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December 29, 2017

Friday News: editing Milo, best of book lists, lava lamps, and funny animal pics

JanetPublishing Newsbook lists / comic book covers / editing / internet security / Simon & Schuster / wildlife photographyComments Off on Friday News: editing Milo, best of book lists, lava lamps, and funny animal pics

2017’s Last Surprise: Milo’s Book Edits Are a Reading Masterpiece – If you’ve (happily?) forgotten that time when Simon & Schuster cancelled Milo Yiannopoulous’s contract for Dangerous (which he later self-published), dredge up the memory long enough to check out the editing on the S&S manuscript, which has been submitted as evidence ... more >

June 10, 2016

Friday News: Twitter security, immersive reading, Stanford rape case, and a grandmother covers Drake

JanetPublishing Newsfunny videos / internet security / rape culture / reading experiences / sexual-assault / Twitter7 Comments

Keeping your account safe – Twitter responds to reports that millions of passwords and emails are for sale on the “dark web.” Regardless of their reassurances, maybe a good idea to change your password: We’ve investigated claims of Twitter @names and passwords available on the “dark web,” and we’re confident the ... more >

December 2, 2015

Wednesday News: Disney sued, VTech hacked, fox fable wins, and Legos build hell

JanetPublishing Newschildren's fiction / Dante / Disney / Hacking / infringement / internet security / IP rights / Legos / literary awards / V-Tech6 Comments

DISNEY SUED Man Says ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ STOLE HIS IDEAS – Disney, which is responsible for some of the most onerous copyright provisions — because we need to respect the rights holders, right?! — is being sued for — you guessed, it — INFRINGEMENT! The case has been filed in federal court in Texas ... more >

October 4, 2015

Blocked

IAM JSONMiscads / internet security / Privacy-issues10 Comments

I was all set to write about ad blockers in iOS. I downloaded and set up two of the top rated ones, Purify and Crystal. So far my review is short. They were both easy to set up and easy to configure to the extent there was any configuration necessary. So, ... more >

September 20, 2015

Ashley Mad as Hell

IAM JSONLetters of Opinioninternet security / privacy10 Comments

Today I want to talk about some cyber-security issues because I’m pretty effing pissed off. Sorry. Not really. Allow me to point out that “Revenge Porn” has been something done to women for years. Per Wikipedia, since BEFORE the internet. See Beaver Hunt from the 1980s. This is something women ... more >

July 27, 2015

Monday News: Audiobooks, internet security, and book awards

JanetPublishing NewsAmerican Book Award / audiobooks / internet security / literary awards / RITA Award / RWA6 Comments

Rethinking Romance/The Audible Experience – As someone who enjoys audiobooks a great deal, I found this post interesting. I know that many readers have the opposite perspectives on listening to books, but what struck me most was the idea that for this reader, listening to a favorite series on audio ... more >

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