We know from this highly entertaining & educational interview that Cory's an accomplished tech nerd who can wrench his own computer & tell Apple to go pound sand. I'd love to know if he owns a vehicle, what it is, & if he can repair that too. Most of us hapless consumers obviously can't,....not even the "modern" ICE vehicles, let alone BEVs. House repairs, remodels & adaptations are easier. I totally agree with his support of labor unions. The exploiter class is ruthless.
“More importantly, what would people do with those things after a protracted power outage, or a flood, or during a wildfire?”
Or a catastrophic solar storm that takes out the internet and electrical grid for weeks across a vast area. Something I’ve been yelling into the void about as we “electrify everything” and hamstring ourselves with the Internet of Things.
Great episode. So many astute explanations and observations.
Cory seems wildly out of the loop if he thinks the “Tesla tip” is unique to Tesla cars. At this point all US manufacturers are on board with using the same charger style. And David is smart enough to know that and should have pushed back on that point.
As much as I dislike Tesla, opening up their charging ports is probably one of the better ideas they've ever had, and is the reason why the rest of the EV industry has adopted Tesla's port. I agree, there should have been some pushback on this point.
A very interesting subject and great discussion. Cory Doctorow really impressed me here.
I looked up the original essays he wrote that coined the term and later expanded on them to read later, but might I suggest linking them in the episode description as you do in other episodes?
For anyone also curious to read them, I found them pretty easily in the references section for the wiki on enshittification.
Very good mention of the EFF. Very good point about why voting with your wallet is so limited. - The sub prime auto sales information was helpful - Shout out to Oregon for right to repair. You should have started with that and details. Join a union because we know how how you get your boss to listen to you. We know how bosses treat tech workers they're not afraid of. We know what he does to workers he's not afraid of. Watched by AI cameras.
Enjoying the interview. Very much off base on home EV chargers though. If it is because Cory doesn't drive a car at all, then forgiven. But the bit about having to replace a tesla charger if you switch to a non-tesla EV is completely bonkers misinformation. Yes you may have to shell out for a $125 plug adapter, but that is IT. No new charger, no electrician. It is a non-issue. Same in reverse. Now, in the field of "smart" home chargers itself, there has been some enshittification.
Lot of comments about Cory Doctorow here. I get an essay emailed (almost?) daily, also available (free subscription, no data-mining) at https://pluralistic.net/ . I've read many of the points he made in this interview previously there. He ranges very widely in these essays – not just tech, but copyright, IP and right-to-repair are frequent topics. Usually with extensive back-links and out-links.
I second Cory's recommendation to buy a native-Linux personal computer. Mine was made by System76 and is extremely reliable - it's 10 years old and is only now starting to show its age. The OS is very easy to use for 95% of common tasks (unless you want to play games) and is extremely customizable.
I also second Jan Derk's question about why the word "shit" is bleeped out, as well as some (but not all) of the "fuck"s.
Im making over 13k BUCKS a month working part time. I kept hearing other people tell me how much money they can make online so I decided to look into it. Well, it was all true and has totally changed my life. This is what I do....quicksrich.blogspot.com
Excellent episode. One of the best I can remember (and I've been listening for quite a while).
Love the Bluesky risk discussion (on a bit of a mission to raise this risk in the minds of leaders of grassroots groups who need to control/own the communication networks they and their grassroots organizer/activist members rely on at critical times).
So much insight into macroenconomic machinations. I will need to listen a few times to absorb it all.
Climate tech companies really are the most idealistic and I really want it to stay that way. We have such a tough battle, so important to be in the trenches with nice people.
On the flip side, my neighbor got solar last summer and I was wondering why the installers kept coming back. I think one of their parts got "bricked" because of some infringement by installer. And this is probably why some people don't want to be part of virtual power plants.
I'm thinking to get solar and batteries and I don't think I want it on the grid because when the AI and cryptocurrency and LNG production demands really get going, or when big oil suddenly decides to pivot to clean energy, I think obedient climate conscious people like me, with their fully-electric life styles, will be at the bottom of the electricity food chain.
We know from this highly entertaining & educational interview that Cory's an accomplished tech nerd who can wrench his own computer & tell Apple to go pound sand. I'd love to know if he owns a vehicle, what it is, & if he can repair that too. Most of us hapless consumers obviously can't,....not even the "modern" ICE vehicles, let alone BEVs. House repairs, remodels & adaptations are easier. I totally agree with his support of labor unions. The exploiter class is ruthless.
“More importantly, what would people do with those things after a protracted power outage, or a flood, or during a wildfire?”
Or a catastrophic solar storm that takes out the internet and electrical grid for weeks across a vast area. Something I’ve been yelling into the void about as we “electrify everything” and hamstring ourselves with the Internet of Things.
Great episode. So many astute explanations and observations.
Think a one on one hundred year flood is bad. What about a one in one hundred year solar flare?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCsJIkRPSuI
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Cory seems wildly out of the loop if he thinks the “Tesla tip” is unique to Tesla cars. At this point all US manufacturers are on board with using the same charger style. And David is smart enough to know that and should have pushed back on that point.
As much as I dislike Tesla, opening up their charging ports is probably one of the better ideas they've ever had, and is the reason why the rest of the EV industry has adopted Tesla's port. I agree, there should have been some pushback on this point.
Your really hitting my sweet spot recently; Dan Savage and Cory Doctorow.
You might also talk to Annalee Newitz, Kim Stanley Robinson, former Seattle Mayor McGinn. I'm sure there are more I'll think of.
Also I will help you ditch Substack for free and subscribe on your new open platform.
How did Home Assistant not come up even once in this?
Totally agree! I love the Ubuntu callout at the end, but Home Assistant solves the home computer privacy problem
A very interesting subject and great discussion. Cory Doctorow really impressed me here.
I looked up the original essays he wrote that coined the term and later expanded on them to read later, but might I suggest linking them in the episode description as you do in other episodes?
For anyone also curious to read them, I found them pretty easily in the references section for the wiki on enshittification.
Very good mention of the EFF. Very good point about why voting with your wallet is so limited. - The sub prime auto sales information was helpful - Shout out to Oregon for right to repair. You should have started with that and details. Join a union because we know how how you get your boss to listen to you. We know how bosses treat tech workers they're not afraid of. We know what he does to workers he's not afraid of. Watched by AI cameras.
https://pirg.org/oregon/articles/guide-how-to-use-your-right-to-repair-in-oregon/
Enjoying the interview. Very much off base on home EV chargers though. If it is because Cory doesn't drive a car at all, then forgiven. But the bit about having to replace a tesla charger if you switch to a non-tesla EV is completely bonkers misinformation. Yes you may have to shell out for a $125 plug adapter, but that is IT. No new charger, no electrician. It is a non-issue. Same in reverse. Now, in the field of "smart" home chargers itself, there has been some enshittification.
Lot of comments about Cory Doctorow here. I get an essay emailed (almost?) daily, also available (free subscription, no data-mining) at https://pluralistic.net/ . I've read many of the points he made in this interview previously there. He ranges very widely in these essays – not just tech, but copyright, IP and right-to-repair are frequent topics. Usually with extensive back-links and out-links.
Ernie Smith of Tedium etc. has done, and written about, the whole self-hosting thing – if memory serves, he may use Ghost as well.
I second Cory's recommendation to buy a native-Linux personal computer. Mine was made by System76 and is extremely reliable - it's 10 years old and is only now starting to show its age. The OS is very easy to use for 95% of common tasks (unless you want to play games) and is extremely customizable.
I also second Jan Derk's question about why the word "shit" is bleeped out, as well as some (but not all) of the "fuck"s.
Question: Why are some words like "shit" bleeped out on Spotify? Is that on purpose or Spotify's enshittification algorithm at work?
It isn't just on Spotify - the bleeps occur in Substack's own player as well.
More than that: why is the word "shit" bleeped out, but not the word "enshittification"?
Im making over 13k BUCKS a month working part time. I kept hearing other people tell me how much money they can make online so I decided to look into it. Well, it was all true and has totally changed my life. This is what I do....quicksrich.blogspot.com
Excellent episode. One of the best I can remember (and I've been listening for quite a while).
Love the Bluesky risk discussion (on a bit of a mission to raise this risk in the minds of leaders of grassroots groups who need to control/own the communication networks they and their grassroots organizer/activist members rely on at critical times).
So much insight into macroenconomic machinations. I will need to listen a few times to absorb it all.
Climate tech companies really are the most idealistic and I really want it to stay that way. We have such a tough battle, so important to be in the trenches with nice people.
On the flip side, my neighbor got solar last summer and I was wondering why the installers kept coming back. I think one of their parts got "bricked" because of some infringement by installer. And this is probably why some people don't want to be part of virtual power plants.
I'm thinking to get solar and batteries and I don't think I want it on the grid because when the AI and cryptocurrency and LNG production demands really get going, or when big oil suddenly decides to pivot to clean energy, I think obedient climate conscious people like me, with their fully-electric life styles, will be at the bottom of the electricity food chain.