2022-11-02

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
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
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
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