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Inside: Fighting junk fees is "woke"; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/04/owning-the-libs/
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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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Fighting junk fees is "woke": Visa and Mastercard want you to pay credit card swipe fees to own the libs.
https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/110832836335381238
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Attached: 1 image "#Populism" isn't intrinsically left or right. The distinction between the two is often obscured by jargon, but there's a simple litmus test (courtesy of #StevenBrust): "ask what's more important: human rights, or property rights. If they say 'property rights are human rights,' they're on the right." -- If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog: https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/04/owning-the-libs/#swiper-no-swiping 1/
Hey look at this
* The Watch Pocket Project https://chrisbathgate.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-watch-pocket-project-wp1.html
* Internet providers that won FCC grants try to escape broadband commitments https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/internet-providers-that-won-fcc-grants-try-to-escape-broadband-commitments/
* How Corporate Medicine Destroys Doctors https://prospect.org/health/2023-08-02-qa-corporate-medicine-destroys-doctors/
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#15yrsago #DMCA does not apply to US government, which can crack #DRM with impunity https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2008/08/air-force-cracks-software-carpet-bombs-dmca/
#10yrsago Attacking the popular #Kwikset lock: open in 15 seconds with a screwdriver and a paper clip https://www.wired.com/2013/08/kwikset-smarkey-lock-vulns/
#10yrsago Six blatant lies about spying from the #NSA up to Obama https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eptZuXkUGmI
#10yrsago Prosecutor #StephenHeymann told #MIT that #AaronSwartz was like a rapist who blames his victim https://web.archive.org/web/20130804190514/http://news.firedoglake.com/2013/08/01/prosecutor-stephen-heymann-compared-aaron-swartz-to-rapist/
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#5yrsago When #ZephyrTeachout is elected New York Attorney General, she’s gonna emolumentize Trump right out of the White House https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/03/nyregion/zephyr-teachout-is-running-for-attorney-general-but-her-real-target-is-trump.html
#5yrsago When should the press pay attention to trolls, lies and disinformation? https://datasociety.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/0-EXEC-SUMMARY_Oxygen_of_Amplification_DS.pdf
#5yrsago #WellsFargo: we stole houses and we’re being investigated for dirty low-income housing credits https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-03/wells-fargo-faces-u-s-probe-on-low-income-tax-credit-purchases
#1yrago A TRAP for workers: Oops, we re-invented #indenture https://pluralistic.net/2022/08/04/its-a-trap/#a-little-on-the-nose
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Attached: 1 image Today's threads (a thread) Inside: Cloudburst; and more! Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/03/there-is-no-cloud/ #Pluralistic 1/
My latest book is Red Team Blues, available wherever books are sold!
Signed copies at Dark Delicacies (US):
and Forbidden Planet (UK):
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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:
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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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* #Armadillocon (#Austin), Aug 4-6
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* An Evening with #VESchwab (#DesMoines), Oct 2
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Recent appearances:
* #HauntedMansion #GhostPost Panel Live From #MidsummerScream
https://dizneycoasttocoast.libsyn.com/haunted-mansion-ghost-post-panel-live-from-midsummer-scream-disney-podcast-episode-1027
* how big tech makes the internet worse (What's Gonna Happen)
https://www.stitcher.com/show/what-s-gonna-happen/episode/how-big-tech-makes-the-internet-worse-with-cory-doctorow-305645071
* Let The Platforms Burn: Bringing Back the Good Fire of the Old Internet (#IETF 117)
https://youtu.be/nK7JoGhF338?t=737
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DIZNEY COAST TO COAST - The Ultimate Unofficial Disney Fan Podcast: HAUNTED MANSION GHOST POST PANEL LIVE FROM MIDSUMMER SCREAM - Disney Podcast Episode 1027
Disney fans rejoice! Live from Midsummer Scream convention comes this panel about the 2016 interactive subscription game, Disney’s Ghost Post, based on characters and tales from The Haunted Mansion. For $199 you could sign up and receive a package each month for three months. Inside the packages were collectibles and “artifacts” from the Haunted Mansion, and you had to help save the day through various tasks and illusions. It was certainly an ambitious project, but not one that many people know about. Only 999 of them were ever made and they were practically gone before they even went on sale. You’ll hear how that happened in this conversation with Kevin Lively and Cory Doctorow who were both writers on the project. That and so much more in this episode. Find links and info related to this episode in the . ------ GIVEAWAYS, BONUSES, SUPPORT, AND SAVE: Gain early access to episodes, take part in Ask Me Anything live streams, and gain more bonuses by joining on . Support the show at no additional cost to you. Get yourself a FREE audiobook on , and do your regular shopping on and using my special links. Save money at using discount code "DCTC." Get from DCTC. ------ BE SOCIAL: Follow and on Instagram. ------ CONNECT: Write me at Leave a voicemail at 818-860-2569 Visit the show at Sign up for the ------ "Dizney Coast to Coast" is part of the . Love the show? .
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