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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 2/ 19 comments
Hey look at this * Notes on using a single-person #Mastodon server https://jvns.ca/blog/2023/08/11/some-notes-on-mastodon/ (h/t @nelson) * The Best Noir Crime Thrillers https://fivebooks.com/best-books/noir-crime-thrillers-cory-doctorow/ * These Women Tried to Warn Us About #AI https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/women-warnings-ai-danger-risk-before-chatgpt-1234804367/ 4/ #5yrsago UK visitors wait 2.5 hours to get through immigration at Heathrow https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45165222 #5yrsago Hackers find exploitable vulnerabilities in #AmazonEcho, turn one into a listening device https://www.wired.com/story/hackers-turn-amazon-echo-into-spy-bug/ #5yrsago EU resolution aims to comprehensively limit “#PlannedObsolescence” https://www.retaildetail.eu/news/electronics/eu-aims-abolish-planned-obsolescence/ 10/ Saturday's threads: Paying consumer debts is basically optional in the United States; and more! https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/110876931212057594 11/ You can also follow these posts as a daily blog at pluralistic.net: no ads, trackers, or data-collection! Here's today's edition: https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/14/hidden-worlds/ -- If you're a @medium subscriber, you can read these essays - as well as previews of upcoming magazine columns and early exclusives on doctorow.medium.com. My latest Medium column is "Enshitternet: The old, good internet deserves a new, good internet" https://doctorow.medium.com/enshitternet-c1d4252e5c6b 15/ If you prefer a newsletter, subscribe to the plura-list, which is also ad- and tracker-free, and is utterly unadorned save a single daily emoji. Today's is "👨🏻🦱". Suggestions solicited for future emojis! Subscribe here: https://mail.flarn.com/mailman/listinfo/plura-list/ eof/   @pluralistic I think a lot of us autistic older techies can handle static information so much better @Laberpferd Yes, it's a hardcover from Verso; you can buy it at any bookstore, or pre-order the hardcover from the Kickstarter. FYI: The redirect here isn't available via https, so with HTTPS Everywhere or similar extensions it just lands at a warning. |
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