LAcon V Site Selection Business Meeting - File 770

I did a lot of traveling today. I deserve a long nap.

At the File 777 site Panzer found the announcement that at the Worldcon 2028 Site Selection meeting Brisbane, Australia, won the vote.

 

 Worldcon is the World Science Fiction Convention. It will be held July 27 - 31 2028.

 

Note: This is a short announcement. You won't need anything to snack on. 

 

To read the post tootle over to Site Selection 

Exploring Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin's Fantasy Masterpiece

I like her books.

Panzer made a stop at the Library of America on the Eventbrite site. There he discovered an announcement about Ursula K. Le Guin's Eathsea books.

 

The announcement has information about a program for those interested in learning more at Le Guin's books. It also contains a description of the program and information about the three presenters.

 

The program is presented by the Library of America online on September 15 from 3 pm to 4 pm PDT.

 

The program is free and you can register on the right side.

 

This is a short medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade to drink today. 

 

To read the post trundle over to Ursula K Le Guin  

Authors Guild, Co-Plaintiffs Seek Summary Judgment in OpenAI Case - Publishers Daily

This one is confusing to me.

Panzer's first stop in the Catosphere today was at the Publishers Daily site. There our traveling kitty pilot found a post about the court case against OpenAI and Microsoft

 

The court case involves copyright infringement because the plaintiffs say OpenAI fed books into it LLMs. OpenAI says it was "Fair Use". 

 

Panzer says, "Another copyright case." 

 

 Note: Ths is a very long post. You should bring your lunch to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to OpenAI Case 

Set up pre-orders up to 18 months in advance - KDP Forum

That's it for today.

Panzer found an announcement at the Kindle Direct Publishing site about pre-orders.

 

There are new rules for pre-order cancellations and the length of a pre-oder.

 

Note: This is a short announcement. You don't need to bring anything to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to KDP 

Killer Nashville Magazine Online

I remember when the magazine was all free.

On a quick stop at the Killer Nashville Magazine site Panzer discovered some new material there. There's new nonfiction features and a new short story.

 

As always at the site, anything in red is available to read and anything in white is for the paid version.

 

To read the post tootle over to Killer Nashville Magazine 

Anthropic Copyright Settlement: Publishers Are Making Incorrect Claims On Authors Payouts - Writer Beware (R)

I've got a headache from all this.

Today, Panzer's first stop was at the Writers Beware (R) site. 

 

Victoria Strauss' column is beyond huge. There's mess with the payouts for books copied by Anthropic. Publishers and agents are caught in  mistaken claims in the settlement payouts. Included in the post are links to important information.

 

Panzer says, "Looks like authors need to read everything very carefully."

 

 Note: The post is beyond huge. It's gigantic. Pack a lunch to eat today. You're going to want it.

 

To read the post tootle over to Anthropic 

A Panzerism

 Panzer on teaching humans:

 

Everyone says that cats hold grudges.

You know ...

It's true.

We value the ability a grudge gives us to maintain our contempt for humans.

 

Chubby cat, huh?*

Here's an example: 

Mom's new neighbor Buddy actually said this out loud the first time he came over to the house last week,

"What s chubby sat."

 

I'll tell you about grudges ...

He will never find his house key again. Never. Never. Never.

 

 

 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans 

Labor Day

 

 

Today's Puzzle - Autumn is on the way.

 

Hint

Here's today's new jigsaw puzzle.

 

At the puzzle site click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.

 

This one is a challenge.

 

Have fun!

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to Cat Lovers Puzzle

Free to Watch Agatha Christie Classic Suspense Movie: Love from a Stranger

This is a three day weekend. I need my nap!

Panzer found this movie on the PizzaFlix channel on Youtube.

 

 Love from a Stranger is a 1937 suspense movie based on an Agatha Christie story. It's 1 hour 27 minutes long.

 

Make a pizza, get your favorite beverage and enjoy the movie.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Agatha Christie Suspense Movie