This day in history

2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022.

I’m kickstarting the audiobook for “The Internet Con: How To Seize the Means of Computation,” a Big Tech disassembly manual to disenshittify the web and bring back the old, good internet. It’s a DRM-free book, which means Audible won’t carry it, so this crowdfunder is essential. Back now to get the audio, Verso hardcover and ebook:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/the-internet-con-how-to-seize-the-means-of-computation

#20yrsago TSA adds “sarcasm” to list of aviation risks https://reason.com/2003/08/03/dont-say-you-dont-have-a-fucki/

#20yrsago Why John Gilmore is a Suspected Terrorist https://web.archive.org/web/20030816002916/http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/2003_08.shtml

#15yrsago 3D fan-illustration for Printcrime https://memex.craphound.com/2008/08/02/3d-fan-illustration-for-printcrime/

#10yrsago NSA’s new meanings for common terms https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/07/nsa-lexicon-how-james-clapper-and-other-u-s-officials-mislead-the-american-public-without-lying.html

#10yrsago EFF: MIT was not “neutral” on Aaron Swartz; actively assisted in his prosecution https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/07/mit-aarons-swartz-case-not-neutral-not-leading-not-standing-technologists