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verso books has made books on palestine, mass protests, and student rebellions free to download on their website

#palestine #politics #resources #books

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#mysterious lotus casebook #li lianhua #di feisheng #fang duobing #wuxia #video

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so i really like this show and decided that i should make a powerpoint to get people to watch it. and now 5 hours later here we are. this is my pitch. please watch 莲花楼

#mysterious lotus casebook #rip my iQiYi free trial #this was so good I might watch it again #op's presentation is spot on #li lianhua #di feisheng #fang duobing

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I need to set another trap for you.

三体│Three-Body (2023)

#three body #three body original chinese version #I haven't gone near the netflix one but I'm curious #is it really as bad as they say

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Andrew Robinson on playing Garak for the first time. 

#andrew robinson a gift from day one #how many gifts has he given us over the years #both him and Sid #andrew robinson #garak #garak x bashir #star trek ds9 #first ship best ship

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It's baack.

#SNL #SNL papyrus 2 #papyrus 2 #this sequel was a long time coming #video

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#sustainability #simplicity and happiness #video

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Far away… the mist of forgetfulness

- Pablo Neruda

Hengki Lee 

"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you."

- Anne Lamott

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#tian guan ci fu #tgcf #xie lian #somehow I missed this one when it was posted for the anniversary

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Elisabeth Bennett.

#art

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Fanfiction Authors: HEADS UP

(Non-authors, please RB to signal boost to your author friends!)

An astute reader informed me this morning that one of my fics (Children of the Future Age) had been pirated and was being sold as a novel on Amazon:

(And they weren't even creative with their cover design. If you're going to pirate something that I spent a full year of my life writing, at least give me a pretty screenshot to brag about later. Seriously.)

I promptly filed a DMCA complaint to have it removed, but I checked out the company that put it up -- Plush Books -- and it looks like A LOT of their books are pirated fic. They are by no means the only ones doing this, either -- the fact that """publishers""" can download stories from AO3 in ebook format and then reupload them to Amazon in just a few clicks makes fic piracy a common problem. There are a whole host of reasons why letting this continue is bad -- including actual legal risk to fanfiction archives -- but basically:

IF YOU ARE A FANFIC AUTHOR WITH LONG AND/OR POPULAR WORKS, PLEASE CHECK AMAZON TO SEE IF YOUR STORIES HAVE BEEN PIRATED.

You can search for your fics by title, or by text from the description (which is often just copied wholesale from AO3 as well). If you find that someone has stolen your work and is selling it as their own, you can lodge a DMCA complaint (Amazon.com/USA site; other countries have different systems). If you haven't done this before, it's easy! Here's a tutorial:

HOW TO FILE A COPYRIGHT COMPLAINT FOR STOLEN WORK ON AMAZON.COM:

First, go to this form. You'll need to be signed into your Amazon account.

Select the radio buttons/dropdown options (shown below) to indicate that you are the legal Rights Owner, you have a copyright concern, and it is about a pirated product.

Enter the name of your story in the Name of Brand field.

In the Link to the Copyrighted Work box, enter a link to the story on AO3 or whatever site your work is posted on.

In the Additional Information box, explain that you are the author of the work and it is being sold without your permission. That's all you really need. If you want, you can include additional information that might be helpful in establishing the validity of your claim, but you don't have to go into great detail. You can simply write something like this:

I am the author of this work, which is being sold by [publisher] without my permission. I originally published this story in [date/year] on [name of site], and have provided a link to the original above. On request, I can provide documentation proving that I am the owner of the account that originally posted this story.

In the ASIN/ISBN-10 field, copy and paste the ID number from the pirated copy's URL. You'll find this ten-digit number in the Amazon URL after the word "product," as in the screenshot below. (If the URL extends beyond this number, you can ignore everything from the question mark on.) Once this number has been added, Amazon will pull the product information automatically and add it to the complaint form, so you can check the listing title and make sure it's correct.

Finally, add your contact information to the relevant fields, check the "I have read and accept the statements" box, and then click Submit. You should receive an email confirmation that Amazon has received the form.

Please share this information with your writer friends, keep an eye out for/report pirated works, and help us keep fanfiction free and legally protected!

NOTE: All of the above also applies to Amazon products featuring stolen artwork, etc., so fan artists should check too!

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The World’s Loneliest Whale Sings the Loudest Song by Noor Hindi

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i can't remember if i have posted this before but the coffee shop by my house has my favorite hand-washing sign in the world

#well this just improved my day

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Lovely art/scene compliation by Bilibili to mark the end of the second season of this donghua.

The video is titled "The road ahead is long and bright, thanks for the company, looking forward to meeting again," and yes, please, let's do that, but don't make us wait three years! It was worth it but ouch.

#tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing ost #tgcf #tgcf season 2 #season 3 is said to be in production now #one of my favorite donghuas #the music alone is fantastic

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#tgcf #xie lian #this is so accurate #as someone who is an inconsistent fan in general #I own every volume of the novel I have the manhua and acquire the donghua as it's released into the wild #because I find xie lian comforting and irresistible

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I love the male leads in this movie -- and if no one is yet aware there is a new animated Onmyoji on Netflix that is pretty great -- but the character I most admire in the movie is Changping/Fangyue.

She was immortal and alone for centuries but never lost her humanity and still valued and had affection for her subjects and the people around her, and I think the movie, while it did put its own spin on the source in general, really did a great job with the creation of this character.

#the yin yang master #the yin yang master: dream of eternity #onmyoji #晴雅集

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#terry pratchett #commonplace book