technology – robin maderich – write-brained scribbler and crafter-on-the-loose

Pirates and Thieves

We, as writers, have it tough enough. Depending on the writing we do, we work for hours, days, even years to bring to light a single article, screenplay, book. Only to have them stolen by piracy sites like LibGen and others. And now of course, Mark Zuckerberg (for Meta), is the most recent subject of a class action suit regarding the theft of authors’ hard work, for the purposes of training Artificial Intelligence.

In essence, the pirated work has infringed on copyright and taken money directly from our pockets, and will continue to do so, because as you will see in the articles below (links attached), despite court rulings and settlements, not a cent is being received from the criminals. Please read these articles, share them, search for others—because they abound.

E is for Excellent

Yes, I’m cheating a bit. But I’m also pulling my hair out between writing, marketing, writing, yardwork, writing… Well, you get the picture.

At any rate, I came across this article about the uses for silica packs (you know, the little packets filled with silica pellets that come nearly in everything?) to keep them from your trash and in use. The great thing is, once they are filled with moisture, you can dry them out in the oven to reactivate them. This, I did not know!

So, Enjoy this Excellent article Explaining the Efficient use of silica packs! (PS: I tried to Embed it, but for some reason it didn’t work. However, the article is worth the read!)

Reusing Silica Packs