My most darling husband just sent me a link to this article about Google Chrome’s End User Agreement that no one ever reads but should…
The important bit?
11. Content license from you
11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the Services and may be revoked for certain Services as defined in the Additional Terms of those Services.
11.2 You agree that this license includes a right for Google to make such Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals with whom Google has relationships for the provision of syndicated services, and to use such Content in connection with the provision of those services.
11.3 You understand that Google, in performing the required technical steps to provide the Services to our users, may (a) transmit or distribute your Content over various public networks and in various media; and (b) make such changes to your Content as are necessary to conform and adapt that Content to the technical requirements of connecting networks, devices, services or media. You agree that this license shall permit Google to take these actions.
11.4 You confirm and warrant to Google that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the above license.
Yeah, no. Not going to happen. I’ve uninstalled it but quick and filled out the feedback form. It was kinda slow and clunky — but I think part of that’s the newness.
For once, I’m on it. Along with all the other features of this blog… I’m now also going to be doing some commentary on Google Chrome.
If you don’t know what that is… it’s Google’s new browser. I heard about it yesterday. It went live sometime yesterday. I’ve started my day with new technology. 
It’s still in it’s basic stages — no pretty colors or anything — but so far, functional.
I’ll let you know my adventures with Google Chrome
Does anyone know if “song credits” apply to TV episode downloads?
I see the credits do NOT apply to “albums, audiobooks, or ringtones”, but before I commit to a $2 experiment, I thought I’d ask first.
Sorry for the misinformation about the outage. I’m hopeful the updates will happen sooner rather than later, but I honestly have no idea when the updates will occur. They are handled by a 3rd party webhoster.
This website is probably going to go down for part of this weekend in order to do some maintenance and updating. We’ll resume normal operations as soon as possible.
Thanks.
Rhonda
One Step Beyond: Subatomic Anthology 01
Is now available! Or will be in about a day. They’re working out some wonkies with Amazon.
But all the gory details are here at Subatomic Books.
This is the piece I wrote based on this piece of art by the most awesome Frank Wu. It took a good 3 years for the right market to be born for it. And I’m beyond happy to be in this anthology!
I share space in this anthology with some amazing people: Ken Scholes and Steve Libbey - just to name two!
Please support this new press and this AWESOME anthology that combines the future with music!
You find things like this…
A photo I’m apparently NOT prepared for, but doing one of the things I do best… Talk…
Coming in September: Words to Write By
It will be available through MountainView Press and Fictionwise sometime in September.
My mother and I are both in it. So how cool is that?
It’s always cool when you place something with a publisher. It’s cooler to see it come into print.
It’s bizarre when it’s something that you don’t remember writing or submitting said piece. And that’s where I am now. I don’t remember writing a devotional. I don’t remember submitting a devotional. But apparently I did and it was accepted. Weird, huh?
I came very, very close to going off on a guy on Craigslist. I’m sick of what I’m seeing there, and this one blew my mind when I did the math…
The guy want 14 articles on a specific topic - 650 - 750 words each (average that to 700). To be delivered NO LATER than 8/27 (tomorrow). Compensation - $30. Total. Not hourly. TOTAL.
I did the math. Averaging 700 words per article - that’s 9800 words in 24 hours or about $0.0031/word.
I could be reading the thing wrong. He may mean $30 per article which wouldn’t be quite so bad - even with the quick turnaround. And in going back, I did see a thing that said, “If you can do *any* of these…” so maybe he does mean per article…but at first blush, that’s not what it looks like. It lookslike $2.15 PER ARTICLE.
Don’t get me wrong, I know the writing industry is notorious for paying 1900s rates, but come on. I am sick of seeing the ads for ridiculously LOW paying writing gigs because no one believes it’s work — unless you’re actually doing it, then it’s hard.
Here’s hoping they get no takers. If I’m going to get pittance money, it’s going to be for fiction. And yes, I know there’s never going to be a TON of money in writing unless there’s a Stephen King moment, but I’m not that much a “ho” either.
Living Wage, people. Think about it!
For those of you who are aficionados of Cold War history and/or just dig EBooks, have I got a book for you. My friend and awesome author, Allan Cole has released a non-fiction ebook, LUCKY IN CYPRUS: A True Story About A Boy, A Teacher, An Earthquake, Some Terrorists And The CIA….
You can read the blurb at the link, but he also offers a sample chapter so you can “try before you buy”. As for me, I’d read the book on Allan’s name alone because I know the awesome storyteller he is and the quality of his work.
For those of you who may be interested in his fiction, he’s also working on getting all his and Chris Bunch’s material that’s been out of print back in print. Right now at least two of the Far Kingdoms books are available Wildside/Dorchester Books Classics In SF & Fantasy banner. He has links on his website.
Seriously guys, if you haven’t read Allan Cole (with or without a co-writer), please do. He infuses action, humor, danger, and emotion into his stories. They’re very visual, too, since he “eatin’ job” was writing for all the Stephen Cannell shows I loved in the 80s. Allan was, inadvertently, a huge influence on me because of that alone.
Check him out. Let me know what you think.
