mcoorlim

SUN RA: Door Of the Cosmoswww.kickstarter.com A documentary about the Sun Ra Omniverse and the roots of Afrofuturism

www.kickstarter.com/projects/sun... May be of interest to people -- a new documentary on Sun Ra is being Kickstarted and has almost reached its goal. I just backed it.

Heritage Foundation Head Refers to ‘Second American Revolution’www.nytimes.com Kevin Roberts, president of the group that has coordinated the Project 2025 policy plan, said it could be “bloodless if the left allows it to be.”

Specifically my mind goes to guys like this www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/u...

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Also: (and I can not stress this enough) Shut the fuck up. I mean this with kindness. Shut the fuck up. It is not a good time to run your mouth on public coms. This should be obvious if you think about what just happened for 30 seconds, but again, with all due care and respect: Shut the fuck up.

Currently, the video of Trump getting (seemingly, but it sure sounds like small calibre gunfire) shot is primarily on TikTok, and that one (broadcast everywhere/normal video until it wasn't) is probably all you should trust for the next few days.

Oh yeah, not necessarily *effective*, just dumb and horrible.

ChrisⓋ WhyGameDev.com

Senators propose COPIED Act – does it supplant the Copyright Act?chatgptiseatingtheworld.com Senators Cantwell, Blackburn, and Heinrich just introduced a bill cleverly titled the Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act (COPIED ACT). As they summarize: Cr…

Is this going to be casus belli for something dumb and horrible?

Very unfortunate bill pending in the Senate right now would make it illegal to train AI systems, bypassing fair use and all the pending lawsuits under existing law chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2024/07/12/s...

Lee 'the J is for Jrocessing' Carter

What, like Justin Hawkins in the "I believe in a Thing Called Love" video? Sure.

Ben Writes Stuff

This may sound shockingly mercenary but I don't think passion has ever been my primary motivator, even as a kid. Back when I was a full-time novelist my primary motivator was "pay the rent." Now that I have a day job - more admin than writing, and the writing isn't in my own style - that's covered.

Breaking it down: * A spec script is best for my screenwriting portfolio * A game suits my narrative design/game writing portfolio * A serial *might* be a good way to attract patrons or expand my overall platform * A novel I'd probably try to find representation for

Johanna Taylor @ JULY 23 👻📖

This was one of the reasons I decided to self publish ten years ago. Also the lead time from acceptance to publication. Also the distribution death spiral where retail orders fewer and fewer copies of each book if they didn't meet expectation, the only cure being a new pen name Too much for me.

What you're voting for or on doesn't matter, you just like participation? That feels very Marge Simpson.

Comfortably Numb

Also, Hitler was appointed by a centrist president looking to appease his political opponents.

Ben Writes Stuff

Exactly the problem. I have more workable ideas than I have time left on this earth. I'm looking for criteria to narrow them down, and settling on medium would be a big help.

Ben Writes Stuff

Issue Zero is deciding between another novel, a ttrpg project, a spec film/pilot script, a web serial, interactive fiction, or a different kind of video game. What do I want to invest months of my life into.

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Fiction Library – Greg Stolze {STOL-zee}www.gregstolze.com

I also just updated www.gregstolze.com/fiction with a story called GRANDDAD’S MYSTERY HOUSE. It’s a little bit spooky and a little bit sad, but the lucky Patreon backers who read it a year ago responded very, very positively. Check it out. It’s FREEEE!

Choosing new projects was easier when I didn't have a day job - I'd just work to market because I *had* to pick the one that I thought would give me the best return. With my basic needs met, the choice seems arbitrary. Guess I was desperately poor for too long. Write a novel? A serial? Video game?

I always promised myself that, free from commercial concerns, I'd just let my art be weird instead of designed to market. I'm suffering from decision paralysis. It's not that I couldn't use the money from a commercial success - it's just not a primary factor. Guess I dither some more.

A narrative analysis of a game with little narrative to analyze. www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2-T...

Super Mario Bros being Broswww.youtube.com YouTube video by Michael Coorlim

I used to follow S. John Ross's livejournal just because he'd post cool and obscure photos I hadn't seen elsewhere. Still haven't found a good replacement source for classic weird images.

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We are looking for an illustrator for Ex Tenebris, a galaxy-spanning investigative game in a world of shadowy cults, demons, and sinister ancient technology. Must be able to draw human scenes, monsters and technology (e.g. spaceships). Is that someone you know? Get in touch!

mayonnaise boy

The computer lab I worked in during the late 90s had zip drives, and students always forgot their disks in the machines. So I got a lot of free storage.

mayonnaise boy

That's weird, zip drives weren't even a storage medium, they were just what you used to read zip disks.

(For those younger than 40, Zip disks were super dense floppy disks in the mid-90s capable of storing up to 750 mb. They were never terribly popular as an alternative to CDs)

Norin

Sharks together strong

Not much What's anime with you?

Something I’ve been meaning to ask for a while now: what’s anime

Anime is blood

8 months to write, 2 years to publish, a day to read, a week before sales tank and you need a follow-up to keep royalties flowing.

mayonnaise boy

They don't want to win.