Slog - Comments on Reading Today http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/reading_today_23 Slog tipper Rob informs me that Cory Doctorow is reading from Little Brother at All For Kids today at 4 pm today. This is true. Rob is bringing his two kids, and if you have the afternoon off, you should go, too. You'll have one more chance after today: Doctorow reads at Third Place Books tomorrow. I wrote about the book in this week's Constant Reader: Little Brother is the story of Marcus, a 17-year-old hacker who gets secretly arrested by Homeland Security. In true young-adult-novel fashion, Marcus and his friends fight back against the theft of their freedoms.... Copyright 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:10:47 -0800 Tue, 20 May 2008 07:10:20 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by pox I read this book, and gave it to my 14-yo son. It's what you said, an introduction to resistance, and an example of making tech work for you, even while the same tech is being used against you. Buy it for a kid.

Instructables has instructions for some of the devices and techniques in the book:

http://www.instructables.com/member/w1n5t0n/

]]> pox http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/reading_today_23#c1027698 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/reading_today_23#c1027698 Books Mon, 19 May 2008 13:22:45 -0800 Comment by shub-negrorath With a copy of the book and Google, it’s possible for an inspired reader to scan his surroundings for miniature cameras, free his computer from spyware, and set up anonymous internet identities.

The literary merits of his book notwithstanding, Mr. Doctorow is completely extraneous here. This stuff's pretty easy to find on one's own.

]]> shub-negrorath http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/reading_today_23#c1027707 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/reading_today_23#c1027707 Books Mon, 19 May 2008 13:25:27 -0800 Comment by Bon Scott Will there be steam-punk?

]]> Bon Scott http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/reading_today_23#c1027728 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/reading_today_23#c1027728 Books Mon, 19 May 2008 13:40:33 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Easy for you, shub-negrorath. Maybe not so easy for a 13-year-old who doesn't even know these things exist.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/reading_today_23#c1027737 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/reading_today_23#c1027737 Books Mon, 19 May 2008 13:48:09 -0800 Comment by rtm @3 -

the steam punk was limited to Cory's very steamy, very punky wristwatch, which is huge AND HAS A BUILT IN CATAPULT!!!

After my son went to bed last night, I read the book. I want to be 12 again.

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