(1) CLOSE ENOUGH FOR…WHAT KIND OF WORK? Ted Chiang tells The New Yorker that “ChatGPT Is a Blurry JPEG of the Web”. … This analogy to lossy compression is not just a way to understand ChatGPT’s facility at repackaging information … Continue reading
(1) PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE ASKS INTERNET ARCHIVE TO REMOVE MAUS. Chris Freeland, a librarian and Director of the Internet Archive’s Open Libraries program, advocates for his work at ZDNet: “Librarian’s lament: Digital books are not fireproof”. The disturbing trend of school … Continue reading
(1) VOTE ON BOOK SUPER LIST. A bit of genre seasons the stew: “British Book Awards 2020: Nibbies unveils #30from30 super list” at The Bookseller. [Via Locus Online.] Books by J K Rowling, E L James, Peter Kay, Stephenie Meyer, … Continue reading
Ripple Effects, about the life of a superhero with an invisible and incurable disease, is the winner of the 2022 Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity. The book, written by Jordan Hart with art by Bruno Chiroleu, was published by Fanbase Press in … Continue reading
The 2023 Dwarf Stars Anthology contents have been finalized, which constitutes the shortlist for the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association‘s Dwarf Stars award. The poems were selected by editors David Kopaska-Merkel and Miguel O. Mitchell, Ph.D. The award recognizes the best speculative poem … Continue reading
The winners of the Asimov’s 36th Annual Readers’ Awards Poll were named earlier this month by editor Sheila Williams. BEST NOVELLA A blessing of Unicorns; Elizabeth Bear A Rocket for Dimitrios; Ray Nayler Glitch; Alex Irvine Light Up the Clouds; Greg Egan The Realms … Continue reading
(1) BUGLER, SOUND REBOOTS AND SADDLES! “J. Michael Straczynski Rallies Fans to Save the Babylon 5 Reboot” – Tor.com boosts the signal. JMS asks fans to light up social media on behalf of Babylon 5. The Babylon 5 reboot at The CW … Continue reading
The 2022 Dwarf Stars Anthology contents have been finalized, which constitutes the shortlist for the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association‘s Dwarf Stars award. The poems were selected by editors Adele Gardner and Greer Woodward. The award recognizes the best speculative poem of 1–10 … Continue reading
(1) SUPPORT THE OTHERWISE AWARD. The Otherwise Award benefit auction will be online Saturday night May 29 at 7:00 p.m. Central, as part of WisCon’s online festivities: “The Otherwise Auction? In MY Visioning WisCon?” The fun for everyone will include … Continue reading
(1) WHEN THE DOORS OPEN, WHO WILL COME IN? The Los Angeles Times interviewed people who rely on convention business to measure the distance between reopening and recovery. “California reopening: When will huge conventions come back?” The San Diego Convention … Continue reading