Upstart Boardgamer

 

Folks,

If you enjoy games, there's a good company with a wide array of games. Not your standard fare found at the big box stores.

Check out the website and see if there might be something there for you, or possibly a gift for someone you know.

Link: Upstart Gamer Website

Below is a fraction of what's available:

Upcoming Event (April 19th) at Gallery 2:ten

 
Hey Folks,

I will be here with several other authors, talking reading, writing and (for me) especially fantasy and SF.

Hope to see you there!

From Pirated to Fodder for AI Training

On the author scale of things I am a small fish swimming in Lake Erie. Stirred up recently is use of pirated novels (and other copywritten work), used for AI training. Obviously without permission in either case.

Still, it appears that at least ten of my novels have been scooped up. This concern is already in court, but whatever the settlement, if any, it is highly unlikely to benefit me.

Such is life.

Here is a link to an article on the topic, if you might be interested: The Unbelievable Scale of AI's Pirated-Books Problem