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What I read this month

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A month of finishing a long-term book and starting a couple of others with very different appeal. ReadSavage Sword of Conan compendium(!) ReadingBird Box – Josh MalermanThe Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6’4” African-American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama’s Boy, Dad, and Stand -Up Comedian – W. … Read more

A new era of ethics

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I recently wrote about one aspect of the advent of technology like ChatGPT, specifically in regard to the blurry legality of how it “learns” by scraping anything and everything online. But I’ve been thinking recently about the ethics of using something like ChatGPT for various other purposes. I just wanted to touch on a few … Read more

What I read this month

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A decent month as far as reading (and listening to books) went. ReadNoir – Christopher Moore (audio book)The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t With Her Mind – Jackson Ford Started and StoppedLamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal – Christopher Moore ReadingSavage Sword of Conan compendium One angle I was concerned about when … Read more

What I read this month

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Way more both tried out and finished this month. Behold: ReadTriggers – Robert J. SawyerThe Dreaming Place – Charles de LintCalculating God – Robert J. SawyerSkyhunter – Marie Lu (audiobook)Paperjack – Charles de Lint Started and stoppedThe 100 – Kass Morgan (audiobook)Infinity: Chronicles of Nick – Sherilynn Kenyon (audiobook)Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 … Read more

What I read this month

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Another bit of a stop-and-start month for reading, largely thanks to stopping a book I was enjoying but was on the cusp of not enjoying, then finding an unexpected gem at a thrift store, then having to put that one on pause when a library book I’d put on hold showed up. Here’s how it … Read more

Fair Use vs. Consent enters a whole new realm

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Bruce Schneier is a long-time digital and technology privacy advocate who’s written some of the most important and influential books on those and related subjects. He posted this brief article yesterday, nicely summarizing the grey area issue surrounding what constitutes fair use of material readily available to the public vs. what people should have to … Read more

What I read this month

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A marked improvement over last month, I’m happy to say. Started and stoppedHorus Rising – Dan Abnett ReadingThe Golem and the Jinni – Helene WeckerSavage Sword of Conan compendium Again, nothing I actually finished this month — that’s becoming a more common trend, which I’m not thrilled with — but I picked up and got … Read more

What I read this month

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Thanks largely to my prepping to dip a toe into the world of voice over work — the learning curves are long and steep and it doesn’t help when I just yesterday decided I should be recording and editing myself in a different program than I have been in making demos thus far, so it’s … Read more

What I read this month

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Short and sweet this month: Nothing finished and nothing started and stopped. What I’m reading… well… I continue to peck away at the Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons 5th edition (Carey Parker). It’s taking time largely because it’s not just informative but also instructional, and I’m trying to do what I can as I read to … Read more

What I read this month

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Back on track! I managed to get through a good bit more this month than any other recent month, which feels pretty good in and of itself, even if what I read wasn’t all fantastic. Here’s how it shook out: ReadChildren of the Fox – Kevin SandsThe Books of Magic – Writer: Neil Gaiman; Art: … Read more