Ok So finished my second Marty Hench novel; Red Team Blues.

Highly recommended. Fast paced, entertaining and educational as usual. I love this character Marty Hench. The idea that a #blockchain can be run without the "sudoku" is interesting and new to me. Not sure if this is actually being attempted??

Anyway the notion of how it could be compromised even wilder and really the root of the story.

My only criticism of the book is that I feel like it moved a bit too fast.There is a lot going on and I got confused and had to reread sections and even then I wasnt really satisfied.

But that could could just be me... an illiterate engineer..

What would be great is if Cory could publish some "Coles Notes" giving more detail on the mechanism behind Trustless. Also elaborate on how the final sting was accomplished. I got a bit lost in there...

@pluralistic

#books #Martyhench #corydoctorow

Starred listening to Picks and Shovels by @pluralistic last night while crafting with my wife. We usually also fall asleep to a book and she asked me to not play it while we drifted off, because if I did she would not be able to, it is that good. Wil Wheaton is great, as always.

#martyhench #reading #books #audiobooks

@pluralistic 's 'Picks & Shovels' is the book you should be reading right now! While it is entertaining it will chill you to the bone with the harsh reality of what is happening to the world today.

#books #bookreview #sf #enshitification #martyhench

http://incompletefutures.com/2025/02/24/picks-shovels-is-criminally-fun-and-frightening/

Three days left to pre-order the latest #drmfree ebook or audio book from Cory Doctorow @pluralistic https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/picks-and-shovels-marty-hench-at-the-dawn-of-enshittification

I greatly enjoyed the #LittleBrother series and the first two #MartyHench books, looking forward to this third book!

BTW is there a good German word for #enshittification ?

#mastobooks

@pluralistic Backed Picks & Shovels: Marty Hench at the dawn of enshittification by Cory Doctorow — Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/picks-and-shovels-marty-hench-at-the-dawn-of-enshittification

With an eBook pledge.

I also found that the certificate for https://martinhench.com/ does not show as valid... yet.

#MartyHench

Get on the Marty Hench train with Red Team Blues and a bunch of other Cory Doctorow @pluralistic books via Humble Bundle.

Shockingly available in the UK, unlike another recent popular book deal, for £14.34 for all 18 books ($18 in the USA)

As another thread has pointed out, adjust the donation percentage as the default to the EFF is only 72p, and be careful of the default price selected.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/cory-doctorow-novel-collection-tor-books-books

#HumbleBundle #UK #CoryDoctorow #RedTeamBlues #MartyHench