jceap0ghcela2zmt3hnta060t6y8rm5kqq2wex56 yup! They're just starting the upload process. There's hundreds of videos

First of all, it's called WADING, not trespassing.

Second of all, it's a FOUNTAIN, not a "water feature."

#FTFY #LasVegas #Defcon31

Never forget

#Defcon31 #TheTroubles #LasVegas

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I write one Medium-exclusive column every week. It pays my mortgage.

I write 5-6 gold open access (CC BY, commercial re-use and derivative works permitted) every week.

Doing the former pays for the latter.

I don't mind if you choose not to read the Medium article.

We can't (and shouldn't) bring back the old, good internet.

We can (and must!) make a NEW, good internet.

https://doctorow.medium.com/enshitternet-c1d4252e5c6b

#enshittification #interoperability #labor #news #FreedomOfReach #bossware

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Those old people were wrong. I (an old person) am right.

https://doctorow.medium.com/enshitternet-c1d4252e5c6b

#enshittification, #EternalSeptember #FidonetUsenetGateway #TheEvilTemptationOfGUIs

The internet didn’t enshittify because we got the wrong technology.

The internet enshittified because we got the wrong rules.

https://doctorow.medium.com/enshitternet-c1d4252e5c6b

#enshittification #IncentivesMatter #Antitrust #Interoperability

Those old people were wrong. I (an old person) am right.

https://doctorow.medium.com/enshitternet-c1d4252e5c6b

#enshittification, #EternalSeptember #FidonetUsenetGateway #TheEvilTemptationOfGUIs

#Enshitternet: The #OldGoodTnternet deserves a #NewGoodInternet

https://doctorow.medium.com/enshitternet-c1d4252e5c6b

#enshittification, #SeizeTheMeansOfComputation

Hacker memorial #DEFCON31

nostr:npub153vkpzctt4tadv3ztp0tggm4fup4suyv3fhz9e3zm7krhr02mf0q99deel Here's my sliced/layered cutup of the original for your remixing pleasure: craphound.com/images/beaten-princetonians.xcf

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Typo in the toot and the blog:

"with lenders exercising ever-more power over lenders"

Nice article, and thanks for the pointer to Bits About Money.

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nostr:npub1hykucplphuhelaxutcw4jw3vuu7gcg42czhqmk7jhchs8vdga4fsj73p33 can't wait! And I have a tiny fish for you - hoping to have a quick catch up but I reckon you'll be mobbed 😂

I'm kickstarting the audiobook for "The Internet Con: How To #SeizeTheMeansOfComputation," a #BigTech disassembly manual to disenshittify the web and bring back the old, good internet. It's a #DRMFree book, which means #Audible won't carry it, so this crowdfunder is essential. Back now to get the audio, Verso hardcover and ebook:

http://seizethemeansofcomputation.org

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Here's today's edition: https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/12/do-not-pay/

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My latest Medium column is "Fool Me Twice We Don't Get Fooled Again: There's a crucial difference between federatable and federated"

https://doctorow.medium.com/fool-me-twice-we-dont-get-fooled-again-20074e311f1f

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