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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

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Inside: William Gibson vs Margaret Thatcher; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/17/technopolitics/

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Pluralistic: William Gibson vs Margaret Thatcher (17 Mar 2026)

Two boxers squaring off. One (with blue gloves) has the head of William Gibson. The other (red gloves) has the head of Margaret Thatcher. The background is an engraving of a 16th century complex machine.
Two boxers squaring off. One (with blue gloves) has the head of William Gibson. The other (red gloves) has the head of Margaret Thatcher. The background is an engraving of a 16th century complex machine.
Two boxers squaring off. One (with blue gloves) has the head of William Gibson. The other (red gloves) has the head of Margaret Thatcher. The background is an engraving of a 16th century complex machine.
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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

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Inside: Tools vs uses; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/16/whittle-a-webserver/

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Pluralistic: Tools vs uses (16 Mar 2026)

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A pegboard at a hardware store, festooned with tools, with smoke closing in on it from above and below.
A pegboard at a hardware store, festooned with tools, with smoke closing in on it from above and below.
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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

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Inside: Corrupt anticorruption; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/14/ill-have-what-xis-having/

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Pluralistic: Corrupt anticorruption (14 Mar 2026)

A Chinese porcelain sculpture depicting a Maoist struggle session; a cadre in uniform and CCCP cap stands by while a Party official forces a man in a dunce cap to his knees. The image has been altered. The cadre now has the 'fat baby' JD Vance head. The Party official has orange skin, Trump hair, and Trump's eyes and mouth. Both figures have US flag lapel pins. Behind them is a soiled US flag.
A Chinese porcelain sculpture depicting a Maoist struggle session; a cadre in uniform and CCCP cap stands by while a Party official forces a man in a dunce cap to his knees. The image has been altered. The cadre now has the 'fat baby' JD Vance head. The Party official has orange skin, Trump hair, and Trump's eyes and mouth. Both figures have US flag lapel pins. Behind them is a soiled US flag.
A Chinese porcelain sculpture depicting a Maoist struggle session; a cadre in uniform and CCCP cap stands by while a Party official forces a man in a dunce cap to his knees. The image has been altered. The cadre now has the 'fat baby' JD Vance head. The Party official has orange skin, Trump hair, and Trump's eyes and mouth. Both figures have US flag lapel pins. Behind them is a soiled US flag.
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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

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Inside: Three more AI psychoses; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/12/normal-technology/

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Pluralistic: Three more AI psychoses (12 Mar 2026)

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A cross-section of a man's head. His brain has been replaced with an intricate mass of wooden gearing, being pumped and cranked by three 16th century druges. Behind them is a blown up view of a microchip. Behind the head is a stylized illustration of grey matter, blown out with lots of saturation and blended in places with tumbled rocks. Image: ZeptoBars (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Microchip-24lcs52-HD.jpg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en
A cross-section of a man's head. His brain has been replaced with an intricate mass of wooden gearing, being pumped and cranked by three 16th century druges. Behind them is a blown up view of a microchip. Behind the head is a stylized illustration of grey matter, blown out with lots of saturation and blended in places with tumbled rocks. Image: ZeptoBars (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Microchip-24lcs52-HD.jpg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en
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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

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Inside: AI "journalists" prove that media bosses don't give a shit; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/11/modal-dialog-a-palooza/

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Pluralistic: AI "journalists" prove that media bosses don't give a shit (11 Mar 2026)

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A cutaway of a rocky underground, with a cylindrical brick cistern. Trapped in the prison is a 16th century drudge seated before a wheel on which rest a series of books that rotate along with the wheel.
A cutaway of a rocky underground, with a cylindrical brick cistern. Trapped in the prison is a 16th century drudge seated before a wheel on which rest a series of books that rotate along with the wheel.
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