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writing malware that will infect a Kindle and replace all the books with ads for mexican beer. that's right, a novel corona virus

"I've always been baffled by the technologists who pursued control over liberation: surely their own formative experiences were of the liberatory power of technology. After experiencing that power, how could these Vichy nerds lend their skills to the project of forging digital shackles?"

– Cory Doctorow

[via @pluralistic]

"Why eBooks Wear Out Faster Than Everyday Paper Books"

You’ll be reading that paperback decades from now

article. Why we need libraries to *buy* books not rent them.

https://www.lifewire.com/why-ebooks-wear-out-faster-than-everyday-paper-books-6831842

Why eBooks Wear Out Faster Than Everyday Paper Books

A paper book can sit on the shelf for decades, and anyone can pull it out and start reading. Digital books are way, way harder to maintain.

Lifewire
@molly0xfff anyone know how this differs from Internet Archive (archive.org)?

#Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recommends people delete their #Facebook due to massive #privacy issues. He’s already done so himself as well as well as numerous #Microsoft executives. #deletefacebook.

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/apple-cofounder-steve-wozniak-leave-facebook

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says most people should leave Facebook

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has some advice for most Facebook users: delete your account.