Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow – Pluralistic: Bluesky and enshittification (02 Nov 2024)

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Today’s links

Bluesky and enshittification: No one is the enshittifier of their own story.

Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.

Hoisted from the comments: Smart stuff from readers.

This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014

Upcoming appearances: Where to find me.

Recent appearances: Where I’ve been.

Latest books: You keep readin’ em, I’ll keep writin’ ’em.

Upcoming books: Like I said, I’ll keep writin’ ’em.

Colophon: All the rest.

Bluesky and enshittification (permalink)
I would like to use Bluesky. They’ve done a bunch of seriously interesting technical work on moderation and ranking that I truly admire, and I’ve got lots of friends there who really enjoy it.
But I’m not on Bluesky and I don’t have any plans to join it anytime soon. I wrote about this…

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blarg? – Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag

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Back in the mists of prehistory, by which I mean 2014, I bought a Timbuk2 messenger bag and spent the next six or seven years loving it into the ground. When it finally fell part Timbuk2 had lost their way as a company, turning into a lifestyle brand at the expense of their product quality, and they didn’t have a meaningful replacement to offer me so it was time to look around.
To review, my requirements were, and are:

Waterproof for real.
Holds a large laptop plus the usual extra nerd shit and two days’ clothing.
Replaceable straps. The straps can’t be sewn in to the bag.
Quick-adjust straps, to cinch it down and step out of it easily.
Side pockets I…

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