Cory DoctorowToday's threads (a thread)
Inside: KPMG audits the nursing homes it advises on how to beat audits; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2023/05/09/dingo-babysitter/
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Tomorrow (May 10), I'm in #Vancouver for a keynote at the #OSSummit:
https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-north-america/
And a book event at #HeritageHall:
On Thu (May 11), I'm in #Calgary for #Wordfest:
https://wordfest.com/2023/event/wordfest-presents-cory-doctorow/
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KPMG audits the nursing homes it advises on how to beat audits: Too big to fail, too big to jail, and an existential risk to civilization.
https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/110339479456776101
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Cory Doctorow's linkblog (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image Auditors are capitalism's lubricants, who keep the gears of finance capital smoothly a-whirl, allowing investors to move their money in and out of companies without having to go pore over their books and walk through their facilities. Without auditors, the gears of capitalism would grind themselves to dust: https://pluralistic.net/2021/02/18/ink-stained-wretches/#countless 1/
Hey look at this
* ‘Too greedy’: mass walkout at global science journal over ‘unethical’ fees https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/may/07/too-greedy-mass-walkout-at-global-science-journal-over-unethical-fees (h/t Interesting People list)
* Steamboat Willie Returns https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BkBVLb_uwjMrVNllo1f40j2UC7Fdh0ne/view
* Speed Trap https://www.theverge.com/23711172/google-amp-accelerated-mobile-pages-search-publishers-lawsuit
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#15yrsago The lost #NYTimes #steampunk feature https://web.archive.org/web/20080511003859/http://charmandrigor.com/clips/self-steampunk.html
#15yrsago Kids’ game adds 500-1000 words to its forbidden list every day https://www.gamesindustry.biz/mmo-week-industry-has-been-irresponsible-with-kids
#10yrsago #NewsCorp shareholders make another bid to democratize the #Murdoch family empire https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/may/08/rupert-murdoch-news-corporation
#10yrsago Welcome to the century of the copyright troll: #PrendaLaw was just the beginning https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/05/prenda-law-tip-iceberg
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#5yrsago The most hated company in America is about to get much, much bigger https://www.vice.com/en/article/59qmqb/comcast-is-already-hatedand-its-about-to-become-a-lot-more-powerful
#5yrsago After the #BoyScouts opens up to trans kids, queer kids and girls, the M#ormons severed their 105-year relationship to scouting https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/09/us/mormon-church-boy-scouts-cut-ties/index.html
#5yrsago #Bumblefuck Watch: #RobFord’s brother hired his own “reporter” to ask him scripted softball questions for literal fake news spots https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2018/05/06/doug-ford-evades-real-scrutiny-by-hiring-his-own-reporter.html
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#5yrsago Colorado cop corrects would-be dog-slaughtering Illinois officer about drug-sniffing after marijuana legalization https://www.420magazine.com/420-news/international-cannabis-news/colorado-cop-debunks-illinois-cops-claim-that-legal-pot-would-lead-to-killing-of-police-dogs/
#5yrsago “#Cocky” romance novelist embarks on a second career as a trademark troll: will romance writing fall from grace? https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/may/08/romantic-novelist-trademarking-of-word-cocky-fameela-hopkins
#5yrsago Nova Scotia premier won’t apologise for libeling teen who discovered massive data breach https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/premier-stephen-mcneil-privacy-breach-freedom-of-information-portal-1.4653474
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#5yrsago Nova Scotia abandons its attempt to destroy a teenager who stumbled on a wide-open directory of sensitive information https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/police-drop-charges-in-nova-scotia-government-breach-1.4651543
#5yrsago Revenge of the #LaughableBumblefucks: Rob Ford’s brother admits that actors were hired to pretend to be his supporters at rally https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/05/08/doug-ford-campaign-confirms-actors-were-hired-to-play-the-part-of-pc-supporters-at-mondays-debate-rally.html
#5yrsago A new strain of #IoT #malware can survive a reboot https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hide-and-seek-becomes-first-iot-botnet-capable-of-surviving-device-reboots/
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#5yrsago #Equifax lets identity thieves raid “frozen” credit reports through its shady, obscure secondary credit bureau https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/05/another-credit-freeze-target-nctue-com/
#5yrsago #Ticketmaster finds a new way to be terrible: #FacialRecognition! https://www.engadget.com/2018-05-06-ticketmaster-hopes-to-speed-up-event-access-by-scanning-your-fac.html
#1yrago At the #FTC, a quiet, profound shift on #antitrust https://pluralistic.net/2022/05/09/rest-in-piss-robert-bork/#harmful-dominance
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Yesterday's threads: California to smash prison e-profiteers; and more!
https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/110335525811827018
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Cory Doctorow's linkblog (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image Today's threads (a thread) Inside: California to smash prison e-profiteers; and more! Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2023/05/08/captive-audience/ #Pluralistic 1/
My latest book is Red Team Blues, available wherever books are sold!
Signed copies at Dark Delicacies:
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My latest nonfiction book is Chokepoint Capitalism (with Rebecca Giblin), nonfiction about monopoly and fairness in creative labor markets.
https://chokepointcapitalism.com
Signed copies available from Book Soup:
https://www.booksoup.com/book/9780807007068
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My ebooks and audiobooks (from Tor Books, Head of Zeus, McSweeneys, Beacon 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:
* #OSSummit (#Vancouver), May 10
https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-north-america/
* Massy Books Red Team Blues event with Sean Cranbury (#Vancouver), May 10
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/red-team-blues-cory-doctorow-in-conversation-with-sean-cranbury-tickets-608877016547
* Wordfest (#Calgary), May 11
https://wordfest.com/2023/event/wordfest-presents-cory-doctorow/
* #Gaithersburg Book Festival, May 20
https://www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org/featured_author/cory-doctorow/
* Public Knowledge Emerging Tech keynote (#DC), May 22
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/emerging-tech-tickets-600582126307
* WEPFest with Ron Diebert, Dave Bidini and Nancy Olivieri (#Toronto), May 23
https://www.westendphoenix.com/shop/wepfest-spring-fundraiser
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #HowTheLightGetsIn (Hay), May 28
https://howthelightgetsin.org/events/the-ai-enigma-12147
* #HowTheLightGetsIn (Hay), May 29
https://howthelightgetsin.org/events/the-danger-and-desire-of-the-frontier-12246
* Red Team Blues event with @TimHarford (#Oxford), May 29
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cory-doctorow-red-team-blues-with-tim-harford-tickets-574673793787
* Red Team Blues event with Christian Riley (#Nottingham), May 30
https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-cory-doctorow/nottingham
* Red Team Blues event with @cubicgarden (#Manchester), May 31
https://www.waterstones.com/events/in-conversation-with-cory-doctorow/manchester-deansgate
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* UCL Peter Kirstein Lecture, Jun 1 (#London):
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peter-kirstein-lecture-2023-featuring-cory-doctorow-registration-539205788027
* #Cymera23 Festival, Jun 3 (#Edinburgh)
https://www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera23-events/2023/4/4/connection-interrupted-with-nina-allan-cory-doctorow-and-ian-mcdonald
* Red Team Blues with #MarthaLaneFox at the #BritishLibrary, Jun 5 (#London):
https://www.bl.uk/events/an-evening-with-cory-doctorow-techno-thriller
* Re:publica keynote, Jun 7 (#Berlin)
https://re-publica.com/de/news/rp23-keynote-von-cory-doctorow-rebecca-giblin-kreative-arbeitsmaerkte-und-monopole
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Recent appearances:
* The Mark Thompson Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs_eK8IC-5M
* Enshittification Part 1: Why Every Platform Goes Bad (@onthemedia)
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/enshittification-part-1-where-did-it-all-go-wrong-on-the-media
* Author Talk: Cory Doctorow and @annaleen in Conversation/SFPL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q6-tC3V52M
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Author Cory Doctorow on the latest bank collapse, crypto, dark technology. & new book Red Team Blues
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@MJKellySmith@pluralistic I just read Red Team Blues last week. It was fantastic!
@MJKellySmith Fabulous!