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My BookWyrm account for tracking my reading & talking about books, but I am primarily on Mastodon @rylancole@infosec.exchange
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Rylan on BookWyrm started reading Containing Big Tech by Tom Kemp
Rylan on BookWyrm finished reading What If? by Randall Munroe (What If?, #1)
Randall Munroe left NASA in 2005 to start up his hugely popular site XKCD 'a …
Rylan on BookWyrm finished reading Sandworm by Andy Greenberg
In 2014, the world witnessed the start of a mysterious series of cyberattacks. Targeting American …
Great narrative, and touched on a lot of big moments in cybersecurity over the past few years
Rylan on BookWyrm wants to read Extremely Online by Taylor Lorenz
Acclaimed Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz presents a groundbreaking social history of the internet—revealing how …
Adding “Extremely Online” by Taylor Lorenz to my list because it’s @taylorlorenz@mastodon.social
I have loved her work since “Internet ‘algospeak’ is changing our language in real time, from ‘nip nops’ to ‘le dollar bean’” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/08/algospeak-tiktok-le-dollar-bean/
Rylan on BookWyrm wants to read The Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford Stoll
The Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford Stoll
The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage is a 1989 book written by Clifford Stoll. …
After reading her article “ The Community Pushing AI-Generated Porn to ‘the Edge of Knowledge’” and hearing her on the 404 Media Podcast as one of the co-founders, definitely want to read any book from Sam Cole
www.404media.co/ai-generated-porn-generative-artificial-intelligence/
Rylan on BookWyrm wants to read A fair country by John Ralston Saul
Saul argues passionately that Canada is a Métis nation heavily influenced and shaped by Aboriginal …
Adding this to my list after hearing Rob Goodman reference it on Canadaland Episode; How to Save Canada. Goodman was on to discuss his book “Not Here: Why American Democracy Is Eroding and How Canada Can Protect Itself.” which is not currently on my list, but I liked what Goodman had to say in general
Rylan on BookWyrm wants to read Your Face Belongs to Us by Kashmir Hill
New York Times tech reporter Kashmir Hill was skeptical when she got a tip about …
Adding to my list based on this post from @kashhill@mastodon.social
We all—users, businesses, governments, and the general public—expect internet platform companies, like Meta, Alphabet, and …
Adding this to my list after seeing @tiffanycli@mastodon.social boost @paulgowder@recurse.social
recurse.social/@paulgowder/110825909177850107
The Networked Leviathan: For Democratic Platforms is a polisci-based case for global direct democratic governance of big tech platforms. The paperback is reasonably priced, and there's an open-access PDF, so you have no excuse not to get it.
Adding this to my list after seeing @tiffanycli@mastodon.social boost @paulgowder@recurse.social
recurse.social/@paulgowder/110825909177850107
The Networked Leviathan: For Democratic Platforms is a polisci-based case for global direct democratic governance of big tech platforms. The paperback is reasonably priced, and there's an open-access PDF, so you have no excuse not to get it.
Rylan on BookWyrm commented on Networks of New York by Ingrid Burrington
With more than 50 color illustrations, Burrington takes us on a tour whereby she decodes …
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Rylan on BookWyrm commented on Networks of New York by Ingrid Burrington
With more than 50 color illustrations, Burrington takes us on a tour whereby she decodes …
Added this to my list because @neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk said “ It is a wonderfully nerdy book, if you are interested in some of the physical infrastructure of the Internet.”
Rylan on BookWyrm wants to read The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
Established in 2025, the purpose of the new organization was simple: To advocate for the …
Adding to my list because of this Instagram Reel: www.instagram.com/reel/CvL1r1IMs22/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Rylan on BookWyrm wants to read Recoding America by Jennifer Pahlka
Adding this book to my list after listening to Jennifer Pahlka on the Tech Policy Press podcast, The Sunday Show, "Recoding America: A Conversation with Jennifer Pahlka"
techpolicy.press/recoding-america-a-conversation-with-jennifer-pahlka/
Adding this book to my list after listening to Jennifer Pahlka on the Tech Policy Press podcast, The Sunday Show, "Recoding America: A Conversation with Jennifer Pahlka"
techpolicy.press/recoding-america-a-conversation-with-jennifer-pahlka/
Rylan on BookWyrm wants to read Countdown to Zero Day by Kim Zetter
A top cybersecurity journalist tells the story behind the virus that sabotaged Iran’s nuclear efforts …
Surprised I didn’t have this on my list already, I love everything I read from @kimzetter@infosec.exchange