Hey look at this

* We regret this bike lane https://missionlocal.org/2023/07/valencia-street-signage-changed-by-cyclist/

* Why the Internet Needs a #DataPortability Ecosystem https://techpolicy.press/why-the-internet-needs-a-data-portability-ecosystem/

* Explore the dark side of Silicon Valley with #RedTeamBlues https://petewarden.com/2023/07/21/explore-the-dark-side-of-silicon-valley-with-red-team-blues/

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Hey look at this

* Saving the News from #BigTech https://www.eff.org/files/2023/06/14/saving_the_news_from_big_tech_eff.pdf

* Climate-Friendly Cocktail Recipes Go Light on Ice https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-friendly-cocktail-recipes-go-light-on-ice/ (h/t Naked Capitalism)

* Noir thriller #RedTeamBlues captures the anxious tension of our time https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/reviews/article-noir-thriller-red-team-blues-captures-the-anxious-tension-of-our-time/

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Don’t Curb Your Enthusiasm: Marcus Yallow + 50 Years = Marty Hench?

https://doctorow.medium.com/dont-curb-your-enthusiasm-6696d7707f45

#ScienceFiction #YA #LittleBrother #RedTeamBlues

And then try her at book length! "Catfishing on Catnet" is Kritzer's book-length adaptation of her Hugo-winning short story "Cat Pictures Please." It's an AI caper about cat memes, community, and the anti-enshittification underground:

https://memex.craphound.com/2019/11/19/naomi-kritzers-catfishing-on-the-catnet-an-ai-caper-about-the-true-nature-of-online-friendship/

Speaking of sf: I've got a new novel out. *#RedTeamBlues* is an anti-finance finance thriller, a heist book about cryptocurrency and forensic accounting with a 67-year-old hero, Marty Hench:

http://redteamblues.com/

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Cory also mentioned that a character in #RedTeamBlues sets up on the SF public library wifi to do some blockchain sleuthing. So I asked afterward if he meant to reference the real-life arrest of the first Silk Road’s Dread Pirate Roberts in an SF library (Glen Park branch).

He said he didn’t think of that connection! Seemed disappointed not to have incorporated it in the book.

And to whet your appetite, I'm going to spend the next week or so syndicating the first chapter of #RedTeamBlues, starting today. In this installment, we meet Martin Hench and the *Unsalted Hash*, his "foolish and ungainly" tour bus, just as he's being roped in for the job of his career.

I hope you'll consider pre-ordering the book! And if you read the book, I hope you'll post a review or recommendation to your social media or blog.

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Done. Now I'll just sit and wait for my #RedTeamBlues to arrive.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/red-team-blues-another-audiobook-that-amazon-wont-sell?ref=thanks-copy