I post long threads. Writer (sf novels, etc); blogger (pluralistic.net); activist (eff.org). Latest book: "Enshittifcation." Next book "Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI." Buy my books (DRM-free!) at craphound.com/shop.https://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.net/post/3mitttfqnbs27https://mitchipedia.tumblr.com/post/81316829497255526406 Apr 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:web:pluralistic.net/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitttfqnbs27https://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.net/post/3mitqnssdkk27The Red Right Hand https://tumblr.pulpcovers.com/post/813163327921553408/the-red-right06 Apr 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:web:pluralistic.net/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitqnssdkk27https://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.net/post/3mitnhk3euc2dhttps://blog.vintascope.com/post/81316148929693286406 Apr 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:web:pluralistic.net/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitnhk3euc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.net/post/3mitmhluiss2oNuke-proof underground city below Manhattan, 1969 (Oscar Newman) https://thevaultoftheatomicspaceage.tumblr.com/post/813160606132846592/nuke-proof-underground-city-below-manhattan-196906 Apr 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:web:pluralistic.net/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitmhluiss2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.net/post/3mitmcz7kyc24Ork space pirates in action on a storm-wracked world (Paul Bonner cover art for Freebooterz, Space Ork army lists for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, Games Workshop, 1991) https://www.tumblr.com/oldschoolfrp/812984913482612736/ork-space-pirates-in-action-on-a-storm-wracked06 Apr 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:web:pluralistic.net/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitmcz7kyc24https://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.net/post/3mit6rixgj22sOverall view of Pad B, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, showing the Apollo 10 (CSM-106LM-4SA-505) space vehicle during a Countdown Demonstration Test. https://thevaultoftheatomicspaceage.tumblr.com/post/813143647591809024/overall-view-of-pad-b-launch-complex-39-kennedy06 Apr 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:web:pluralistic.net/app.bsky.feed.post/3mit6rixgj22shttps://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.net/post/3misygfca7k2yCitroen Berlinguette https://thevaultoftheatomicspaceage.tumblr.com/post/813137963452153856/citroen-berlinguette06 Apr 2026 09:50 +0000at://did:web:pluralistic.net/app.bsky.feed.post/3misygfca7k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.net/post/3misxnleby223Today's threads (a thread) Inside: Your boss wants to use surveillance data to cut your wages; and more! Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/06/empiricism-washing/ #Pluralistic 1/06 Apr 2026 09:36 +0000at://did:web:pluralistic.net/app.bsky.feed.post/3misxnleby223https://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.net/post/3miswwe7klc2vWhat industry calls "personalized pricing" is really *surveillance* pricing: using digital tools' flexibility to change the price for each user, and using surveillance data to guess the worst price you'll accept: https://pluralistic.net/2025/06/24/price-discrimination/ 1/06 Apr 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:web:pluralistic.net/app.bsky.feed.post/3miswwe7klc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.net/post/3missvdjvwk26Panorama Cinema (1989) in Berlin, Germany, by Andreas Reidemeister https://germanpostwarmodern.tumblr.com/post/813129165053280256/panorama-cinema-1989-in-berlin-germany-by06 Apr 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:web:pluralistic.net/app.bsky.feed.post/3missvdjvwk26https://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.net/post/3mispkxwlvc2cTracy The Untamable https://mitchipedia.tumblr.com/post/81312515741782835206 Apr 2026 07:11 +0000at://did:web:pluralistic.net/app.bsky.feed.post/3mispkxwlvc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.net/post/3misjguvtuk24Kitchen Design and Decor, 1953 https://mitchipedia.tumblr.com/post/81309568166228787206 Apr 2026 05:22 +0000at://did:web:pluralistic.net/app.bsky.feed.post/3misjguvtuk24