Burningbird
I had hoped to be done with the Anthropic settlement postings. After all, last Friday we’d be getting a list of books that are in agreement for which we’ll get paid starting November 23. And a list of books that still have to go through the continuous torture chamber that is known as the settlement […]
Fifth update (11/4): Important update at the Anthropic settlement web site: Fourth update (10/28): There’s no denying that publishers will be the big winners in the Anthropic settlement. I do not believe the lawyers did an adequate job of ensuring an equitable split between publishers and authors in their haste to get publishers to claim […]
Eleventh (hour) Update (Sept 30): I had really hoped to no longer be needing to make updates, but the Anthropic Settlement folks just keep mucking things up. I received an email that said: We made updates that may affect your claim. What Changed? Based on feedback from claimants, we updated how certain works […]
At the recent NATO Summit, Trump went all in on the crazy. He demanded Greenland, again. He chastised Spain. He called Iranians scum and said the cease fire was over. He promised to bomb every bridge and every water desalination plant in Iran—both of which are war crimes. And during an interview with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy, […]
“It sucks for you, but we’re not gonna pass a tax on your citizens without them deciding,” Kicklighter said. “If they let their citizens vote on it and their citizens approve it, it’ll be approved by this county commission.” The above is from a WTOC article that covered a Chatham County commission decision to deny […]