Article referenced: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/technology/clearview-privacy-facial-recognition.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Selecting Typewriters for Public Events
Library Event in South Florida: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tell-your-story-ii-its-your-write-tickets-80786244833
Luci Inflatable Solar Light: Camping, Blackouts, or Energy Conservation
While my YouTube habits tend to send me into the Typosphere, my girlfriend frequently watches videos pertaining to RV life. She recently watched a video that extolled some essentials for BLM camping. One particular item was the solar-powered Luci light. They come in different colors and intensities, and, after a good day of charging in…
Work Space and Writing
Today was the first day of classes. All in all, they went well. First days are always a bit stuffy: cover the major parts of the syllabus and discuss the schedule, assignments, and expectations. A bit boring, but clarity is important. This evening I put some work into revamping my writing area. The plot in…
Hindsight is 20/20: Striving for Balance in the New Year
Revising work to make life easier. Link to freshman writing course: https://enc1101composition.wordpress.com
The Suspension of Disbelief in Fiction Writing . . . and Some Typewriter Sightings in Comfort, Texas.
Suspension of disbelief in fiction is tricky. What logic or laws of reality is one willing to put aside for the sake of story? I personally find myself become less and less tolerant of stories that abuse such rules without a good reason to do so. Sometimes genre comes with its own exceptions. How often…
