"Criterioid" technically means false criteria, but it's commonly used to describe a small or trivial criterium, or criterite.
I keep coming here a dozen times a day to ask "what's good?" like, what do you currently like, what are you enjoying lately, but I don't want to wake up to getting dogpiled by liberals. Again. Few things slip the icicle of dread between my ribs like "30+ notifications" first thing in the morning.
The mere act of
@ogre.red reading your work is "payment" for surrendering all rights.
They can use your work forever, uncredited, sell/give the rights to someone else, and you may never reclaim them—for zero compensation.
They can edit your work and use it in ways you disagree with.
#AmWritingRed Ogre (
@ogre.red) gets rights to your work upon *submission*.
And those rights are ridiculous. They can change your work, not credit you, use your work for advertising, or put it in an anthology.
Don't submit to this one, folks.
You just never know when repressive puritanical morality will be used to bolster an argument, and you can never guess who's going to employ it.
It is perhaps a (literally) cosmic disappointment that the main use of space is transmitting porno and navigating you to grandma's house (hopefully not at the same time). But, it is what it is. Every space settlement conference needs a grumpy economist in the front row just making guttural noises.
Currently watching Pluribus, which is stereotypically excellent Vince Gilligan/Rhea Seehorn work. I personally love the slow burn as information is revealed.
Obviously I'm a terrible person for supporting Apple and using a streaming service.
Draft2Digital did a similar takeover with Smashwords a few years ago. It doesn't necessarily mean an expanded market, as half of my books were blocked for sale through D2D to the same markets I was already reaching through Smashwords.
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Catching up on more movies lately. Saturday I had nothing to do but watch 'The Foreigner' (2017) with an aging but still effective Jackie Chan. Last night I watched the first half of 'Good News' (2025), a deeply satisfying dark comedy inspired by real events. I'd recommend it to just about anyone.
My writers are still asking me questions about the differences as we convert from CMOS to AP, and it takes all my willpower to refrain from point out that, over long periods of time, all style guides eventually and inexorably evolve into crabs.
#AmEditingI've explained to my office, "either you fill my day with meetings or I fulfill my assignments," but there's a persistent breakdown in communication here somewhere.
February 3 update
"How she got the hostage to try on her heels, I'll never know."
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Which misheard lyrics are you?
"Where is my mind?
Way out in the water,
sick of swimming."
– Pixies
New source of blocking: People who want their shit reposted but have prevented anyone they don't know from commenting.
If you're that fragile? Just stay home. Watch 'Pluribus,' it'll give you a lot to think about. Shut the fuck up if you cannot extend the privileges you demand of strangers.
I'm not a puffy-vest kinda guy, but I got this in the mail today and I'm wearing it.
Never mind that blood products make up 2.7% of US exports, 9th largest export by value (approx. $37B in 2023). So why do they keep advertising that we need blood here?
parentsguidecordblood.org/en/news/tari...This is only waiting for formalization as a Radio Yerevan joke. Maybe that will be my contribution to Western society.
Seeing that photo of Obama putting the Medal of Freedom on Tom Homan circulate again. It's fake. Homan did get a civil service award during the Obama administration, but it wasn't the Medal of Freedom, it wasn't a medal (it was a certificate), and Obama didn't present it to him in person.
Drove out to take my mom to her appointment. Thought I'd stop and check my tires on the way down—huge line of other cars thinking the same thing, except dude who doesn't know how to wear a parka also doesn't know how to check the readings on his tires. Drove off in disgust.
Whole afternoon spent calling out rinky-dink details of conversion to AP style, repairing links as sundry websites commit holistic refreshes and restructuring … and then tightening up urgent messages from our dean, to make sure we transmit exactly what she had intended to say.
#AmEditingOh wonderful.
Here’s How Many ICE and CBP Agents Allegedly Preyed on Children
Apparently the institutions are riddled with accused sex criminals.
I usually don't release discarded draft versions but this feels like it might be useful today
Handing the race to the GOP on a silver platter.
Went to see Chicago at the Orpheum tonight. Largely the cast seemed tired or like they didn't have to try very hard for a flyover state. Amos Hart "Mr Cellophane" was compelling and luminous; lawyer Billy Flynn was a log of wood.
I'd been looking forward to seeing this live show all my life; cured.
Billy Bragg and Bruce Springsteen have written songs protesting ICE and commemorating Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
#Minneapolis
Bragg:
youtu.be/IKOW2ZikGW8
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
Detective Dee.
Modern Times Cafe is offering free food until ICE occupation ends, subsisting on donations to avoid paying taxes that fund ICE.
#Minneapolis @racketmn.com
At 'Post Modern Times,' There's Free Food for All (Except ICE) Until the Federal Invasion Ends - Racket
'We absolutely cannot go on as we have,' says the owner of the south Minneapolis brunch spot.
