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Hello fellow hackers and cyberpunk enthusiasts,

After 12 months of writing and research, IrCOm excited (and honestly a bit nervous) to share my first tech-thriller novella rCLConnection Timeout: The PingStarved ChroniclesrCY with this community. This is my first time publishing fiction, so IrCOm both shy and thrilled to finally put it out there.

Set in 2030 Barcelona, it follows Andr|-s rCLPingStarvedrCY Reyes, a 56-year-old.
When mysterious forces target his old friendrCoa surveillance company CEO who sold out their shared idealsrCoand threaten to unleash chaos unless Andr|-s surrenders his greatest creationrCoa revolutionary mesh networking protocol that
could free global communicationsrCohe faces an impossible choice.

What makes this different from typical cyberpunk:

Features real mesh networking protocols (Meshtastic, Reticulum) Based on actual security research and exploitation techniques Grounded in technologies currently in development Authentic hacker culture representation - written by someone who lives it NO DRM - All formats are DRM-free because information wants to be free This has been a labor of love, combining my passion for privacy tech and resistance against surveillance capitalism into a narrative that I hope resonates with our community. As someone whorCOs been hacking for years but never written fiction before, I poured everything I know and believe about our culture into these pages.

Details:

Available in PDF and EPUB formats Price:
$4.99 USD / re44.99 EUR DRM-FREE on all platforms Available at:

Non big-tech platform:
- Gumroad (DRM-FREE): https://rek2.gumroad.com/l/connection-timeout-cyberpunk Amazon Kindle US:
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPZ18STC
Amazon Kindle Spain:
- https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0FPZ18STC

Also available on Amazon in UK, Germany,
France, Italy, Japan, Canada, Australia, and many other countries.

If you enjoyed Neuromancer, Little Brother, or Mr. Robot, this explores similar themes
of surveillance capitalism, digital liberty, and technological resistance - but grounded in the real tech werCOre building today.

Any feedback from the community would mean the world to me. Thanks for reading!

P.S. - For those who prefer open platforms, the Gumroad version comes with both PDF and EPUB, completely DRM-free. Support indie publishing and digital freedom!
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On Tue, 7 Oct 2025 19:13:25 -0000 (UTC), ReK2 Hispagatos <rek2@usenet_reborn.tui> wrote:

Hello fellow hackers and cyberpunk enthusiasts,
After 12 months of writing and research, I'm excited (and honestly a bit >nervous) to share my first tech-thriller novella "Connection Timeout: The >PingStarved Chronicles" with this community. This is my first time publishing >fiction, so I'm both shy and thrilled to finally put it out there.
Set in 2030 Barcelona, it follows Andres "PingStarved" Reyes, a 56-year-old. >When mysterious forces target his old friend--a surveillance company CEO who >sold out their shared ideals--and threaten to unleash chaos unless Andres >surrenders his greatest creation--a revolutionary mesh networking protocol that
could free global communications--he faces an impossible choice.
What makes this different from typical cyberpunk:
Features real mesh networking protocols (Meshtastic, Reticulum) Based on actual
security research and exploitation techniques Grounded in technologies >currently in development Authentic hacker culture representation - written by >someone who lives it NO DRM - All formats are DRM-free because information >wants to be free This has been a labor of love, combining my passion for >privacy tech and resistance against surveillance capitalism into a narrative >that I hope resonates with our community. As someone who's been hacking for >years but never written fiction before, I poured everything I know and believe >about our culture into these pages.
Details:
Available in PDF and EPUB formats Price:
$4.99 USD / E4.99 EUR DRM-FREE on all platforms Available at:
Non big-tech platform:
- Gumroad (DRM-FREE): https://rek2.gumroad.com/l/connection-timeout-cyberpunk >Amazon Kindle US:
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPZ18STC
Amazon Kindle Spain:
- https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0FPZ18STC
Also available on Amazon in UK, Germany,
France, Italy, Japan, Canada, Australia, and many other countries.
If you enjoyed Neuromancer, Little Brother, or Mr. Robot, this explores similar themes
of surveillance capitalism, digital liberty, and technological resistance - but
grounded in the real tech we're building today.
Any feedback from the community would mean the world to me. Thanks for reading!
P.S. - For those who prefer open platforms, the Gumroad version comes with both
PDF and EPUB, completely DRM-free. Support indie publishing and digital >freedom!

just checking . . . the amazon link does open normally in tor browser,
has "read sample" enabled and includes synopsis . . . probably a good
read for those so inclined (i still have a kindle fire, and formatted
nearly two dozen ms word manuscripts for a local writers group, which
some years ago i put on amazon kindle, with the book covers, sans drm
ars gratia artis) . . . your 'connection timeout' will likely do well
by the looks of it, creativity is the one thing "they" cannot oppress

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On Tue, 7 Oct 2025 19:13:25 -0000 (UTC), ReK2 Hispagatos wrote:

After 12 months of writing and research, IrCOm excited (and honestly a bit nervous) to share my first tech-thriller novella rCLConnection Timeout:
The PingStarved ChroniclesrCY with this community. This is my first time publishing fiction, so IrCOm both shy and thrilled to finally put it out there.

fwiw, I've started reading it and am enjoying it.
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