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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