From: rek2@usenet_reborn.tui
> [in reply to ReK2 Hispagatos ]
> On 2025-09-07, ReK2 Hispagatos wrote:
> >> [in reply to ReK2 Hispagatos ]
> >
> >> 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 Andrés "PingStarved" Reyes, a
56-year-old
> >> hacker who must choose between protecting his estranged son and
surrendering a
> >> revolutionary mesh networking protocol that could liberate global
> >> communications from corporate control.
> >>
> >> 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
> >>
> >> 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:
> >> - 29,429 words (86 pages, 2-3 hour read)
> >> - Available in PDF and EPUB formats
> >> - Price: $4.99
> >> - Available at: https://rek2.gumroad.com/l/connection-timeout-cyberpunk
> >>
> >> 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!
> >>
> >>
> >> Happy Hacking
> >> ReK2
> >
> > I just uploaded version 1.1 in .epub and .pdf I notice pandoc was not
doing a
> > good job on the conversion from my original format (markdown) to .pdf so
changed
> > some settings today, and got a better ( I think format) so if you did
purchased
> > the book, go and download the new version that has some errata fixes as
well.
> > and PLEASE let me know if I missed more issues.
> >
> > https://rek2.gumroad.com/l/connection-timeout-cyberpunk
> >
> > PS: not for you guys, but if a normie ask you, I now on kindle/amazon with
NO DRM,
> > the latest v1.1 is still on review will take 72 hours for the update.
> >
> > Anyone knows of other independent and privacy friendly book online
distributors
> > like rumroad ? please let me know <3
> >
> >
> > Thank you and Happy Hacking
> > ReK2
>
> Hello, I only see 1.2 in the ebook version, but the pdf is still 1.1.
> I've just started reading, and only noticed very few, not even mildly
> annoying formatting things like ascii logo / page break - but otherwise,
> very interesting so far, Thanks!
>
Thank you! yes the epub version is newer I was working on pandoc a bit more
last
night, check again every now and then just in case I upload fixes.
please, email me the issues on what page so I can fix.
rek2 at hispagatos dot org
Happy Hacking
ReK2
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