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Cory Doctorow
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@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp last week

Hey look at this

* Liquidating an "Empire": China's Strategy to Capitalise on US Hegemonic Strain https://www.sinification.org/p/liquidating-an-empire-chinas-strategy

* Copyright and DMCA Best Practices for Fediverse Operators https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/copyright-and-dmca-best-practices-fediverse-operators

* ASL sign for "enshittification" https://glitch.social/@Gotterdammerung/116444006959963175

* Framework Laptop 13 Pro and highlights from the Framework [Next Gen] Event https://frame.work/blog

* Apple keeps challenging its interoperability obligations under the DMA https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260420-01.html

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Cory Doctorow
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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

The (other) problem with automatic conversion of free software to proprietary software: You can't add ANY license to a public domain work.

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/116454017121705714

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

Hey look at this

* Liquidating an "Empire": China's Strategy to Capitalise on US Hegemonic Strain https://www.sinification.org/p/liquidating-an-empire-chinas-strategy

* Copyright and DMCA Best Practices for Fediverse Operators https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/copyright-and-dmca-best-practices-fediverse-operators

* ASL sign for "enshittification" https://glitch.social/@Gotterdammerung/116444006959963175

* Framework Laptop 13 Pro and highlights from the Framework [Next Gen] Event https://frame.work/blog

* Apple keeps challenging its interoperability obligations under the DMA https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260420-01.html

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

#25yrsago PimpMySnack: homemade, gigantic versions of snack food https://web.archive.org/web/20060421034050/http://www.pimpmysnack.com/gallery.php

#20yrsago Thieves discover abandoned Soviet missile silo full of cash https://web.archive.org/web/20060411021047/http://www.mosnews.com/news/2006/03/07/moneyfound.shtml

#15yrsago Victorian house’s facade converted to a folding garage-door https://web.archive.org/web/20110423213819/https://www.blog.beausoleil-architects.com/2011/03/architectural-magic.html

#15yrsago Xerox’s first successful copier burst into flame so often it came with a fire-extinguisher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerox_914

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