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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues

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Inside: Wall Street Journal goes to bat for the vultures who want to steal your house; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/06/04/vul…

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Tonight (5/6) at 7:15PM, I'm at the #BritishLibrary with my book *Red Team Blues* for an event hosted by @Marthalanefox:

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Tomorrow 6/6, I'm doing a remote panel on #interoperability for @rightscon:

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Wall Street Journal goes to bat for the vultures who want to steal your house: When the editorial page leaks into the news.

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues

@doctorow

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Inside: The long, bloody lineage of private equity's looting; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/06/02/plu…

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Tomorrow (3/6) at 1:30PM, I'm in #Edinburgh for @CymeraF on a panel with Nina Allen and @iannmcdonald:

cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera23-event…

Mon 5/6 at 7:15PM, I'm at the #BritishLibrary with my book *Red Team Blues* for an event hosted by @Marthalanefox:

bl.uk/events/an-even…

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CORRECTION: The 5/29 edition of Pluralistic quoted $20k Rebyota; this was the rumored pre-release price; the actual average wholesale price is $10.8k. Thanks to Benjamin Jolley for catching this error, and to Stephen Skolnick for getting to the bottom of it.

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues

@doctorow

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Inside: To save the news, ban surveillance ads; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/31/con…

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Tonight (31/5, 1830h) I'm at #Manchester @WaterstonesMCR with *Red Team Blues*, hosted by @cubicgarden:

waterstones.com/events/in-conv…

On 1/6, it's #London for @uclcs's #PeterKirstein Lecture:

eventbrite.co.uk/e/peter-kirste…

Next: #Edinburgh, #London & #Berlin!

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To save the news, ban surveillance ads: No publisher will ever beat ad-tech at spying, but no tech company will ever understand a publisher's content better than they do.

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues

@doctorow

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Inside: Steven Brust's "Tsalmoth"; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/27/man…

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I'm at @HTLGIFestival in #HayOnWye:

28/5 1130h: The AI Enigma
howthelightgetsin.org/events/the-ai-…

29/5 12h: Danger and Desire at the Frontier
howthelightgetsin.org/events/the-dan…

Next, #Oxford!

29/5: @blackwelloxford's 1930h w/@TimHarford:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/cory-doctoro…

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Steven Brust's "Tsalmoth": Swords, sorcery and swooning romance, in a series that is tantalyzingly close to completion.

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues

@doctorow

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Inside: To save the news, shatter ad-tech; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/25/str…

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To save the news, shatter ad-tech: Structural separation will help the news claim their fair share.

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1661709173233717248

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues

@doctorow

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Inside: Venture predation; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/19/fak…

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Tomorrow I'm at @GburgBookFest with *Red Team Blues*:

gaithersburgbookfestival.org/featured_autho…

Mon (5/22), I'm at @publicknowledge's Emerging Tech in #DC:

eventbrite.com/e/emerging-tec…

On 5/23, it's #Toronto for #WEPFest, w/@hockeyesque @RonDeibert & @DrNancyOlivieri:

westendphoenix.com/shop/wepfest-s…

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Venture predation: A pile of shit this big MUST have a pony underneath it!

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Ireland's privacy regulator is a gamekeeper-turned-poacher; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/15/fin…

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Saturday (5/20), I'm at @GburgBookFest with *Red Team Blues*:

gaithersburgbookfestival.org/featured_autho…

5/22, I'm at @publicknowledge's Emerging Tech in #DC:

eventbrite.com/e/emerging-tec…

5/23, it's #Toronto for #WEPFest, w/@hockeyesque @RonDeibert & @DrNancyOlivieri:

westendphoenix.com/shop/wepfest-s…

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Ireland's privacy regulator is a gamekeeper-turned-poacher: Dublin is a made town.

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1658153680733093888

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Revenge of the Linkdumps; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/13/fou…

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Revenge of the Linkdumps: Something for the weekend, sir?

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues

@doctorow

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Inside: 'We buy ugly houses' is code for 'we steal vulnerable peoples' homes'; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/11/ugl…

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Tonight (May 11) at 7PM, I'm in #CALGARY for @WordfestTweets with my novel *Red Team Blues*; I'll be hosted by Peter Hemminger at the Memorial Park Library, 2nd Floor.

wordfest.com/2023/event/wor…

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'We buy ugly houses' is code for 'we steal vulnerable peoples' homes': The pervasive, predatory sleaze of Homevestor, "the #1 homebuyer in the USA."

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues

@doctorow

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Inside: California to smash prison e-profiteers; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/08/cap…

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This Weds (May 10), I'm in #Vancouver for a keynote at the #OSSummit:

events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-su…

And a book event at #HeritageHall:

eventbrite.ca/e/red-team-blu…

On Thu (May 11), I'm in #Calgary for @WordfestTweets:

wordfest.com/2023/event/wor…

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California to smash prison e-profiteers: The Public Utility Commission to the rescue!

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues

@doctorow

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Inside: Hollywood is the single best example of mature labor power in America; On the Media on the enshittification (pt 1); and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/06/peo…

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Today (5/6), I'll be in #Berkeley with my book *Red Team Blues* at the #BABF2023 for a 3:30PM event with @glynnwashington:

baybookfest.org/session/cory-d…

Tomorrow (5/7), it's an 11AM event with @dellsystem for my book *Chokepoint Capitalism*:

baybookfest.org/session/chokep…

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Weds (May 10), I'm in #Vancouver for a keynote at the #OSSummit:

events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-su…

And a book event at #HeritageHall:

eventbrite.ca/e/red-team-blu…

On Thu (May 11), I'm in #Calgary for @WordfestTweets:

wordfest.com/2023/event/wor…

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: When you hear "fintech," think "unlicensed bank"; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/05/01/usu…

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Tomorrow (May 2) at 7PM, I'll be at the Cedar Hills Crossing (#PDX) @Powells with @waxy:

powells.com/book/red-team-…

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When you hear "fintech," think "unlicensed bank": "...with a computer."

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: The seductive, science fictional power of spreadsheets; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/29/ged…

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Tomorrow (Apr 30) at 2PM, I'll be at the #SanFrancisco Public Library with my new book, *Red Team Blues*, hosted by @annaleen@wandering.shop:

sfpl.org/events/2023/04…

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The seductive, science fictional power of spreadsheets: Maybe the map IS the territory?

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: How Amazon makes everything you buy more expensive, no matter where you buy it; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/26/gre…

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Tonight (Apr 25) I'll be in #SanDiego for the launch of my new novel, *Red Team Blues*, at @MystGalaxyBooks, hosted by @_SarahGailey. Please come and say hi!

mystgalaxy.com/event/42523Doc…

Tomorrow (Apr 26), you can catch me in #Burbank at @DarkDel at 6PM:

darkdel.com/store/p2873/We…

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How Amazon makes everything you buy more expensive, no matter where you buy it: Most Favored Nation is my least favorite scam.

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: How Goldman Sachs's "tax-loss harvesting" lets the ultra-rich rake in billions tax-free; Happy Independent Bookstore Day; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/24/tax…

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Tomorrow (Apr 25) I'll be in #SanDiego for the launch of my new novel, *Red Team Blues*, at 7PM at @MystGalaxyBooks, hosted by @_SarahGailey. Please come and say hi!

mystgalaxy.com/event/42523Doc…

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How Goldman Sachs's "tax-loss harvesting" lets the ultra-rich rake in billions tax-free: "Generating a tax loss without a substantial change in the investment."

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1650522189941321735

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Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues

@doctorow

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Inside: How workers get trapped by "bondage fees"; Red Team Blues Chapter One, part five; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/21/bon…

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I'm at the @latimes #Bookfest this weekend:

events.latimes.com/festivalofbook…

Apr 23 at 12, I'm on a panel called "Covering Silicon Valley."

Apr 24 at 11, I'm signing for @CalBookClub at booth 111. At 12:30, I'm on a panel called "The Accidental Detective."

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How workers get trapped by "bondage fees": Two-sided markets always lead to enshittification.

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Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr)

@doctorow

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Inside: SVB bailouts for everyone - except affordable housing projects; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/15/soc…

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There's just TWO DAYS left in the @Kickstarter for the audiobook of my anti-finance finance thriller about #SiliconValley scams, *Red Team Blues*. #Audible won't carry my audiobooks because they're #DRM free. Crowdfunding makes them possible!

redteamblues.com

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SVB bailouts for everyone - except affordable housing projects: Even the shareholders got billions.

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Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr)

@doctorow

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Inside: Is antitrust anti-labor? and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/14/aim…

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There's 3 days left in the @Kickstarter for the audiobook of my upcoming anti-finance finance thriller about #SiliconValley scams, *Red Team Blues*. #Audible refuses to carry my audiobooks because they're #DRM free. Crowdfunding makes them possible!

redteamblues.com

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Is antitrust anti-labor? tl;dr: no.

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Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr)

@doctorow

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: The problem with economic models; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/03/all…

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I'm kickstarting the #audiobook for my next novel, an anti-finance finance thriller about #SiliconValley scams called *Red Team Blues*. #Amazon's #Audible refuses to carry my audiobooks because they're #DRM free, but crowdfunding makes them possible:

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The problem with economic models: Ideology disguised as math.

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Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr)

@doctorow

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Inside: Flickr to copyleft trolls: drop dead;; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/04/01/pix…

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Flickr to copyleft trolls: drop dead. Pixsy's predators no longer welcome.

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1642212940219572225

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Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr)

@doctorow

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Inside: We should ban TikTok('s surveillance); and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/03/30/tik…

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We should ban TikTok('s surveillance): And Google's, Apple's, and Facebook's surveillance, too.

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1641439310137249792

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