Cory Doctorow

  • Steve Jobs' iTunes dance

    Now the Apple CEO says he would gladly sell songs without digital restrictions, if the record companies let him. That's hardly a brave defiance, and besides, I don't believe him.
  • The New Work meets the Old Economy

    Kodacell's in trouble, but Andrea's on a new story: Russian biotech weight-loss clinics. Chapter 10 of "Themepunks."
  • Robot jungle gyms and the New Work

    Rat-Toothed Freddy is up to no good, while Lester is a man transformed. Chapter 9 of "Themepunks."
  • Teach a man to replicate

    In the midst of death and mayhem, Perry thinks up the ultimate killer app. Chapter 8 of "Themepunks."
  • Remixing the shantytown

    Can Kodacell save the homeless? Chapter 7 of "Themepunks."
  • The blogger as starmaker

    Never mind the inventors -- Andrea's posts make things happen. Chapter 6 of "Themepunks."
  • Making the panopticon user-friendly

    Lester solves messiness! Chapter 5 of "Themepunks."
  • The last frontier: Roommate ware

    Andrea abandons Silicon Valley, knockoff kitchen gnomes from Eastern Europe flood the market, and Lester and Perry get their first business plan. Chapter 4 of "Themepunks."
  • How the dot-com legacy led to useless toast robots

    In an abandoned Florida mall, Perry and Lester continue their high-tech tinkering. Chapter 3 of "Themepunks."
  • Boogie Woogie Elmo and the junkyard future

    What happens when you match 3D printers with free computing power? Chapter 2 of "Themepunks."
  • Themepunks

    Is it already time for the way new economy? Chapter 1 of a new science fiction novella by Cory Doctorow.
  • Anda's game

    Killing newbies who were trying to cheat the system seemed like a good way to make a buck. But in this simulated reality, who is scamming whom?
  • Truncat

    What if you could file-share someone's consciousness? Would it be a violation, or the ultimate communication therapy? A short story by Cory Doctorow.
  • Liberation spectrum

    Wi-Fi radio and Indian sovereignty make for a potent mix -- even without antsy venture capitalists mucking things up.
  • "0wnz0red"

    Programmers who hack their own bodies don't need exercise and never get sick: A new short story from one of science fiction's bright young stars.

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