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Ian Slinger

ianjs@outside.ofa.dog

Joined 1 year, 10 months ago

Science geek, technology geek, software geek.

Blog: ianjs.com Mastodon: @ianjs@aus.social Matrix: @ianjs:beeper.com

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Cory Doctorow: The Internet Con (Hardcover, 2023, Verso)

When the tech platforms promised a future of "connection," they were lying. They said their …

The Internet Con

Cory's blog has been a source of unease for me for some time as he's reminded us what the internet used to be like before it was dominated by the monster siloes like Facebook and Google.

This book is a call to arms with some real strategies to seize back what we've lost.

Cory Doctorow: The Internet Con (Hardcover, 2023, Verso)

When the tech platforms promised a future of "connection," they were lying. They said their …

The Internet Con

Cory's blog has been a source of unease for me for some time as he's reminded us what the internet used to be like before it was dominated by the monster siloes like Facebook and Google.

This book is a call to arms with some real strategies to seize back what we've lost.

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finished reading Sinkable by Daniel Stone

Daniel Stone: Sinkable (2022, Penguin Publishing Group)

I'm on holidays so I was up for a good read, and this book supplied it - consumed this book in the same day I downloaded it from Libby.

You'd think there wouldn't be much else to say about the Titanic, but this a broader read on shipwrecks, salvage, and the obsessions they invoke.