Why is the job-search process so... bad? It's not even a technological problem, it's a human problem.


I know what my next blog post will be about.


I know just what I'll be watching tonight.


nostr:npub1547vjn6sd7lj5c4su4a8tsd9xefcxq8dmpgyktwhnsnav5u4qx3snfkj3y Sounds like good advice.


Nice chillwave mixtape to work to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sCfII4S3Vw


Pre-order copies of The Woethief are continuing to sell. Get your name listed in the e-book as an early supporter. Be sure to order your copy at https://nantucketebooks.com/order

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Nobody asked for it, and it's ten months too late, but this is what I thought of that killer-doll movie M3GAN. https://www.ndhfilms.com/reviews/m3gan


Nobody asked for it, and it's ten months too late, but this is what I thought of that killer-doll movie M3GAN. https://www.ndhfilms.com/m3gan


No, no, no. Do not use AI to record audiobooks. I will promise right now that Nantucket E-Books will never use AI recordings for its audiobooks. We can all do better than this. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2309.03926.pdf


nostr:npub16mzsp9vtc8h6e986507sw88q3xzq5pfjaff30r5wcgfprksnf03s65uzxf I'd believe this, nothing Google does is throwing me at their point.


New Patreon post on this month's upcoming novel: The Woethief by Seth Patterson. Please read and join as a patron. https://www.patreon.com/posts/introducing-best-90207596


nostr:npub1ksl6shjvupyt79wk49psg7arxudd8g9m8yqdgltkypmm9y7hry5s79rezd I think the concern is those with lots of money/political pull will invoke this right to suppress scandals and whistleblowers. Less so the average Canadian, and more so big oil companies in Calgary.


nostr:npub16rwjvyz4kckd42hsavz7ektnl202m0sna048qftuhjagvgaznjqqka9k5q That's impressive.


nostr:npub1kvwdazx7s93dfj8hgl3w3uuy7x00ydmaxrduxvvdxl924vp7t8gsen5jv7 I hope it goes well for them. I have the perfect short story for them in my filing cabinet, but alas, I'm as Yankee as they come. :-(


nostr:npub1kvwdazx7s93dfj8hgl3w3uuy7x00ydmaxrduxvvdxl924vp7t8gsen5jv7 My family's from Havre, Montana, and Williston, North Dakota before that. Close enough?


The fourth issue of Quarter Up, our #pinball and #arcade newsletter, will be released later this month. You can find past issues at https://nantucketebooks.com/quarterup/


Looking for a good story to read this October? Check out The Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis. This classic work of gothic horror follows the revered Monk Ambrosio in his hellish descent through temptation and sin. Stephen King is counted among the novel's fans. https://nantucketebooks.com/monk

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nostr:npub14ux2hjvvp3e8xekxajz4vy7js8dg3tzp48md0tr4m7wmwmy0ye5srsjx88 That is a good point for UBI, actually.


nostr:npub1dzv5n3kypy77e83p7hxk4dvn6d4dwd9yqsw924rgplx3z0pkqupqga5v2p There are advocacy groups that create converts, and others that hunt heretics.


The Woethief is a #freeculture novel: the e-book is available for free, and will be published with a Creative Commons SS-BY license.


If you want to support the author, you can pre-order and get your name listed in the e-book as a customer. Order at https://nantucketebooks.com/order Paperback copies are also available for sale.


A big announcement from Nantucket E-Books. On October 20, I will be publishing a new novel by Seth Patterson. It's called The Woethief, and it's the best fantasy novel you'll read this year. Read about it in my latest blog post: https://nantucketebooks.com/blog/2023/10/2023-10-01_introducing_the_year%E2%80%99s_best_fantasy_novel.html

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nostr:npub1pjm4f63lwexexvx8u273daxczyxxmurcuj9jjzal3ypdmlcy45gqy73adk Hamilton, Ontario?


Unfortunately, AI for writing and images seems to appeal to people who have contempt for art. I am reminded of Duck Phillips in Mad Men, who thought advertising was getting an intern to "write a prose-poem to a potato chip."


My friend Tom has a new blog you may enjoy if you like #ttrpg. It's called Ponder Pond. At the intersection of recreational math(s) and table-top games. A recent post discussed the concept of fairness in games. https://ponderpond.substack.com/


nostr:npub1547vjn6sd7lj5c4su4a8tsd9xefcxq8dmpgyktwhnsnav5u4qx3snfkj3y I read the first book and enjoyed it, don't have strong opinions on it. What would the reading pace be for this book club?


nostr:npub1urfqf6yz0ufj88g0ezfydwjtzc70ap28x9d2uv592q6z8q5axf7qfgjtvm The bare-bones HTML can be a little blunt. I need just a little bit of styling, something like readable.css adds a few kilobytes of overhead.


nostr:npub1chs7gsahkrmevdtzuxccr7ykz4t6lrp0pd0h9lntnp3vz60f4egscjezjw Congratulations! I think I will order a copy.


A very simple form, that's all... I... ask.


nostr:npub16mzsp9vtc8h6e986507sw88q3xzq5pfjaff30r5wcgfprksnf03s65uzxf "I admire gall." - Lt. Worf.


nostr:npub16mzsp9vtc8h6e986507sw88q3xzq5pfjaff30r5wcgfprksnf03s65uzxf This one made me laugh at its sheer gall.


I have written almost twenty blog posts so far this year. That's not too bad of a pace, I'll try to keep it up.


nostr:npub17x0stjz3rmsn5twze5407v69qx5ea0q5uavn3st6g2rf2rgw59qsvuys60 Before too long we're going to have Wintermute, or Aria from the movie Eagle Eye.


New blog post, in which I investigate ways of keeping text in SVG files consistent across browsers. https://nantucketebooks.com/blog/2023/09/2023-09-27_working_with_svgs,_and_new_books.html


What it feels like when my ThinkPad T60 switches over to battery power. https://youtu.be/8tAXbkGR_-c?si=FrtklJWdHLHYhr_g


https://nantucketebooks.com/blog/2023/02/2023-02-28_a_very_odd_technical_problem.html A look back at my bizarre technical problem from last winter, where my phone suddenly started using a voicemail message I thought I'd deleted twenty years ago. Also mentioning Aqua Teen Hunger Force, the TV show that people refuse to believe is real when you explain it to them.


nostr:npub10c6y3qt7d4d87hukhuj9appy50ft7ak0j3fhjrvd0ux7maejdujs8zx2jy Fortunately, I did write it all down here: https://nantucketebooks.com/blog/2023/03/2023-03-13_yet_another_odd_technical_problem.html The relevant part is towards the end, it was part of a general frustration with DST and time zones at the time.


I'll be on IRC Wednesday, July 27, at 6:30 PM Mountain Time. I'm on LiberaChat, channel is #nantucketebooks Anyone who shows up will get an early reveal of the next publication from Nantucket E-Books, as hinted at in my last blog post.


I should probably make an RSS file on the site for just e-books. Time to gear up for another ride on the date/time zone merry-go-round (last time nearly broke me)


The next blog update will be a longer one, as I introduce everyone to the next novel coming to Nantucket E-Books next month.


#LobsterASong I'm Blue (That's So Rare I Won't Die) by Eiffel 65.


#LobsterASong Drawn Butter by BTS.


#LobsterASong Sister Bisque-o by The Who.


I have to say, I liked how Mastodon would just show the number of replies as "1+". This kept the focus on the conversation, not on what was especially popular or not.


nostr:npub16mzsp9vtc8h6e986507sw88q3xzq5pfjaff30r5wcgfprksnf03s65uzxf "Uhhh, now, to be clear, uhhh, don't get it twisted, he's a toad, and he likes... potatoes. Just so my colleagues and I are on the same page."


nostr:npub12cfdsldacfdm4qltcase6jtgz7t9wspkrjkjm2qcn3yrfnyxh74q75elgd From Goldeneye to Green Thumb.


Please enjoy A Little Princess, the children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Bundled with this e-book is an audiobook narrated by the superb Elizabeth Klett. https://nantucketebooks.com/littleprincess

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Well, that's enough work for tonight.


nostr:npub145suuxhrtg86vv86fld54uurdt6nvsvfmqgqyeksq5s4tfzhjr5qrdjzze has a great interview with Ken Graham, noted game developer and co-founder of the Game Preserve in Houston. https://nantucketebooks.com/ebooks/atgonzalez/kengraham_interview/

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It's an e-book-- about e-books. Today's upload is Ebooks: Neither E Nor Books by Cory Doctorow.

https://nantucketebooks.com/doctorowebooks

This was written for an O'Reilly Media conference in 2004, and I find Doctorow's words quite prescient. Doctorow has dedicated this work to the public domain, so I am happy to share it.

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Has a popular comic-book franchise recently entered the public domain? Consider the Rarebit webcomic template for your own adaptation. Rarebit allows you to self-host your webcomic, and all JS is open-source. https://rarebit.neocities.org/ (I am unaffiliated with Rarebit, I am merely passing the word along)


nostr:npub1k6g9dfrgqu65z88erm8eynhun9fr5x7fc65z2cvkpax7lar65fnqz8x8wn When I was very young, my father taught me to look at the table of contents to get a sense of direction for the book.


I watched a two-and-a-half-hour video essay tonight. I am of the opinion that if a video can explain the political consequences of the Bangladesh Bhola Cyclone in 20 min, then it should take 30-40 min tops to explain how The Lion King did *not* rip off Kimba the White Lion.


Check out this interview from nostr:npub145suuxhrtg86vv86fld54uurdt6nvsvfmqgqyeksq5s4tfzhjr5qrdjzze with Rusty Key, COO at the Game Preserve arcade in Houston. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spIstpTpSjI&pp=wgIGCgQQAhgB


nostr:npub145suuxhrtg86vv86fld54uurdt6nvsvfmqgqyeksq5s4tfzhjr5qrdjzze AT also has a very nice written interview with Ken Graham, available for free on Nantucket E-Books: https://nantucketebooks.com/ebooks/atgonzalez/kengraham_interview


nostr:npub145suuxhrtg86vv86fld54uurdt6nvsvfmqgqyeksq5s4tfzhjr5qrdjzze AT also has a very nice written interview with Ken Graham, available for free on Nantucket E-Books: https://nantucketebooks.com/ebooks/atgonzalez/kengraham


nostr:npub145suuxhrtg86vv86fld54uurdt6nvsvfmqgqyeksq5s4tfzhjr5qrdjzze interviewed Ken Graham, co-founder of the Game Preserve arcade in Houston. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spIstpTpSjI&pp=wgIGCgQQAhgB


nostr:npub16mzsp9vtc8h6e986507sw88q3xzq5pfjaff30r5wcgfprksnf03s65uzxf Finding a strand of rope fiber in an Oreos bag has curbed my appetite for them.


"Why do you use such an old computer at work? Why do you use Linux?" The simple answer is that my 15-year-old ThinkPad running GNU/Linux is faster than the office computer they bought last year. I don't have pop-ups from HP Smart, Lenovo Vantage, and McAfee bringing me to a halt every five minutes.


I'll be on IRC tonight, starting at 6:30 PM Mountain. Come talk to me about the e-books you've been enjoying, bugs you've noticed, and what you're enjoying on the platform. I can also share my plans for anonymous payments. irc.libera.chat, channel is #nantucketebooks


It's flattering that abrowser on Trisquel thinks I speak twenty different languages.

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Tonight, I wanted to share some writing that's special to me. This blog post by Christine Lemmer-Webber (co-editor of ActivityPub) was a big part of why I moved forward with Nantucket E-Books as a free software project. "Give away your secret sauce", that always stuck in my head. Thank you, Christine. https://www.dustycloud.org/blog/why-i-am-pro-gpl/


Quarter Up writer nostr:npub145suuxhrtg86vv86fld54uurdt6nvsvfmqgqyeksq5s4tfzhjr5qrdjzze interviewed game developer Ken Graham shortly before his death. It offers some unique insight into the early days of video arcades. https://nantucketebooks.com/ebooks/atgonzalez/kengraham_interview

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nostr:npub175xqea53uvdu3ued4umc5sgqxjwwllr3ajfu7ppa59gyk4glfzas8hvvwc Had this with a travel website. Reserve a hotel room? Download the app. Rent a car? Download the app. Book a flight? Download the app.


nostr:npub16mzsp9vtc8h6e986507sw88q3xzq5pfjaff30r5wcgfprksnf03s65uzxf Surprised Mel Brooks was the most faithful to the books.


nostr:npub1q5l4y898qvhzghc665jrqj6kcw4p89gha56azkt7j0jm9299wzcqt7ywp3 Sounds like a quirk of the SVG rendering. DM me some screenshots if/when you have time.


I'm putting together a design portfolio. https://www.ndhfilms.com/design/


nostr:npub1q5l4y898qvhzghc665jrqj6kcw4p89gha56azkt7j0jm9299wzcqt7ywp3 I liked it! I learned a lot about Van Gogh. I guess if you were hoping to seal actual Van Gogh paintings, it was lacking, and the Monet exhibit in Denver was better for that kind of thing.


One of the neat features in Shanty is !!DESC, which is used to write descriptions into the <head> of the HTML document. When you share a Nantucket E-Book through, say, Hangouts or Discord, that description gets included. Usually the cover art is included, too.


nostr:npub145suuxhrtg86vv86fld54uurdt6nvsvfmqgqyeksq5s4tfzhjr5qrdjzze has a new video out about the Game Preserve, a unique arcade in the Houston, Texas region. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySmkDuKx6Hk&pp=wgIGCgQQAhgB


nostr:npub1u470sakj5872fw9z7tzjzvp3a4fgm668ckzyvn8nqzjwsegeaesq4jzmx7 I try to include it in all my posts here, and all my e-books.


nostr:npub16mzsp9vtc8h6e986507sw88q3xzq5pfjaff30r5wcgfprksnf03s65uzxf Those t-shirts that have the Joy Division album art but say Depeche Mode seem to sell well, so maybe there's a market for LQF t-shirts.


nostr:npub1r4gzr7vtaq38yjk3kpjtjpwkclk36yty6v9alpakeelte2p33w4s6608k5 If you're looking for something Arch-based, there's Parabola.


Apparently I'm the only person in Denver who enjoyed that Van Gogh exhibit.


#libraryasong
#HashTagGames

"Shush" by ZZ Top.


Nantucket E-Books

Account for Nantucket E-Books, a free-software platform for the best e-books on the planet. https://nantucketebooks.com
#pivotfromvideo


#MakeASongCanadian "What's it all aboot, Alfie?"


nostr:npub145suuxhrtg86vv86fld54uurdt6nvsvfmqgqyeksq5s4tfzhjr5qrdjzze has a new video out, where his brother Sam interviews Rocco Botte from Mega64. https://youtu.be/OaldYEKhC-0?si=LGHxoaQqSzYjPGbd It's a very good interview, having done a few myself.


In some ways you could describe me as being in a "pivot *from* video*.


nostr:npub1zu7r9pe3hxxvvq2c0v6psj6uq69ljkf9kx6ud695p6985klptqnqd4c2ee Would Boba Fettucine be Itali-wanese cuisine?


nostr:npub1ex328w5w0hjweznw8t6f9epk5w5xy4ak6kzyc7y93lfjtelxuymsk9c58j

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nostr:npub1wn3slql7qtxrrmx7f4k8tfs4y0v9ku559qm7ae88tkjurcjplxzs5sj4ad Thank you. My ratings system was inspired by some ideas from the late Roger Ebert.


nostr:npub1q5l4y898qvhzghc665jrqj6kcw4p89gha56azkt7j0jm9299wzcqt7ywp3 nostr:npub1wn3slql7qtxrrmx7f4k8tfs4y0v9ku559qm7ae88tkjurcjplxzs5sj4ad Maybe you'll find something in the catalog to your liking: https://nantucketebooks.com/ebooks/


nostr:npub1q5l4y898qvhzghc665jrqj6kcw4p89gha56azkt7j0jm9299wzcqt7ywp3 nostr:npub1wn3slql7qtxrrmx7f4k8tfs4y0v9ku559qm7ae88tkjurcjplxzs5sj4ad Avoiding proprietary streaming applications?


nostr:npub1wn3slql7qtxrrmx7f4k8tfs4y0v9ku559qm7ae88tkjurcjplxzs5sj4ad nostr:npub1q5l4y898qvhzghc665jrqj6kcw4p89gha56azkt7j0jm9299wzcqt7ywp3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andor_(TV_series) Star Wars! (to be fair, unseen by me as well)


nostr:npub16mzsp9vtc8h6e986507sw88q3xzq5pfjaff30r5wcgfprksnf03s65uzxf With cats like those, anything is possible.


I forget the hashtag for making a movie/show title more techy, but I have two more:

1. A Vue to a Kill (1985)

2. No Silver Bullet (1985)

2. && || (2022)

nostr:npub1wn3slql7qtxrrmx7f4k8tfs4y0v9ku559qm7ae88tkjurcjplxzs5sj4ad last one's for you.


nostr:npub1lzn8rrn42apmm0m83v6r94mycfz888wd5ynv8lwc09jvvheht7cspnh56j I believe this as much as I believe that cat was just dancing.


nostr:npub1j2nmnpxvxtj2s9jtlec7rsu4etvphr45s45n46yswqw3xth50h2qntc2rd Funny how we kind of put Hugo Drax in change of so much.