K.V. Johansen

Behold: the juggernaut stopped in its tracks. Take heart.

Since the alternative was being sued into oblivion. Regardless, this bell can't be unrung.

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Joni Mitchell
1999

Weird scammers can not bother, replying, okay? No one's handing over money till a real place has been looked at in person by real people.

Friends in Ireland, I've been asked to ask on behalf of my nephew and his friends if anyone in Galway knows of a place for rent. They're university students who are going to lose their residence rooms soon.

My college students are writing articles on AI and the future of the arts from a consumer perspective (they are electrical, motor vehicle and carpentry students resitting their GCSE English Language). When asked how they’d feel if they connected with a song or a story and were then told it was AI…

It is incredibly dangerous that Russia is the main beneficiary of Trump's war in Iran.

While the Middle East burns, Putin gets high oil prices and sanction waivers.

This is exactly what the Kremlin needed, and Washington just gave it to them for free

“Why do you want to shit on entire swathes of human endeavor and wreck the planet while you’re doing it? Why are you so determined to be awful and amoral? Everything about your priorities is messed up, and you should all be heartily ashamed, abashed and embarrassed.”

It's good that the Nordic and Baltic countries are doing this, but shameful that they have to.

The national veto must go ... for all EU policy areas!

Please read this eloquent expression of the fury so many of us feel.

I think I've done this before when really tired, too. I guess those dot-commands are embedded at some deep layer of my interfacing with a manuscript mind.

Measurement of my utter exhaustion: tried to do at least a little work, write a "what has gone before," and began by typing a Wordstar dot-command to put in a page break.
So, yeah, that the words aren't there is no surprise. Back to bed again. Flu, ugh.

“Spring in Canada is so beautiful” says woman about to experience months of grimy dirt snow on the side of roads BURLINGTON, ON - Penny Collier, 31, recently claimed to some international friends that "springtime in Canada is so beautiful", clearly not remembering the endless months following winter where the si...

“Spring in Canada is so beautiful” says woman about to experience months of grimy dirt snow on the side of roads

Rundle
W.J. Philips
1949

Not so much even DON'T think as, eventually, CAN'T.

this is so obviously the end goal that you sound childish if you say it out loud, but I feel like we should be saying this all the time

We were actually making progress on this over the last couple of decades, but now that the best way to have a book published is to be a celebrity in another area of life, kids’ books could end up being viewed as little more than merchandise, for people who are more focussed on other things.

Library and Archives planning deep cuts to access to information team, document shows — The Globe and Mail Cuts will put at risk ability to comply with access and privacy laws, department acknowledged in a document

In a world in flames, archives might seem inconsequential, yet they represent our collective memory, and their erasure also is a political act.

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Thank you! I think I'm going to retreat to the couch with Penric and rice pudding again.

Prickly ash would be the ultimate botanical defensive barrier!

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Have peered at that thing till my eyes hurt and she appears to be wearing a watch over her jumper sleeve, one of her books is defying gravity, and there seems to be an ornate carousel pole outside the window.

As a member this is concerning: _All_ creatives face the same threats.

Home - Human Authored In a world of generative AI, recognising human creativity is vital This is why we’re developing a Human Authored mark to enable all types of writers and literary translators to label their work as Hum...

Hey, @societyofauthors.bsky.social, have you used a generated image to promote your anti-AI campaign?

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Home sick with the flu. Possibly scrolling through all the news is not the best way to rest.

About — Don't Steal This Book AI companies are building their products by copying millions of books without permission or payment. The UK government is considering legalising this large-scale theft. We urge them to rule this out....

If AI developers wish to use our copyright work to build their software they can ask us for permission. If we agree, they can pay us to license it on clearly defined terms.
Tech companies ignoring copyright is theft. The UK government should uphold the existing law.
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Person talking about using 'human author logo' labels on books undercuts her own argument by admitting to regularly using AI for research in her historical fiction.

Brought to you by Society of Authors and Tracy Chevalier.

Solidarity against AI theft means everyone. You can't campaign for 'don't use the word plagiariser' while using the image plagiariser. @societyofauthors.bsky.social

Home - Human Authored In a world of generative AI, recognising human creativity is vital This is why we’re developing a Human Authored mark to enable all types of writers and literary translators to label their work as Hum...

I will not be using the Human Authored mark on any of my books.

Mainly because these people who are so-called champions of human art are using AI.

Jesus, shield me against hypocrisy.

By the book: Alberta schools pull at least 160 titles from shelves to meet provincial order | CBC News Alberta school divisions complying with a provincial order have removed dozens of graphic novels from their shelves, from illustrated versions of literary classics to coming-of-age memoirs and dramati...

Alberta is bringing American-style censorship of literature to schools, with public libraries absolutely on the radar. If you think people should be allowed to read George Orwell and Alison Bechdel, or learn about the classics or history, it's on all of us to fight back.