Interesting Bits

The First “International” Soccer Game

This one tickled my funny bone. Today, in 1872, the first international soccer match was held. It was a game between Scotland and England (which is technically an international game) in Scotland. There was a lot of grumbling about who got to play on which team, as both Scots and Englishmen had played for either

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Megapacks are for Fantasy, too!

Megapacks are for Fantasy, too!   I just got an email from Wildside Press announcing the release of their latest Megapacks. For the longest time, I thought these bundles were purely for Classic and Golden Age Science Fiction, but Wildside collect all the classic fiction, including mystery, horror, and fantasy. I thought I’d mention it

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It’s getting hotter in here….

The remains of Pompeii, Italy.I have a thing about volcanoes.  Don’t know why.  But of all the disaster movies and books that I’ve seen and read in my time, the ones featuring volcanoes get my thumbs-up and attention. One of my favourite movies of all time is Dante’s Peak.  There’s nothing that can beat the

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Piracy Goes High Tech, And the Next Big Thing. And some UF, too.

There’s been a few interesting tidbits crossing my desk lately.  Here’s a couple of them. First up, there’s been a rash of AI-adjusted pirated books appearing on the bookstores.  There’s a video that explains it on Twitter (and you don’t need a Twitter account to watch it) here.  The gist is, the AI writing tools

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