Yikes! Other authors, be very careful and make sure you, or your agent, keeps an eye on contracts! Because mine is more experienced, he spotted the below right away, but keep an eye out for the below.
1. Do not give publishers permission to train their AI on your work, even internally. WTF? A publisher tried to sneak this in!
2. Despite what publishers tell you, demand your audiobook should be done by humans and your cover should be done by humans. Publishers love AI despite what they tell you!
3. Do not let publishers dictate giving you a lower advance *because* you don't have a platform. This is bullshit, especially since they have all the PR connections.
4. Do not let them say anything about how many hours you should spend promoting your book. Make this low as possible or even eliminate it altogether. They have all the PR connections. You don't. Make it their fault you don't make back their advance, not you, because they can decline to publish you in the future and you won't have numbers to prove they failed in PR.
5. Don't let publishers tell you virtual book tours don't generate returns on investment and isn't worth having their publicist do. No, fuck that shit! Because my agent is experienced, he said fuck that straight away! If you want your releases to be virtual, say so!
And finally,
6. Do not let them give you a low advance. A lower advance says they don't have to invest in you as much to get back that investment. They should do the bulk of the publishing work, not you, so always ask for higher advances, always! Even if you don't think you'll make back that advance. Go higher. This will force them to do something about their investment in you!
This is an experiment. Please boost.
Here's the idea: This post is going first to my followers, then, if they boost it, to other people. This domain has been registered for only this experiment. I should see in my web server's logs when mastodon instances start crawling the site for info. Then maybe also some curious humans.
I just want to play with my monitoring a bit :)
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A really interesting and informative interview with Pat Metheny about the One Quiet Night album and so much more!
50 Years into His Career, Pat Metheny Explores a New Landscape of Sound on the Baritone Guitar | Acoustic Guitar acousticguitar.com/pat-metheny…
50 Years into His Career, Pat Metheny Explores a New Landscape of Sound on the Baritone Guitar | Acoustic Guitar
The groundbreaking guitarist goes deep on his latest solo ventures—and why every one of his 50-plus releases feels like a single album.Acoustic Guitar
Coming to the end of a rewatch of #Babylon5. As I watch G'kar's closing message to Ta'lon (including his mention of what he was like when he first arrived… oh, memories of the first few episodes!), I suddenly realize:
The two shows are almost completely dissimilar, *but*… his arc reminds me of Eleanor Shellstrop's in #TheGoodPlace. Both have that thing where the person they become by the end has grown *so much*, it's nearly impossible to put into words. It aches.
#B5 #television #tv #growth
@DavidGoldfield Just thinking hard about the last few scenes always makes me cry, but I just finished a rewatch of "Objects at Rest" (which got me bawling at the scene where Sheridan and the new crew look at each other through their respective windows as he and Delenn's White Star is about to leave — Goddess, so much kudos to Christopher Franke for the heartbreaking music!) and am about to do "Sleeping In Light". Again.
I have tissues ready.
@TPGi is looking for a Full-Time, Remote in US Accessibility Engineer. The core responsibility will be to Perform accessibility evaluations of web pages, desktop applications, mobile apps, and other emerging platforms. Interested? Please send your resume to Careers@TPGi.com.
#Jobs #A11yJobs #AccessibilityJobs #DigitalAccessibility #Accessibility #A11y
Accessibility Engineer - TPGi
Accessibility Engineer Full-Time // Remote in US Primary Function The Accessibility Engineer will advise our clients on how to make their digital offerings conform with the standards of accessibility and...TPGi
- Duolingo (3%, 47 votes)
- LinkedIn (21%, 258 votes)
- Github (5%, 61 votes)
- Google AdMob (6%, 80 votes)
- VirusTotal (9%, 108 votes)
- ChatGPT (18%, 216 votes)
- Uber Eats (7%, 87 votes)
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- Other / Show Results (5%, 62 votes)
Für meine Leseratten auch ein kleines Update: 21 frische deutschsprachige #eBooks gehen gerade in Richtung ebooks.qumran.org/ – wenn Ihr dies lest, sind sie bereits verfügbar.
Wie üblich: kein Javascript, keine Kekse, nur eBooks. Viel Spaß beim Stöbern & Schmökern! 
PS: aktueller Stand: 12.937 Bücher – also kurz vor der 13k-Marke…
Izzy's freie Bibliothek
Katalog mit freien eBooks (Public Domain, Creative Commons): kostenlos und ohne Anmeldung stöbern und herunterladen!ebooks.qumran.org
Yesterday added to the #IzzyOnDroid repo – today made RB: welcome to the RB family, TubeSync! 🥳
apt.izzysoft.de/packages/tubes…
TubeSync lets you sync YouTube playlists offline. After we figured the Flutter version used "upstream", we could successfully prove the app as one of the #reproducibleBuilds
„TubeSync“ – IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository
Sync YouTube playlists offline. Because YT Music is too costlyIzzyOnDroid App Repo
is there a bash (or even another shell, but I mostly use bash) feature that defers creation of new files so that this would work:
$ bibtool -s main.bib > main.bib
instead of what I actually have to type:
$ bibtool -s main.bib > bla
$ mv bla main.bib
EDIT: @atax1a says:
install the moreutils package and use
bibtool -s main.bib | sponge main.bib
This is a US supplied 2,000 pound bomb milliseconds before it exploded in a residential neighborhood of Beirut Lebanon a day or two ago.
There have been so many strikes on medical workers and residential buildings in Lebanon the past week I just can't keep up.
#USPol #JoeBiden #Beirut #Lebanon #Israel #FreePalestine #FreeLebanon
The Magic of “Multisolving”
ssir.org/articles/entry/the_ma…
3 Principles
- Everyone matters; everyone is needed
- We can succeed by addressing tough problems in an integrated fashion
- Large solutions start small; growth results from learning & connecting
3 Practices: Welcoming, Learning & Storytelling
The Magic of “Multisolving” (SSIR)
Six principles and practices to unlock cross-sectoral collaboration.ssir.org
KLÍČ: Víno (vyšší kvalita obrazu a zvuku)
Píseň z TV recitálu skupiny KLÍČ natočeného v roce 1992 na zřícenině hradu Landštejna.A clip from a TV recital of the Czech folk band KLÍČ recorded in 1992 i...YouTube
KLÍČ: Lou z Lille (koncert na nádvoří zámku v Telči, červenec 1998)
A clip from a TV recital of the Czech folk band KLÍČ recorded in 1998 in castle court in Telc (Czech Republic).Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skupinaklic...YouTube
KNMI - KNMI-app
Vanaf 5 november 2024 is onze nieuwe app te downloaden. Met de KNMI-app ben je voorbereid op gevaarlijk weer.www.knmi.nl
Hey, it's vaguely around my birthday time! give me a present and learn that :
Bluesky wants to eat you...
Threads wants to eat you...
Facebook/Instagram wants to eat you...
the list goes on and on.
Stop being a product.
Also, boost this.
Ubuntu Server Cheat Sheet
This resource guide about Ubuntu Server covers what the platform is, why it matters, how to use it, and more.Jack Wallen (TechRepublic)
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane. | Environmental Registry of Ontario
The framework would enable provincial approval for new bike lanes on municipal roads requiring removal of a traffic lane and for existing ones, where a traffic lane was removed; it also provides for the removal of the bike lanes on Bloor St.ero.ontario.ca
Nine years ago I found out a #windows malware downloaded #curl from the curl website in order to spread itself...
daniel.haxx.se/blog/2015/11/16…
The most popular curl download – by a malware
During October 2015 the curl web site sent out 1127 gigabytes of data. This was the first time we crossed the terabyte limit within a single month.daniel.haxx.se
#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 16 updated and 1 added apps:
* TubeSync: Sync YouTube playlists offline.
RB Status: 339 apps (28%)
Egg Status: 3.57 🐣
The #Magisk repo at apt.izzysoft.de/magisk had 3 modules updated today.
Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo
IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository
This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).IzzyOnDroid App Repo
Free and Open Source Software is a (partly-) political stance
#foss #opensource #floss
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Kachna nic nechce, ale je rád, že to má.
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tetralogical.com/blog/2024/09/…
XR Accessibility: for people with seeing disabilities - TetraLogical
Extended Reality (XR) experiences tend to focus on providing rich, visual content to convey information. But we need to consider how we convey the information in these experiences to people who can’t see them.TetraLogical
I'm excited that I am now on Medium. My first post, entitled "An Introduction," is now live. I speak a little bit about my journey and some of the things for which I am really passionate, like accessibility and technology.
If you'd like to receive updates , you can find me on Medium.
Please follow me to get the latest.
medium.com/@tayarndt/an-introd…
An Introduction - Taylor Arndt - Medium
My name is Taylor Arndt, and my journey has been shaped by resilience, adaptability, and a mission to make the world more accessible for everyone. Born blind, I grew up as the middle child in a small…Taylor Arndt (Medium)
T-Mobile confirms it was hacked in the wave of recently reported telecom breaches conducted by Chinese threat actors to gain access to private communications, call records, and law enforcement information requests.
"Subject: ISSUES USING CISCO ANYCONNECT SECURE MOBILITY CLIENT VPN"
my #inbox and Cisco Anyconnect has a special relationship. Obviously.
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