Hey look at this

* The Art of Futures https://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/articles/the-art-of-futures/

* Share Festival XVI in Torino https://brucesterling.tumblr.com/post/685744288761593856/hurray-for-us (h/t Bruce Sterling)

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#15yrsago EFF finds HUGE block of hidden info in new iTunes tracks https://web.archive.org/web/20070613223916/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005282.php

#10yrsago Google not guilty of infringement in Oracle/Java suit https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/05/google-wins-crucial-api-ruling-oracles-case-decimated/

#10yrsago Arrêtez-moi quelqu’un! Vowing to violate Quebec’s anti-protest law https://web.archive.org/web/20120522035607/http://www.arretezmoiquelquun.com/

#10yrsago Canadian border guards demand inbound journalist’s mobile phone contacts, prohibit writing while in-country https://inthesetimes.com/article/reading-lolita-in-montreal-canada-doesnt-want-more-journalists

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#10yrsago Globe and Mail turns celebrity photos slideshow into commentary on Quebec protests https://web.archive.org/web/20120531001713/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/celebrity-photos/celebrity-photos-of-the-week-may-30/article2446691/

#5yrsago Rebecca Solnit on how Trump’s quest for more adulation made him “the most mocked man in the world” https://lithub.com/rebecca-solnit-the-loneliness-of-donald-trump/

#5yrsago Why don’t people use secure internet tools? https://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2017/papers/84.pdf

#5yrsago Bad news: tech is making us more unequal. Good news: tech can make us more equal. https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2017/may/31/technology-is-making-the-world-more-unequal-only-technology-can-fix-this-cory-doctorow

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Yesterday's threads: Podcasting "Apple's Cement Overshoes"; and more!

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/108392506149555253

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My latest book is Attack Surface, a sequel to my bestselling Little Brother books, now in paperback, wherever books are sold.

Signed copies at Dark Delicacies:

https://www.darkdel.com/store/p1840/Cory_Doctorow_-__Attack_Surface_HB_%26_TPB.html#/

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My book "How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism" is a critique of Big Tech connecting conspiratorial thinking to the rise of tech monopolies (proposing a way to deal with both) is now out in paperback:

https://onezero.medium.com/how-to-destroy-surveillance-capitalism-8135e6744d59

Signed copies here:
https://www.darkdel.com/store/p2024/Available_Now%3A__How_to_Destroy_Surveillance_Capitalism.html

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My ebooks and audiobooks (from Tor Books, Head of Zeus, McSweeneys, and others) are for sale all over the net, but I sell 'em too, and when you buy 'em from me, I earn twice as much and you get books with no DRM and no license "agreements."

https://craphound.com/shop/

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Upcoming appearances:

* OpenJSWorld (Austin), Jun 8
https://events.linuxfoundation.org/openjs-world/program/schedule/

* UK Competition and Markets Authority Data Technology and Analytics conference (London), Jun 15-16
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cma-data-technology-and-analytics-conference-2022-registration-308678625077

* A New HOPE (NYC), Jul 24
https://www.hope.net/

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Recent appearances:

* The Sci-Fi Feedback Loop: Mapping Fiction’s Influence on Real-World Tech
https://csi.asu.edu/calendar/events/the-sci-fi-feedback-loop-mapping-fictions-influence-on-real-world-tech/

* Privacy is the New Celebrity
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1806101/10643084

* Revolutionizing Activism — The Power of Utopia (Center for Artistic Activism)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TBlSc3PNUA

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My first picture book is out! It's called Poesy the Monster Slayer and it's an epic tale of bedtime-refusal, toy-hacking and monster-hunting, illustrated by Matt Rockefeller. It's the monster book I dreamt of reading to my own daughter.

https://pluralistic.net/2020/07/14/poesy-the-monster-slayer/#poesy

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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/2022/05/31/dealers-choice/

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If you're a Medium subscriber, you can read these - as well as previews of upcoming magazine columns and early exclusives on doctorow.medium.com.

My latest Medium column is "Against Cozy Catastrophies: Cowering in a luxury bunker is a lousy retirement plan"

https://doctorow.medium.com/against-cozy-catastrophies-7ac0a62f0922

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