Ron

Yes. This. And it is always to a person's best advantage to assume everything they do on their work computer is known to their employer. And, if one is using their own computer for work while using the company internet, they know exactly what is being accessed online. So do yourself a favor and stick to the work you're supposed to be doing and save the fun for elsewhere.

I -- once upon a time -- as a teenager, entered a zucchini at my county fair. I won first place!

Yeah, I originally posted (you responded) about this issue back in January of 2022. This justice has been a long time coming!

Well, the defendant made a mistake on a phone call while in jail, which was recorded as they often are, and confessed his crime to his niece. Finally, an ending. Search for justice concludes.

The editor of Stereophile magazine did a Q+A session with the AI and shared the results in an editorial in the newest issue, let's say he had a curious discussion. At first it did well to answer a question. Then when it was later found to be wrong on another question, the AI first apologized for the mistake and then used another incorrect term to answer the question, and this repeated a second time. After being corrected again it attempted to justify its response even though it was incorrect.

Wow! Yes, eight-and-a-half years ago I too joined in and wrote a Tanka - one of three poems I've published here on GA. They were simple things really but damn hard to do.

So, @Bill W may not be far off in thinking. According to Wiktionary the term canoodle may be a reference to two person canoes used to escape chaperones during the Victorian and Edwardian times to achieve privacy. The true etymology of the word is unknown, but this is a better explanation than others which are of even less certain evidence.

And so, it begins...

It seems incredibly sad to me that THEY want to take away the fun of being a child, not to mention that of juvenile adults everywhere. Where's THEIR sense of humor? Where will THEY stop?! Q: If a man is willing to give you the Moon and the Stars, then what should you give in return? A: You should be willing to offer up Uranus.

Well, it's a thing, isn't it?

That's the wonderful thing about a set such as this. If one doesn't fit, you move on to the next largest one. If you reach the end and it doesn't do the job... join the navy.

Yes, folks these are for men, and women, too. People have been using these things since 1893. Why Dr. Young himself insisted they were a cure for insanity. Which is not such a crazy idea. You won't be worrying about shit when you use one of these. Get yours today!!!

Happy Holidays to you! There, that should cover everyone.

Years ago, on Halloween I was visiting a friend and his family (two youngsters) and helping (watching) them hand out candy on Beacon Hill here in Boston. Now the crowds on the hill often have inventive costumes, meaning they put time and effort into their costuming. One youngish girl (teenager stretching the age limit) came dressed as a Narwhal and the costume was fantastic. It was the best costume I saw until another young girl showed up dressed as a mouse trap, set and with cheese bait.

According to The Digital Bits website, Avatar and The Abyss remastered will be getting a 4K release sometime in the next year coinciding with the release of Avatar: Way of the Water. There are other tidbits offered such as Dragonslayer getting a 4K redo as well. Read the news here: HD Catalog of events

I like David Brin's work. Three years ago, I reread his entire Uplift series for the second time. I won't be reading the series a third time, twice in forty years is enough. It's time to pass on the paperbacks.

Mead? That was like so 7,000 BC ago.

My feedback won't change anything now sure, but there's always the next time. And now the idea can be given time to percolate.

I haven't participated in the last few anthologies primarily since what is accepted as theme I view as a title for an actual theme. Yeah, I get that folks see the three-words-or-less thing as something to strive for, and go for it if that's sufficient, but it leaves a lot to be lacking in my opinion. Specifically, what is lacking is direction. Sure, if you must limit the anthology to simple wording then call it what it is: a title. If you expand on those titular words to create an actual theme which means requiring some direction, then you have an anthology. Otherwise, the whole anthology idea can only be seen as a glorified prompt situation. I've written a few anthology stories, and I realize that what I've been doing is nothing more than writing something for one of Comicfan's simpler promptings, albeit with more words. I've been stewing about this subject for some time, and I think giving the membership an anthology title (three-words-or-less) without needing to vote for it and a thematic direction to follow is the way to go. To the best of my knowledge, it hasn't been tried yet and maybe the time is ripe to do this as it's long been established that having too many options leads to overload, a paradox of choice.

Congratulations on your promotion Dodger.

I never thought I would care for Harry Style's music, and then he recorded Sign of the Times which I liked. Then came Harry's House, which is overall quite good, and I listened to the whole recording again earlier this evening. Despite my reading material, or because of that material (I was reading a Stereophile magazine issue from years past on Zinio, which some of you may have experience with - message me if you need an explanation of its merits) I found myself raising my head from my computer and focusing on the music of this most recent of Harry's releases. Here is an example:

Congratulations on your promotion kbois.

I like classical music but I'm not a fan of opera. I've had the pleasure of hearing the Cleveland Orchestra, Toronto Symphony, and Boston Symphony along with the Boston Baroque, I enjoyed them all. My post isn't to discuss music because I really don't have anything to offer you on this topic. But I ran across this in the Boston Globe, and I thought you all would like to read it. Shushed at the symphony

@Page Scrawler and @W_L We authors don't usually go for acronyms and short cuts as we are wordy people. Every writer knows that if it's worth saying it's worth spelling out! Word count, baby!

Note to self: Ignore anyone who uses DNF, TPE, and or D/s among other shorthand usages as descriptors.