Today's threads (a thread)

[pluralistic@mamot.fr]

Upcoming appearances:

* #Paris: Slow Tech Summit, Oct 15
https://slowtechsummit.com/

* #Vancouver: Read, Resist, Repair, Rejoice (Vancouver Writers Festival), Oct 19
https://writersfest.bc.ca/festival-event-2026/01

* #Victoria: Munro's Books, Oct 20
https://www.munrobooks.com/events/6113620261020

* #Vancouver: Life After AI (Vancouver Writers Festival), Oct 22
https://writersfest.bc.ca/festival-event-2026/46

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[pluralistic@mamot.fr]

Upcoming appearances (cont'd):

* #Ottawa: Life After AI (Ottawa Writers Festival), Oct 24
https://writersfestival.org/event/life-after-ai

* #Vienna: TED AI, Oct 28-30
https://tedai-vienna.ted.com/

* #Kilkenny: Kilkenomics, Nov 6-8
https://kilkenomics.com/

* #Vancouver: Enshittification (Sid Williams Theatre Society), Nov 10
https://www.sidwilliamstheatre.com/events/cory-doctorow-talks-enshittification/

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[pluralistic@mamot.fr]

* #Vancouver: BC Policy Solutions Gala, Nov 12
https://bcpolicy.ca/gala/

* #Oxford: Ministry of the Future, Nov 23
https://ministryforthefuture.co.uk/events.html

* #Sheffield: Reverse Centaur at Juno Books, Nov 25
https://www.outsavvy.com/event/40274/cory-doctorow-in-conversation

* #Oxford: Bennett Oxford Symposium on Open Code in Science, Dec 9
https://www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/events/2026-bennett-institute-symposium/

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[pluralistic@mamot.fr]

Upcoming appearances (cont'd):

* #Montreal: World Science Fiction Convention, Sep 2-6
https://montreal2027.ca/en

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[pluralistic@mamot.fr]

Recent appearances:

* Terms of Service with Clare Duffy (CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/terms-of-service-with-clare-duffy/episodes/458ce968-af5d-11f0-b539-13ed2afe25f8

* AI, Work, and Power (Software Engineering Daily)
AI, Work, and Power https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/podcasts/cory-doctorow-on-ai-work-and-power/

* AI, Corporate Power, and the Fight for Worker Control (Plutopia)
https://plutopia.io/cory-doctorow-ai-corporate-power-and-the-fight-for-worker-control/

* How to Think About AI—Before It’s Too Late (Daniel Solove)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0xR3uEgGcc

* Could Tech Bosses Destroy Life As We Know It? (Politics JOE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL4VktU0SgY

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[pluralistic@mamot.fr]

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[pluralistic@mamot.fr]

I'm also on Bluesky. Read today's thread there at:

https://bsky.app/profile/did:web:pluralistic.net/post/3mxqz5evxs22o

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[calicoday@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@pluralistic Not that the threads aren't fascinating but I rather wish there were a way to 'like' the collages themselves. This one REALLY feels like it wants to be a poster or album cover! Lovely.

[pluralistic@mamot.fr]

@calicoday Thank you so much! I love making them. You can catch them all at https://pluralistic.net/art

[oscarfalcon@mastodon.social]

@pluralistic

I just don't understand how I, a mere mortal, have better (allegedly) infosec than a MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIOIN, FFS!

(I mean I do try, and keep firewalls and update passwords and upgrade hardware and backup and backup and backup and use adblockers and VPNs and encryption and use different computers for different tasks and and and...)

BTW: This Collage, Chef's Kiss!

[pluralistic@mamot.fr]

@oscarfalcon THANK YOU!