Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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Today's links Middlemen without enshittification: Not every author can be a DIY author. The Bezzle excerpt (Part II): Let's learn about copyright termination! Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Today's links My McLuhan lecture on enshittification: Live from Berlin. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2014, 2019, 2023 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Today's links 2600's amazing Hackers on Planet Earth con may go down to enshittification: Remember, hacking is more than just a crime: it's a survival trait. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2014 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Today's links The enshittification of garage-door openers reveals a vast and deadly rot: Firms undisciplined by competition, regulation, or self-help measures. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Today's links Podcasting "Microincentives and Enshittification": They’ve run out of lands to conquer and they’re taking it out on you. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Today's links Google's enshittification memos: Truly, Big Tech can't stop telling on itself. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
My Defcon 31 speech, delivered August 12 in Las Vegas. Ken Nichols, used with permission I have a confession to make: I am old. I turned 52 last month, the full deck of cards. I have two artificial hips. I have cataracts in both eyes. I’m old as dirt. You may know that the AARP has … Continue reading "An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet’s Enshittification and Throw It Into Reverse"
Today's links Kickstarting a book to end enshittification, because Amazon will not carry it: "The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation" comes out from Verso on Sept 5. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current … Continue reading "Pluralistic: Kickstarting a book to end enshittification, because Amazon will not carry it (31 July 2023)"
How the Curse of Bigness wrecked Google Search. It’s hard to convey just how revolutionary Google Search was when it debuted in 1998. It blew rivals — from AskJeeves and Altavista to Yahoo — out of the water. It was so good, it was almost spooky, surfacing the best of the web with just a few clicks. Today, Google owns … Continue reading "Microincentives and Enshittification"
Today's links Autoenshittification: How the computer killed capitalism. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading