Podcasts about bobiverse

This week we talk about Star Wars celebration at Disneyland, Trader Sam's, Bobiverse, For All Mankind, Black Mirror, X-Com, Twilight Zone, The Amateur, The Rocketeer, Daredevil, K vs The Machine, Book Editing, Surprising movie performances, Microtransactions, Taurus Awards, Sony raising the price of the PS5, Oscar Award for stunt work, the future of Toho's Godzilla, and Road of Bones. You do You boo; it's time for a GeekShock!

Csípős kaja, meleg, Discord Könyvelés: Bobiverse helyzetjelentés The Wheel of Time Iain M. Banks - Consider Phlebas The Electric State Mickey 17 Lazarus Solar Opposites Val Kilmer Csupasz Pisztoly előzetes Doku: Operation Arctic Cure Elérhetőségek: Web oldalunk Discord Youtube ITunes TuneIn Spotify RSS Twitter Facebook Paypal támogatói link! PATREON link Outro: Track: I'm Yours [Lofi Hip Hop/Chill Study Music Mix] Music provided by Lofi Fruits / Strange Fruits Watch: https://youtu.be/9eyqOO7i3b8

This week we have to finish up 4 or 5 more storylines. But we ALSO have to take you on a journey of words and delight all of your senses. I uhh, don't know what else to say. Ben told me to tell you that this is for fans more than anything because it goes off on tangents pretty regularly. But I had fun doing it and that's what counts.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

This week Ben says we're in the "filler arc." Well Ben, is talking for almost 2 hours about a book "filler" to you? Do you know how much effort I put into this? Do you know how many notes I took? How thorough of a job I did? This isn't filler, Ben. This was NEVER filler. How dare you. How DARE you.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

It has been 5 years since we last spoke with one of our favorite authors, Dennis E. Taylor, and a lot has happened. Since then, he has written and released, two more books in the Bobiverse series, Heaven's River and Not Till We Are Lost, and second book in the Quantum Earth Series, Earthside, two short stories, Feedback and A Change of Plans, and a one off book that may get a sequel as well, Roadkill. We had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with Mr. Taylor about all of that plus some other fun things like a crossover he didn't know about.Next Book: Dungeon Crawler Carl Books 3-7Host: Eugene StephensGuest: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, Joseph Moroles, Shaun McLaren, Dennis E. TaylorLike the show? Support us by rating and reviewing wherever you listen. You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram.Listen and subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and YouTube.

We're doing engineering, what could go wrong?! Thoths! That's what. Or did Thoth go wrong? Maybe all of this is entirely how it should go, maybe Mud is a savior for all Bobkind. Join us and find out, as we parse the messy balance of raising an AGI. Not till we are lost: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Till-Are-Lost-Bobiverse/dp/B0CW2345TV Superintelligence: https://www.amazon.com/Superintelligence-Dangers-Strategies-Nick-Bostrom/dp/0198739834 Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Music by Thomas Smith: https://seriouspod.com/ Sibling shows: Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Content Preview: Starship Troopers and Satirizing Fascism

The Bobs are back in town! We're back with book five, Not Till We Are Lost, another middle book in the bobiverse series. In this episode we cover all the plots that aren't Thoth related, and discuss the theory that there are really only seven stories out there in the world, and that's why the Bob books feel like seasons of Star Trek. Enjoy! Kurt Vonnegut and six basic plots: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20180525-every-story-in-the-world-has-one-of-these-six-basic-plots Seven basic plots: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Basic_Plots  Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Music by Thomas Smith: https://seriouspod.com/ Sibling shows: Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Content Preview: Bobiverse book five and advanced AI box problems.

In this episode, we're happy to welcome back Dennis E. Taylor to the show. He might be best known for his Bobiverse Series, but we'll cover his other great work as well, and catch up on what he has been up to. Naturally, we'll chat about the 5th book from The Bobiverse, "Not Till We Are Lost" which is available on Audible now. We'll also get a peek at what's next for the series, and some of his other projects.  Dennis has a great Newsletter that we recommend, and you can find it here: http://dennisetaylor.org/status-of-things/ Please let us know if there is a book that you want us to review on the podcast! You can always reach us on our social media links below or email us at talesfromthebridgepodcast@gmail.com. You can also find more Tales From The Bridge episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website to see what is happening on The Bridge.Check out our many links:Bluesky: @talesfromthebridge.bsky.socialInstagram: @talesfromthebridgeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/talesfromthebridge/IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17354590/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Website:https://talesfromthebridge.buzzsprout.com/Email: talesfromthebridgepodcast@gmail.com     Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/tales-from-the-bridge-all-things-sci-fi/id1570902818Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MQuEYGQ3HD2xTewRag8KG Send us an email!

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Dick Wybrow, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Harper's new deal, Amazon's response to Spotify's free audiobooks, and NBN's closing. Then, stick around for a chat with Dennis E. Taylor! Dennis E. Taylor: My name is Dennis Taylor. I share that distinction with several other authors and a couple of musicians, unfortunately. Which is why I'm using Dennis E. Taylor. No, not Dennise Taylor, dangit

It's time to check in on the Bobs and see what has been happening in the Universe. Not a lot really, well if you don't count the fact the Skippy's have created a true AI. Or that Howard and Bridgette are exploring a new race of beings. Oh and Bob is helping to set up the “Quiniverse.” Bill & Gar might have figured out FTL travel. Faith is causing problems again. Just kidding, all of our old friends are up to more than I can possibly write here so let's get into it with Bobiverse book 5, Not Till We Are Lost by Dennis E. TaylorNovember: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt DinnimanHost: Eugene StephensGuest: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, Shaun McLarenLike the show? Support us by rating and reviewing wherever you listen.You can also find us on Facebook, X and Instagram.Listen and subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and YouTube.Music by: Peter Emerson Jazz

This episode contains: From deep within the spooky season we bring you an all new episode. Devon learns you have to jump on those bones early. Devon planed to build up his Halloween decoration collection. Ben doesn't know how to say “Megadeth.” We also mention Funko Pop album covers for Iron Maiden. (https://pop-figures.com/franchise/iron-maiden-282) Ben beat Astro Bot, giggling the entire time. Ben also watched the original Dracula film from 1931, available on Amazon Prime Video. (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021814/) Devon then recommends the more recent movie, Renfield (2023). Steven is on book 5 of Dungeon Crawler Carl, Devon just finished book 2. Devon is taking a break to read the new Bobiverse book. (https://www.goodreads.com/series/192752-bobiverse)   Future or Now Ben: NASA is working on a plan to replace its space station, but time is running out. Over the next several months, NASA will finalize a strategy for its operations in low-Earth orbit after 2030. Then, toward the end of next year, the space agency will award contracts to one or more private companies to develop small space stations for which NASA and other space agencies will become customers rather than operators. (https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/10/is-nasas-commercial-space-station-program-doomed/). Would you rather go to a space station orbing Earth, or the Moon? Companies are looking into CLDs: Commercial Low-Earth Destinations. Why are we abandoning the ISS? It's old and already has issues, that will only worsen. Also our problematic relationship with Russia. Devon: Evidence of ‘Negative Time' Found in Quantum Physics Experiment. Physicists showed that photons can seem to exit a material before entering it, revealing observational evidence of negative time. (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/evidence-of-negative-time-found-in-quantum-physics-experiment/) We try to understand this mild blowing experiment and result. (https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.03680) Steven: Agatha All Along. This is great spooky fun. The main character stays true to who she was in WandaVision. Ben also finished Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. Both deal with the Darkhold. Ben also likes Agatha All Along.   Book Club The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2148). The Pit and the Pendulum, Edgar Allan Poe's agonizing tale of terror and suspense, was first published in 1842. One of Poe's many horror stories, The Pit and the Pendulum became famous for its depiction of pure dread. None of us had read this before. Devon was surprised the main character survived. We get side tracked by the Simpsons but eventually talk about the story. Also, “Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!” Were we actually horrified reading this story? What was the inspiration for writing this story?   The Poet and the Pendulum by Nightwish. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKUS2k35cGQ&ab_channel=_Stargazer_) The Inquisitor by Kamelot. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaKRRGMUCwg&ab_channel=Khan%2CKamelot%26ARKVideos)   Next Week: E. M. Forster, The Machine Stops (https://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/~koehl/Teaching/ECS188/PDF_files/Machine_stops.pdf). Is this the most prophetic story of the twentieth century? Published in 1909 and showing Forster's disdain for technological advancement and the way it would make our lives poorer, this story attracted plenty of new readers in 2020 when so many people's lives ‘went virtual'.

The Linux remote code execution flaw The CRUCIAL importance of Domain Control Security Roskomnadzor strikes a discordant note VLC gets a security update Tor and Tails Merge Telegram changes its long-standing "zero cooperation" policy Enshittification Bobiverse book 5 Windows 10 notifications Experian woes Nuevomailer SpinRite Peter F. Hamilton Recall's Re-Rollout Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-994-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Sponsors: vanta.com/SECURITYNOW bitwarden.com/twit joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT threatlocker.com for Security Now

The Linux remote code execution flaw The CRUCIAL importance of Domain Control Security Roskomnadzor strikes a discordant note VLC gets a security update Tor and Tails Merge Telegram changes its long-standing "zero cooperation" policy Enshittification Bobiverse book 5 Windows 10 notifications Experian woes Nuevomailer SpinRite Peter F. Hamilton Recall's Re-Rollout Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-994-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Sponsors: vanta.com/SECURITYNOW bitwarden.com/twit joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT threatlocker.com for Security Now

The Linux remote code execution flaw The CRUCIAL importance of Domain Control Security Roskomnadzor strikes a discordant note VLC gets a security update Tor and Tails Merge Telegram changes its long-standing "zero cooperation" policy Enshittification Bobiverse book 5 Windows 10 notifications Experian woes Nuevomailer SpinRite Peter F. Hamilton Recall's Re-Rollout Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-994-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Sponsors: vanta.com/SECURITYNOW bitwarden.com/twit joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT threatlocker.com for Security Now

The Linux remote code execution flaw The CRUCIAL importance of Domain Control Security Roskomnadzor strikes a discordant note VLC gets a security update Tor and Tails Merge Telegram changes its long-standing "zero cooperation" policy Enshittification Bobiverse book 5 Windows 10 notifications Experian woes Nuevomailer SpinRite Peter F. Hamilton Recall's Re-Rollout Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-994-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Sponsors: vanta.com/SECURITYNOW bitwarden.com/twit joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT threatlocker.com for Security Now

The Linux remote code execution flaw The CRUCIAL importance of Domain Control Security Roskomnadzor strikes a discordant note VLC gets a security update Tor and Tails Merge Telegram changes its long-standing "zero cooperation" policy Enshittification Bobiverse book 5 Windows 10 notifications Experian woes Nuevomailer SpinRite Peter F. Hamilton Recall's Re-Rollout Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-994-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Sponsors: vanta.com/SECURITYNOW bitwarden.com/twit joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT threatlocker.com for Security Now

The Linux remote code execution flaw The CRUCIAL importance of Domain Control Security Roskomnadzor strikes a discordant note VLC gets a security update Tor and Tails Merge Telegram changes its long-standing "zero cooperation" policy Enshittification Bobiverse book 5 Windows 10 notifications Experian woes Nuevomailer SpinRite Peter F. Hamilton Recall's Re-Rollout Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-994-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Sponsors: vanta.com/SECURITYNOW bitwarden.com/twit joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT threatlocker.com for Security Now

The Linux remote code execution flaw The CRUCIAL importance of Domain Control Security Roskomnadzor strikes a discordant note VLC gets a security update Tor and Tails Merge Telegram changes its long-standing "zero cooperation" policy Enshittification Bobiverse book 5 Windows 10 notifications Experian woes Nuevomailer SpinRite Peter F. Hamilton Recall's Re-Rollout Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-994-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Sponsors: vanta.com/SECURITYNOW bitwarden.com/twit joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT threatlocker.com for Security Now

The Linux remote code execution flaw The CRUCIAL importance of Domain Control Security Roskomnadzor strikes a discordant note VLC gets a security update Tor and Tails Merge Telegram changes its long-standing "zero cooperation" policy Enshittification Bobiverse book 5 Windows 10 notifications Experian woes Nuevomailer SpinRite Peter F. Hamilton Recall's Re-Rollout Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-994-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Sponsors: vanta.com/SECURITYNOW bitwarden.com/twit joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT threatlocker.com for Security Now

This episode contains: It's an all new episode featuring your usual hosts! We discuss reading the “fine print” and service agreements, which reminds us of the story about Disney using it's Disney Plus agreement to defendant again a wrongful death claim that occurred at one of their parks. Ben went to San Deigo for a “not a bachelor party.” Ben is still tired from the trip. Devon has done nothing. Steven's dog, Charlie, has IVDD (Intervertebral disc disease for dogs) and has to be contained for three weeks, hopefully helping him regain the use of his hind legs. This is common in “long dogs.”   This Week in Space: 'Spiders on Mars' fully awakened on Earth for 1st time — and scientists are shrieking with joy. Researchers have recreated the bizarre spider-like features seen on the surface of Mars for the first time ever. The breakthrough could help unravel further mysteries surrounding the static Martian arachnids. https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/spiders-on-mars-fully-awakened-on-earth-for-1st-time-and-scientists-are-shrieking-with-joy   Book Review: Steven read Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. He is very excited to talk about this book. He listened to it rather than read it. Even Steven's wife loved the book. This is part of the new LitRPG genre. Ready Player One is an example of this genre. Dungeon Crawler Carl scratched all of Steven's itches. He describes the book as Ready Player One meets The Bobiverse meets The Hunger Games. Even non gamers will enjoy this book! It's safe to say Steven LOVED THIS BOOK, HE WANTS TO MARRY IT! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56791389-dungeon-crawler-carl   Book Club: We continue the series with The Pit and the Box, part 2 of The Boy in the Iron Box by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. We would rather talk about anything else than this story. We eventually get the story and agree that there's not much there there. A character finds the titular boy in the box and standard horror stuff ensues. Steven makes a motion to not finish this story. The motion passes. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CNYG9SR8 Next week we will be reviewing Mars Gardens in Walkabout Mini Golf. https://www.mightycoconut.com/blog/mars-field-notes Ben then leaves the podcast to work and Steven and Devon talk way too much about politics. 

Offer to uninstall Recall was a bug, not a feature YubiKeys can be cloned Miscellany Is WhatsApp secure? Telegram vs Signal French elevators Freezing your credit The Quiet Canine Unix time Bobiverse book 5 Exodus: The Achemedes Engine Watching SpinRite RAMBO Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-991-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Sponsors: flashpoint.io bigid.com/securitynow Melissa.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit

Offer to uninstall Recall was a bug, not a feature YubiKeys can be cloned Miscellany Is WhatsApp secure? Telegram vs Signal French elevators Freezing your credit The Quiet Canine Unix time Bobiverse book 5 Exodus: The Achemedes Engine Watching SpinRite RAMBO Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-991-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Sponsors: flashpoint.io bigid.com/securitynow Melissa.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit

Offer to uninstall Recall was a bug, not a feature YubiKeys can be cloned Miscellany Is WhatsApp secure? Telegram vs Signal French elevators Freezing your credit The Quiet Canine Unix time Bobiverse book 5 Exodus: The Achemedes Engine Watching SpinRite RAMBO Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-991-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Sponsors: flashpoint.io bigid.com/securitynow Melissa.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit

Offer to uninstall Recall was a bug, not a feature YubiKeys can be cloned Miscellany Is WhatsApp secure? Telegram vs Signal French elevators Freezing your credit The Quiet Canine Unix time Bobiverse book 5 Exodus: The Achemedes Engine Watching SpinRite RAMBO Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-991-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Sponsors: flashpoint.io bigid.com/securitynow Melissa.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit

Offer to uninstall Recall was a bug, not a feature YubiKeys can be cloned Miscellany Is WhatsApp secure? Telegram vs Signal French elevators Freezing your credit The Quiet Canine Unix time Bobiverse book 5 Exodus: The Achemedes Engine Watching SpinRite RAMBO Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-991-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Sponsors: flashpoint.io bigid.com/securitynow Melissa.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit

Offer to uninstall Recall was a bug, not a feature YubiKeys can be cloned Miscellany Is WhatsApp secure? Telegram vs Signal French elevators Freezing your credit The Quiet Canine Unix time Bobiverse book 5 Exodus: The Achemedes Engine Watching SpinRite RAMBO Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-991-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Sponsors: flashpoint.io bigid.com/securitynow Melissa.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit

Offer to uninstall Recall was a bug, not a feature YubiKeys can be cloned Miscellany Is WhatsApp secure? Telegram vs Signal French elevators Freezing your credit The Quiet Canine Unix time Bobiverse book 5 Exodus: The Achemedes Engine Watching SpinRite RAMBO Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-991-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Sponsors: flashpoint.io bigid.com/securitynow Melissa.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit

Offer to uninstall Recall was a bug, not a feature YubiKeys can be cloned Miscellany Is WhatsApp secure? Telegram vs Signal French elevators Freezing your credit The Quiet Canine Unix time Bobiverse book 5 Exodus: The Achemedes Engine Watching SpinRite RAMBO Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-991-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Sponsors: flashpoint.io bigid.com/securitynow Melissa.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit

Burnie and Ashley discuss media news, the new Bobiverse audiobook, Only Murders In The Building, Florida State's dismal start, Concord's unrelease, college football rankings, murderball medals, achievement grinding, and books you should read.Support our podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/morningsomewhere

We've talked about Brain Death before with Robert (Bob) Troug and guest-host Liz Dzeng, and in many ways today's podcast is a follow up to that episode (apologies Bob for mispronouncing your last name on today's podcast!). Why does this issue keep coming up?  Why is it unresolved?  Today we put these questions to Winston Chiong, a neurologist and bioethicist, and Sean Aas, a philosopher and bioethicist.  We talk about many reasons and ways forward on this podcast, including: The ways in which advancing technology continually forces us to re-evaluate what it means to be dead - from the ability of cells/organs to revive, to a future in which organs can be grown, to uploading our consciousness to an AI.  (I briefly mention the Bobiverse series by Denise Taylor - a science fiction series about an uploaded consciousness that confronts the reader with a  re-evaluation of what it means to be human, or deserving of moral standing). The moral questions at stake vs the biologic questions (and links between them) The pressures the organ donation placers on this issue, and questioning if this is the dominant consideration (as Winston notes, organ donation was not central to the Jahi McMath story) What we argue about when we argue about death - the title of a great recent paper from Sean - which argues that “we must define death in moralized terms, as the loss of a significant sort of moral standing,” - noting that those why are “dead” have something to gain - the ability to donate their organs to others. Winston's paper on the “fuzziness” around all definitions of brain death, titled, Brain Death without Definitions. As we joke about at the start - talking with philosophers and bioethicists, you almost always get a response along the lines of, “well that's a good question, but let's examine a deeper more fundamental question.”  Today is no different. And the process of identifying the right questions to ask is absolutely the best place to start.   Eventually, of course, everything must cease.   -@AlexSmithMD

Join Bruno, Donut and Marius on another edition of the Monkey Tail Podcast. On this episode we talk about the games we've been playing the past couple of weeks. Playlist: American Arcadia (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1249040/American_Arcadia/) Leximan (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2017200/Leximan/) Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2510710/KunitsuGami_Path_of_the_Goddess/) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (https://ffvii.square-enix-games.com/en-gb/games/rebirth) XIII (https://www.gog.com/en/game/xiii) Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1832040/Flintlock_The_Siege_of_Dawn/) EA SPORTS™ College Football 25 (https://www.ea.com/games/ea-sports-college-football/college-football-25/buy) Dungeons of Hinterberg (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1983260/Dungeons_of_Hinterberg/) Special Guest: Donut.

Dennis E. Taylor joins the show to take us "Into the Bobiverse" and other books he's written. Dennis shares the backstory on how he went from programmer to author/writer and creator of Audible's Best Science Fiction Book of 2016, his process for iterating and developing the story as he writes, plans for a Bobiverse movie, and what's next in book 5 coming out in September 2024.

Dennis E. Taylor joins the show to take us "Into the Bobiverse" and other books he's written. Dennis shares the backstory on how he went from programmer to author/writer and creator of Audible's Best Science Fiction Book of 2016, his process for iterating and developing the story as he writes, plans for a Bobiverse movie, and what's next in book 5 coming out in September 2024.

In this episode, we sit down with Dennis E. Taylor, acclaimed author of The Bubba Verse series. Taylor shares his journey from writing as a personal exercise to becoming a published author, emphasizing the significance of reader feedback and balancing it with artistic integrity. We delve into the intersection of politics and storytelling, exploring the challenges of maintaining escapism in literature amidst real-world issues. Dennis also offers his perspective on AI, discussing both its limitations and the massive energy demands of current language models.We get a glimpse into Taylor's writing process, from battling procrastination to maintaining productivity, and the role his Audible contract plays in keeping him accountable. He shares insights into his routine, the importance of reviewing manuscripts, and the value of bouncing ideas off his wife, who also manages his social media presence. Dennis hints at his future aspirations of writing a thriller and talks about his passion for mountain biking.Find Dennis: http://dennisetaylor.org/Send us a Text Message.Support the Show.PageChewing.comPAGECHEWING: Comics & Manga PodcastFilm Chewing PodcastSpeculative Speculations PodcastBuy me a coffeeLinktreeJoin Riverside.fm

At long last, Fantology has entered the Bobiverse! Tune in to get our opinion on this quirky sci-fi tale.Next Up: Hyperion by Dan Simmons, Part 1Check us out on YouTube:https://youtube.com/c/FantologyPodcastChat with us more and support in the links belowhttps://www.fantologybooks.comhttps://discordapp.com/invite/k5efNbGhttps://www.patreon.com/fantology_bookshttp://www.audibletrial.com/Fantologyhttps://www.redbubble.com/people/fantology/shopMusic Credit: Nathan Towns, see more at https://nathantownscomposer.com/

Dennis E. Taylor built software for 35 years before trying himself as a sci-fi author. His first novel Outland earned him some “Starbucks money” on Amazon, but his second book We Are Legion made him a best-selling author. Dennis retired as an engineer and became a full-time writer. In this episode, we talked about the parallels between writing software and writing books, Dennis's process of coming up with ideas and turning them into reality, working with agents, and writing audio-first books. Segments [02:30] Introduction [04:42] Transition from software engineering to writing [07:37] Primer on Dennis's books [12:02] Parallels between writing software and writing books [16:10] Where do ideas come from? [19:41] The process of writing [22:38] Writing for an audio-first format [27:28] Narrating a book [30:43] Engaging with fans [32:06] Doing research for sci-fi [36:17] Making money with books [38:58] Dennis's favorite authors [41:04] On following the best practices in writing [44:22] How writing has changed over time [46:06] Advice for aspiring authors [47:10] Where is the Bobiverse series going? Show notes Where to find Dennis Audible profile Amazon profile Twitter/X Books Bobbiverse #1: We Are Legion (We Are Bob) Bobbiverse #2: For We Are Many Bobbiverse #3: All These Worlds Bobbiverse #4: Heaven's River Outland Roadkill Do you love audio podcasts? Try Metacast podcast app at ⁠⁠https://metacast.app⁠⁠. Join our Reddit community at ⁠r/metacastapp⁠. Get in touch! Send us an email at hello@buildersgonnabuild.com Subscribe to newsletter at ⁠⁠https://www.buildersgonnabuild.com⁠⁠ Metacast: Behind the scenes - "build in public" style podcast and newsletter at ⁠⁠https://metacastpodcast.com⁠

Eric and Jon depart in two directions on road trips, Vans, Zoo Lights, and Bee Hives. Binance will be scoured for {evil,taxes}, Beeper Blues, and Push Notification spying by governments. A fun bonanza with We Are Bob, Humane, and Cassiopeia A in stereo(-ish). 0:00 - Intro 11:23 - Binance Scouring 18:07 - Beeper Woes 24:34 - Push Notifications Spying 30:10 - Bobiverse 32:00 - Humane 35:02 - Creative Selection 36:00 - Cassiopeia A Two Ways

Dennis E. Taylor's bio simply states that he is a retired computer programmer, an enthusiastic snowboarder, and an inveterate science fiction reader. His Bobiverse Trilogy steps on any authoritarian, political, or religious toes. We discuss his satire as a lead-up to our upcoming relaunch of Mission Earth. It was written in multiple first-person points of view. Fascinating! Having read "We Are Legion (We Are Bob)" in the Bobiverse trilogy, I now understand his writing satire.

Dennis E. Taylor's bio simply states that he is a retired computer programmer, an enthusiastic snowboarder, and an inveterate science fiction reader. His Bobiverse Trilogy steps on any authoritarian, political, or religious toes. We discuss his satire as a lead-up to our upcoming relaunch of Mission Earth. It was written in multiple first-person points of view. Fascinating! Having read "We Are Legion (We Are Bob)" in the Bobiverse trilogy, I now understand his writing satire.

Guess what? The new Bobiverse is coming, and we would love to have your emails! Plus, we've got some super cool thoughts (no spoilers, promise) on China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh. But you don't have to take my blurb for it!

AI CEOs say AI poses existential threat, plow forward anyway; Meta fined for violating EU data privacy; Twitter #DeSaster; Lorem Epsom NoNummy Amazon snacks; can't get Twitter to work guy OK'd to put chips in your brain; DoorDash lawsuit; deleted tweets randomly restored; Soundcloud layoffs; AI exposing investor's natural stupidity; Succession; Ted Lasso; Mrs. Maisel; Young Jedi Adventures; Silo; AI mail, Photoshop generative fill; self-promo & marketing discussion; World Walker Book 4; new Bobiverse on the way; No Kindness Too Soon; Red Team Blues; Muppet Mayhem; Spotify AI podcast ad reads; HBOMax, just MAX.. PeaCock just...Sponsors:SaneBox - Visit https://www.sanebox.com/gog today to start your free trial and get a $25 credit.Kolide - Visit kolide.com/gog to learn more or book a demo.1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.Show notes at https://gog.show/603FOLLOW UPStability AI CEO Says AI Poses an ‘Existential Threat to Humanity'IN THE NEWSMeta Fined $1.3 Billion for Violating E.U. Data Privacy RulesRon DeSantis Pushed Elon Musk's Twitter to Its Breaking PointAmazon's got a Lorem Ipsum Dolor & Cheddar wrap—oopsyUS Surgeon General says social media can pose 'a profound risk' to teens' mental healthNeuralink says it has the FDA's OK to start clinical trialsDoorDash faces lawsuit accusing it of charging iPhone users more for deliveryTwitter bug seems to be randomly restoring deleted tweetsSoundcloud will lay off eight percent of its staff in hopes of becoming profitableUniversal Music Group partners with Endel for AI-generated wellness soundscapesAI boom could expose investors' natural stupidityMEDIA CANDYSuccessionTed LassoThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 5Star Wars: Young Jedi AdventuresSiloGraham Yost‘American Gladiators' Netflix Docuseries ‘Muscles & Mayhem' to Reveal “Triumph and Turmoil” of Hit ‘90s Show [Exclusive]APPS & DOODADSSo long and thanks for all the headaches, HBO MaxLogic Pro for iPadFinal Cut Pro for iPadIntroducing Spark +AI: your personal email assistantA.I. Photoshopping Is About to Get Very Easy. Maybe Too Easy.Dream Bigger with Generative Fill.8 Ways to Avoid Business JargonAT THE LIBRARYHeather Texle Official WebsiteOn Impulse (Reliance Sinclair Space Opera Book 1) by Heather TexleThe Unnamed Way (The World Walker Book 4) by Ian W. SainsburyNo Kindness Too Soon by Sylvain NeuvelRed Team Blues by Cory DoctorowTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopThe Muppets MayhemSpotify may use AI to make host-read podcast ads that sound like real peopleRemove Watermarks with Photoshop AICLOSING SHOUT-OUTSSinger Tina Turner dies aged 83See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lisa and Scott discuss a range of science fiction stories featuring artificial intelligence and discuss what these depictions can tell us about humanity and how we interact with the world. References: AI 2041 [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Rossum's Universal Robots (Adaptation) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Robot (Series): The Caves of Steel [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] 2001: A Space Odyssey [Libro.fm] / [Audible] Robopocalypse [Libro.fm] / [Audible] The Prey of Gods [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Arc of the Scythe (Series): Thunderhead [Audible] The Moon is a Harsh Mistress [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Midnight Robber [Audible] The Diamond Age [Audible] The Mother Code [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Exhalation [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Cloud Cuckoo Land [Libro.fm] / [Episode 119] Blade Runner (Originally published as Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Murderbot Diaries (Series) All Systems Red [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Klara and the Sun [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible] / [Episode 110]  Speak [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  Monk and Robot (Series): A Psalm for the Wild-Built [Audible] / [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Episode 113] A Closed and Common Orbit [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]/ [Audible] Imperial Radch (Series): Ancillary Justice [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]/ [Audible] CatNet (Series): Catfishing on CatNet [Audible] The Terraformers [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 190] Meru [Audible] World Running Down [Audible] The Terraformers [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Tea and Murder [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Machinehood [Overdrive/Libby] / [Libro.fm] / [Audible] / [Episode 120] Bobiverse (series) [Audible] When the Sparrow Falls [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Light From Uncommon Stars [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 141]  The Jesus Incident [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This episode contains: We're three podcasters who are probably not playing jump rope right now. Steven talks about the Nightmare on Elm Street films. They are… not good. Remember the Sam Goody in the mall in Santa Maria? Pepperidge Farm remembers. Ben had some poetry drama; Conflict with another poet. What?!?!? How?!?! Is Ben party to the silencing of women throughout history? He doesn't intend to! Should we rewrite our tagline? It's a show about science and… big questions? The bridge on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is SO WELL LIT. Steven finished A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers. So good. It's the End of Days, JTRO: The Internet Archive has lost its first fight to scan and lend e-books like a library. Ben can't remember the name of the film “The FP.” Publishers have sued The Internet Archive for being a digital library. Save the library! The Internet Archive allows borrowing a book for an hour. It led to Ben purchasing those books. Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, music, websites, and more. How can you help http://archive.org/ ? http://blog.archive.org/2020/06/14/how-can-you-help-the-internet-archive/ The Live Music Archive is incredible: https://archive.org/details/etree  Let your local library know what books you want! That's how they know how to spend funds. The best part about Hyperstudio is me! https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/24/23655804/internet-archive-hatchette-publisher-ebook-library-lawsuit  Little Glass Slippers: Scientists finally figure out why the water bear is nearly indestructible. Steven brings an article from the before times of 2017. We were so young then. Tardigrades can be dried out for decades, then come back to life with water. Amazing! Water bear don't care! Instead of dying when drying out, tardigrades turn themselves into glass! Our website is terrible. We're sorry. Join our Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciencefactionpodcast https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/scientists-finally-figure-out-why-the-water-bear-is-nearly-unstoppable/  Big Question: Is the prime directive actually ethical? What is the prime directive? Don't interfere with the development of a young species. Can we work together as a species to create harmony and warp drives? Aliens haven't contacted us because we're monkeys with nuclear weapons. In our talk about the prime directive, we talk a lot about The Orville and The Bobiverse. Remember when Wesley was sentenced to death for stepping on flowers? Devon schools us on Star Trek history and the prime directive.   Patreon-only pre-pod: The Ben Lawless story: Nothing is different, but everything has changed. Will Steven ever learn how to use Notion? Not this week! We make a pact to watch Extrapolations on Apple TV+ for next week's show. Is it possible to make climate change exciting?  Can the end of everything be kinda jazzed up somehow? #ClimateChange We apologize for interrupting Devon's writing music with recording a podcast. Hey Steven, cancel your showtime subscription after the trial! We can't remember what we talked about in our podcasts.

“Be Kind, Rewind” In this edition of the Crew Rewinds, the boys take you back to March 2021, and the time they chatted with American actor and audiobook narrator extraordinaire Ray Porter. A multiple Earphones Award-winning and Audie-nominated narrator Porter possesses a commanding and versatile voice that allows him to work across a wide range of genres from epic nonfiction to groundbreaking sci-fi, including smash-hits like Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, The Joe Ledger series by Jonathan Maberry, The Terminal List series by Jack Carr, The Cartel by Don Winslow, The Bobiverse series by Dennis E. Taylor, The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss, and many, many more.  A veteran of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Porter is also widely known for portraying Darkseid in Zack Snyder's Justice League, the 2021 extended director's cut of the 2017 DC film. He also appeared in The Runaways, Argo, and Almost Famous and many other TV and film productions.  You can find some of Ray Porter's "greatest hits" **HERE** -------------------------------------- Find the Crew on social media and let us know your favorites! And don't forget to subscribe , hit the "LIKE" button, and leave a comment. And if you want to learn more about the guys from The Crew or see additional author interviews, visit us at www.TheCrewReviews.com Twitter | https://twitter.com/CREWbookreviews Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thecrewreviews Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thecrewreviews/ #RayPorter, #TheCrewReviews, #Audiobooks

Elves. “Brigitte,” Installment One of Tales from Vlaydor, is available on ebook and audiobook. Follow the link to find them on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=brigitte+devin+davis&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 Become a patron today! Visit patreon.com/writinginthetinyhouse Get ahold of Krissy Barton with Little Syllables editing services. She does free sample edits to see if you and she would be the right fit. www.littlesyllables.com Instagram: @authordevindavis Twitter: @authordevind The following is an imperfect transcript of this episode. A complete transcript can be found on the show's webpage. [00:00:00] So let's just settle a debate right now. Tolkien's elves are better than all other elves, right? I'll let you decide. Today. We are moving into part two of our mini series of research, as it pertains to fiction on Writing in the Tiny House. Hello. Hello. Hello. And welcome back to the show. Welcome to Writing in the Tiny House. [00:00:49] I am your host Devin Davis, and I live in a tiny house in Northern Utah, and I write stuff and tell you how to also write stuff. So the point of this podcast is to give you the steps and the insight and the advice needed so that you can produce a short story in as little as three months or a novel in as little as 18 months, and hopefully have the vision and foresight and wisdom necessary to adjust that timeline if you need to. Most projects are not done in that short amount of time. Last week, we kicked it off with research and fiction and how it is good if you are writing historical fiction and you are including nitty gritty details of a particular event in history that you are adding a fictitious point of view or fictitious related experience, or if you are changing that point in time completely or modifying it somehow.  [00:01:49] That it is good, it is common courtesy to include resources and references that you might've used to gather your information. With fiction you're not required to do a works cited page, but there's always the possibility of footnotes or even just author's notes at the end of your sections at the end of your chapters or whatever. [00:02:09] And if your novel does some stylistic stuff, like at the beginning of each chapter includes quotes by an important person in history or current day, it's important to include who said that and possibly when and where. So today we are moving on just with how to research as it pertains to fiction. [00:02:33] Like I said, if you're doing historical fiction, refer to the other episode, if you are doing something else, then go ahead and perk up the whole point of fiction is to create an experience that can be immersive and believable. [00:02:48] And sometimes it requires polling knowledge and theory and practices and cultures out of our real world and implementing them in some way into your own writing. So for those of you who are new to the game, I am a part of many different Facebook groups and there has been some debate, it seems weekly, probably not weekly, but monthly on elves. And it seems that everybody thinks that all elves belong to J R R Tolkien and they are tall and they are beautiful and they are immortal. And we forget that before Tolkien did that with the Lord of the rings, elves we're little horrible creatures. [00:03:30] And they were like little goblins and monsters and they fit into that category. So I bring this up just because sometimes we feel that there are cold, hard rules with how we are engaging our audience and how we are writing our stuff. And there are hard, like there are cold, hard rules. However, when it comes to elves and it comes to magic in general and it comes to any of these other particular things with elves, [00:04:04] Elves come from basic lore of different cultures in this world. So do dwarves, so do fairies. So do like Druids and such. It can be really good to investigate and to become better educated on your own as to where these things came from and how you want to further run with that, or if you want, instead to just invent your own thing. [00:04:34] I think about like Percy Jackson and Rick Riordan's implementation of Greek history or Greek mythology and Roman mythology and how he adds a modern spin on how those things come out. And sometimes I think that the books themselves are a little bit heavy. [00:04:58] Some of the mythology and some of it could be weeded out, but I appreciate what he's done. And it's obvious that he has done research and is familiar with those things. and even though he did not come up with a lot of the things that he mentions in his books and a lot of the iconic characters of [00:05:19] greek and Roman mythology, you can tell that he's still paying homage to those things. And he brings in some of his own stuff too. So when it comes to like elves and monsters and things, it's okay to know that not all elves are tall and beautiful. Not all elves have to be little monsters. Elves can be what you want, but if you choose to call those monsters, elves, you are representing a certain thing and it is really good for you to know what you are representing as good for. [00:05:49] To know that those words mean something to someone. And if that is not the picture you are trying to create, it's okay to try for something else. So when you are going through and gathering your information like I said, with fiction, you're not required to do like a work cited page. And for me, I like to be educated in a very general way, just so I can Bring some of these different elements into my own world. [00:06:19] And so when I say educated in a general way, what I mean is many of my stories in my world of late, or that I am building with these short stories and with some of the novels that I still have in progress, just because it seems as a writer, we get to have like 10 works in progress. They take place in a certain time period. [00:06:39] That time period is similar to an American or European industrial revolution. And I choose to keep their calendars and their years and stuff. I choose to have that kept in a similar way, just so I can actually have years and dates that represent a specific time period that is reflective of our world too. [00:07:02] And I wanted dress and appearance and culture to be represented of that. Just. Convey a specific time and place, or at least give a nod to a specific time and place. And so many of the stories that I'm writing in this world take place in what would be a late Victorian or early Edwardian equivalent of time. [00:07:30] And so. This means I get to know what a frock is and I get to know what Crystalens are. And and just all of these things that pertain to dress the ins and outs of corsets. I mean, I never thought in a million years that I would be researching corsets and I, I do all of this just so I can bring that familiarity and Draw from those ideas and pull the reader into the world. [00:07:59] It is okay to have some familiar elements in your writing if you choose to. And if you have those things already, it is easier for a reader to relate. So I encourage you to think about your work in progress and to come to a similar conscious decision on how you can pull from those familiar things. I think about the Bobiverse books, which is a science fiction series and how. The author, pulls so much scientific theory into his books. [00:08:35] And his books are fast paced. They are light hearted. They are a riot, they are fun and they challenge, or at least they show a possibility of what things would look like with artificial intelligence, with sentience artificial intelligence, and it's fun to have a sentient being exist entirely in a virtual world and only express outwardly through machines is. [00:09:01] A fun idea. And in order to do that accurately, he has had to show his own familiarity with some different scientific theory and with his understanding of chemistry and manufacturing of stuff and the physics of it all in a zero gravity environment. And so when you go through, make sure that, you know, if you are bringing in weapons or specific spells or references to LOR that comes from other cultures, make sure that you are doing that with sensitivity. Some people think that fairies and Fay and faithful and whatever else are all just fairies, that they are all like Sarah J mass fairies. [00:09:52] And the thing is, that's not right, even though they are like small Woodland creatures and many of them have wings, a lot of these ways to spell fairy or Fe or whatever. Ha. Some cultural background and I personally feel it's important to know what that background is before we just kind of dive into it, like spelling magic with a C at the end or magic with a K at the end, just make sure you know what you're doing so that you're not. [00:10:23] Blundering into some form of an insensitive situation. So that's it today. Be sure to tune in next week, as we further explore research, as it pertains to fiction, have a good day, guys. We'll see you then. [00:10:38]  [00:10:38] And that is it for today. Just a reminder that "Brigitte,"Installment One of Tales from Vlaydor is available on Amazon as an ebook and on Audible and Apple Books as an audio book. And I provide advanced reader copies of these short stories as I release them to my patrons. So become a patron today by visiting patreon.com/writinginthetinyhouse to support both my writing and this podcast. And lastly, be sure to follow me on social media. My Instagram is @authordevindavis and my Twitter handle is@authordevind. Thank you so much for spending some time with me today and have fun writing. We will see you next time.

NY goes after Twitch, Musk's real plan, Apple's DeepMind defection Elon Musk says Twitter deal can't happen until bot account dispute is resolved.  Twitter asks shareholders to support Musk's purchase.  NY Launches Ridiculous, Blatantly Unconstitutional 'Investigations' Into Twitch, Discord; Deflecting Blame From NY's Own Failings.  @kendraschaefer: My goodness. China's cyberspace watchdog, the CAC, just published a long (and unprecedented) set of draft regulations for recommendation algorithms.  Why is the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial so visible on social media?  The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt.  Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell.  Dianetics and scientology technical dictionary by L. Ron Hubbard.  Losing Ian Goodfellow to DeepMind is the dumbest thing Apple's ever done.  The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology by Amy Webb, Andrew Hessel.  Apple Shows Headset to Board in Sign It's Reached Advanced Stage.  VeeCon: Exclusive Conference Around Web 3 and Culture.  Fears grow for smaller nations after ransomware attack on Costa Rica escalates.  Ransomware gang Conti 'shuts down' in midst of Costa Rica attack.  Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.  Bobiverse by Dennis Taylor.  The Nineties: A Book by Chuck Klosterman.  Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto by Stewart Brand. Ideas That Created the Future: Classic Papers of Computer Science by Harry R. Lewis.  Pinball Map Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Amy Webb and David Spark Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT expressvpn.com/twit noom.com/twit Indochino.com promo code TWIT

NY goes after Twitch, Musk's real plan, Apple's DeepMind defection Elon Musk says Twitter deal can't happen until bot account dispute is resolved.  Twitter asks shareholders to support Musk's purchase.  NY Launches Ridiculous, Blatantly Unconstitutional 'Investigations' Into Twitch, Discord; Deflecting Blame From NY's Own Failings.  @kendraschaefer: My goodness. China's cyberspace watchdog, the CAC, just published a long (and unprecedented) set of draft regulations for recommendation algorithms.  Why is the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial so visible on social media?  The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt.  Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell.  Dianetics and scientology technical dictionary by L. Ron Hubbard.  Losing Ian Goodfellow to DeepMind is the dumbest thing Apple's ever done.  The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology by Amy Webb, Andrew Hessel.  Apple Shows Headset to Board in Sign It's Reached Advanced Stage.  VeeCon: Exclusive Conference Around Web 3 and Culture.  Fears grow for smaller nations after ransomware attack on Costa Rica escalates.  Ransomware gang Conti 'shuts down' in midst of Costa Rica attack.  Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.  Bobiverse by Dennis Taylor.  The Nineties: A Book by Chuck Klosterman.  Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto by Stewart Brand. Ideas That Created the Future: Classic Papers of Computer Science by Harry R. Lewis.  Pinball Map Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Amy Webb and David Spark Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT expressvpn.com/twit noom.com/twit Indochino.com promo code TWIT

NY goes after Twitch, Musk's real plan, Apple's DeepMind defection Elon Musk says Twitter deal can't happen until bot account dispute is resolved.  Twitter asks shareholders to support Musk's purchase.  NY Launches Ridiculous, Blatantly Unconstitutional 'Investigations' Into Twitch, Discord; Deflecting Blame From NY's Own Failings.  @kendraschaefer: My goodness. China's cyberspace watchdog, the CAC, just published a long (and unprecedented) set of draft regulations for recommendation algorithms.  Why is the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial so visible on social media?  The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt.  Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell.  Dianetics and scientology technical dictionary by L. Ron Hubbard.  Losing Ian Goodfellow to DeepMind is the dumbest thing Apple's ever done.  The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology by Amy Webb, Andrew Hessel.  Apple Shows Headset to Board in Sign It's Reached Advanced Stage.  VeeCon: Exclusive Conference Around Web 3 and Culture.  Fears grow for smaller nations after ransomware attack on Costa Rica escalates.  Ransomware gang Conti 'shuts down' in midst of Costa Rica attack.  Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.  Bobiverse by Dennis Taylor.  The Nineties: A Book by Chuck Klosterman.  Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto by Stewart Brand. Ideas That Created the Future: Classic Papers of Computer Science by Harry R. Lewis.  Pinball Map Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Amy Webb and David Spark Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT expressvpn.com/twit noom.com/twit Indochino.com promo code TWIT

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