From: punk.book8853@fastmail.com   
      
   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!   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)