Saturday, March 30, 2019

The Trouble With Memes

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This week, this writer noticed that at least two legal blogs are warning about Memes. For the purpose of this discussion, a meme is an ima...
Thursday, March 28, 2019

What Makes Private Property Private?

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Cory Doctorow's latest column explores the doctrine of "terra nullius" (nobody's land), which he traces back to John Locke...
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Dark Matter TV Series

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Dark Matter TV Series Just a quick heads-up about an old bit of entertainment making the streaming rounds. Before they disappear it f...
Sunday, March 24, 2019

Your Privacy

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Your privacy is my problem. It is your problem. Disclaimer: the authors who share this blog do not knowingly or intentionally exploit othe...
Thursday, March 21, 2019

International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts

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Last Wednesday through Saturday, the 2019 ICFA met in Orlando. As usual, it was wonderful to spend four days in Florida in March. Days were ...
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Theme-Conflict Integration Part 6 - A Character Under Influence by Jacqueline Lichtenberg

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Theme-Conflict Integration Part 6 A Character Under Influence by Jacqueline Lichtenberg Previous parts in this Theme-Conflict Int...
Saturday, March 16, 2019

Scraping Your Face... Your Works

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On March 12th, Eric Carter for NBC News revealed that IBM, and possibly others, are scraping social media sites for faces... to help Watson ...
Thursday, March 14, 2019

ICFA

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This week I'm at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts in Orlando, the annual gathering of the International Associa...
Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Worldbuilding From Reality Part 8 - Flamewars Over The Double Space

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Worldbuilding From Reality Part 8  Flamewars Over The Double Space by Jacqueline Lichtenberg Previous posts in the series Worldbu...
Saturday, March 09, 2019

The Importance Of Being Registered

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The Supreme Court has spoken with unanimity. If a copyright owner wishes to sue, they must first have the copyright of the work registered w...
Thursday, March 07, 2019

The Orville

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Do you watch THE ORVILLE? Now that I've caught up with all the episodes to date, I'm still not sure how successful it is at what it ...
Tuesday, March 05, 2019

Theme-Worldbuilding Integration: A Stitch In Time

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Theme-Worldbuilding Integration A Stitch In Time by Jacqueline Lichtenberg Previous posts in the Theme-Worldbuilding Integration S...
Saturday, March 02, 2019

Faking Reviews Matters

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Every author wants 5-Star reviews, on Amazon, on EBay, and elsewhere. Amazon tries to remove reviews that it deems to be fake (often in the ...
Thursday, February 28, 2019

When It Will Change

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In the March-April 2019 issue of FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION, an article by Jerry Oltion discusses what effect the confirmed discovery of ex...
Tuesday, February 26, 2019

What Exactly Is Editing - Part VIII - Non-human Words

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What Exactly Is Editing Part VIII Non-human Words  Previous parts of the series on what Editing is and why it is done at all, why Edi...