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Cory Doctorow On For the Win, Gold Farming, and DRM

Posted by kdawson on from the my-computer-says-yes dept.

adaviel passes along a New Scientist interview with Cory Doctorow, who has been touring for his new book For the Win. The SF author and technology activist talks about DRM, gold farming, and much else besides.

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  1. What a tool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's sad that a lot of people will read this clueless turd's drivel and actually think they are "In the know."

  2. Indeed, he is a tool. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Cory Doctorow is the biggest, most shameless self-promoter on the internet. He's also kind of a tool. He's already hijacked one website to promote his writing. Its called 'boingboing', perhaps you've heard of it?

  3. Speaking of farming... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Why is it that wetbacks pay for several hundred dollars of groceries in several smaller purchases, using only $1 bills? Seriously, WTF???

    1. Re:Speaking of farming... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Because that's how they get paid?

  4. Re:BoingBoing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    a popular tech/culture group blog that's worth checking out.

    Sure, if you're an idiot.

  5. Praise Thulsa Doom! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Whoever mods down comments about Thulsa Doom is not only an infidel but also a sack of shit.

  6. Re:BoingBoing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    And doing a fucking circle jerk to the latest Apple product is worth checking out?

    Wow. Slashdot really has fallen since chips'n'dips.

  7. Delete this article. by Hadlock · · Score: -1, Troll

    Really K Dawson? a Doctorow plug on /.? His enormous ego doesnt need to be stroked any more; BoingBoing's DRM articles are pretty bad already. Dont encourage them further by giving any sort of association with Slashdot. Let me rephrase that, poorly written, poorly researched and sensationalized for pageviews "blog". Promoting Doctorow and by association his blog BoingBoing is doing nothing more than legitimizing one of the worst "techie" (and I use that term loosely) tabloids on the net.

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    moox. for a new generation.
    1. Re:Delete this article. by Hadlock · · Score: 0, Troll

      Regarding my downmod "-1, Troll" -- I'm not trolling, BoingBoing has a really terrible, sensationalist slant on all of their DRM stories. What used to be an interesting blog "a collection of wonderful things" has turned into Doctorow's personal platform for pushing his own personal DRM agenda in an attempt to gain notoriety to sell more books. Many of their articles are reactionary, sensationalist garbage you would expect to see in a supermarket tabloid, tailored to suit their slightly above average readership. There's no reason to plug him or his site. Him and his site should be buried under a heap of bad reviews, not promoted. What's worse is that they're occasionally featured on google news' "fast flip" feature, giving their sensationalist headlines and "analysis" added weight, when they lack any sort of editorial review beyond Doctorow's lazy "delete" button. Internet journalism has been going downhill and someone has to stand up and point out the merely mediocre from the bad and biased. If you don't agree with my opinion, fine, move on and keep reading but don't label me a troll.

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      moox. for a new generation.
  8. Filtering by retech · · Score: -1, Troll

    I accidentally turned off my Doctorow filter. Now my internets are flooded with one gigantic ego.