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] So, let's see how Bard does on writing software. I've received emails from Google urging me to try Bard to write software code. Literally, as in, "Try coding with Bard" and "Bard can no...

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My background is as a computer science professor doing work in AI (and a science fiction writer -- check out my newest novel! :) Termination of Species, which has a lot in it about the future o...

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Idea to increase the vaccination rates in "red" states: Win an F-150 truck, or a trip to Branson, in a government lottery you're entered into when you get vaccinated. One drawing a week; the soo...

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So, yeah, been a while since I did a blog post, thought I better do one. :) Since ReAnimus Press deals with a lot of OCR'd and funky copy&pasted manuscripts that have all sorts of wrong style...

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So, on a forum some guy posted saying, "wow, check out BTC's growth chart!" plus a referral link to a Bitcoin trading site (presumably one from which he gets a referral fee). :} Putting on my...

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Since it seems to be the package stealing time of year :} I thought it might help to share some links I've found useful to keep tabs on packages and mail, and also vacation holds to keep stuff p...

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It is just me? I've noticed an annoying trend while flying, that the captain no longer seems to turn off the fasten seatbelt sign when they hit 10,000 feet like they say they'll do, and used to ...

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The Associated Press's AP Stylebook was just updated to say it's okay now, you can lowercase the 'i' in Internet. Oops, I capitalized it. 30+ year habit. So, yeah, probably doesn't matter ...

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... Roger ... You ] What you wear under your clothes is at least as important as the clothes themselves, so make it a point to bathe and shave daily, take care of your teeth (bad breath w...

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Before I begin... So, yeah, I've been pretty bad about blogging recently. :) I've got a plan to do something about that. (This post isn't it.) I'll be having a guest blogger take some turns, ...

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Looking for some beta testers! If you publish through Smashwords, and want to include promotional links to your other titles, but can't because Apple doesn't allow non-Apple links—and you woul...

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Y'all know I love experiments... Sooo, I'm trying an experiment with a physical means of selling ebooks—and looking for volunteers... You get free ebooks (an All Access Pass to ReAnimus's en...

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ReAnimus is pleased to announce we have acquired Advent Publishers! Advent is now a subsidiary of ReAnimus Press, and we will continue to publish Advent's titles under the Advent name. Advent wa...

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I just noticed on facebook another rant about wacky ways of doing math and parental frustration that kids get marked down for getting right answers but not "the right way" (whereas other kids ge...

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I've been busy with the minions... I hope you like these upgrades: FASTER NETWORK CONNECTION The old network connection from the world to the servers was getting saturated, so I've upgraded ...

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Random musing of the day: Google knows a huge amount about what web sites you visit, when, and what you looked at. Would it be okay with you if Google also told the owner of those web sites who ...

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W00t! Just signed! DAMON KNIGHT, founder of SFWA (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, Inc.), original "Futurian" with Asimov, Pohl, et al., co-founder of the Clarion writers workshop, ...

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So, I blogged before about switching to one space after the period. I'd read an article (noted therein) that said, in essence, "it's the eeeevil typewriter that switched everyone to two spaces ...

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I just got email and see on the site: Amazon's KDP system added a payments report. Yay! I'd asked them for this a couple months ago. I have no idea if it was my request or if I was a drop in a d...

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Dr. Andrew Burt is a professional science fiction writer and former Vice President of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. He herds Critters (www.critique.org ), the first writer'...

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