Märt Põder
A powerful artifact was created during @pluralistic visit to Tartu on May 10th after the #seizethemeans of computation discussion at the Institute of Computer Science. Pretty obvious what it does, because it has Cory's incantations recorded on it, but what does it take to operate it? https://w.wiki/A3jT #tartu2024 #estonia
May 11, 2024 at 12:02pmWeb
Show threadthe esoteric programmerMay 11, 2024
@tramm @pluralistic what do you mean powerful artefact? and also, that wikimedia page requires a loggin apparently. Is there more information available?
Show threadMärt PõderMay 11, 2024
@esoteric_programmer @pluralistic During posting I wasn't aware that Wikidata queries to Wikimedia Commons are restricted, but the link leads to a generated photo gallery. You can also find each photo one by one linked on event page. In fact the #artifact was created by a teenage reader of Ernest Cline's "Ready Player One" and that's how they seem to write it there. The book on the photo is the Estonian translation, open from the relevant page. https://infoaed.ee/cory/en/#see-also
Cory Doctorow on Seizing the Means of Computation

The discussion on May 10th is hosted by Tartu Uni CS and is introduced by a short talk about the 'four forces' that keep tech companies from abusing us. You can also listen to 'Overcoming the Enshittocene' talk on May 8th during Prima Vista literary festival and send in your questions in advance.

Show threadRick MycroftMay 11, 2024
@pluralistic @tramm Hopefully it kills fascists too.