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2026-10-23 13:58:42
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Cory Doctorow
pluralistic@mamot.fr
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Inside: Critique and writing; and more!
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https://pluralistic.net/2026/10/23/better-to-give/
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A vast field of complicated machinery composed of many-times-overlaid 19th century printing presses. Caught in these gears are several figures who are all writing - a bearded Greek in a loincloth, a severe doge, a grande dame, a lady upon her settee, a recording angel, two drunken clerks at a table, a tormented poet in a wig. Invading the scene is a many-tentacled pulp robot.
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2026-10-23 13:59:51
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Cory Doctorow
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Critique and writing: The most important part of a writing workshop is trying to fix other people's stories.
https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/117492179958502457
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2026-10-23 14:00:17
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Hey look at this
* Terrible AI-generated Disney guidebooks on Amazon, Part 2
https://touringplans.com/blog/terrible-ai-generated-disney-guidebooks-on-amazon-part-2/
* Online Privacy for Parents and Youth
https://ssd.eff.org/module/online-privacy-for-parents-and-youth
* the mirage of Thatcherfuturism
https://backofmind.substack.com/p/the-mirage-of-thatcherfuturism
* The New Canadian Canon
https://macleans.ca/culture/the-new-canadian-canon/
* Victory! Court Rules OPM Data Disclosure to DOGE Is Unlawful
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/victory-court-rules-opms-disclosure-personal-records-doge-unlawful
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2026-10-23 14:01:08
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#25yrsago
UK anti-terror laws could bankrupt ISPs
https://web.archive.org/web/20011118143634/http://www.vnunet.com/News/1126338
#25yrsago
What's an "iPod?"
https://web.archive.org/web/20011024015856/http://www.apple.com/ipod/
#25yrsago
Bible, Koran or Mein Kampf?
https://web.archive.org/web/20011109123124/http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/10/24/book_quiz/index.html
#25yrsago
Tongan court jester scam costs king millions
https://web.archive.org/web/20011224034152/http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/2001/October/10-23-01.htm
#25yrsago
USPS irradiating the mail to fight anthrax attacks
https://web.archive.org/web/20011109100316/http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99991468
#20yrsago
Enron Explorer mines Enron’s emails
https://web.archive.org/web/20061106204850/http://enron.trampolinesystems.com/
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2026-10-23 14:01:27
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#20yrsago
Investigative journal: “Fair use is not applicable”
https://archive.blogs.harvard.edu/shlep/2006/10/23/whaddayaknow-about-fair-use-and-copyright/
#20yrsago
Warners stiffs African amputee film extras on prosthetics promise
https://web.archive.org/web/20061105004400/http://www.nypost.com/seven/10232006/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm
#20yrsago
Former FCC Chairman shills against Net Neutrality
https://web.archive.org/web/20061028043416/http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/003577.shtml
#15yrsago
Plotting advice for fiction writers
http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/013243.html
#15yrsago
DARPA wants vampire satellites to harvest parts from dead sats prior to decommissioning
https://web.archive.org/web/20111022223128/http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2011/10/20.aspx
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2026-10-23 14:01:40
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#15yrsago
Understanding the hyperrich through the lens of tomorrow’s history
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2011/10/a-cultural-experiment.html
#15yrsago
Scored: pulse-pounding/thought-provoking YA novel about surveillance
https://memex.craphound.com/2011/10/24/scored-pulse-pounding-thought-provoking-ya-novel-about-surveillance/
#10yrsago
UAE surveillance contractor is recruiting an army of foreign hackers to break into its citizens’ devices
https://web.archive.org/web/20161024141138/https://theintercept.com/2016/10/24/darkmatter-united-arab-emirates-spies-for-hire/
#10yrsago
Publicly-funded NZ company sold mass surveillance tech to torturers and GCHQ
https://web.archive.org/web/20161023101410/https://theintercept.com/2016/10/23/endace-mass-surveillance-gchq-governments/
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2026-10-23 14:02:53
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#10yrsago
RIP, Tom Hayden: Yippie, radical, politician, author
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37749127
#10yrsago
Audit reveals significant vulnerabilities in Truecrypt and its successors
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/10/18/veracrypt-security-audit/
#5yrsago
Cyber-mercenaries helped Saudis hack an NYT reporter
https://pluralistic.net/2021/10/24/breaking-the-news/#kingdom
#5yrsago
The Traitorous Eight and the Battle of Germanium Valley
https://pluralistic.net/2021/10/24/the-traitorous-eight-and-the-battle-of-germanium-valley/
#1yrago
Checking in on the state of Amazon's chickenized reverse-centaurs
https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/23/traveling-salesman-solution/#pee-bottles
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