Cory Doctorow

3 weeks ago | eff.org | Hayley Tsukayama |Cory Doctorow

Thanks in part to your support, the right to repair is now law in Washington. Gov. Bob Ferguson signed two bills guaranteeing Washingtonians' right to access tools, parts, and information so they can fix personal electronics, appliances, and wheelchairs. This is the epitome of common-sense legislation. When you own something, you should have the final say about who fixes, adapts, or modifies it—and how.

4 weeks ago | pluralistic.net | Cory Doctorow

: See you in mid-June!Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 2005, 2015, 2020, 2024Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest.

1 month ago | medium.com | Cory Doctorow

Donald Trump is many things: a racist, an authoritarian, a rapist… but what he is, and has always been, above all and from the very start, is a scammer: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trump-alter-ego-barron/2016/05/12/02ac99ec-16fe-11e6-aa55-670cabef46e0_story.html The election of Donald Trump feeds many needs in the right wing coalition: the libidinal pleasure of seeing trans people, migrants, and anyone who isn’t white getting terrorized by masked thugs and swivel-eyed...

1 month ago | pluralistic.net | Cory Doctorow

America is a scam: Welcome to the age of cheating. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 2010, 2015, 2020Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest.

1 month ago | medium.com | Cory Doctorow

On a recent This Machine Kills episode, guest Hagen Blix described the ultimate form of “AI therapy” with a “human in the loop”:https://soundcloud.com/thismachinekillspod/405-ai-is-the-demon-god-of-capital-ft-hagen-blixOne actual therapist is just having ten chat GPT windows open where they just like have five seconds to interrupt the chatGPT. They have to scan them all and see if it says something really inappropriate. That’s your job, to stop it.