M.A. Kropp: Writer, Blogger, GeekGirl. My Life. My Words. My Way.
A sampling of medical related news this week: Nanotechnology. The stuff of science fiction, right? Maybe not, if this research proves out: Nanotechnology and Disease And here, a possible cure for viral infections. All of them: Macromolecule Viral Infection Cure Does acetaminophen reduce empathy? There is some evidence that it may: Acetaminophen and Empathy This … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Medical Marvels
I saw "Captain America: Civil War" yesterday with our middle daughter. Thank you to her for giving me that as my Mother's Day present! And thank you to Marvel for releasing a new movie right around this time for the past several years, since they have been my gifts those years, too. I won't say … Continue reading Monday Musings: Civil War, New Furniture, and Other Odd Bits
This week, we have a theme- marbles! See what some people have done with those little, colored glass balls. Some wood, marbles, and magnets, and this is the neatest Rube Goldberg machine I've seen in a while: Marbles and Magnets Think a marble race would be boring? Listen to this play-by-play call of one, and … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Simply Marble-ous
It may not be perfect, but copyright is still perhaps the only way we can protect our work:
So in the aftermath of Prince’s death it seems a lot of people went looking for YouTube clips and other free sources to share, and didn’t find them: Prince was aggressive about protecting his copyright and getting paid for his work. At the WaPo, Sonny Bunch criticizes the view that the music should be available free, so what Prince was doing is wrong.
When Scott Lemieux linked approvingly to the article at Lawyers, Guns and Money, he got a lot of comments with a lot of disagreement. None of the counter-arguments were good, and several of them were old. Breaking it down:
•I don’t get paid for work I did twenty years ago, why should writers or musicians?
Because their work is actually earning someone money.
•Yeah, it’s fine if the writer gets copyright, but the heirs are just greedy and grasping to want royalties!
As someone else put…
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Just a few pictures I have taken recently on my walks with Lambeau. Spring is springing right along here in MA. This my window box- ranunculus, white bacopa, and yellow and blue pansies. I like pansies with faces better than the solid color ones. And just because it has decided it likes its new … Continue reading Monday Musings: Pretty Pictures
Under the Empyrean Sky by Chuck Wendig My rating: 4 of 5 stars Cael lives in the Heartland, the vast stretch of country that once was home to many farms, family owned and growing everything that could be farmed. Now, it is all owned by the Empyrean, and the only crop that is grown is … Continue reading Friday Review: Under the Empyrean Sky (Heartland Trilogy #1) by Chuck Wendig
It didn't quite work out as planned, but that could be your good luck (if you have an extra $32,000 laying around, that is): Toy Car We now know a lot more about the flowing water on Mars, and it is pretty fascinating stuff: Water on Mars Oh, those wascally weasels (and do click on … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Toy Car You Can Own, Water on Mars, Weasel Halts Physics Research, and Wine Needle
This happened to an author of my acquaintance. She got an email from a "fan" and the gist of it was this: Dear Ms. Author. I really like your books. I think they are well-written and I enjoyed reading them. (So far, so good, right? Hang on.) However, I have returned them all because you … Continue reading Monday Musings: “Your Books Are So Good, I Shouldn’t Have to Pay for Them.”
Prudence by Gail Carriger My rating: 4 of 5 stars Prudence is the first book in Gail Carriger's "Custard Protocol" series, focusing on Prudence Alessandra Maccon Akeldama, daughter of Alexia Tarbotti, Lady Maccon of the "Parasol Protectorate" series. Prudence, known as Rue to her friends, is a metanatural, the daughter of a werewolf and a … Continue reading Friday Review: Prudence (The Custard Protocol #1) by Gail Carriger
Do you watch The Librarians? I do and I think it's one of the best things on Tv right now. This post on tor.com explains a lot of the reasons why: The Librarians The article is a bit sensationalist, but a lot of it is based on things that are really happening. And, even taking the … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: The Librarians, World Ending Scenarios?, Winter in the Middle Ages, and Bad Lip Reading Takes on Star Wars
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