Return to Pleasure Island by Cory Doctorow is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!

Makers by Cory Doctorow is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!

“A play!” he said, slapping his thighs. “You should finish it. I’m a writer, too, you know.”

"I wasn't going to mention it, but I want you to understand why I have to do this."

She gave me a long look, like she was thinking it over. No one said a word. We all wanted to hear the answer.

“Your guy in Boston, we’ve been talking to him. He said not to bug you, that you were busy enough as it is.”

The crowd growled, a sound that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

"Yeah," another kid said. "This sounds like you're saying that national security is more important than the Constitution."

"They're trying to discredit us," Dad said finally. "They're trying to sabotage the efforts to keep us safe."

"It's my responsibility because if I tell them to stop, they'll stop."

She looked like I felt. Sleep-deprived and raccoon-eyed, with sad brackets in the corners of her mouth.

When in trouble or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.

"I figure that three t-shirts, a pair of pants, a pair of shorts, three changes of underwear, three pairs of socks and a sweater will do it."

She took another step forward and snatched the phone out of his hand, reaching behind her with her other hand and bringing it out holding a wallet open.

She hugged me so hard I couldn't breathe. I hugged her back even harder.

"His father met me somewhere else. He's in the hospital."

"Give the guy a break, he's clearly had his mind warped by circumstances."

It was only a few years ago that someone invented phishing.

The fact that I was a graduate student at MIT when I hacked the Xbox legitimized the activity in the eyes of the right people.

Proton now looks too much like baby Google back in the days. Free users are going to be their products, and that is when enshittification starts.