“The lesson I’ve learned the most often in life is that you’re always going to know more in the future than you know now.”
― Taylor Swift
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I Welcome the Future
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, creativity, Thoughts, writing on February 22, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Not Cool, People
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, AI, argh, Clarkesworld, creativity, genre fiction, Writers, writing on February 21, 2023| Leave a Comment »
When it’s not the AI, it’s the users.
Sci fi publisher Clarkesworld halts pitches amid deluge of AI-generated stories
Closing submissions is a drastic move. Until a solution is identified, the magazine is not considering stories from authors. “We will reopen, but have not set a date,” Clarke said on social media. “Detectors are unreliable. Pay-to-submit sacrifices too many [legitimate] authors. Print submissions are not viable for us.
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Washington’s Birthday
Posted in Holidays, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Thoughts on February 20, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Today is celebrated as Presidents’ Day in the US. It’s actually, technically, still called Washington’s Birthday, but no one outside of the National Archives uses that name.
Washington’s Birthday (Presidents Day) | National Archives
On the third Monday in February, we honor our first President, George Washington, whose birthday is February 22. We also traditionally honor President Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is February 12.
How did we even get this holiday? Here’s an interesting recap by a presidential scholar.
President’s Day Is a Weird Holiday. It Has Been Since the Beginning. – The Bulwark
In 1968, Congress passed and Lyndon Johnson signed legislation changing the holiday to the third Monday in February. Ironically, this means that the federal holiday still formally called Washington’s Birthday can mathematically never fall on Washington’s actual birthday—although the choice of date has the happy benefit of always falling between Lincoln’s and Washington’s birthdays (respectively Feb. 12 and 22).
And from the random fun department:
Curious as to what George was up to before he became President Washington? Brewing beer, for one thing.
Recipe for Small Beer · George Washington’s Mount Vernon
And after the presidency? Washington seems to have spent a not-inconsiderable amount of effort evading paparazzi;)
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Everywhere Magic
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, drabble, Writers, writing on February 19, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Check This Out
Posted in Science!, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Bill Hammack, explainers, science, Thoughts on February 18, 2023| Leave a Comment »
If you are going shopping this weekend, you might find this information useful. If nothing else, it will give you something to consider as the checkout lines to either side of you whoosh on by.
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Breakfast for Dessert
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, bad haiku, dessert, Thoughts, writing on February 17, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Rivers of bright snow
Winter can’t cool warm waffles
Belgian number four.
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Side Quests
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, creativity, side quests, Writers, writing on February 16, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Am I getting things done? I am. Are they the right things? Wellll… I mean, I’ll get to my writing and editing and workshop assignment and taxes eventually. Of course I will.
I came across a T-shirt that captures my day perfectly:
“I’m not procrastinating, I’m doing side quests.”
So, so true.
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Is Superman Insured? And Other Important Questions
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Fiction, stories in real life, Thoughts, Writers, writing on February 15, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Have you ever watched a movie and thought, “Phew, the caped crusader stopped the bad guy. It’s too bad he had to wipe out a city block to do it, ’cause that can’t be cheap”?
If you answered yes, or if you’ve ever wanted to know the difference between justifiable and reckless acts of damage (and why Peter Parker would be liable for millions before he’s legally able to drink), then this video is for you!
Insurance Lawyer Reviews Damage in Superhero Movies & TV | VF Reviews | Vanity Fair
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Happy You
Posted in Holidays, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Thoughts on February 14, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Happy Valentine’s Day to you, fair reader. I made a batch of candy hearts for you. Enjoy!
“Love is many things, none of them logical.”
― William Goldman, The Princess Bride
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Which is Witch
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, AI, Thoughts, Writers, WritingResearch on February 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »
I’m working on a project and recently found myself at the CIA’s website (as one does). After finding the information I needed I was about to leave when a link caught my eye. Spy Kids. What, I wondered, would the CIA use to appeal to children?
Answer: stories and games.
Well, I had to check that out.
Next thing I knew, I’d lost a considerable amount of time playing with codes.
It turns out that ChatGPT is magic at some codes, and spectacularly bad at others. The key seems to be in knowing which is which.
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