By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 04/09/2026Replace these “wireless telegraphs” with smartphones, update the dress a little, and this vision of “isolating technology” from a 1906 issue of Punch magazine could easily be from today publicdomainreview.tumblr.com/post/8268350... 48112
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 04/09/2026thevaultoftheatomicspaceage.tumblr.com/post/8268341... 1110
Sarah Viktoria 🇬🇧🏳️⚧️⚧️🦗 @sarahviktoria.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Judging by the length of the dipoles, they're on UHF too. Very advanced. 000
camusgoalie.bsky.social @camusgoalie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026But they’re using their devices for socially useful things - clandestine hook-ups and gambling. The blurb should say they’re shitposting, doomscrolling, creating deep fakes and watching 5-second video clips. 010
