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Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

#20yrsago Coldplay CD DRM — more information https://memex.craphound.com/2006/01/05/coldplay-cd-drm-more-information/

#20yrsago Sony sued for spyware and rootkits in Canada https://web.archive.org/web/20060103051129/http://sonysuit.com/

#20yrsago What if pizzas came with licenses like the ones in DRM CDs? https://web.archive.org/web/20110108164548/http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20060104161112858

#10yrsago Star Wars Wars: the first six movies, overlaid https://starwarswars.com/

#10yrsago Transvaginal foetal sonic bombardment: woo-tunes for your hoo-hah https://babypod.net/en/

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@fool@brontosin.space replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

@pluralistic I've spent nearly all of my career as a software engineer saying, verbatim, "code is a liability" - makes me wonder from whom I stole the phrase. Articles capturing the nuance of a specialist field for more general audiences are quite rare, but this time I get to be the one who says it's legit.

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@GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@pluralistic

If the investors get bailed out by having Donald Trump print money into their pockets, how well can the house of cards be propped up?

And doesn’t even matter I’m trying to work this out myself because the scenario I see the current administration will use the spending power of the United States to simply make the investors whole.

All of that money will be furnished to the wealthiest people with no economic activity associated with it

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@ides_dev@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@pluralistic

Thank you. Thank you.

I keep trying to find ways of putting this into words myself, but your assets vs liabilities distinction captures it far better than I was able to:

https://ides.dev/notes/the-burden-of-responsibility/

The Burden of Responsibility

The one where AI takes all the good bits and leaves all the bad.
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Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

I'm coming to Colorado! Catch me in #Denver on Jan 22 at The Tattered Cover:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cory-doctorow-live-at-tattered-cover-colfax-tickets-1976644174937

And in #ColoradoSprings from Jan 23-25, where I'm the Guest of Honor at COSine:

https://www.firstfridayfandom.org/cosine/

Then I'll be in #Ottawa on Jan 28 at Perfect Books:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DS2nGiHiNUh/

And in #Toronto with Tim Wu on Jan 30:

https://nowtoronto.com/event/cory-doctorow-and-tim-wu-enshittification-and-extraction/

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Cory Doctorow and Tim Wu: Enshittification and Extraction - NOW Toronto

Back by popular demand, Tim Wu (The Age of Extraction) returns to Hot Docs Cinema for a further exploration of the failed promise of the...
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Perfect Books on Instagram: "❗BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TIME❗ We are SO excited to present author and activist Cory Doctorow as part of what we are now calling The Perfect Books Lecture Series. This event is presented in partnership with The Other Hill.

We hope you'll us on January 28th 2026 at allsaints as Toronto-born Cory Doctorow gives one of his truly iconic lectures on his most recent book, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It, followed by an audience Q&A session and book signing.

Until midnight on December 31st, you can get early bird ticket prices, only $10 — the link is on our bio and on our website 👀

🕝 January 28, 2026. Doors 7:00pm, Event 7:30-8:30pm
📍allsaints event space, 317 Chapel St, Ottawa
🎫 EARLY BIRD TICKETS: $10 — Available until midnight on December 31st!
🎫 General Tickets: $15

Cory Doctorow (craphound.com) is a science fiction author, activist and journalist. He is the author of dozens of books, most recently ENSHITTIFICATION: WHY EVERYTHING SUDDENLY GOT WORSE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT (nonfiction); and the novels PICKS AND SHOVELS and THE BEZZLE (followups to RED TEAM BLUES). Other notable books include the solarpunk novels WALKAWAY and THE LOST CAUSE; the tech policy books THE INTERNET CON and CHOKEPOINT CAPITALISM; and the internationally bestselling YA LITTLE BROTHER series; and the picture book POESY THE MONSTER SLAYER. In 2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame."

Cory Doctorow, renowned science fiction author, activist, and journalist, will present his latest book, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It, at The Perfect Books Lecture Series. This event is part of a series presented in partnership with The Other Hill. Attendees will have the chance to engage with Cory in a Q&A session and get their books signed. Secure your spot before January 31st to take advantage of early bird ticket prices.
https://www.firstfridayfandom.org/cosine

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@mycotropic@beige.party replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@pluralistic

Ticket purchased!
Mastodon meetup at #TatteredCover!

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Cory Doctorow
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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Code is a liability (not an asset): AI psychosis, tech boss edition.

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115848569226300580

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@mycotropic@beige.party replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@pluralistic

Please don't get me started on Claude hallucinations generating academic integrity referrals for my freshmen!

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Cory Doctorow
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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Hey look at this

* The State of Anti-Surveillance Design https://www.404media.co/the-state-of-anti-surveillance-design/

* Ancient Everyday Weirdness https://bruces.medium.com/ancient-everyday-weirdness-591955f40a2d

* Norman Podhoretz, 1930-2025 https://coreyrobin.com/2025/12/18/norman-podhoretz-1930-2025/

* A Cultural Disease: Enshittificationitis https://aboutsomething.substack.com/p/a-cultural-disease-enshittificationitis?triedRedirect=true

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

#20yrsago Coldplay CD DRM — more information https://memex.craphound.com/2006/01/05/coldplay-cd-drm-more-information/

#20yrsago Sony sued for spyware and rootkits in Canada https://web.archive.org/web/20060103051129/http://sonysuit.com/

#20yrsago What if pizzas came with licenses like the ones in DRM CDs? https://web.archive.org/web/20110108164548/http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20060104161112858

#10yrsago Star Wars Wars: the first six movies, overlaid https://starwarswars.com/

#10yrsago Transvaginal foetal sonic bombardment: woo-tunes for your hoo-hah https://babypod.net/en/

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SONYSUIT.COM - Sony BMG Rootkit Lawsuits

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Cory Doctorow
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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

#10yrsago Of Oz the Wizard: all the dialog in alphabetical order https://vimeo.com/150423718?fl=pl&fe=vl

#5yrsago Pavilions replacing union workers with "gig workers" https://pluralistic.net/2021/01/05/manorialism-feudalism-cycle/#prop22

#5yrsago South Carolina GOP moots modest improvements to "magistrate judges" https://pluralistic.net/2021/01/05/manorialism-feudalism-cycle/#karolina-klown-kar

#5yrsago Digital manorialism vs neofeudalism https://pluralistic.net/2021/01/05/manorialism-feudalism-cycle/#to-the-manor

#5yrsago My Fellow Americans https://pluralistic.net/2021/01/05/manorialism-feudalism-cycle/#my-fellow-americans

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Cory Doctorow
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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Yesterday's threads: A world without people; and more!

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115843161515296872

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