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scalzi, 7 days ago to random

The most important thing I brought back from Iceland: A whole bunch of chocolate-covered black licorice. Strangely hard to find in the US! And yet there you can find it in every store!

scalzi, 9 days ago to random

I like presidents who aren't felons

#uspol

scalzi, 13 days ago to random

The Saga Museum in Reykjavik has an unusually large amount of murdering in it

scalzi, 14 days ago to random

The tech equivalent of "I thought that celebrity was already dead"

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/25/24164579/icq-shut-down-june

scalzi, 15 days ago to random

Iceland is photogenic.

scalzi, 19 days ago to random

There's already case law on these sorts of shenanigans: Midler v. Ford Motor Co., so Altman was either ignorant of this, in which case OpenAI needs new counsel, or he knew and did it anyway, because fuck you Scarlett Johannson. I'm pretty sure it's the latter.

https://gizmodo.com/openai-pausing-chatgpt-4o-scarlett-johansson-voice-1851488261

scalzi, 19 days ago to random

Chrome on Windows has suddenly started declaring that every picture I try to download is failing a virus scan, including pictures I took, so I'm not loving that at all

scalzi, 22 days ago to random

So, hey, I just finished writing a novel. If you want to know what it's called and what it's about (and when it will be out), just follow this handy-dandy link right here:

https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/05/18/new-novel-finished/

scalzi, 23 days ago to random

It’s drizzly but otherwise nice today, which makes it a fine time to peruse a stack of new books and ARCs that have come to the Scalzi Compound. Which of these books are particularly catching your eye today?

scalzi, 25 days ago to random

Shit's about to go down

scalzi, 27 days ago to random

Apple said the Logic Pro updates would be available May 13, well now it's May 13 and I don't see the updates in the app stores WHERE ARE MY LOGIC PRO UPDATES APPLE

scalzi, 28 days ago to random

Happy Mother's Day to one of the few people in the world who can pull off looking good in High-Vis Orange

scalzi, 29 days ago to random

Did I get to see the northern lights? I did! In Ohio!

scalzi, 30 days ago to random

Me, super enthused to be 55 today.

(Spoiler: I am actually having a pretty good day)

scalzi, 30 days ago to random

I'm happy to say that Starter Villain is a finalist for the Locus Award this year, in the category of science fiction novel. Here is the complete finalist list for my category, along with a link to the full award categories and finalist list. Congrats to everyone who is a finalist this year!

https://locusmag.com/2024/05/2024-locus-awards-top-ten-finalists/

scalzi, 1 month ago to random

ELON DEMANDS BLOOD TO KEEP HIM YOUNG

https://gizmodo.com/tesla-cybertruck-door-leaves-a-gash-in-owners-leg-1851463705

scalzi, 1 month ago to random

Sugar has given you THE SECRET SIGN. You know what to do now.

scalzi, 1 month ago to random

Over at Uncanny Magazine, I have an essay about the aesthetics of spectacle, relating to the Dune films of 1984 and the 2020s: How spectacle in each film was treated and why, and what makes the look and feel between the eras so very different.

https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/scalzi-on-film-the-aesthetics-of-spectacle-a-look-at-dune-in-1984-and-2024/

scalzi, 1 month ago to random

There's a new edition of H. Beam Piper's "Little Fuzzy" out today, which features an introduction by none other than me! If you would like to check it out (and learn more about the educational program that is reissuing it), here's the link for that:

https://wordfirepress.com/gpcw/

scalzi, 1 month ago to random

This is my "Okay, but, really?" face

scalzi, 1 month ago to random

Charlie is almost certain she saw a leprechaun.

scalzi, 1 month ago to random

The flowers in the garden are beginning to pop! Also, note to self, buy more Claritin, like, tomorrow.

scalzi, 1 month ago to random

As a follow-up to the previous post about the Rabbit, and how its functions could probably be done on/with a smartphone:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/30/24145838/rabbit-r1-android-app-pixel-6a

scalzi, 1 month ago to random

This and the Humane pin have the same problem, which is that literally anything they can (or ever could) do can be added into your smartphone for no additional cost, and then you only have to carry around one thing, which can also make, you know, phone calls

https://youtu.be/ddTV12hErTc

scalzi, 1 month ago to random

Because they're pretty: Some wildflowers.