What I saw on the web on 2022.11.1

1. Why ‘The Communist Manifesto’ Still Matters
   by Cory Doctorow, reviewing China Miéville
   https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/31/books/review/a-spectre-haunting-china-mieville.html?unlocked_article_code=idh9E6LUl7SWxUFjxz3VD2t0_0BTvosKQl4YDTcaQcnY6Pwm6c76rS1QF_iX-WcS7cybJUagf8fgdE2ahx4klABBiJgTVdAehfBaaYl7iSCxQRzacc_cRkfSwjrAevC6jxz7npEMLUCxzVjdEcT1Gmjq0I_5cPcetzpLe6R6s8l6SG6ZgZ72j1vnKQH0gfl1RpI1WE4nxrohLUL35OKqVL34lcz-xAXGmcAjYUNTDAmKObzEJ0oK3_clHL9US0g5qe7NuiyuBAmP-HXD2jFCAREGqNcTVu4ODLVvGuoxPBAhgI_L_HSVqqqf1nPrlbKwp7jlYeo1dg5Eh0Im1lbq0RMw0_azjVDltGrBChv1UA&smid=share-url
   (yes, it's an NYT link. i think it'll bypass the paywall) sounds like a good read! to watch for....
   via cory's blog
   
   
2. The Pong Imperative: Driving Dishbrain to Suicide.
   by Peter Watts
   https://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=10307
   musings on sentience etc from dr.cheery himself, Peter Watts
   via rss
   
   
3. The Great Age of Plagues
   by siderea
   https://siderea.dreamwidth.org/1781536.html
   a not-yet complete series, for those of you who're feeling excessively cheerful about the state of the world
   via rss
   
   
4. In Lieu of Fun Episode 684
   by Ben, Kate, et al
   https://inlieuof.fun/episode/2022-09-23-0684.html
   apparently this is their last regularly-scheduled episode, and they are now permitted to have fun again?
   via random in-checkery