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Dale Ivan Smith

@daleivan.bsky.social

Retired librarian, now "full-time" writer/ reader of fantasy, SF and mystery. TKZ blogger. Author of The Empowered series, Meg Booker librarian mystery series, and various novellas and short stories. Avid stargazer, role-player, board gamer. Fez wearer.

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Aaron Moss@copyrightlately.bsky.social · 2d ago

After personally reading 6,000 pages of romantasy fiction, Judge Colleen McMahon called this copyright suit over the bestselling Crave series "open and shut.” The "shut" part still took four years, three judges, and $3.4M in fees. Full story: copyrightlately.com/crave-copyri...

After 6,000 Romantasy Pages, Judge Hands Crave Plaintiff the Bill

The Crave copyright case was open and shut once a judge compared the books. Getting there took four years and $3.4 million in legal fees.

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jessamyn@librarian.bsky.social · 5d ago

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
Frank Conniff@frankconniff.bsky.social · 5d ago

Less than a day after Juice Box’s arrival, he and Billy are getting along and playing with each other. I knew that despite Billy’s life mission of destroying everything I own and hold dear, he has a good heart. I was right.

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John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 4mo ago

I don't know how to explain to the people who pop up when creatives complain about "AI" to say there are legit uses for it just how much they sound like someone saying "Well actually fire is used to make bread" when people are talking about an organized arson ring burning down their fucking houses

Chuck Wendig@chuckwendig.bsky.social · last wk.

I got salty about AI bullshit because it's all such bullshit, so here is me being very mad and probably not very clear about how mad it makes me. Do with this as you will. *kicks rocks*

You Cannot Use One Bullshit Machine To Catch Another Bullshit Machine

I really fucking hate AI right now. I really fucking hated AI yesterday and the day before, too, though I think the hate is growing faster and hotter, like a sun about to explode and consume the ga…

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Lorna Suzuki@authorlsuzuki.bsky.social · 2w ago

It's #Caturday! Prequel anyone? A reader of my Imago Prophecy emailed me to say, “That single moment feels like the emotional centre of your entire story.... hope & collapse existing in the same breath and how that friendship is tested under prophecy, war & betrayal.” Thank you, reader! #BookSky 📚🪐💙

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Josef Aschbacher@josefaschbacher.esa.int · 2w ago

Based on current information, the Cebreros station appears to have remained unharmed. My deepest thanks go to the Spanish emergency services whose efforts helped protect the site as wildfires approached. Left: 24 July 19:57, Right: 25 July 07:54

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