FeedCity: Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
08:42 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Autodoxing (02 Nov 2026)

Today's links Autodoxing: The road to hell is paved with badly thought-through tech policy. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Shakespeare programming language; DeCSS is "pure speech"; Blue Coat sold surveillance tools to Syrian secret police; "Extrao...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
15:42 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Formalities (31 Oct 2026)

Today's links Formalities: When it comes to AI, the Copyright Office is restoring copyright to its proper status, as something you have to work to get. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: GWB x martial law; Li'l Sparky; Dueling Starbuckses; Microsoft b...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
11:27 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Agents vs ecommerce (28 Oct 2026)

Today's links Agents vs ecommerce: Opacity is a feature, not a bug. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Aibo hacking; Calculator watches; What hath Occupy wrought; Dr Seuss v Trek parody; "Blacks for Trump" x murder-cults; "9 Times My Work Has Been Rip...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
27 Oct 10:00 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: History is something you do (27 Oct 2026)

Today's links History is something you do: Not something that happens to you. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Occupy Tents are speech; Piagram; SOPA; "I'm Rob Fucking Ford"; Blocking all porn in the UK; Pirates rule Iceland; Shake Shack v shitting ...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
26 Oct 16:27 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Sovereign citizens, but for news (26 Oct 2026)

Today's links Sovereign citizens, but for news: By reading the LA Times, you agree… Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Patenting tax dodges; 6-word sf; Newscorp shareholders v Murdoch; Ancient German ophthalmology cult; Trolley problem is stupid; Trum...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
23 Oct 21:36 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Critique and writing (23 Oct 2026)

Today's links Critique and writing: The most important part of a writing workshop is trying to fix other people's stories. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: USPS nukes the mail; Enron Explorer; "Scored"; UAE's international hacker legion; NZ provides...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
21 Oct 20:42 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Adversarial interoperability is a team sport (21 Oct 2026)

Today's links Adversarial interoperability is a team sport: Vibe-coded jailbreaks are fun, but don't solve the problem. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Labour Whip's pro-Iraq war threats; LoC's emulators; Kevin Mitnick plays CIA stooge; ICE: "The w...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
20 Oct 18:30 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: The death of history's most successful publisher (20 Oct 2026)

Today's links The death of history's most successful publisher: Google has a scorching case of "main character syndrome." Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Civil War x 4,400 ceramic cats; Okaysellers; Frankenstein hat; Clockwork Fagin; Tracking track...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
19 Oct 07:15 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: The technopolitics of ad-tech (19 Oct 2026)

Today's links The technopolitics of ad-tech: Spying is good for tech, context is good for publishers. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: PNH x Mike Ford; Singapore v Far East Economic Review; Publishing v bestsellers; Architecture v security; Vista v ...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
17 Oct 12:00 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Israeli ad-tech company was a delivery system for "mercenary spyware" (17 Oct 2026)

Today's links Israeli ad-tech company was a delivery system for "mercenary spyware": And they used Google, Facebook and every other major ad platform to do it. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Big Mouth Billy Bass x Linux; No-Fly lists v common sens...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
16 Oct 07:18 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Load-bearing (16 Oct 2026)

Today's links Load-bearing: Digital sovereignty vs AI. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Anthrax penmanship; Stolen WEBGEEK license plate; Arizona Republic endorses Clinton, gets death threats; Against the great forces of history. Upcoming appearance...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
15 Oct 11:21 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Expedia amazoned hotel rooms (15 Oct 2026)

Today's links Expedia amazoned hotel rooms: Everything more expensive for everyone, monopolies everywhere, and we're all screwed. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Delta v dovening; "Play Money"; Alabama's ethnic cleansing; We trust neuroscience over...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
13 Oct 11:57 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Bundestrojaner (13 Oct 2026)

Today's links Bundestrojaner: You can't make people more secure by making them less secure. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 9/11 sitcom; Jon Norman v Philcon; Bruce Sterling's post-9/11 geopolitics; Polaroid bankrupt; David Mamet x Shel Silverstein...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
12 Oct 12:30 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: How labor rights rescued Ultima from a monopolist (12 Oct 2026)

Today's links How labor rights rescued Ultima from a monopolist: If you care about labor justice and artists' rights, stop focusing on copyright. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: China unblocks Wikipedia; CCC cracks the Bundestrojaner; "Children of ...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
09 Oct 20:33 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Thwarted (09 Oct 2026)

Today's links Thwarted: Behold the awesome destructive power of a fully operational billionaire. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Anthrax v National Inquirer; Grey goo v Second Life; Predictive policing v actual crime; Spooky cookies; California v a...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
07 Oct 14:15 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Disloyalty (07 Oct 2026)

Today's links Disloyalty: Air Canada's frequent flier fuckery. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Indie booksellers v internet; Coke pays dieticians to astroturf soda taxes; Voting in a voter-suppression state; Facebook v your use of Facebook. Upcomin...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
06 Oct 13:09 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Swapping money for expertise (06 Oct 2026)

Today's links Swapping money for expertise: Money can't buy me love. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: "Tempo"; Yahoo censors MEP's torture debate video; Scotland's money-laundry; A textbook scam; DOS the IRS then charge for access; Just trying to ma...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
05 Oct 19:42 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Scrutinized (05 Oct 2026)

Today's links Scrutinized: Pervert glasses vs the authentic self. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: DRM-free in the UK; Maple-leaf roses; Italian Wikipedia shuts down; Vancouver's property speculator tax works; Ex-Soviet leftists launch "September"; ...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
03 Oct 12:51 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Economic probabilities for our grandchildren (03 Oct 2026)

Today's links Economic probabilities for our grandchildren: If only data centers would stop hogging all the copper. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: RIAA v P2P; Infoseek's anti-terror brain-scanner; Copyrighting every phone number; Carving pumpkins ...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
01 Oct 18:12 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Voting is to politics as shopping is to boycotts (01 Oct 2026)

Today's links Voting is to politics as shopping is to boycotts: The big P only matters if the small p is in play. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Gilberto Gil v WIPO; Censored Apple wifi hacker talk; Wells Fargo crime-spree started in 1998; Stencil...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
29 Sep 14:03 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Lindsay Owens's "Gouged" (29 Sep 2026)

Today's links Lindsay Owens's "Gouged": The end of a fair price and what that means for your wallet. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Doonesbury on 9/11; Suspicious Looking Device; Elephant-shit paper; The Onion x TSA liquid rules; Borders goodbye l...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
28 Sep 18:39 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Priceful (28 Sep 2026)

Today's links Priceful: So worthless we can tell you what it's worth. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Nasdaq allows post-9/11 penny stocks; USAF can shoot down civilian aircraft; TSA bans calling Kip Hawley an idiot; Wells Fargo sued for firing fra...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
25 Sep 19:09 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Itch scratching (25 Sep 2026)

Today's links Itch scratching: Love, care and self-actualization. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 9/11 x Viridians; Announcing Wikipedia; Infinite Copyright Mickey; Floppy shoulder bag; Wells Fargo's long sleaze; Corbyn wins Labour leadership; Inte...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
22 Sep 08:39 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Bonta sold us out to Trump's oligarchs (22 Sep 2026)

Today's links Bonta sold us out to Trump's oligarchs: A "settlement" that promises less than nothing. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Warren on taxing the rich and class warfare; Psychology v reproducibility; Copyright troll sentenced for beating U...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
21 Sep 11:33 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: The Claude Delusion (21 Sep 2026)

Today's links The Claude Delusion: What if we're the ones having hallucinations? Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 9/11 v sex; 9/11 v flags; US customs v diplomatic Vegemite; CIA torture survivors speak; HP's inky timebomb; "The Raven" pop-up; Forex ...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
18 Sep 08:51 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Textured (18 Sep 2026)

Today's links Textured: The surprises are what matter. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: RIP Mr Dressup; Oligarch sucker-punch; ICC v CEOs. Upcoming appearances: Berkeley, Edmonton, Boston, South Bend, Hudson, Calgary, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Victoria, ...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
17 Sep 08:09 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: On the sincerity of AI bosses (17 Sep 2026)

Today's links On the sincerity of AI bosses: Fascism is always an incoherent bundle. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 9/11 v spam; PalmOS x WTC collapse; Wifi x WTC rubble; Berlusconi sex rings; Tesco bans writing down prices; AI psychosis and the w...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
16 Sep 08:45 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: How an AI moratorium can save AI bosses (16 Sep 2026)

Today's links How an AI moratorium can save AI bosses: If you can't impose switching costs, just eliminate the competition. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Flash Worms; This Film is Not Yet Rated; Libdem copyright sabotage; Religion worth more than...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
15 Sep 08:18 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Everybody pees (15 Sep 2026)

Today's links Everybody pees: Even Jeff Bezos. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Zune won't play Microsoft files; Papercraft 1:1 Mustang; Third gender for Aussie passports; France hacked Canada; EC v links; Welcome to Night Vale; University spends li...

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
14 Sep 11:45 • Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: But do you use keyboard shortcuts? (14 Sep 2026)

Today's links But do you use keyboard shortcuts?: AI people are WEIRD. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: "Changeling"; Sony Rootkit vs CD drives; Google's scumbag lobbyists; NJ's e-voting coverup; Spying sex toys; Scott Walker dark money leak; "REAMD...