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Inside: In praise of (some) compartmentalization; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/14/compartments/
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Inside: In praise of (some) compartmentalization; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/14/compartments/
#Pluralistic
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Cory Doctorow
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https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/116402138035141261
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Cory Doctorow
2026-04-14 08:34:30
Cory Doctorow
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* Uncovering Webloc https://citizenlab.ca/research/analysis-of-penlinks-ad-based-geolocation-surveillance-tech/
* The Science of Forced Perspective at Disney Parks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqefjmRVLTM
* The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence—Before It’s Too Late https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780374621568
* EFF 🤝 HOPE: Join Us This August! https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/eff-hope-join-us-august
* Here Are the Finalists for the 2025 Locus Awards https://reactormag.com/finalists-2025-locus-awards/
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Here Are the Finalists for the 2025 Locus Awards - Reactor
Vanessa Armstrong (Reactor)Cory Doctorow
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#25yrsago Anxious hand-wringing about multitasking teens https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/12/technology/teenage-overload-or-digital-dexterity.html
#20yrsago Clever t-shirt typography spells “hate” – “love” in mirror-writing https://web.archive.org/web/20060413102804/https://accordionguy.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/4/12/1881414.html
#20yrsago New Mexico Lightning Field claims to have copyrighted dirt https://diaart.org/visit/visit-our-locations-sites/walter-de-maria-the-lightning-field#overview
#20yrsago Futuristic house made of spinach protein and soy-foam https://web.archive.org/web/20060413111650/http://bfi.org/node/828
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Entertainment Weekly's EW.com |
web.archive.orgCory Doctorow
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#10yrsago Bake: An amazing space-themed Hubble cake https://www.sprinklebakes.com/2016/04/black-velvet-nebula-cake.html
#10yrsago Shanghai law uses credit scores to enforce filial piety https://www.caixinglobal.com/2016-04-11/shanghai-says-people-who-fail-to-visit-parents-will-have-credit-scores-lowered-101011746.html
#10yrsago Walmart heiress donated $378,400 to Hillary Clinton campaign and PACs https://web.archive.org/web/20160414155119/https://www.alternet.org/election-2016/alice-walton-donated-353400-clintons-victory-fund
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Shanghai Says People Who Fail to Visit Parents Will Have Credit Scores Lowered
www.caixinglobal.comCory Doctorow
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#10yrsago Churchill got a doctor’s note requiring him to drink at least 8 doubles a day “for convalescence” https://web.archive.org/web/20130321054712/https://arttattler.com/archivewinstonchurchill.html
#5yrsago Big Tech's secret weapon is switching costs, not network effects https://pluralistic.net/2021/04/12/tear-down-that-wall/#zucks-iron-curtain
#5yrsago Fraud-resistant election-tech https://pluralistic.net/2021/04/12/tear-down-that-wall/#bmds
#1yrago Blue Cross of Louisiana doesn't give a shit about breast cancer https://pluralistic.net/2025/04/12/pre-authorization/#is-not-a-guarantee-of-payment
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archivewinstonchurchill
web.archive.orgCory Doctorow
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https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/116395850095295387
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Cory Doctorow
2026-04-13 05:55:24
Cory Doctorow
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https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250865908/picksandshovels
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My latest nonfiction book is the internationally bestselling "Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It," from MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374619329/enshittification/
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Cory Doctorow
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https://craphound.com/shop/
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Cory Doctorow
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* #Toronto: DemocracyXchange, Apr 16
https://www.democracyxchange.org/news/cory-doctorow-to-open-dxc26-on-april-16
* #SanFrancisco: 2026 Berkeley Spring Forum on M&A and the Boardroom, Apr 23
https://www.theberkeleyforum.com/#agenda
* #London: Resisting Big Tech Empires (LSBU), Apr 25
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/globaljusticenow/2042691
* #NYC: Enshittification at Commonweal Ventures, Apr 29
https://luma.com/ssgfvqz8
* #NYC: Techidemic with Sarah Jeong, Tochi Onyibuchi and Alia Dastagir (PEN World Voices), Apr 30
https://worldvoices.pen.org/event/techidemic/
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Enshittification: In Conversation with Cory Doctorow
luma.comCory Doctorow
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* #Berlin: Re:publica, May 18-20
https://re-publica.com/de/news/rp26-sprecher-cory-doctorow
* #Berlin: Enshittification at Otherland Books, May 19
https://www.otherland-berlin.de/de/event-details/cory-doctorow.html
* #HayOnWye: HowTheLightGetsIn, May 22-25
https://howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/hay/big-ideas-2
* SXSW #London, Jun 2
https://www.sxswlondon.com/session/how-big-tech-broke-the-internet-b3c4a901
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#rp26-Sprecher Cory Doctorow | re:publica
republicaCory Doctorow
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* The internet is getting worse (CBC The National)
https://youtu.be/dCVUCdg3Uqc?si=FMcA0EI_Mi13Lw-P
* Do you feel screwed over by big tech? (Ontario Today)
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-45-ontario-today/clip/16203024-do-feel-screwed-big-tech
* Launch for Cindy's Cohn's "Privacy's Defender" (City Lights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuVCm2PUalU
* Chicken Mating Harnesses (This Week in Tech)
https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1074
* The Virtual Jewel Box (U Utah)
https://tanner.utah.edu/podcast/enshittification-cory-doctorow-matthew-potolsky/
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The ‘enshittification’ of the internet, explained
YouTubeCory Doctorow
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Jakub Narębski
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