MLMs are the mirror-world version of community organizing
This week on my podcast, I read MLMs are the mirror-world version of community organizing, a recent post from my Pluralistic newsletter. MLMs prey on the poor and desperate: women, people of color, people in dying small towns and decaying rustbelt cities. It’s not just that these people are desperate – it’s that they only... <a href="https://craphound.com/overclocked/2025/02/09/mlms-are-the-mirror-world-version-of-community-organizing/" class="more-link" title="Read MLMs are the mirror-world version of community organizing">more <i class="fa fa-chevron-right"></i></a>
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Canada shouldn’t retaliate with US tariffs
This week on my podcast, I read Canada shouldn’t retaliate with US tariffs, a recent post from my Pluralistic newsletter. But you know what Canada could make? A Canadian App Store. That’s a store that Canadian software authors could use to sell Canadian apps to Canadian customers, charging, say, the standard payment processing fee of... <a href="https://craphound.com/overclocked/2025/02/02/canada-shouldnt-retaliate-with-us-tariffs/" class="more-link" title="Read Canada shouldn’t retaliate with US tariffs">more <i class="fa fa-chevron-right"></i></a>
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The Weight of a Feather (The Weight of a Heart)
This week on my podcast, I’m reading “The Weight of a Feather (The Weight of a Heart),” my short story in Harlan Ellison’s The Last Dangerous Visions, commissioned by J. Michael Straczynski. Margaret came into my office, breaking my unproductive clicktrance. She looked sheepish. “I got given one of those robots that follows you around,”... <a href="https://craphound.com/overclocked/2025/01/26/the-weight-of-a-feather-the-weight-of-a-heart/" class="more-link" title="Read The Weight of a Feather (The Weight of a Heart)">more <i class="fa fa-chevron-right"></i></a>
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Enshittification isn’t caused by venture capital
This week on my podcast, I’m reading “Enshittification isn’t caused by venture capital,” the latest post from my Pluralistic.net blog. It’s about the new “Free Our Feeds” project and why I think the existence of Mastodon doesn’t mean we shouldn’t pay attention to making Bluesky as free as possible. When tech critics fail to ask... <a href="https://craphound.com/overclocked/2025/01/20/enshittification-isnt-caused-by-venture-capital/" class="more-link" title="Read Enshittification isn’t caused by venture capital">more <i class="fa fa-chevron-right"></i></a>
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Picks and Shovels Chapter One
This week on my podcast, I’ve got Wil Wheaton reading the first chapter of the audiobook of Picks and Shovels, the next Martin Hench novel, which is out next month. Please consider supporting my work by pre-ordering the book as a hardcover, DRM-free ebook, or DRM-free audiobook in my Kickstarter! The year is 1986. The... <a href="https://craphound.com/overclocked/2025/01/10/picks-and-shovels-chapter-one/" class="more-link" title="Read Picks and Shovels Chapter One">more <i class="fa fa-chevron-right"></i></a>